1. PYP Elements – part 1
September 9, 2016

2. Overview of the PYP Elements Attitudes Skills
Agenda
Overview of the PYP Elements
Attitudes
Skills
What your children are learning now in class
How you can help at home

3. Overview of the pyp elements

4. Why?

5. Think of a role model or someone you really admire
learning Engagement
Think of a role model or someone you really admire
It can be someone you personally know or a famous person
Think of 3 reasons why you like this person
You can write your ideas down, if you like

6. example
Bono
Reasons
Raises awareness and funds to fight against poverty
Creates songs that are meaningful
Works with everyone who can help the causes he believes in, even if their beliefs are different from his

7. Making connections
While listening to the descriptions, think about which learner profile attributes your role model displays…

8. Learner profile attributes – develop international-mindedness

9. PYP Attitudes – which attitudes does your role model display?

10. LP Attributes and Attitudes
Go back to your role model
Read the description for the various attitudes
Check which attributes and attitudes they show. Why?
Share with big group

11. Principled and full of integrity Creative communicator
Example
Principled and full of integrity
Creative communicator
Respectful and tolerant of people who have different perspectives

12. What attributes and attitudes are your children focusing on for the current UOI
Pre-k – Principled, Open-minded, Reflective and Integrity, Creative, Appreciation
K1– Caring, Thinker, Balanced and Independence, Integrity, Confidence
K2 – Communicators, Open-minded and Cooperation, Tolerance and Respect
G1– Caring, Principled and Cooperation, Empathy
G2 – Principled, Open-minded, Caring and Tolerance, Cooperation and Empathy
G3 – Balanced, Reflective and Enthusiastic, Confidence
G4 – Principled, Communicators and Creative, Independence
G5 – Open-minded, Reflective and Appreciation, Tolerance

13. What you can do at home to develop the attributes and attitudes
Model these – actions speak louder than words 
Encourage your child to show these too
Let your teacher know if your child demonstrated the attributes and attitudes at home
When you read books and watch movies, use the attributes and attitudes to describe the characters
Adopt a growth mindset

14. Subject-specific Skills
Prescribed by our scope and sequence documents:
Social Studies
Science
Languages – English, Vietnamese, French, Korean (G1 & G2)
Math
The Arts -- Art, Music, Drama
PSPE – Personal Social Physical Education

15. Transdisciplinary Skills – across all subject areas
Reflection:
Think about which transdisciplinary skills you use at home and in the workplace?

16. Social skills

18. Self-management skills

19. Communication skills

20. Thinking skills

21. Research skills

22. Which transdisciplinary skills do you use at home? How?
Learning engagement
Look at the checklist
Which transdisciplinary skills do you use at home? How?
Which transdisciplinary skills do you use at work? How?
Share with big group

23. Example
Social skills: Group-decision making + Adopting a variety of roles
Self-management: Time management + Making informed choices
Communication: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Non- verbal

24. Source: https://www. weforum

25. What transdisciplinary skills are your children focusing on for the current UOI
Pre-k – Social and Self-management
K1 – Communication and Social
K2 – Social, Communication and Self-management
G1 – Communication and Social
G2 – Social and Self-management
G3 – Thinker and Self-management
G4 – Thinker and Social
G5 – Social and Self-management

26. What you can do at home to foster the transdisciplinary skills
Encourage social play and interactions
When conflicts arise, focus on problem-solving
Encourage independence – tying shoelaces, doing their homework independently, packing their school bags
Make healthy choices
When they have questions, pursue the answers through asking people, reading books or looking for online resources
Do physical activities and sports
Read, read, read – ask higher order thinking questions about text
Encourage your child to communicate in your mother tongue