PYP
Workshop
3-5 year olds
A workshop lead by
Tracy Jochmann
from the United World
College of South East Asia
Seriously the world depends
on play!
 www.seriouslythemovie.com
 “To
children PLAY is work
Hard work their business in life”.
(from bright ideas)
Provocative Environments
in your class, have a place to
hide
our classrooms should...
 value
students work
 see documentation and displays
 areas to find opportunities for learning
 have areas to explore
 opportunities to take risks and try new
things
 have a range of different media to
access
Importance of Documentation
The Purpose of Documentation
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making learning visible
to identify student’s strength and weaknesses
to celebrate learning
give students importance
documenting is meant to explain process **
planning new activities
** scan in Type of documenting
Schema
Evernote – ipad app
Learning Stories
A learning story is...
a
first ad foremost a story
 It tells a tale to the child, family, to guests
and to ourselves as teachers
 No right way to do this
 begins with child’s initiative and progresses
through the subsequent stages of
engagement and intentionality
How to inquire in EYP?
 provocations
 personal
 field
trips
inquiries vs. class inquiries