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PYP Threads Elsewhere on the Web

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News from PYP Threads

Here's a guide to the links at the top of this page:
Hover your mouse over the Exhibition tab (which links to Tod Baker's ning, and you'll see links to 3 other nings of interest to PYP people: The Flat Classroom ning's PYP Group started by Leigh Newton, InquirySchools, a ning created by Sherryl Joseph, and Inquiry Teaching and Learning, a private ning started by Elaine Gwendolen Reimann.

Hover your mouse over the Netvibes tab, which links to our PYP Threads Netvibes page of PYP Threads members' schools' websites, you'll see links to other Netvibes pages created by PYP Threads members.

Hover your mouse over the Photos tab, and you'll see a link to a group on Flickr called "Illustrating the PYP". You're invited to join the group there, and post your photos. If you click the blue Photos tab, you'll go to the Photos page for this ning.

The Diigo Group tab takes you to our home page at the social bookmark site Diigo.

In the left side bar, you'll find the RSS feed from our Diigo bookmarks page,
a links list of blogs and photo groups of PYP Threads people -let me know if you have a blog, photo gallery, video site, start page, etc., that you'd like linked here, and a feed of the Tweets of PYP folks who have listed Twitter accounts in their Profile Information. You can see the full page at Twitter.



Groups - 6 transdisciplinary themes

There are 6 Groups for our ning: Sharing the planet, How we organize ourselves, How the world works, How we express ourselves, Who we are, and Where we are in place and time. Those names are familiar to any PYP teacher! so you can imagine what might be discussed or posted in those groups. They're meant as focus areas for our discussion and sharing. Start a discussion on the forum, or post photos or examples specific to the themes from all areas of your teaching and learning.

Unfortunately, there's no way to subscribe to activity within Groups - you'll have to use the general "recent activity" RSS feed.

Groups

2009 Exhibitions

Here on this ning, Yvonne Barrett started a discussion in the Exhibition Group. The tab named "Exhibition" links to another ning at, PYP Exhibition: collaboration for an exhibition, which you might want to join. Tod Baker created it last year as "A place for conversations about PYP Exhibitions. "

"The exhibition represents a significant event in the life of both the school and student, synthesizing the essential elements of the programme and sharing them with the whole school community. It is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the student profile that have been developing throughout their engagement with the programme." (IBO)

Forum

Bridget Shaughnessy

Looking for a booklist for Celebrations around the world...

If you have anything you can share, I'd be forever grateful!

Started by Bridget Shaughnessy in Library 1 day ago.

Tracy Mruch

Finding Sample Planners 2 Replies

We are just starting out and I want to find some sample planners that teachers can look at. Is there any sight that is a general storinghouse for planners other than the OCC?

Started by Tracy Mruch in Units of Inquiry. Last reply by Bridget Shaughnessy 1 day ago.

Nerine Chalmers

Any schools interested in setting up some Grade 4 classroom collaborations for the 2009/10 school year? 20 Replies

I am writing from Qatar Academy Primary School, Doha, Qatar in order to invite classrooms from around the world to join with our Grade 4 classes in a long term, but fairly low key collaboration. We...

Started by Nerine Chalmers in Connections. Last reply by Useyyid Gokcen Nov 4.

Jacqueline (Jax) Webb

Discussion of the use of the new IB PYP Math's and Language S&S in YOUR schools 4 Replies

Hello there! Here I am again... I'm just wondering... After about a year of the IB PYP Updated Maths and Language continuums...is anybody ready to discuss how this change in focus has affected th...

Tagged: scope_and_sequence, maths, language

Started by Jacqueline (Jax) Webb in Units of Inquiry. Last reply by Anja Junginger Nov 4.

Blog Posts

Cristina Milos

Useful blog

Hi everyone,

I came across a blog that I liked. What I wanted to share is the comprehensive list of web tools that can be used collaboratively by students and teachers.
http://heyjude.wordpress.com/student-tools-let-them-fly/
All that I can say is that it saved me loads of time :)

Posted by Cristina Milos on August 30, 2009 at 1:22am

Kathy Epps

Essential Agreements

Dianne McKenzie, Librarian at Discovery College in Hong Kong, has written a blog post titled "Essentially Agreeing" on her blog, "Library Grits". She writes about developing an Essential Agreement for the Library,… Continue

Posted by Kathy Epps on August 2, 2009 at 7:29am — 1 Comment

Kathy Epps

Class 1 student-led conference questions and some answers

Christina asked me these questions about the video of a student led conference I posted here on the ning, and I decided write my comments here, rather than on the video page. This will make the conversation searchable, and it's easier to manage the photos, and editing the post!

First, I must tell you this is not my class! I'm often in and out of this classroom with my… Continue

Posted by Kathy Epps on July 2, 2009 at 7:06am — 2 Comments

Latest Activity

Feel Think Research Create Display
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Planner-Sharing the Planet 09-10.dochey sure we have been working on a 'water' uoi for some time with our third graders will try to attach it ...\u can always check unicef,they have great ideas and resources
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WOW! Thank you so much!!
yesterday
I can offer a Netvibes page of weblinks for a water UI - most of the links are for the students, but a few on the right of the page for teachers.
yesterday
Bridget Shaughnessy added a discussion
If you have anything you can share, I'd be forever grateful!
yesterday
I would love to see some sample planners for Water and/or Celebrations around the world (any grade level). I'm happy to share any our planners as well if you let me know what you are looking for! :) Thanks!
yesterday
Our first grade team teaches this unit in Dec/Jan. It's a WONDERFUL UOI! I'd be happy to share their planner. If you have any great ideas or resources (book lists!!) or your planner to share, I'd love to see it!!
yesterday

Recent photos added to the "Illustrating the PYP" group on Flickr.com

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keepps has added a photo to the pool:

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Year 4, The Animal Kingdom

 
 

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