l  In terms of the collaborative planning, school now have the flexibility to decide the most appropriate time frames and duration for each unit of inquiry depending on the depth and breadth of investigation.

l  Schools will have the option to design their own planner.

l  The support a school culture of language learning and international-mindedness --- Multilingualism, the use of two or more languages.

l  The original set of transdisciplinary skills has been renamed as “approaches to learning – very clearly explained.

l  Strong shift with assessment -- emphasis on feedback - all of this leads to the development of agency.

l  Teachers, no matter where they are in the world, can use their local context to teach towards relevant and significant ideas that engage a learner’s intellect and most certainly lead to student agency”.

l  Teachers as creative professionals, will have greater freedom to design learning engagements and teach in ways that enable their students to take greater control over their own learning.

l  Teachers, regardless of where they are in the world, can utilize their local context to teach towards relevant and significant ideas that engage a learner’s intellect and most certainly lead to student agency.

l  The impact of the enhancements of PYP on principals, teachers and students. As it said it will be “Better for students, easier for teachers to implement and more flexible for schools.”

l  I might take a bit of time for some teachers to adapt to changes such as using a new planner.