Action

As a result of student inquiries, we hope that students can and will take action with their learning. This can take many forms as teachers aspire to empower learners to engage in meaningful student initiated action. There are many ways to take action, and the IB categorizes action in the following areas:

Participation	Being actively involved in the learning community and showing commitment to contributing as individuals and as members of a group.
Advocacy	Taking action individually or collectively to publicly support positive social, environmental or political change.
Social justice	Taking action for positive change relating to human rights, equality and equity. Being concerned with the advantages and disadvantages within society, and with social well-being and justice for all.
Social entrepreneurship	Supporting positive social change through responding to the needs of local, national and global communities; applying prior knowledge and skills to identify and address challenges and opportunities in innovative, resourceful and sustainable ways.
Lifestyle choices	Making positive lifestyle choices in response to learning.

In addition to these categories, small choices and moments of action may emerge as a result of student learning. All types of action can be fostered through modeling, naming and recognizing them when they are shown or seen by students.

To better encourage action, teachers can intentionally plan for action opportunities to guide and support students with this process. While student initiated action is ideal, teacher driven and facilitated action is also appropriate in PYP classrooms and schools.

Many times, action takes place outside the classroom. Consider how you can communicate with families and elicit examples of how students are taking their learning out into the world to make it a better and more peaceful place!

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