PYP Action
  • PYP Action
  • Faria Education Group
  • About the Author: Sonya terBorg
  • What is Action?
  • Action and Empathy
  • Action and Agency
  • Ways to take Action
  • The Action Pyramid
  • Three Questions That Need Answering
  • Action and Impact
  • Action and the Exhibition
  • How Might I Get Started?
  • Looking for More Support in this Area?
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How Might I Get Started?

Choose. Act. Reflect.

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The first thing would be to familiarize yourself with the components of action as described by the PYP. Quite simply: choose, act, reflect. And continue to do so, embedding this reflective, action-oriented culture into your classroom experience.

This may require you to think about changing the way you "do" school or what your classroom experience looks like. If that is the case for you, the following resources may be helpful in moving you toward an environment that prioritizes agency and makes room for action:

  • (Minero). Emelina Minero shares how project-based learning impacts student voice and choice and leads the way to choose-act-reflect on learning by individuals and groups.

  • (Shakur). The CEO of Build.org shares how her organization uses entrepreneurship as a vehicle to engage students in learning and in their communities.

The best way to get started, however, is to simply start. To choose to do something, to take action, to reflect on where you might go next in your inquiry into making a difference. How might you begin your journey toward action?

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