2. Preparation
Parent info meeting with a slide show
Student guidelines handout
Parent guidelines handout
Preparing the exhibition binder with a journal,
dividers (guideline, work material, research,
assessments, outcomes)
Planning and collaboration with the subject
teachers and PYP Coordinator
3. Purpose
For students to engage in an in-depth, collaborative inquiry
• To provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate independence
and responsibility for their own learning
• To provide an authentic process for assessing student understanding
• To demonstrate how students can take action as a result of their learning
• To unite students, teachers, parents and other members of the
school community in a collaborative experience that incorporates
the essential elements of the PYP
• To celebrate the transition of learners from primary to
middle/secondary education
4. Planning
Students will collaborate with teachers to identify the:
• Issues/problems to be solved
• Intended learning outcomes
• Activities which will take place
• Assessment criteria
5. The exhibition must entail:
What are the points of view? How is it connected to other things?
What is it like?
• incorporate 8 key questions Why is it like it is?
How is it changing? How do we know? How does it work?
What is our responsibility?
• require all students to use the transdisciplinary skills
Social skills Research skills Thinking skills Communication skills Self-management skills
• offer opportunities for all students to display positive attitudes
• offer opportunities for all students to engage in positive action
• provide practical applications of all the transdisciplinary themes
Who we are How we express ourselves How the world works
Where we are in place and time How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet
6. Staging
The exhibition included:
• examples of written work
• oral presentations
• examples of technology, such as working models
• performances in any medium –
dance, drama, film, video, mixed media, ...
7. Exploring the Transdisciplinary
Theme
Group-decision making on the topic:
Poster was placed in classroom to collect ideas for
topics under the Transdisciplinary theme of
“Sharing the planet”
12. Exploring during the unit
Pick your topic
Collect prior knowledge
Meet once a week with mentor
Prepare individual
and group report
Keep track of progress in Journal
16. The Final Project Included
A visit from a local IB School getting ready for
their exhibition
A class song
A poem presented as a group
Poster/ Power Point Presentations
Group Displays
Proposed and initiated action
A Final Celebration
17. Students from a local IB School visit to learn about the Exhibition Process