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Tuning In
Tuning In
Discussing possible real-life issues or problems to be investigated (researched)
Talk with other members of the community - classmates, teachers, parents, other family members and experts in the field about issues or problems you have noticed in the school or local area, which could lead to an in-depth inquiry. These issues could be directly connected to your school or local area, and they may also be relevant to children in other parts of the world.
Some questions to guide you:
What do I know about the topic?
How do I know it?
What experiences do I have with this topic?
What do I want to know?
What ideas am I interested in?
What are my questions?
What am I feeling?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
It starts with empathy.....
Visual thinking strategies such as concept mapping - popplet
create your own Galley walk
Tuning into Sharing The Planet
Tuning into Sharing The Planet
'I dream of peace' - UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassadors Workshop in Thailand (2011)
'I dream of peace' - UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassadors Workshop in Thailand (2011)
UNESCO-Concordian Joint Conference "I dream of Peace" is the first UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassadors Workshop in Thailand. There were 19 schools around Bangkok and other provinces attended to express their opinions about peace. All of us hope, for everyone in our society, that our beloved country will be the peaceful place for every walk of life again.
Peace is...... by Mrs. Varnnee Chearavanont Ross (our Concordian International School Director)
3. Mr Steve Leeper - Chairperson of Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Japan
4. TNN's news for the UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassadors Workshop on January 21, 2011, which was support by Concordian International School as a venue.
Videos around the world by other PYP schools about Exhibition!
Videos around the world by other PYP schools about Exhibition!
Finding Out
Finding Out
Asking questions that help to define the central idea and to decide upon the lines of inquiry
Once your group have chosen an issue or problem, your group members will collectively come up with questions and lines of inquiry. After that, you need to write some questions that will help find out about the central idea and lines of inquiry.
Use the PYP concepts (form, function, causation, change, connection, perspective, responsibility and reflection) to help you think about what you want to know. The central idea, lines of inquiry and questions will help you to stay focused during this investigation and help you find out about your exhibition issue.
Some questions to guide you:
Where might I go to find more information?
What resources might I use?
What key words could I use in my searches?
Where can I find different points of view on this?
What can I do to learn more?
What are my questions?
How do I know whether my resources are good?
What am I feeling at this phase?
Is there anything I can do about the way I feel to be more successful?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
First go to our school library website for fantastic online websites:
http://concordianlibrary.weebly.com/pyp.html
Then use http://www.kiddle.co/ , a very kid friendly search engine to research to find kid friendly resources!
Use the following kid friendly search engines that are provide safe and more age-appropriate information:
http://www.safesearchkids.com/
Find out more in these documentaries all about big issues:
Find adventures and explore the world through:
First – HERE‘s a Google Doc with 20 Great Research Websites for kids:
BBC Learning – a treasure trove of materials
CBBC Newsround – children’s news on the BBC
Smithsonian Education – offers a practically limitless supply of fascinating articles, resources and tools for home learning
Inspire My Kids – is where you can find real-life stories to share with — and inspire — the kids in your life
How Stuff Works – explains thousands of topics, from engines to lock-picking to ESP, with video and illustrations so you can learn how everything works
DIY: Explore – Get skills. Be awesome.
Discovery – grab life by the globe!
Discovery Kids – inspires kids to explore the awesome world around them and satisfy their curiosity with innovative games, activities, quizzes and articles
BrainPOP – online resource that is specially designed with home learning in mind
EXPLORING KEY CONCEPT and CRITICAL THINKING:
WEBSITES AND INTERACTIVE GAMES ABOUT CONFLICTS:
The Seeds of Peace - It is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that brings together young people from the Middle East as well as kids from other areas at war, such as Bosnia, Serbia, and U.S. inner cities.
The United Nations Children's Fund works for children's rights (http://www.unicef.org/)
ACTION:
A collection of ideas about international events, resources and issues and ways to take action http://kidworldcitizen.org/
Check out 'GenerationOn' - a global youth service movement that could inspire you to 'make your mark'!
Check out ways young people have taken action!
Find out more about our PYP Attitudes (http://www.pypattitudes.com/ https://www.rebelmouse.com/PYPAttitudes/)
read kid-friendly news to find out more current information about your issue http://www.planetdiary.com/
3 min kidpodcasts
Sorting Out
Sorting Out
What do you now know about your central idea and lines of inquiry.
Think about and record (write down) how you will find out about the central idea and lines of inquiry. Ask the following questions:
Ask the following questions:
What materials and resources have you used (Primary and Secondary)?
Do we need to find more information?
How is the information connected to what we already know?
How have our questions changed?
Do we have new questions?
What information is relevant to our questions?
Has my thinking or feelings changed since I began my inquiry?
What kind of experiences might help us with our inquiry?
Do we need to carry out any experiments?
Do we need to prepare a questionnaire or survey?
What kind of technology will we need to help us with our inquiry?
What change do I need to make to my inquiry?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Drawing concept maps using Central idea and lines of inquiry - test yourself and your team members. What do you know? What don't you know?
Going Further
Going Further
Gathering the necessary material
This could include:
●A printed text – book, magazine or newspaper
●A website
●An interview – an expert, a teacher or a family member
●An experiment
●A work of art
Always write down the source of your material. This information will vary according to the type of source you use and should be referenced according to the guidelines in your Exhibition Workbook.
Some questions to guide you:
What information do we wish to share?
Who will be our audience?
Are all our questions answered?
Have we considered the different points of view on this topic?
Have we found enough information?
How can we plan to show the connections we have made?
What are we feeling about showing what we have learned?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Filling in the knowledge gaps by sourcing statistics:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/Thailand_statistics.html
Or do your own survey!
Ways to display data (ICT focus):
Making Connections (Conclusions)
Making Connections (Conclusions)
Recording and reflecting
Record all of your ideas in your Exhibition Workbook and make sure you reflect on the whole process as you go.
Some questions to guide you:
What do we now understand about the central idea?
Have we shared what we have learned with others effectively?
Did we answer all our questions?
What are we going to do now with what we have learned?
What would we do differently?
How do we feel about the way we shared our learning?
How do we feel about what others thought?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
write a report
prepare a presentation or a debate
publish a story in print or through a performance.
Taking Action
Taking Action
Presenting the exhibition
Towards the end of the exhibition, you will need to think carefully about how you wish to present what you have found out. Use diagrams, drawings and/or photographs to help clarify and support your presentation.
●Make sure your presentation is clear and informative and appropriate for a range of audiences.
●You must always consider your presentation from other people’s perspectives.
●And, finally, you should celebrate your learning.
Some questions to guide you:
How can what we have learned help us in our learning/life or help others?
How can I improve my learning?
How did I learn best?
How am I going to take action to improve my learning?
How am I going to use what I learned to take action and make a difference?
How will my actions affect others?
What was the highlight of this inquiry?
How have my feelings changed throughout this inquiry process?
From what I have learned, what do I feel most passionate about?
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
Resources that could help with your inquiry:
_be inspired by creative solutions
ideas on how to 'make your mark'!
Children are heroes! Check out ways young people have taken action!
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