Using ManageBac to Support Learning in the PYP with David Gerber

Goals for today

-Our story-GWA, Dubai’s transition into using ManageBac-How we support:

TeachersParentsStudents

-Roadblocks

Introductions

Business

You can find this presentation and any supporting documents on the email sent yesterday evening.

Perspective-Our Story

Authorized by the PYP in October 2010CIS Accreditation in November of 2011Introduced MB-November of 2011Self-Study and Evaluation

-Visiting team-November 2013

Change-Where we were

-Planners in word documents-Developmental continuums

-Reading, Writing, Maths (Phase 0)-Adapted from IB Scope and sequence-Continuums Under Construction

Scope and Sequence Documents

Still at the Default stages of Scope and Sequence documents-Take a look

GWA-Year Long Planners

Does it fit? Ideal-What is the ideal situation? How can we meld scope and sequence documents into the PYP Framework? Criteria-What is the criteria that you are being evaluated against? Local ministry (eg. DSIB-progress and attainment)

Situation-What skills/resources do you have and how will they be transferred into MB?

Personally-What feels like the best solution?

Ideal Criteria Situation Personally In Qatar there are no ministry regulations that we have to adhere to.

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Change-Unit of Inquiry Development

Have a look for yourselfGrade 5 Reflection PromptsSupporting this process-GWA TechTalk

Bus Stop Activity-We need risk-takers...

I See... I Think... I Wonder….

Responsibility-Take 5

Reflection-Supporting Parents

-HOWHead of ICTDedicated Support StaffVideo Tutorials

-WHATIB Coordinators-Newsletters, WorkshopTeachers-Curriculum Map

Reflection-Supporting Students

Grade 5 Transition Unit of InquiryCentral Idea

Changes experienced at different stages of people’s lives affect identity and personal responsibility.

Lines of Inquiry

■ Physical & emotional changes of adolescence (puberty)■ Social & emotional changes linked to finishing Elementary school and starting secondary

school (RAFT, transition cycle IR-Cheryl Murree)■ The ways in which students and teachers interact with each other in secondary school

(identity, networks, citizenship)■ Skills required to manage transition and change (ATL’s etc….)

Perspective-Roadblocks

Cons-Display student workOld report-Student reflection uploadNew Report-Guided Tour through our reporting systemPro-Responding to feedback

Perspective-Student Portfolios

Brief tour of MB Student PortfoliosGWA-Digital Portfolio

Pro Con

-Familiarizes students and Parents with MB-One standard format

-Difficult for parents/students to navigate-Stifles creativity

Reflection-What happens now?

What is sustainable?What is useable...by all?How can we continue to support learning?

Questions?