{"id":1250,"date":"2024-09-11T07:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.randschools.edu.sa\/res\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:34:21","slug":"revising-and-refining-our-poi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randschools.edu.sa\/res\/revising-and-refining-our-poi\/","title":{"rendered":"Revising and Refining our POI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”20px” header_text_color=”#0C71C3″ header_2_text_color=”#0C71C3″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]
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Each year, going through the processes of improvisation for reviewing, revising, and refining our POIs, the following steps are applied as a process to refine and update our Programme of Inquiry for the AY 2023-2024.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Step 1 \u2013 Reflect on the current POI<\/span><\/h4>\n

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End of the AY 2022-2023, each grade level team (from K-5) were given the rubrics to assess each grade level programme of Inquiry using the checklist for evaluating the programme of inquiry adapted from\u00a0<\/span>Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquir<\/i>y (2012). Teams of each grade level reflected on the criteria of the checklist using the ratings 0-10. This engagement allowed grade level teams to dive deep into the discussions of strengthening transdisciplinarity and conceptual understanding (reflecting on connections of UOIs and Themes for example connecting CIs, LOIs and Concepts ensuring that the learning and teaching is developed through the concepts going beyond the subjects).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Step- 2 Horizontal Review and Alignment<\/span><\/h4>\n

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All subject teachers are involved in\u00a0<\/span>horizontal collaborative meetings<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>which include ongoing reflections done by grade level teams (HRTs) during weekly PLCs, during horizontal collaborative PLCs at the beginning of each theme, by all teachers including single subject teachers, and librarian along with HRTs. These horizontal collaborative PLCs are conducted either within each section or among both sections based on the themes if\/not fall at the same in both sections. Reflections for are recorded in Horizontal collaborative PLC minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Horizontal review<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is done at the end of AY 2022-2023 by each grade level of K and 1-5 of both sections at the end of each year on UOI continuum, writing the reflections for improving the learning in the units. These reflections are made with respect to the ongoing reflections done during weekly UOI PLCs and horizontal collaborative meetings.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Horizontal alignment<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is made at the beginning of the year through K-5, having each grade level of both sections (Ahliya and International) paired up to\u00a0<\/span>review descriptors of the themes ensuring that they match with the big ideas (units), and accordingly to review Central Ideas, Lines of Inquiries and Conceptual understandings. Grade level teams reflected on these elements mapping on charts and revising on UOI Continuum for the new AY 2023-2024. Balancing of KCs and LPs is also done horizontally across the grade levels to ensure the all KCs and LPs are covered across the grade level. This horizontal alignment allowed teachers to revise the Assessment Plans ensuring\u00a0<\/span><\/i>progression of Assessment Criteria which is carried out using Solo taxanomy (referred from PRC solo taxanomy) \u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/resources.ibo.org\/pyp\/subject-group\/Teacher-support-\/works\/pyp_11162-51664?lang=en<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

During Horizontal alignment, few grade level teams noticed a very few mismatches of the descriptors with the units and some gaps in the learning progression of the concepts that reflect the central idea and that was revised during the horizontal alignment. Grade level teams of both sections made the best possibilities of framing similar learning through the themes.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Step-3 Vertical Review & Alignment<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Vertical Review<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is done at the BOY AY 2023-2024 through grades K-5 by focused groups of each grade level reflecting on the elements as done in horizontal alignment, descriptors, big ideas, learning progression of Central Ideas, Lines of Inquiries, Conceptual Understandings, balance of KCs, and ATL practices from the ATL continuum.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Vertical Alignment<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>is made vertically through K-5, ensuring the progression of learning in KCs, RCs, CIs, Lines of Inquiries, Conceptual Understanding across all Transdisciplinary themes. Vertical Alignment reflections updates are made on UOI Continuum and thus POI is revised and updated based on the vertical alignment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0During Vertical alignment, grade level teams noticed some descriptors of few themes are not covered through K-5 and some bridging gaps in the learning progression of the concepts through grade levels K-5. The vertical alignment allowed to fix the gaps and build the bridges of learning progression across the themes and units (big ideas).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Step-4 Updating the Programme of Inquiry for AY 2023-2024 (Horizontal Alignment)<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Gradelevel HRTs revise and update the POI based on the reflections made during horizontal and vertical alignment revising the central ideas, related concepts and lines of inquiries. Key Concepts are thoughtfully selected in relevance to the learning of the concepts through the related concepts while ensuring the concepts and conceptual understanding through the flow of the lines of inquiry reflect the central idea. Head of the Departments (English, Math, Specials and Arabic) are involved to plan with HRTs for the resources and content of the curricular areas for the integrations and connections to support the units of POI. The HODs also planned for subject specific planners for the outcomes in the subjects that sit outside the POI. HRTs plan cocurricular engagements (example field trips, school events, interviewing experts, hosting community members, etc) to support the inquiries of the units of POI in cocurricular engagements calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the POI is ready for next year, accordingly teachers revise the planners and are ready for the with the learning engagements and experiences for the new academic year which will be revisited through the year during the weekly PLCs to reflect on which will eventually help to revise and refine the Programme of Inquiry for the next academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Towards improvising the review and refine process of Programme of Inquiry, with reference to some resources and blogs, below are the steps that are set with clear details of the processes for refining our Programme of Inquiry each year.<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Ongoing Reflections<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Reflections during weekly grade level PLCs (will be recorded in weekly PLC forms) – done in each section separately<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Reflections during collaborative PLCs (will be recorded in collaborative PLC forms) \u2013 done either in each section or both sections before the start of the new unit involving all HRTs, single subject teachers, HODs, librarians, academic coordinators, and PYPC.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Reflections done on UOI Continnum after each planner by grade level teams (HRTs) for the revisions and improvements to be made for the next academic year (These reflections will be based on the weekly PLC reflections and collaborative PLCs). Reflections might include reviewing the concepts (related concepts), connections and\/or integrations across the subjects, learning progressions, summative assessments, rubrics, assessment plans, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0EOY & BOY Reflections<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Step 1: Reflect on Current POI (EOY)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Using evaluating the POI from\u00a0<\/span>Developing a transdisciplinary programme of inquir<\/i>y) (2012).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0Step 2: Horizontal Evaluation (EOY)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Based on the reflections made on UOI Continuum of the current year, each grade level team of both sections to be paired up and revisit the units of the themes (POI) ensuring the balance curriculum (knowledge, concepts and skills) in each grade level by reviewing and reflecting on<\/span><\/p>\n