Year 2 and the Makerspace

Year 2 and the Makerspace

Central Idea 

Technology has changed over time and influences the way people live.

Key Concepts    

  • Change and Connection

Related Concepts

  • Innovation and Discovery

Lines of Inquiry

  • What technology is.
  • How technology has changed over time.
  • Ways technology has influenced our lives.

Design Task

Future Technology: Design a Car

PYP and the Teacher Librarian: Job Like Day

PYP TEACHER LIBRARIAN: JOB LIKE DAY
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The job of the Teacher Librarian in a PYP school is hard to explain to someone who is not familiar with a contemporary library in an educational setting.

This library does not look like the cliched ‘read a book’ to children and discuss it situation. This is just one component to the learning engagements that will occur.

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PYP Teacher Librarians  are adding value to the teaching and learning experiences of those in the school community.

The library and the role of the Teacher Librarian  has reading and literature promotion embedded in the teaching and learning at the core.

It is also is about classroom teaching, planning, collaboration, mentoring and training.

It does include all the Essential Elements of the PYP, just like a PYP classroom teacher has to consider  BUT it also is about visioning, resourcing, budgeting, collection management AND changing culture and attitudes.

It is a role that embraces change and challenge.

It is about Educational Leadership!

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Above all it is about supporting and challenging others to be life-long learners and supporting them on the learning journey.

St Andrews will host a ‘Job like day’ later in the term.

This below is just a snippet of the what the day beholds.

 


OUR CORE VALUES @ SALC Making Connections INTEGRITY

Making Connections INTEGRITY

Integrity – ‘The Spirit of Honour’

“We aim to demonstrate integrity in our relationships with those in our own and wider community. We believe integrity is at the core of how others see us and as such, seek to be hold fast to what is good, by being honest, fair, trustworthy, respectful and ethical in everything we do. Integrity means we do the right thing and make the right choices, even when no one is watching. When we practise integrity, there is no difference between our behaviour and what we know to be right.”

Titus 2:7 – ‘In everything set them an example by doing what is good’

Source: Kotzur, T. (Principal) St Andrews Core Values

 TEACHING ATTITUDES THROUGH LITERATURE

VIEW

The Empty Pot by Demi

PICTURE BOOKS IN THE JS LIBRARY

Blabey, A. (2015). Pig the fibber. Scholastic Australia, Lindfield, NSW.

Booth, C., & Groves, P. (2010). Potato music. Malvern, S. Aust. : Omnibus.

Burch, R. G., & Motoyama, K. (2002). Telling the truth : learning about honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness. Huntington Beach, Calif. : Creative Teaching.

Child, L. (2007). Whoops! but it wasn’t me. London : Penguin.

Heinrich, S. (2007). The most beautiful lantern. Sydney : Hachette Livre Australia.

Johnson, R., & Parish, S. (2004). The truth about Reedy. Archerfield, Qld. : Parish.
Wilson, T. (2007). Harry Highpants. Malvern, S. Aust. : Scholastic.

 

NON FICTION IN THE JS LIBRARY

Cox, P. R., McCafferty, J., & Tyler, J. (2004). Don’t tell lies, Lucy! : a cautionary tale. London : Usborne.

Pryor, K. J. (2010). Integrity. South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Library.

Tym, K., & Wade, S. (2008). Tell the truth. London : QED.

FICTION CHAPTER BOOKS

Forrestal, E. (1996). Someone like me. Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin.

 

TEACHING IDEAS/RESOURCES

WEBLINKS INTEGRITY

Reflecting Integrity and Respect in Action through Teaching and Learning.

Image Intergity: Created by Sonia Dunn for SALC reused with permission

GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT

GLOBAL ONENESS PROJECT BRING THE WORLD TO YOUR CLASSROOM WITH STORIES AND LESSON PLANS.
“The stories explore cultural, social and environmental issues with a humanistic lens.”

Source

This website (and project) is an excellent resource that supports PYP principles and what we are trying to achieving when teaching it.

See more about the project on the video below.

e.g. Not just a piece of cloth

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They have a a story of the month, free lesson plans, films and more.

RESOURCES FOR UNITS OF INQUIRY

When starting a new unit students can use many resources to support their inquiry.

