Conceptual Learning

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Conceptual Learning

group together issues or topics in a wide-ranging curriculum

Concept-driven curriculum models value student inquiry

provides greater retention of factual knowledge

development of the presentation

- Charades introducing IB concepts (either acting them out or showing the pictures (PPT) and letting people guess what concept it is)

A short fun story with an example of conceptual learning in action

- Role play: The way students learned in the olden days (accumulation of facts) compared with a classroom that practices conceptual learning

What activities can we do?

What part of a presentation or preperation do I want to do?

quote sources used.

Making the PYP happen

Concepts are a way to organize and make sense of learning.

communicate their understanding of their component concisely and with clarity.

creativity/engaging methodology.

We can also have a "discussion forum" where each table given some examples and non-examples of the concepts ... the team members discuss and collaborativey come to a consensus on which ones are examples and which ones are non-examples... and why? This whole process will help them clarify their ideas and come to a common understanding through collaboration.

demonstrates understanding & uncovers the topic from each IB Programme

PYP

These 8 concepts enable the children to conduct in-depth meaningful inquiry and put learning in a context

These are transdisciplinary related concepts that connect to subjects and disciplines...

MYP

Valued and meaningful across time, place and spaceAbstractConcise (represented by one or two words, or a short phrase)Express common attributes of specific examples

These required concepts also form the basis of the curriculum externally assessed by (optional) MYP eAssessments

Related concepts, grounded in specific disciplines

Key concepts, contributed from each subject group

Diploma

plays a crucial role in moving students from knowledge to understanding.

build connections between the ‘new’ knowledge to be gained and their prior knowledge.

it can be a very powerful teaching strategy to teach through concepts,

build the capacity to engage with complex ideas

both within and across subject areas.

Concepts are broad, powerful organizing ideas