MINUTES+-+7th+meeting+on+PYP+Exhibition+2011+-+2012


 * MEETING MINUTES **
 * SUBJECT/AGENDA: Discussion of further plans for the PYP Exhibition **
 * DATE: 9th February, 2012 TIME: 4:10 – 4:45 pm LOCATION: Common Room **


 * **ATTENDEES ** || **Abhimanyu, Monica, Jim, Malini, Shalini, Mrinalini, Shipra, Kumi, Priya, Seema, Ms. Rima Singh ** ||
 * **ABSENTEES ** || **None ** ||


 * POINTS DISCUSSED: **
 * **ITEM ** || **DETAILS **  ||
 * **Planning ** || * Activities for provocation and discussions to continue in MPH till independent research begins
 * HRTs to organize folders for each child to keep a record of the documents throughout the exhibition
 * To activate the students’ blog like last year’s PYP Exhibition; Shalini volunteered to start it off
 * Ms. Rima suggested to have a blog link on wiki spaces for quick access
 * Parents to be informed by the students about the PYP Exhibition as to what and how are they progressing about it; to be planned for after the Holi break ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Proposed plan ** || * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Students will first send their responses to Shalini through their mentors and she will further post them on the blog. First group to report for this week, will be from Seema’s class, a group of students who can work independently and will not need much follow up
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jim to create a power point presentation of last year’s PYP Exhibition for the students to give them a glimpse of the exhibition (especially about its six stages).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jim to create a video of the journey this year including student’s reflections
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Plan ahead for the PYP Exhibition: __
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Students in groups will brainstorm using the 5Ws and 1H strategy to depict their understanding of the PYP Exhibition.
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Then, we will show the power point presentation by Jima and the other video ona school’s Exhibition, to the students.
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday and Wednesday: Students will then read Student Handbook with their teacher mentors and they will further discuss the theme and strands.
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, 16th Feb, will be used for the detailed discussion of the TD Strands so that in the weekend students will reflect on and list down issues and ideas to research on
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Next week, each group will share their issues and interest groups will create a Central Idea followed by the Essential Agreements of the PYP Exhibition
 * o <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We will start with the Timeline after the Holi break ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Logistics ** || * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All presentations to be made in the MPH
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8th February, the class to continue without Monica, Malini, Abhimanyu
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Nine groups will be created. HRTs to create these groups, three groups from each class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">No interest groups and Grouping to be done through the weekend homework giving the students a chance to choose THREE STRANDS and prioritize them. ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">FOLLOW UP/ ACTION (if any) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Minutes By: Shipra Sharan **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">NOTE: Revisions based on actual progress **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">DATE: 13th February, 2012 TIME: 8:45 a.m. – 9 a.m. LOCATION: PYP Coordinator’s office **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Members present: Seema, Shalini, Sonia, Abhimanyu, Shipra, Kumi, Priya, Jim, Malini **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Members absent: Monica, Mrinalini **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Tuesday, 14th February (MPH): **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Presentation of graphic organizers by each group on the 5W and 1H
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Viewing the video and ppt on past Exhibitions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Students fill in the reflection sheet on “What is a PYP Exhibition?”
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Introduction of blog and announcing logistics regarding the same


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Wednesday & Thursday, 15th & 16th February (class rooms): **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading of Student Handbook with mentor in section wise groups


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Minutes by: Seema Tuli **