IB MYP Implementation
“What’s next?
Action Plan - Meeting
• Miller
− Grade Level Teams – 1 x week
− ELL/Media – 1 x month
− SPED/Specials – 2 x month
• DHS Atlas SLC
− PLC by Subject – 1 x week
− Early AM Collaboration – Every other day
− Leadership – 1 x week
• MYP Partnership - TBD
Action Plan - Philosophy
• Alignment of Mission/Vision with IB
−Develop vision
−Align DHS Mission with IB
• Understand and commit to IB
−Unit plans, student opportunities
−Unit plans, incorporate LP, ATL, Aof I
• Open Communication
−Newsletter, PLC
−Newsletter, PLC
−MYP Website www.durangomyp.weebly.com
• Language Development
−Spanish Language
Action Plan - Organization
• IB Coordinator
− Job Description
− Develop understanding of IB philosophy
• Category 1 and 2 training
• Collaboration of policies/procedures
− Language Policy
− SEN policy
− Assessment policy
− Academic honest policy
• Continuity of IB Programme
− Induction system for new staff
− Ongoing PD
Action plan - Resources
• Media Specialist attends MYP training
• Media Specialist integral part of
collaborative meetings
• Spanish language will be provided at every
grade level
• Develop plan to integrate the Personal
Project into MYP.
Action Plan - Curriculum
• Collaborative Planning
− Meet regularly
− Access to current IB Publications
− Teachers will collaborate with IB Coordinator
• Written Curriculum
− Unit plans according to MYP guidelines
− Inquiry and international mindedness
− Use Areas of Interaction
− Variety of strategies/differentiation
− Extension activities
− Students active in learning
• Assessment
− End assessment = current unit and reflection
− Student portfolios = evidence of LP and reflection
What does this mean for teachers?
• Focus on the integration of the Learner Profile
• Ensure that students are active learners in the
classroom
• 1 unit plan both planned and taught before
Winter Break
− May be grade level or individual
− Must be cross curricular
− Must collaborate with another teacher
− Must be focused on global issues/international
mindedness
MYP – Next Chapter
• IB is reevaluating MYP and aligning IB with State and
National requirements
• Ready for implementation September 2014
− Concept-based
− Focused on global contexts
− More streamlined unit planner
− Concept-base summative assessments
• Electronic and criterion-related
− Personal project as a culminating task for MYP
• Candidate Schools will be given maximum notice of
changes but all schools will need to meet the currently
established requirement
Progress is not merely
improving the past; it
is moving forward
toward the future
- Kahlil Gibran
Questions
& Comments