Jan2013

= #MYPChat January 2013: Connecting the PYP and the MYP = Shortlink: http://is.gd/MYPChatJan2013

http://pypchat.wikispaces.com/ Check your time here: is.gd/MyUTC
 * Thursday January 24, 2013. 11:00UTC **, immediately following #PYPChat

- implement PYP and MYP - implement MYP and accept students from PYP feeder schools - are interested in MYP
 * This would be relevant for teachers in schools that:**

Following the chat, tweets __ using the #MYPChat hashtag __ will be Storified below.

Easy ways to follow the #MYPChat discussion:

 * set up a column for #MYPChat in TweetDeck
 * **or** use this chatroom: http://tweetchat.com/room/MYPChat

Welcome Question:

 * Introduce yourself - name, place, role. What tune's stuck in your head? Don't forget to use #MYPChat in tweets.

Discussion Questions:

 * 1) ** Do inquiry and concept-based learning look the same as in PYP? **
 * 2) ** What are the biggest changes students experience between PYP and MYP? **
 * 3) ** Where are some key areas of focus for staff PD regarding the transition? **
 * 4) ** How can we make the transition seamless for students? **
 * 5) ** What action or further learning do you want to take as a result of this #MYPChat? **

Resources & Links

 * Stimulus Docs from the IB: **
 * Towards a continuum of international education (pdf, OCC). IB Paper.
 * Curriculum alignment, articulation and the formative development of the learner. (pdf, OCC). Dr. Richard Watermeyer.


 * Further resources on Primary/Elementary to Secondary/Middle-School transitions: **
 * Supporting learning in transition from Primary to Secondary schools. (pdf). Graduate school of education, University of Bristol, UK.
 * What makes a successful transition from primary to secondary school? (pdf). UK Department for Education.
 * Transitions and pathways from elementary to secondary school: a review of selected literature. (pdf). Ontario Ministry of Education, Canada.
 * Idea: Peer education across the transition (Development Education Project, UK).

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 * Google Doc for suggested questions: Link**

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