SUBJECT:

InterD

YEAR 7 AUG

SEP

2016-2017 YEAR PLANNER YEAR 8

YEAR 9

Mon 15

Title:

Friends

Title:

My Laptop & Me

Title:

Mon 22

Focus or Concept;

Change

Focus or Concept:

Communication & Identity

Focus or concept: Responsibility & Connection

Mon 29

ATL focus:

Self-Management

Mon 5

Key Outcome/s:

Mindfulness - Practice being aware of body-mind connections Emotional Management - Practise strategies to overcome impulsiveness and anger Self-Motiviation - Practise managing self-talk Resilience - Practise "bouncing back' after adversity, mistakes and failures - Practise dealing with change

Mon 12

Assessment (Formative & Summative):

CAT - Develop coping strategy plan for a given scenario

Mon 19

Title:

Mon 26

Focus or Concept:

ATL focus: Communication Key Outcome/s: Self - Management - Affective Skills * Organise and depict information logically * Structure information in summaries & reports

ATL focus: Key Outcome/s:

Thinking Crtitical Thinking Skills * Evaluate Evidence and arguments * Draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations * Consider ideas from multiple perspectives * Analyse complex concepts and projects into their constituent parts and synthesize them to create new understanding

Assessment (formative & summative)

CAT - * Analyse complex concepts and projects into their constituent parts and synthesize them to create new understanding

Social Skills - Collaboration & Social Skills * Use social media networks appropriately to build and develop relationships Assessment (formative & summative)

CAT - Produce a presentation for vertical tutoring session.

Happiness

Digital Citizenship

OCT

Change & Continuity

Mon 3

MaD Week Half Term

Mon 10

ATL focus: Key Outcome/s:

NOV

Self-Management Organisation skills - select and use technology effectively and productively Research Medial Literacy skills - make informed choices about personal viewing experiences

Assessment (Formative & Summative):

Design and create an engaging and creative poster for your tutor base wall. The poster should include 5-10 golden rules for safe and responsible online behaviour.

Title:

MYP Unit: Behaviour and Team Dynamics

Mon 28

Focus or Concept:

Change

Mon 5

ATL focus:

Thinking - Transfer Skills Collaboration and Social Skills

Mon 31

TItle:

Information Response

Focus or concept: Communication, Perspective

Mon 7 Mon 14

Title: The Real Game Focus or concept: Responsibility, Choice

Mon 21

DEC

MaD Week Half Term

Enduring understanding: Safe and responsible online practice requires the development and practice of a code of conduct and behaviour.

Mon 17

Mon 24

MaD Week Half Term

Transfer skills * combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products and solutions. Collaboration & Social Skills * manage and resolve conflict and work collaboratively in teams.

ATL focus:

Mon 12 Mon 19

Research Information Literacy skills * Use critical literacy skills to analyse and interpret media communciations Media Literacy skills * communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats * understand the impact of media representaitons and modes of presentation * communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats Communication * Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences * Share ideas with multiple audienes using a variety of digital environments and media

ATL focus:

Christmas

Thinking Skills Critical Thinking * Idenfity obstacles and challenges * Propose and evaluate a variety of solutions Self-Management Reflection Skills * identify strengths and weaknesses of personal learning strategies (selfassessment)

Christmas

Mon 26 JAN

Mon 2 Mon 9

Mon 16

Key Outcome/s: Statement of Inquiry Behaviour impacts interactions which may influence human relationships. Assessment CAT - To design a SPARK game to be used in InterD lessons for members (Formative & Summative): of your year group.

Key Outcome/s: Asseessment (formative & summative)

Effective communication is powerful, as it can influence the feelings, thoughts and behaviour of individuals and societies. CAT - In small groups students produce short piece of silent film which communicates and influences the audience to feel a specific emotion.

Key Outcome/s: Assessment (formative & summative)

Individuals face both choices and constrictions, and our own actions and choices have consequences for both ourselves and others. Formative assessment - Self-reflection on a job interview CAT Summative assessment - write a final reflection in the last session

Mon 23 FEB

Mon 30

CNY

CNY

Mon13 Mon 20

Title

Childhood & Change

Title:

Focus or concept: ATL focus:

MYP Unit History & Ethics Key concept - Connections Related Concepts History - Causality Ethics - Perspective

Change & Perspective Mon 27

Focus or concept: Critical Thinking Skills ATL focus: In order for students to synthesize disciplinary knowledge to demonstrate interdisciplinary understanding, students must consider ideas from multiple perspectives.

