KIS Concept Based Curriculum & Instruction by Karin Tellis (PYPC/Assistant Principal)

CBCI IBO Position Paper by Erickson

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Julie Stern: Learning That Transfers

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Outstanding and practical look at utilizing the ACT model to promote conceptual acquisition/consolidation, connection and transfer for deep learning.

Agenda Day 1

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CBCI by Lynn Erickson

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Connect Extend Challenge template to use with your class

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I Used To Think/Now I Think template

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Quick video on Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning

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Link to KIS Concept Attainment Portfolios

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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14zeI-uV7NLdZH_f4LWc74k4wHFGgyt84?usp=sharing

My IB for your Subject Guides

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Video on Concept Based Learning

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Inquiry Self-Assessment Rubric

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Inquiry Indicators

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What a PYP Classroom Should Look Like

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CBCI Explained Video

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ATLs (Approaches to Learning)

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EY ATLs (Approaches to Learning)

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Concept Based Inquiry in Action

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CBCI & Learning Environments

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What is CBCI?

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Summary by Lynn Erickson

Common Errors of Unit Components

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Scaffolding Verbs for Generalizations

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Help for writing Central Ideas or Conceptual statements

Sample Conceptual Lenses

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Macro and Micro Concepts

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ACT Model

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Don't forget to reference your Portfolios for examples of strategies!

Teaching for Concept Attainment Key Points

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Julie Stern: Anchoring Units in Concepts to Facilitate Transfer

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Explains! Samples! Concepts!

Hexagon Templates

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For you to customize for your students

Subject Concept Examples

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Kath Murdoch Blog

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Her article on the "balance" trap of inquiry is well worth a read.

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Chris Gadbury's PYP & MYP placemats, graphics and sketchnote resources.

High Impact Inquiry Strategies

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Building Thinking Classroom Posters

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Welcome to Thinking Classroom Sign

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Where to find MYP and DP Concepts

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Go to your Subject Guide and you will find Concepts in the Approaches to Teaching

Learner Profile in Action

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This is found under cross-programme resources on My IB.

MYP in Action

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This is found on My IB.

DP in Action

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Approaches to Learning & Teaching

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Inquiry and Concept Based practices are two of our ATTs

Visible Thinking Routines Toolbox

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From Harvard Project Zero: a multitude of routines to make thinking visible for accessing prior knowledge, showing changes to thinking, and other formative tasks!

Criteria for Generalizations (Central Ideas)

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Check your Central Ideas or Enduring Understandings against these. . . . another good one to ask is "Is this worth 4 - 6 weeks of instruction, or is it something they already know?"

Kinds of Thinking

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Bullseye

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Understanding starts at the center

Verbs for Scaffolding Generalizations

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Concept Based Learning In Early Years

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CBCI Models

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Erickson's Structure of Knowledge (for content based disciplines) & Lanning's Structure of Process (for process based disciplines)

Structure of Process Samples

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Unpacking the SoP model, and showing how it can be used in tandem with SoK

Key Points of SoK and SoP

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Key Points of Scaffolding Generalizations

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Key Points of the Conceptual Lens

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CBCI terminology glossary

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CBCI Supporting Source Material

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Key Points of 2D v 3D Curriculum

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Key Points of Essential Questions

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Julie Stern's incredible work and even some free PD can be found at Education to Change the World.

Inquiry Based Learning & Guiding Student Driven Questions

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Samples of classroom practice

Conceptual Learning in the PYP

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CBCI Check-In: Focus on Acquisition

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Structure of Knowledge

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Structure of Process

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CBCI Key Words

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Concepts for World Languages

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Concepts for Literacy

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Agenda Day 2

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Scaffolding Thinking

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Remember those "no no" verbs! (effect, is, are, have, impact, affect)

Evaluating Scaffolded Thinking

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If your Conceptual Generalization meets this success criteria, you are facilitating transfer!

Conceptual Generalizations

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Whether a statement or a conceptual question, it should be a statement of the relationship between two or more concepts.

Differentiated Unit Time To-Do List

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Conceptual Lenses

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Disciplinary Models of Learning

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What's better: Inquiry or Direct Instruction?

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Julie Stern Video on Overwhelm

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Julie Stern on What is Transfer?

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Essential Shifts for Learning That Transfers

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Julie Stern Planning Support

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Samples of Lenses & Planning Contexts

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Sample template to plan Lenses for Transfer

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Glossary of Terms for Concept Attainment & Transfer

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Updated Digital Storyboards

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Types of Connections

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Transfer Context Matrix

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Additional Concept Attainment Strategies by Phase of ACT

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Scroll down to find additional strategies for Acquisition, Connection and Transfer!

ACT Lesson Planning Template

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Rubric for Concept Attainment

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LTT Assessment Templates & Examples

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LTT Summative Planning Template

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Novel Assignments for Students

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Full List of ACT Strategies

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