Over the last two weeks, our grade level content teams have collaborated to:
I am excited for our team, as we get ready for the November 8th Launching the IB Middle Year Programme (MYP). Remember, the unit planner is comprise of three section: Inquiry, Action, and Reflection. We have completed a draft of the inquiry section of the unit planner. The action section is where the district's scope and sequence comes into play, the learning process takes place, and resources are identified. We will reflect on the unit before, during, and after the implementation of the unit because it is a working document. Continue to implement the learner profile in your daily lessons. Our students are doing a great job acclimating to the IB vocabulary. Please share the video below with your students if you have not already do so.
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Mr. Suarez
10/21/2016 01:03:57 pm
I think these units are a bit difficult but with the support of my team I think we will be able to transition pretty well.
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Amaryllis Jones
10/21/2016 01:08:52 pm
After attending our last PD, I have to admit. It's time for me to blow the dust off of my IB Unit Planning Training Binder and get my study on!!! IB Unit Training Crash Course here I come!!!
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Kathy Davis
10/25/2016 12:33:42 pm
You Go Girl!
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Mr. Wingate
10/21/2016 02:05:27 pm
Our global context and statement of inquiry are all set for the 8th grade math cohort as we prepare to launch the MYP with Unit 5!
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Ms. Calhoun
10/21/2016 03:51:35 pm
I am looking forward to upping the rigour of our lessons. No matter how challenging. Thanks Mr. Wingate for your input. Couldn't do it without you!
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Ms. Lowe
10/22/2016 09:17:37 am
I am excited about launching the IB MYP this year. This change will be new a challenge for us all but I feel that it will be beneficial for the students as they began to understand why what they are learning is important.
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Mrs. Ridley
10/23/2016 10:23:30 am
I see the main goal of student learning - STATEMENT OF INQUIRY as being related to students knowing the OBJECTIVE. If students can get use to seeing these used interchangeably, then I think that it will be an easier transition as we move to IB.
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Amaryllis Jones
10/23/2016 11:54:50 am
Great point! A statement of Inquiry is the interaction of multiple elements in a system. As a result of infusing these elements, the objective is the ultimate goal.
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Shonda Trice
10/23/2016 02:54:46 pm
Looking forward to gaining more understanding and collaborating with peers.
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Ms.Ewing
10/23/2016 05:04:02 pm
I am excited to begin using IB. This will help students see the relevance of what they are learning. Though this is new for both students and staff, I know everyone will take away so much.
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Suzanne Parker
10/23/2016 05:15:58 pm
I am looking forward to the challenge of teaching an IB unit. The Key concepts have been established for the unit on Energy, and now we are working on the global context, I think the unit on Energy will fit nicely with the real life issue of global warming. This will allow students to debate solutions and discuss energy use.
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Victoria Weaver
10/23/2016 07:43:09 pm
Looking forward to collaborative planning for IB success! Thank you Mr. Howard for the continuous professional development on IB unit planning!
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Shekela Edwards
10/25/2016 07:43:30 pm
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Cassandra June
10/30/2016 01:33:48 pm
Our students and teacher will benefit from the rigor of instruction being used in the IB unit.
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Andrea Carter
11/5/2016 02:13:27 pm
Excited, enthusiastic and energized of launching MYP and implementing units in 2017. Challenging but beneficial to teachers and staff.
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