We are two weeks into our Passion Project and my kids have pretty much narrowed down their area of focus for their passion: travel, gardening, healthy living, animals, music….the list goes on. These are all big, broad areas of interest, so how do we begin on our passion journey? Our ‘way in’ was through the … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: PYP Exhibition
Rising Above
On Friday morning, I met with about half of my class parents to share with them about the upcoming PYP exhibition, to answer their questions, and to get a feel for where they were at in their understanding of the work ahead. I shared the following slideshow with them: For detailed notes about each slide, … Continue reading »
More on Passion!
I was playing around today with the idea of evaluation for the Passion Project. I am not the biggest fan of rubrics, but I am interested in providing meaningful indicators of success for my students. To that end, I want to share two items I am thinking of using as evaluative tools: RUBRIC I was … Continue reading »
Don’t Underestimate Encouragement or the Power of a Great Question
In response to the letter I sent out to my incoming class of fifth graders, one student wrote back with the following quote that is so far, fueling her passion to be “fifth grade and fearless”: “Nine-tenths of education is encouragement.” -Anatole France So true. And it can come in many forms. For me, I … Continue reading »
Discovery 1 – Make School Different So That “We Will Fly”
Last week, my sister emailed me asking if I knew about a school in Christchurch, New Zealand (where we are from) that she was in the process of checking out for her son. She said that the school “sounded just like me” and my ‘dream school’ from Imagine a School. Intrigued, I began to investigate … Continue reading »
Learn How to ShipIt
Today I was given a thin book – or, as described on the front cover “a little pamphlet for people who can”. The book/pamphlet is by Seth Godin as a follow-on for those inspired by his book, “Linchpin”. The parent who gave it to me, knows we are in the process of beginning our PYP … Continue reading »
