Links+and+Resources

Kath Murdoch inquiry cycle
Analysing a unit of inquiry and learning engagements (good, better, best)

Sample central ideas we used for our inquiries in the school



http://www.heritage-explorer.co.uk/web/he/default.aspx
The website with 9,000 archived photographs, copyright free, that you can use for a variety of reasons. You can make your own reflection sheets or promt sheets using photos of your choice.

http://professionaldevelopment.ibo.org/
Opening Classroom Doors - see PYP in action

http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03a_ThinkingRoutines.html Harvard Project Zero thinking routines link.

http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html The video we couldn't watch because of network connection - you only need to watch the first half an hour. Great to use in a PD session with your staff.

http://www.tes.co.uk/ Free to join - and LOTS of resources to download.

http://pypthreads.ning.com/ Great group to belong to for PYP discussion, resources and ideas - set up in 2008 by a small group of coordinators in Geneva, this group is now thousands big!

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We used leaf sorting as an example of classification.



Wordle we created using words from fiction books www.wordle.net

Scientific inquiry cycle - the colourful one we liked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akk5EvTMGKo The Fairy Scientist video clip