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These are some words common to all the IB World schools
that work with the PYP: InternaGonal-‐mindedness Central Idea IB Learner Profile Key Concepts Transdisciplinary Planners Skills Unit of Inquiry APtudes
INTERNATIONAL-‐MINDEDNESS • We learn to appreciate other cultures
• and beliefs, and we make our best effort • to demonstrate that we are people that • live the IB learner profile.
Being international-minded implies recognizing that all people have the same rights and that we share this planet.
Our common aim is to make this world a more peaceful, more just place.
BALANCED BALANCED
IB LEARNER PROFILE The IB teaches us to be posiGve ciGzens of the world
by culGvaGng our community’s IB Learner Profile aXributes:
INQUIRER Asks quesGons
Independently seeks new informaGon » Is curious
·∙ Is Is always looking for new informaGon Always tries to know more
THINKER Is original
Seeks new ways to solve problems Builds on others’ ideas Connects things he/she knows Uses thinking skills to make decisions and solve problems
KNOWLEDGEABLE Learns about himself/herself Learns about the world Tries to learn many things about a variety of topics Uses existing knowledge to solve problems
PRINCIPLED Is honest Always tries to do what is right Is fair Follows rules Is responsible
CARING Helps others Is concerned about others Tries to make people around him/her happy Is sensitive to the needs of others Is considerate Empathizes OPEN-‐MINDED
Listens to others Accepts other points of view Accepts that people are different and that we do things in different ways Tries to understand others Recognizes that not everyone thinks the same way as him/her Accepts others’ opinions, traditions, customs and beliefs
BALANCED Is a persevering worker Uses time appropriately Is organized Eats healthy foods Exercises Learns about different things Finds balance between school work and fun Gets enough rest
REFLECTIVE Reflects on what he/she says, does and learns Learns from mistakes Is aware of the effect of words and actions on others Constantly thinks about how to improve Makes life changes in order to be ever better
KEY CONCEPTS
What is it like?
What is our responsibility?
How is it changing? Why is it
like this?
How is it connected to other things?
¿What are the points of
view?
How does it work?
How do we know?
FORM FUNCTION CHANGE CAUSE
CONNECTION PERSPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY REFLECTION
Thinking Skills Learn ideas, facts and vocabulary Understand what you have learned Make decisions about important things Put little ideas together to make big ones
Social Skills Share responsibilities during a task Respect others Cooperate with others, respect turns, be polite Resolve conflicts Make group decisions Sometimes be a leader and other times a follower
CommunicaGon Skills Listen to instructions Express our ideas clearly Read about different topics Write journal reflections about different things Take notes, interpret information Present information to others Use nonverbal language
Self-‐Management Skills Make good decisions Use the large and small muscles in our body Be organized, plan our activities Use our time wisely Make healthy decisions Follow rules, stay safe Make sound decisions after learning new information
Research Skills
Ask good questions Use your senses to observe Plan Collect data and information Organize information Reach conclusions based on the information obtained Present findings
UNITS OF INQUIRY
When we work on our units of inquiry, we learn about other countries and other cultures, and about ways to take acGon and to share the planet with other people
and other living things. We learn how to express ourselves, and to know who we are, how our world works and how it is organized.
Through the PYP we learn about things from around the planet.
When we make an effort to apply the IB Learner Profile aXributes and aPtudes in our lives, we become true ciGzens of the world.