Steps to online researching (student simple guide)

Year level Moodle pages

Researching pages and links

Unit of Inquiry Livebinders

wHO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN TIME & PLACE HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES HOW THE WORLD WORKS HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES SHARING THE PLANET
PREP

FAMILY

PREP

DREAMTIME STORIES

ABORIGINAL ART

PREP

FEELINGS

PREP

MATERIALS

PREP

COMMUNITY HELPERS

PREP

PLANTS

YEAR 1

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

YEAR 1

FEELINGS

FAMILIES

YEAR 1

ONLINE STORIES

MORE STORIES

STORY SITES

MORE ONLINE STORIES

YEAR 1

LIGHT & SOUND

YEAR 1

TRANSPORT

YEAR 1

EARTH’S RESOURCES

YEAR 2

RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITY

YEAR 2

TECHNOLOGY & CHANGES

BUILD IT

YEAR 2

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS

YEAR 2

BUTTERFLIES

PLANTS

LIFECYCLES

LIFECYCLES2

YEAR

2MAPPING

YEAR 2

RESOURCES & HUMAN IMPACT

POLLUTION

YEAR 3

BODY SYSTEMS

YEAR 3

SCIENTISTS

YEAR 3

CELEBRATIONS

YEAR 3

FOOD PROCESSES

YEAR 3

ONLINE STORIES

ABORIGINAL DREAMTIME STORIES

YEAR 3

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS

 

WHO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN TIME & PLACE HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES HOW THE WORLD WORKS HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES SHARING THE PLANET
YEAR 4

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PEOPLES

STORIES

A Europe of Tales

Creation Myths from Around the World

YEAR 4

HUMAN EXPLORATION

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

YEAR 4

COMMUNICATION

APPRECIATION OF AESTHETICS

YEAR 4

NATURAL DISASTERS

YEAR 4

SYSTEMS

SYSTEMS

SYSTEMS

YEAR 4

FOOD WEBS & ENERGY PYRAMID

LIFECYCLES & FOOD WEBS

FOODWEB BUILDER

YEAR 5

7 HABITS

YEAR 5

A NATION

YEAR 5

SOUND

SOUNDS

LIGHT

YEAR 5

ENERGY

YEAR 5

ECONOMIC DECISION MAKING

YEAR 5

PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS

YEAR 6

YEAR 6

EXHIBITION

YEAR 6

MIGRATION – REFUGEE

MIGRATION

YEAR 6

ADVERTISING

ME, MYSELF & ART

POP CULTURE

YEAR 6

PROPERTIES & MATERIALS

YEAR 6

GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS

BUSINESS

YEAR 6

RISK & CHALLENGES – CHN

Feature Picture Book – Tree: From Little Things Grow

The story of TREE: From little things big things grow is beautifully written by Danny Parker and illustrated by Matt Ottley.

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This tree was photographed in Tasmania.
Information about Tasmanian forestry.

TEACHING IDEAS
Find teaching notes using the QR code below.
This story book is perfect for the Units of Inquiry related to
• Environment
• Life cycle
• Seasons
• Sustainability

Additionally TREE reflects the Learner Profile of BALANCED.

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Outstanding picture books – Books that pack a punch

 Older Reader Picture Books

The following picture books are worth spending some time analyzing and enjoying.

One small island – PYP Appreciation, Caring, Respect, Integrity


“In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of this remote and precious World Heritage Site.  Together they explore the island’s unique geological beginnings, discovery and degradation at the hands of humans, and the battle to restore it today.”
http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780670072361/one-small-island

From little things big things grow – PYP Caring, Respect, Tolerance, Commitment

“Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly’s famous song has here been turned into a beautiful picture book. Featuring the background story to the lyrics and the lovely artwork of Peter Hudon and children from Guringji country in the Northern Territory, this is a title that will appeal to adults and children alike.”
http://www.readings.com.au/product/9780975770887/kev-carmody-and-paul-kelly-from-little-things-big-things-grow

 

Peaceful Hero – PYP Respect, Appreciation, Integrity, Principled

Why is “hero” a word so often reserved for warriors who fight with guns and weapons to defend their people? In this uplifting book, renowned picture book biographer Jonah Winter writes of another kind of hero, a peaceful hero, who is willing to die for a cause, but never to kill for a cause.
http://www.newint.com.au/shop/peaceful-heroes-2802.htm

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ICT in the PYP Conference Hong Kong

The PYP ICT in the PYP Conference was held at Renaissance College, in Hong Kong.

It was focused on futher developing an understanding of the place of ICT in PYP.

The inital day was focussed on the purpose and philosophy of ICT in the PYP,  international mindedness and the development of the  essential elements of PYP through the use of ICT.

The subsequent days built on this knowledge and understandings developed allowing for application to specific participants environments.

To see some of the comments via the twitter comments go to ICTinPYP (#ICTinPYP), my book marks (delicious) @JSSALC and my prezi @

And completely off the track – have you tried  vegetable stuffed pig intestines? I  have… at a vegetarian restaurant in Hong Kong.

This is what they looked like!

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To view some photos go to ICTinPYP flickr, kkfung’s photostream and my wiki page JSSALCLibrary.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkfung20462046/show/