PYP+EXHIBITION+-+the+process

== **Let us use this page to document the day to day happenings on this journey of the PYP Exhibition. This will be updated by Priya with the support and inputs from all mentors, as and when appropriate.** ==

**DAY 1: 7th February, 2012**


 * Students began their initial work towards the PYP Exhibition to be held in April 2012. Grade 5 st udents viewed 5 different presentations, each based on a certain skill with all the teacher mentors. Abhimanyu showed a Video, 2 English Songs and 1 Hindi song. Seema and Kumi shared the newspaper headlines with the group and Malini read a book 'My Grandfather's Journey' with them. Then they also saw a power point presentation on personal history and migration showed by Shalini . **




 * Task: They were asked to chose 2 of these presentations to reflect on, they had to do this on the [[file:TD THEME_response sheet.docx]] **

** Aryaam, Simran, Ishan, Shrivardhan, Raina, Abhay, Jaewon Jang etc. shared there wonderful experiences and made connections with the 5 presentations. **

 * The students unanimously concluded that the presentations were all related to the TD theme " Where we are in Place and Time". **
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Day 3 : 10th February 2012
**Today Home Room Tutors along with other mentors grouped the students in 3 groups from each section, and they brainstormed (using the 5Ws and 1H strategy) what they think the PYP exhibition is all about. Students were asked to make a visual presentation of what they think about it on chart paper.**





Day 4 : 14th February 2012
**Students in groups discussed and made presentations of what they think the PYP Exhibition is all about. Then they shared their understanding with their peers and mentors.**





Day 5: 15th February 2012
>> **and discussed students guidelines in their peer groups. ** >>
 * Students viewed a presentations under the Final Videos folder in the server: **
 * ** NIST PYP Exhibition – 8 mins **
 * ** Pathways Aravali PYP Exhibition – 3 minutes **
 * ** and PPT of photos from last year’s Exhibition **
 * **Students reflected on what they think the PYP exhibition is all about. **




 * Day 6: 16th February 2012 **


 * Students discussed Student guidelines in their peer groups along with the mentors and discussed purpose of exhibition, roles in the exhibition and process of the exhibition, then they shared their understanding of the same. **


 * Day 7: 21st February 2012 **

**Students discussed further Student's Guidelines in their peer groups, with mentors regarding Process of Exhibition, which included the following:**

**1. Discussion on possible real-life issues** **2. Posing questions that help to define the central idea and decide upon the lines of Inquiry.** **3. Planning the exhibition.** **4. Gathering the necessary material** **5. Recording and reflecting** **6. Presenting the exhibition.**




 * Day 8th: 22nd February 2012 **

**Today was the discussion of strands on PYP Exhibition, also the discussion was on the Exhibition Timeline as a whole group.**



**Day 9th: 23rd February 2012**

**Students were divided into 6 groups as per the strands of PYP Exhibition.** T** oday was the discussion on Essential Agreements. They had to decide 3 key agreements individually which they shared with other students, out of which 2 agreements have been decided unanimously and now they have to present it to the whole group. **




 * Day 10th & 11th: 27th and 28th February 2012: **

**Students discussed about how to arrive at the Central Idea, Mentors like Malini, Mrinalini and Shalini discussed in detail what can be taken as Central Idea for the TD theme. Students were shown a Power Point presentation of how to reach to a Central Idea. It was unanimously decided that Central Idea is a statement that summarises what we essentially want to learn and understand. It was also discussed that it needs to be significant, engaging, relevant and challenging.**




 * Day 12th: 29th February 2012 **

**Students discussed about how to make a Central Idea in their respective groups, along with their mentors, they read a fact sheet, 'Arriving at the Central Idea" and marked the key words in it. They also discussed about the checklist for Central Idea, and tried to make their own Central Idea, from which they will make one Central Idea for the TD Theme.**




 * Day 13th: 1st March 2012 **

**Today students were asked to collect and gather as much resources as they can for their topic of interest during the Holi break.They were also given reflective holiday prep (regarding PYP Essential Elements) which they have to complete.**

**Day 14th : 14th March 2012**

**All mentors encouraged their groups to arrive at one or 2 most common Central Ideas. Students worked independently in their respective groups, found the key words and made central ideas.**



**Day 15th and 16th : 15th March 2012 and 16th March 2012**

**Today students tried to finalize the central Idea, groups of Shalini, Sonia, Seema, and Abhimanyu, had been combined to work together. In the end after much discussion all the groups finalized Central Idea. Now they will be making Lines of Inquiry, their week end prep is to do the planning sheets.**




 * Day 16th : 20th March 2012 **


 * Today mentors celebrated and shared logo for PYP exhibition with students, discussed 8 concepts in detail and asked them to make lines of inquiry on the basis of that. Students also finalized their central idea and noted it down in their fair sheets. **



**Day 17th : 21st March 2012**

**Today students identified the key concepts, finalized the related Lines of Inquiries and wrote it in their fair sheets. They also completed filling planning sheets thereby, writing the student's questions, identifying the resources that they will need to conduct the inquiry including planning for field trips and also had a discussion for inviting guest speakers. Students were guided to visit library and were asked to select a book on the topic of their choice for PYP exhibition.**

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