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Global contexts flashcards

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The six MYP global contexts: Identities and relationships; orientation in space and time; personal and cultural expression; scientific and technical innovation; globalization and sustainability; fairness and development.
Which global context fits mathematics most naturally?: Scientific and technical innovation, but teachers are encouraged to use all six.
Global context compared with topic: The global context says why the learning matters; the topic is the mathematics itself. A picture on a worksheet is decoration, not a context.
How do you build a statement of inquiry?: 1. Name the mathematics. 2. Pick the key concept it truly shows. 3. Pick one to three related concepts. 4. Pick the global context. 5. Write one general sentence and test that the unit can explore it.
Why is "Proportion" or "Students will calculate ratios" a weak statement of inquiry?: The first is only a topic name and the second is a task. A statement of inquiry must be a general idea written as a sentence, not a topic, task or question.
Guide example: a volume unit: Key concept form; related concepts space and quantity; global context fairness and development.
Fairness example: clinic X has 90 patients and 6 nurses; clinic Y has 150 and 8. Which is more stretched?: Patients per nurse: 90 ÷ 6 = 15 and 150 ÷ 8 = 18.75. Clinic Y is more stretched, though it has more nurses.