DAY+1

The first day is over! Here is a summary of what happened today.


 * SESSION 1 **

Welcome from Drew Deutsch, Regional Director for IBA.

Linda Winch, IBEN manager, presented an overview of the IB and the IB Americas and explained what the role of IBEN is.

In cross programme groups participants read the goals/session guidelines for the Academy and discussed what evidence would show that an educator has achieved these goals.


 * As IB educators, we represent the IB and as representatives it is important that we understand the mission statement, the articulation of the continuum of IB education and the structure of the organization.
 * As workshop leaders, it is our responsibility to understand the IB workshop architecture.
 * As site visitors / consultants it is our responsibility to understand the process of authorization and evaluation.
 * Programme standards and practices drive the programme development and implementation.
 * As workshop leaders, it is our responsibility to develop a deep understanding of the relevant documents used in the workshops.
 * As site visitors/consultants it is our responsibility to develop a deep understanding of the relevant documents used in the authorization and evaluation process.
 * A range of resources are available for use in workshops.
 * Adult learners have needs that are similar to, but also different from children – andragogy vs pedagogy.
 * Working with adults may require a different range of organizational and social skills.
 * Workshops in different settings may require different organizational and social considerations.
 * Workshop leaders model a deep understanding of the pedagogy of the IB programmes through clear articulation of standard C: curriculum.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Smooth operation of workshops depends on a range of policies and procedures.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Workshop leaders have a responsibility to ensure that the materials they use are current, relevant, engaging, challenging and sustainable.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Workshop leaders have a responsibility to ensure that the materials they use are of a consistent high quality.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Site visitors/consultants have a responsibility to ensure that the materials they use are current.

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SESSION 2 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We all introduced ourselves and discussed what would happen if we have a big group......would we spend most of a session on introductions?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Using the PYP attitudes participants developed agreements about how we will work together over the next 5 days.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Appreciation, Commitment, Confidence, Cooperation, Creativity, Curiosity, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Independence, Integrity, Respect, Tolerance //


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For example: **

<span style="color: #323299; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Confidence <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: We want to feel confident as we challenge ourselves to try new things and think in new ways about teaching and learning.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The learning environment:


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TOOL-BOX chart to be completed during the course of the five-days;
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">PARKING LOT: what questions do you have?
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ESSENTIAL AGREEMENTS.

<span style="color: #323299; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the PYP? <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Create a visual which shows your current understanding of the PYP: the different components, any relationships between them, and their relative importance in your opinion.
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SESSION 3 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The whole group will then present to the other groups.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reflection:
 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do all the models agree on the relationships? What tensions or disagreements are there?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We then went back to the document MAKING THE PYP HAPPEN (December 2009) and compared the visuals presented with the table of contents.


 * <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SESSION 4 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Inquiry **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Appoint an observer who will write down what happens (conversations and actions) as the group constructs a paper aeroplane that can fly acroos the room.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Can you organize what happened during the activity into stages/steps in a graph?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hand out different inquiry cycle models.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Discuss and compare/contrast the different models with your own graph. Which is the most suitable match?