October 3, 6, 7

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Year 11, where are you on your project.

Open your document and please show it to me.

Due to the lack of a stable internet connection at this time, you will have to finish your research for homework.  Sorry, as you know I don't like to assign this kind of homework.

Learning objectives: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 29 research, research research

http://www.searchcowboys.com/seo/849

http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/12/how-people-learn-it-really-hasnt-changed/

http://scottgould.me/tag/events

If I had to make a teaching aid, I would do the following:

1.  Define "teaching aid" - what is it?
2.  Then I would want to know how people learn because I would want my teaching aid to be effective.  I would do a keyword search on Google "how do people learn?" 
This is what I came up with:
a.  learning styles explained -  http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm#Learning%20Styles%20Explained
b.  how do we learn? - http://www.graphisoft.com/company/ontheroad/itg.html
c.  learning styles - http://www.google.com/search?q=how+do+people+learn&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7FTSB&prmd=imvnsb&ei=tY-BTu_dLoOZOqD4rDo&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&biw=1366&bih=595&emsg=NCSR&noj=1&ei=tY-BTu_dLoOZOqD4rDo

d. teaching strategies

September 26

Year 11, please finish your design brief today.

Learning objectives: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

19, 22, 23

Year 11, You should know by now who your cooperating teacher is. Please provide me with that information.

Remember there are 3 tasks in the Investigate:  1.  Identify the problem;  2.  Develop a Design Brief;                  3.  Formulate a Design Specification.

We are working on #2.  This is due on the 23rd.  I will collect them on Friday and will be able to offer you written feedback in time for you to change/update/correct your final Investigate (Criterion A).

Our Term 1 due dates are as follows:

Investigate - October 3
Design - October 13
Plan - October 21
Create - November 21
Evaluate - December 1  -

You will need to submit a "Process Journal", a bibliography, and you will need written feedback from your cooperating teacher to include in your Evaluate;-)

Remember, I'm here to offer support and advice;-)

Learning objectives: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 12, 14

Year 11, Let's get started.

We have talked a bit about what you need to do and how to get started.

1. Find a cooperating teacher
2. Open a Google Document:
Page 1 - type INVESTIGATE;
Page 2: type 1. Identify the Product, 2. Develop A Design Brief

3. Write 5 or 6 questions that will help you solve your problem. (Such as: What is a teaching aid? How do children learn best? Examples of existing teaching aids (gather information and ideas). Research your topic. What tools/programmes can be used?)


To be successful:
formulate and discuss appropriate questions (at least 5) that guide the investigation - this means that you should create questions and then do research that will help you solve the problem

- identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information - use in-text referencing and create a bibliography

-collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information - this deeper analysis of your research will lead to higher marks

-evaluate your sources of information- who are your sources? are they appropriate? are they experts in the field?

According to the assessment rubric. . .

To get a 1/2: The student investigates the problem, collecting information from sources.

To get a 3/4: The student investigates the problem, selecting and analysing the information from some acknowledged sources.

To get a 5/6: The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate acknowledged sources.

Learning objectives: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 5, 8, 9

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Welcome back Year 11.  This is it, your last year in the MYP, let's work hard to make it your best!

Let's begin:  (1) Introduction to MYP 5
                   (2) Create a Google Docs account (http://docs.google.com)
                   (3) MYP Deadline Policy (explain, discuss)
                   (4) Summary Writing
                   (5) Introduction to Unit of Work

Learning Objectives:  The student will prepare for the school year.