IntroductiontotheMYP

MarianCunnaneDeputyHeadAcademicIBMYP

Agendaforthisevening

• TheCoreoftheMiddleYearsProgramme• Subjectgroups• Organising thecurriculuminunitsofwork• Assessment• Reporting

MYPCurriculumModel

AttheCore..TheIBLearnerProfile

DistinctiveFeatures

• KeyandRelatedConcepts• GlobalContexts• ApproachestoTeachingandLearning(ATL/ATTL)

• ServiceasAction(SA)• PersonalProject(Years10/11)

Whatisaconcept?Definition• Conceptsbringfocus&depthtostudy&leadstudentstoenduringunderstanding.

“Aconceptservesasanintegratinglens”andencouragesthetransferofideaswithinandacrossthedisciplines“asstudentssearchforpatternsandconnectionsinthecreationofnewknowledge.”(Erickson2008)• Conceptsare:timeless,universalandabstract

Keyconceptsacrossthedisciplines

WhatSkillsareneededtoachievethe

goals?

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ATLskills

Studentsdevelopskillsthathelpthem‘learnhowtolearn’• Communicationskills• Socialskills• Self-managementskills• Researchskills• Thinkingskills

ServiceasAction(ManageBac)

• Compulsorycomponentineachyear•

PersonalProject

• Year11Completeby7February– Exhibition• Year10IntroductiontoprojectinApril• Detailsofimportantdatesanddeadlinesinthestudents’PersonalProjectGuideandinManageBac

SubjectgroupsLanguageandLiterature:English,Dutch,French/Spanish/German/MotherTongueLanguageAcquisition:English,Dutch,French/Spanish/GermanIndividuals&Societies:IntegratedHumanities/Geography,History,BusinessManagement,EconomicsMathematics:Mathematics/Standard/ExtendedDesign:DigitalDesign,ProductDesignArts: Drama,Music,VisualArtSciences:IntegratedScience/Biology,Chemistry,PhysicsPhysicalandHeathEducation:PHE(InterdisciplinaryLearning(ID))

Unitsofwork…

• Learningisorganised intounitsofwork

• Learningthroughinquiry,action andreflection

• Allowsfordifferentiation

TheMYPunitis…

• basedoninquiry

• designedwiththeendgoalinmind(SoI andsummativetask)

• rootedintheATLskills

• focusedondevelopingconceptual andcontextual understanding

• notalinearprocess

• developedinlocalandglobalcontexts

• differentiatedtomeettheneedsofalllearners

• focusedoneffectiveteamworkandcollaboration

• open-ended

• Involvesteachingproblem-solvingskills

AssessmentinMYP� formativeandsummativeassessment� assessmentiscontinuous� assessedaccordingtoprescribedlearningobjectivesandassessmentcriteria

� criterionrelated

Meetingthelearningobjectives/Applyingassessmentcriteria

Prescribedlearningobjectives/assessmentcriteriahavebeendesignedtomatchstudents’learningatthreestages• MYP1- Year7• MYP3- Year8&9• MYP5- Years10&11

Subject group A B C DLanguage and literature

Analyzing Organizing Producing text Using language

Language acquisition

Comprehending spoken and visual text

Comprehending written and visual text

Communicating in response to spoken, written and visual text

Using language in spoken and written form

Individuals and societies

Knowing and understanding

Investigating Communicating Thinking critically

SciencesKnowing and understanding

Inquiring and designing

Processing and evaluating

Reflecting on the impacts of science

MathematicsKnowing and understanding

Investigating patterns

CommunicatingApplying mathematics in real-life contexts

ArtsKnowing and understanding

Developing skills Thinking creatively Responding

Physical and health education

Knowing and understanding

Planning for performance

Applying and performingReflecting and improving performance

DesignInquiring and analyzing

Developing ideas Creating the solution Evaluating

MYP projects Investigating Planning Taking action Reflecting

Interdisciplinary Disciplinary grounding Synthesizing Communicating Reflecting

TheMYPassessmentcriteriaacrosssubjectgroupscanbesummarizedasfollows:

Howdoteachersarriveatafinalgrade?

• Teacher’sprofessionaljudgment

• Summativeassessmenttasks

• Singlemostappropriatelevelpercriterionratherthanconceptofpass/failorMYP1-7gradescale

• “Best-fit“for the finallevelofachievementattheendofthemarkingperiodoryear

SampleRecordofAssessmentLanguageandLiterature

A /8 B /8 C/8 D/8 SummativeTasks S/F/* Date

3 3 4 - Magazinearticle S Sept.

4 5 4 5 Magazineproject S

- 5 - 2 Creativewritingexercise S

- 5 5 5 Creativewriting:shortstory S

5 5 6 5 Oralpresentation S

5 - 6 5 Pre-structuredessay S

6 4 7 5 Argumentativeessay S June

Finallevelofachievement

SampleRecordofAssessment

A / 8 B / 8 C / 8 D / 8 Summative Tasks S/F/* Date3 3 4 - Magazine article S Sept.

4 5 4 5 Magazine project S*

- 5 - 2 Creative writing exercise S

- 5 5 5 Creative writing: short story S

5 5 6 5 Oral presentation S*

5 - 6 5 Pre-structured essay S

6 4 7 5 Argumentative essay S* June

5 5 6 5 Final level of achievement5 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 21 Grade: 5

Conversiontable- levelofachievementtotaltoGrade1– 7

ISHLateWorkPolicy– Years8- 11• Worknothandedinbythedeadlineisgiven0marks.

• Extensionsaregrantedonlyinexceptionalcircumstances.

• Ifhandedinbytheextendeddeadline,workismarkedaccordingtothecriteria.

• Ifnothandedinbytheextendeddeadline,the0stands.

• Studentsareexpectedtocompletethesummativetaskandhanditin.Theworkismarkedandtheresultrecordedasaformativeresult.

• Note:Assessmenttasksdoneinclasscannotbelate.

AcademicHonesty

• AcademichonestyispromotedinallYeargroupsandinalllessons- detailsmaybefoundinthestudent’sISHMYPGuide

• Casesofplagiarismareinvestigatedbythesubjectteacher.Whenproved,aYearLeaderDetentionisgivenandParents/Guardiansareinformed.

Oncompletionofyear11

MYPCourseResults• IssuedtostudentswhoareregisteredandcompletethePersonalProject– Agrade(1-7)isawardedbytheIB

• MeettherequirementsforServiceasActionISHMiddleSchoolCertificateInternalcertificateinrecognitionofsuccessfullycompletingtheMYP

Findingmoreinformation….

ISHwebsiteunder‘quicklinks’,‘downloads’ISHMYPGuideforYear7,Years8and9,Years10&11SubjectInformationGuidehttps://ishthehague.managebac.com/loginwww.ibo.org