Primary Years Programme Making the PYP happen - ITARI

Contents
Introduction 1
What are the beliefs and values that drive the PYP 3
What is curriculum 9
What do we want to learn The written curriculum 11
Concepts: what do we want the students to understand 13
Knowledge: what do we want the students to know about 21
Skills: what do we want the students to be able to do 31
Attitudes: what do we want the students to feel 35
Action: how do we want the students to act 37
Synthesizing the essential elements 39
How best will we learn The taught curriculum 43
How will we know what we have learned The learned curriculum 87
Understanding the PYP from analysis to synthesis 91
Implementation for administrators 93
Why inquiry 93
What is my role 94
What do I tell the board 95
What do I tell the parents 96
How can I provide professional development 99
Where will we find the time 100
How can I make sure it is happening 101
How can I be sure that the students are really learning 104
Acknowledgments 105
Bibliography 107