Friday, March 29, 2013

Exhibition Update

A quick update on the Grade 5 Exhibition. Yesterday and today, we began our "retreat" to kick-off the exhibition. Students have already selected their exhibition issue and have been grouped accordingly (please ask your child about this).

Looking at artifacts to learn about Transdisciplinary Themes and Key Concepts
Students reflecting on the process
 
We spent time working on the following items which will prepare the students for the work to come. Here are some things we did:
  • Began brainstorming for "Group Agreements"--we looked at the Learner Profile and turned each profile into agreement statements; groups will use these statements to create group agreements on how they will work together
  • Reviewed the Transdisciplinary Themes that guide the Primary Years Programme--we had students access their background knowledge about the themes and determine which theme(s) their issue fit under
  • We also began generating inquiry questions based on the Key Concepts--students will narrow their list of questions down to a manageable number and use these to guide their inquiries
Next week, students will do further work on their questions and then create a research plan. They will also schedule their first mentor meeting.