1. Horizontal and Vertical Planning Workshop 12.12.12

2. We will be open minded as we gather and consider new ideas that may be better than ones we've had before. We will be communicators as we contribute willingly and assertively to this important conversation. What else will YOU be today?...

3. Expanding the PLC notion across two buildings (what do we want our students to know and how will we know it?) Work that we owe our students (and IB) Building on the synergy of this team

4. Horizontal map for your grade or course Vertical map for our program of studies Meta-cognitive experience for whole staff later today

5. Birds-eye view of units across the calendar Contain core components of what makes a "unit of study" an "MYP unit of inquiry" Should take into account the learner's experience as they move from room to room and class to class.

6. Contains basic components of IB Units of Inquiry across five years Reveals the essence of a curricular subject group Reflects our commitment and accountability to the MYP criteria, the Iowa Core and other key components of MYP.

7. Unit Title – Key Concept/Related Concepts – Concept Statement - Area of Interaction – Approaches to Learning Skill Cluster – Unit Question – DMPS Prioritized Standard(s) – Culminating Task/Format - MYP Criteria Assessed – Successes? Challenges? Advice? Concerns?

8. Unit Title – Concept Statement - Area of Interaction – Approaches to Learning Skill Cluster – Unit Question – Culminating Task - MYP Criteria Assessed – I noticed… I’d like to know… What I’ll do next is…