Where next for AOIrsquos Inquiry amp Differentiation at CAStephen Taylor amp Jon Schatzky

Canadian Academy

This is our work together on an AOI workshop in IBAP April 2012 None of this is definite (or cohesive) ndash it is a collection of our thoughts

2

Meeting the needs of our schoolbull Recently authorised for MYPbull Recent focus on Assessmentbull Moving to inquiry differentiation AOIrsquos contexts

bull How can AOIrsquos SLErsquos be integrated into inquiry and differentiation in the classroom

bull How do we define inquiry in our school and how should it be demonstrated or used in each class

bull Can we use inquiry as a tool for differentiationbull Can we use differentiation as a tool for inquiry

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

MYP Inquiry Cycle An opportunity for differentiation

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

MYP Inquiry Cycle An opportunity for differentiation

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

MYP Inquiry Cycle An opportunity for differentiation

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

Our ideas are heavily influenced by Cameron Hallrsquos work

MYP Inquiry Cycle An opportunity for differentiation

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

MYP Inquiry Cycle An opportunity for differentiation

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

Inquiry should facilitate differentiation

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

What are the delimiters of inquiry in your classroomWhere would you position your class on this spectrum

Freedom of contentFreedom of product

Content backwash requirementsIBDP internal assessment prep

or another high-stakes standardised assessment

Is this also true of potential for differentiation

MYP 1 MYP 5Feeding in from PYP ProjectHighly student-driven inquiry

Feeding in to IB Diploma

Focused inquiry from a high level of foundation knowledge

How does this change in your class over the course of the MYP

There is potential for differentiation and inquiry in all classes though the parameters for these may differ

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

ResourcesldquoMaking the MYP Clickrdquo Prezi by Curtis Beaverfordhttpprezicomprjkyv5ajkvymaking-the-myp-click

Cameron Hall I-Shou Schoolrsquos wonderful AOI amp SLE visualisations(Available on the OCC)

ldquoLearning Style Differentiationrdquo Sandra Page amp Carol Ann TomlinsonhttpwwwslidesharenetAnnie05sandra-page-presentation-707910

ldquoDifferentiated Instruction Strategies RAFTrdquoSandra Page httpwwwslidesharenetulambdifferentiated-instruction-strategy-raft

Construction Slide (works in powerpoint not on SlideShare)

Does the use of lsquoActionrsquo in the Inquiry Cycle lead to a confusion of meaning such as with the meaning of Action in IBDP CAS

Reflection Awareness amp Understanding

ActionActive LearningSuggestion

Reflection Awareness amp Understanding

Active Learning

Differentiation throughbull Constructing Meaningbull Reflection of process productbull Reflection of Global Context

Differentiation throughbull Command Termsbull Required contentbull Summative Assessment

backwards designbull Prior knowledge amp exposurebull Readiness

Differentiation throughbull Process of Inquiringbull Student learning preferences

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

Construction Slide (works in powerpoint not on SlideShare)

For more resources

This is a Creative Commons presentation It may be linked and embedded but not sold or re-hosted

Please consider a donation to charity via Biology4GoodClick here for more information about Biology4Good charity donations

Reflection Awareness amp Understanding

Active Learning

Differentiation throughbull Constructing Meaningbull Reflection of process productbull Reflection of Global Context

Differentiation throughbull Command Termsbull Required contentbull Summative Assessment

backwards designbull Prior knowledge amp exposurebull Readiness

Differentiation throughbull Process of Inquiringbull Student learning preferences

We will have Sandra Page working on differentiation at CA in September

Construction Slide (works in powerpoint not on SlideShare)

For more resources

This is a Creative Commons presentation It may be linked and embedded but not sold or re-hosted

Please consider a donation to charity via Biology4GoodClick here for more information about Biology4Good charity donations

For more resources

This is a Creative Commons presentation It may be linked and embedded but not sold or re-hosted

Please consider a donation to charity via Biology4GoodClick here for more information about Biology4Good charity donations