How we Organize Transdisciplinary Learning

Ourselves
Language Arts
Reading and Writing: Persuasive Writing, Inferring, Synthesizing.
Listening /Speaking: Debate and public speaking
Viewing and Presenting: Students will continue learning how to
analyze and create Infographics to gain information and share their
ideas. Students will also look at photography as a means to present
ideas.

Art
Students will inquire into the involvement art can have to create
social change.

Disciplinary Learning
Mathematics Language Arts
Number Word Study:

Central Idea Multiplication and

Division
Fractions, Decimals
Students continue to learn
word patterns to develop
their spelling skills.
Organisations allow people to and Ratios Grammar:
Students will continue to
come together to take action. Measurement:
Area and perimeter
develop an understanding
of paragraphs.
Angles
Lines of Inquiry
1. Different types of NGOs
2. Roles and responsibilities within NGOs
Important Dates
3. The action NGOs take and why
Nov 14: Parent Teacher Conference
4. How we know if NGOs are effective or not Nov 23,24: Teacher PD days
Field Trip UN and Red Cross (TBD)
Links Winter Festival (TBD)
The carpet boys gift
Books Dec 15: Last day of Autumn term
Art and social change
The carpet boys gift
UN website I am Malala
3 cups of tea
5 Essential Elements
Knowledge Concepts Skills Action Learner Profile
Students will learn Form and function: Communication: Students will use and Attitudes
* Speaking: I can speak
about the role and What are NGOs?
clearly when working
their learning about * cooperation
structure of What are the roles with others or presenting different NGOs and
and responsibilities * thinkers
different NGOs . * Presenting: I can share how they take action * risk takers
They will learn of NGOs? the things I have learned to get inspired in * commitment
with others
about world issues Social: order to take action
Causation:
these * Cooperation:I can work themselves.
What action do
organizations are NGOs take and why?
well with others
involved with and * Adopting roles:I can
also what it means lead sometimes and
Reflection: follow other times
to take actions How do we know if Thinking:
and how to take action taken by NGOs *Dialectal thought: I can
action. has been effective? think about different
points at the same time
in order to debate with
others

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ~ Lao Tzu