Induction+A

Induction A

Induction
 * Full day to three days at the beginning of the school year.
 * Learn about school culture and then PYP inductions.
 * Going through Making the PYP Happen
 * Learner Profile – show with videos and photos of how this looks in the classroom.
 * PYP Concepts – how they work across all disciplines
 * Planner introduction and also plan a sample Unit
 * Inquiry Cycle and Action Cycle and Assessment (Formative and Summative)
 * Transdisciplinary skills
 * PYP Resources
 * The Big Six (for the older grades)
 * After full day induction on another day, in first week or two, discuss portfolios, evidence files and documentation.
 * Feedback sessions
 * Set up new teachers with mentor teachers
 * Another option is to let teachers start to teach and then come with questions and cover the important points of PYP over days or weeks.
 * Also could hold the induction after the first (3 term school) term so that the teacher has had exposure in the classroom first.