MYPunitplanner

Unittitle Teacher(s) Subjectandgradelevel Timeframeandduration

OnlinePortfolio

MattJohnston ICT7 5weeks(34hrsperweek)

Stage1:Integratesignificantconcept,areaofinteractionandunitquestion
Areaofinteractionfocus
Whichareaofinteractionwillbeourfocus? Whyhavewechosenthis?

Significantconcept(s)

Whatarethebigideas?Whatdowewantour studentstoretainforyearsintothefuture? APortfoliobeinganongoing collectionofprocessandproduct. Thepositiveandnegativeissues relatedtobeingOnline

Community&Service
Studentswillbeableto: Therelevanceofhavinganonline Portfolio

Theissuesrelatedtoprivacyinan onlineenvironment.

MYPunitquestion WhydoIwantmyinformationtobeoutthere?

Assessment Whattask(s)willallowstudenttheopportunitytorespondtotheunitquestion? Whatwillconstituteacceptableevidenceofunderstanding?Howwillstudentsshowwhattheyhaveunderstood? StudentcreatedGlogster,Portfoliodevelopment,Classdiscussionon+/ issues,privacyinaFacebookAge WhichspecificMYPobjectiveswillbeaddressedduringthisunit? InterimObjectives:Investigate,Plan,Create WhichMYPassessmentcriteriawillbeused? A,B,C,D,F

Stage2:Backwardplanning:fromtheassessmenttothelearningactivities throughinquiry
Content Whatknowledgeand/orskills(fromthecourseoverview)aregoingtobeusedtoenablethestudenttorespondto theunitquestion? What(ifany)state,provincial,districtorlocalstandards/skillsaretobeaddressed?Howcantheybeunpackedto developthesignificantconcept(s)forstage1? Knowledge: UnderstandingwhatanOnlinePortfoliois,thepurposebehindit. Describethe+/ofanonlineenvironment(portfolio) UnderstandthedesignprocessincreatinganonlinePortfolio. Skills: Publishing/creatingresources Formattingcorrectly CreateanddevelopPortfolio(andmaintain) Approachestolearning Howwillthisunitcontributetotheoveralldevelopmentofsubjectspecificandgeneralapproachestolearning skills? OrganizationPlanningoflayout,resourcestobeusedandcollectionofresources CollaborationStudentslearnhowtoaddcommentsonotherswork,constructively. CommunicationDevelopingtheirportfolioasavehicletoexpresstheirlearningacrosstheMYP. Learningexperiences Teachingstrategies Howwillstudentsknowwhatisexpectedofthem?Will Howwillweuseformativeassessmenttogivestudents theyseeexamples,rubricsortemplates? feedbackduringtheunit? Howwillstudentsacquiretheknowledgeandpractice Whatdifferentteachingmethodologieswillweemploy? theskillsrequired?Howwilltheypracticeapplying these? Howarewedifferentiatingteachingandlearningfor all?Howhavewemadeprovisionforthoselearningina Dothestudentshaveenoughpriorknowledge?How languageotherthantheirmothertongue?Howhave willweknow? weconsideredthosewithspecialeducationalneeds? Outlineexamples, Ongoingfeedbackasstudentsworkdownchecklist Onlineexamplesofstudentportfolios StudentsworkonlineandcanbeviewedbyTeacherin Studentswillhavechecklistofrequiredmaterialsfor stagesofdevelopment. bothGlogsterandPortfolio. Studentspairupforfeedbackontheirwork. PracticeforthePortfoliobeginswiththePersonal SomeTeacherguidedexamples,somestudentled Glogster(creating,collectingmaterialsanduploading examples,Videotutorialsavailableforstudentstouse tocentralpoint) athome/school. UsingStudentcreatedGlogsterasexamples,allowfor Videos/peerstoallowstudentstogobackover/ahead somehandsonexperimentaltimeinclass ofclassoncertainskills. Resources Whatresourcesareavailabletous? Howwillourclassroomenvironment,localenvironmentand/orthecommunitybeusedtofacilitatestudents experiencesduringtheunit? Glogsteronlineacces

Ongoingreflectionsandevaluation
Inkeepinganongoingrecord,considerthefollowingquestions.Therearefurtherstimulusquestionatthe endofthePlanningforteachingandlearningsectionofMYP:Fromprinciplesintopractice. Studentsandteachers Whatdidwefindcompelling?Wereourdisciplinaryknowledge/skillschallengedinanyway? Whatinquiriesaroseduringthelearning?What,ifany,extensionactivitiesarose? Howdidwereflectbothontheunitandonourownlearning? Whichattributesofthelearnerprofilewereencouragedthroughthisunit?Whatopportunitiesweretherefor studentinitiatedaction? Possibleconnections Howsuccessfulwasthecollaborationwithotherteacherswithinmysubjectgroupandfromothersubjectgroups? Whatinterdisciplinaryunderstandingswereorcouldbeforgedthroughcollaborationwithothersubjects? Assessment Werestudentsabletodemonstratetheirlearning? Howdidtheassessmenttasksallowstudentstodemonstratethelearningobjectivesidentifiedforthisunit?How didImakesurestudentswereinvitedtoachieveatalllevelsofthecriteriadescriptors? Arewepreparedforthenextstage? Datacollection Howdidwedecideonthedatatocollect?Wasituseful?