Daily Plan Outline
Integrated throughout:
- planning and timing management implications
- mentoring students’ sustained investigation development
- Topic 4: Resources
- the rubrics
- writing – requirements and demonstrating process
- differentiated instruction, mentoring weaker students
- time for questions and discussion
Day 1
Introductions and Overview of intent, materials identified.
Focus Topic 1 – The CED – importance of components of the CED (Curriculum and Exam Description) and the curriculum framework
Starting the course, creating benchmarks and calendar, planning timing
Studio A: mind mapping and documentation for SI formation
Focus Topic 3 – Pedagogy – Establishing Inquiry (SI
Practical ways for assisting students in finding a personal Inquiry, Big Ideas and Essential Questions, managing the nature of Inquiry, pursuing the question, keeping the focus
Studio B: branching, mini project, asking key mentoring questions, sharing best practice
Using the rubric: Sustained Investigation, Row A, practice scoring, instructional implications
Maintaining/Revising the SI
Day 2
Focus Topic 3 – Pedagogy – Writing Issues
the 3 kinds of writing that are required, nature of the prompts examined, practical approaches for implementation, focus on student writing difficulties
Studio C: writing skills to accompany SI
Using the rubric: Sustained Investigation, Row B, practice scoring, classroom implications
Studio D: writing skills for SI, documenting progress visually and verbally to show MPI (materials, process, ideas)
Using the rubric: Sustained Investigation, Row C, practice scoring, instructional implications
Day 3
Focus Topic 2 – Inclusion/Diversity, Access/Equity, issues, trends, and changes/classroom implications
Studio E: SI development
Focus Topic 3 – Pedagogy, SI presentation strategies
Using the rubric: Sustained Investigation, Row D, practice scoring, instructional implications
Studio F:
Documenting progress visually and verbally to show PER (practice, experimentation, revision), strategies for presenting work for SI
Day 4
Focus Topic 5 – Aspects of Assessment and Reflection
the classroom level, to the Reading, to the Instructional Report
the audit with a review of the curricular requirements
strategies for monitoring /reporting student progress
countdown for submission
what we can learn from low scores
Using the rubric: Selected Works, practice scoring, instructional implications
Studio H – strategies for selecting and presenting work for SW
final documentation of work, display and critique
Evaluations, exchanges, and good-byes
