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 * SESSION 9 **


 * FROM PRE ACADEMY TASK 2: in your groups **
 * **// Programme standards and practices //**** – October 2010 (To be used as from 1 January 2011) **[|**http://www.ibo.org/become/guidance/**]
 * What is the difference between a standard, a practice and a specific requirement? **


 * Standards **
 * The general requisites established for schools to implement any IB programme. They indicate what schools must have in place to implement the Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme.
 * The standards must be met at the point of authorization and at each programme evaluation.
 * Programme standards are what schools demonstrate in order to maintain authorization; they can be reached by implementing the practices identified for each standard.

** Requirements ** ** Which PYP requirements do you believe will be particularly challenging for schools? **  As you read the PYP Programme standards and practices (2010) and according to your experience, rate how challenging you consider each requirement to be for schools to implement. You may want to use traffic light codes: Which is the colour you used the most? Do you notice any pattern? Are there any areas with a predominant concentration of one colour?
 * Practices **
 * Further definitions of standards.
 * Implementing a practice will result in an outcome that can be identified with evidence.
 * Practices will be implemented to varying degrees over time as a result of the growth and development of an IB programme at the school.
 * Provide programme-specific detail on some common practices.
 * They are programme specific as each programme has unique features and demands specific requirements.
 * These programme requirements are detailed under the related practice and are also referenced in other programme-specific documentation (the corresponding programme //Guide to school authorization –// October 2010)


 * FACT OR FICTION? **
 * Determine whether the following statements are IB PYP fact or fiction and which Standard/practice/requirement supports your answer




 * SESSION 10 **


 * PRE ACADEMY TASK 2 **

// Guide to school authorization: Primary Years Programme // – October 2010 []
 * ** Which are the PYP requirements related to a school entity and structure? **
 * ** Which are the different stages of the authorization process? **
 * ** What will schools need to do at each stage of the process? **
 * ** Why do you think the visit at the end of the process is now called the verification visit? **


 * Docs we need to know inside out: **
 * Making the PYP happen
 * Standards and practices
 * Guide to school authorization
 * Coordinator’s handbook
 * Coordinator notes
 * Guide for consultants
 * Guide for site visitors

The authorization process…..from GLOBAL (//Guide to school authorization//) to regional: ** IB Americas Primary Years Programme application timeline and fees ** - ** For schools with an academic year commencing August/September **

Which are the objectives and actions a school should prioritize during the consultation process?
 * SESSION 11**

Taking the shortest time a school can spend as a candidate school, develop an outline of the actions a school should take in order to be ready to submit Application for authorization in a timely fashion.

Let’s use backward design!

submitted || 1 April 2012 ||  ||
 * **Action** || **Date** || **Notes** ||
 * Submit Application for authorization || 1 April 2014 ||  ||
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * Application for candidacy
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * Application for candidacy
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * Application for candidacy
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * Application for candidacy

Swap outlines and put on the hat of the consultant!

submitted || 1 April 2012 ||  ||
 * SESSION 12**
 * ** Action ** || ** Date ** || ** Notes ** ||
 * ** Verification visit takes place ** || Between September – December 2014 ||  ||
 * What needs to happen between Application for authorization and the verification visit? ||  ||   ||
 * Submit //Application for authorization// || 1 April 2014 ||  ||
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * // Application for candidacy //
 * Candidacy begins || 1 September 2012 ||  ||
 * // Application for candidacy //
 * // Application for candidacy //

How do you think the role of the site visitor at a verification visit will be different from the role of the consultant

Brainstorm in your groups and come up with a chart:
 * CONSULTANT || SITE VISITOR ||

Match the following practices with the activity that will best provide evidence of its achievement or progress bearing in mind it may not be the only possible activity.

essay for all students, depending on the programme(s) offered. ||  ||
 * Practices || Activity ||
 * The governing body, administration and pedagogical leadership, and staff demonstrate understanding of IB philosophy. ||  ||
 * Collaborative planning and reflection takes place regularly and systematically. ||  ||
 * The physical and virtual learning environments, facilities, resources and specialized equipment support the implementation of the programme(s). ||  ||
 * The school allocates resources to implement the Primary Years Programme exhibition, the Middle Years Programme personal project and the Diploma Programme extended
 * The library/multimedia/resources play a central role in the implementation of the programme(s). ||  ||
 * Teaching and learning uses a range and variety of strategies ||  ||