MAR

Mon 6

Key Outcomes/

Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking Skills * Consider ideas from multiple perspectives * Develop contrary or opposing arguments Creative Thinking Skills * Practise flexible thinking - develop multiple opposing, contradictory and complimentary arguments Perspectives on when the change from childhood to adulthood occurs can be influenced by physical, cultural and social factors. What different perspectives exist on the change from childhood to adulthood?

Mon 13

CNY

Title: Sex & Relationships Focus or concept: Relationships, Choice

Mon 6

Transfer Skills In order for students to demonstrate relevant disciplinary factual, conceptual and/or procedural knowledge, students must combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions

Purpose of Inquiry & Statement of Inquiry

Students will understand that historical events influence perspectives. Through the study of historical events students will identify the issues that have impacted cultural perspectives. Historical events may influence perspectives.

ATL focus: Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Skills * Practise observing carefully in order to recognize problems * Revise understanding based on new information and evidence * Formulate factual, topical, conceptual and debatable questions Self-Management Reflections Skills * Consider content (What did I learn about? What don't I understand yet? What questions do I have now?)

Assessment (Formative & summative)

Mon 20 Mon 27

Students will make a movie based around a historical event that demonstrate the debate between absolute & relative ethics for a specific historical event. Make a movie that shows the connections between a historical event and changing ethical perspectives.

Easter

Easter

Easter

Mon 3

APR

Mon 10

Assessment (formative & sumamtive)

Write an arguement to answer the following: Can child marriage ever be justified? Consider multiple perspectives on this issue before reaching a balanced conclusion.

Key Outcome/s

Relationships play a significant role in our personal journeys, and the choices we make within these affect the health and happiness of both ourselves and others’

Assessment (formatitive & summative)

CAT - Think of a Global Health issue based on what they've learned in the lessons. Develop a promotional health video that educates teens on one of these issues.

Title:

MYP Unit - Political Art

Mon 17

Mon 24 MAY

Mon 1 Mon 8

Key Concept– Communities Related concepts – Individuals and Societies- Perspective Art- Expression Focus or Concept:

Mon 15

Critical thinking Skills In order for students to demonstrate relevant disciplinary factual, conceptual and/or procedural knowledge, students will consider ideas from multiple perspectives. ATL focus:

Mon 22

Title:

Mon 29

Focus or concept: Title:

JUN

Genious Hour

ATL focus:

Mon 5

Focus or concept:

Independence, Reflection How can I successfully plan and complete a project that arises from an aspect of my learning this year?

Key Outcome/s ATL focus:

Successful project management requires effective planning, research, self-management and reflection.

Independence, Reflections Self-Management, * Organisation skills - plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals Thinking Skills * combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions Successful project management requires effective planning, research, self-management and reflection. How can I successfully plan and complete a project that arises from an aspect of my learning this year?

Key Outcome/s

Mon 12

Self-Management, * Organisation skills - plan strategies and take action to achieve personal and academic goals Thinking Skills * combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions

Mon 19

Mon 26

Personal Project

Assessment (Formative & summative)

Plan, research, manage, exhibit, and reflect upon an independent project, arising from a personal passion.

Assessment (formative & summative)

Plan, research, manage, Exhibit, and reflect upon an independent project, arising from a personal interest.

Purpose of Inquiry & Statement of Inquiry

Assessment (formative & summative)

Creative Thinking Skills In order for students to use appropriate strategies to communicate interdisciplinary understanding effectively, students create original works and ideas; use existing works and ideas in new ways Students will develop multiple perspectives on local and global issues, developing empathy as they seek to raise awareness and take action. Communities face challenges that may require a variety of responses based on an understanding of multiple perspectives. Students respond to a community issue through self expression (reflective portfolio, persuasive writing & a piece of art to be displayed in an exhibition).