MYP: Unit Planning – developing essential agreements

Requirements at an evaluation all subjects using the unit planner and planning process all teachers involved in collaborative planning common understandings of the planning process planners demonstrate that the school uses inquiry based pedagogy the school uses the areas of interaction as contexts for inquiry planners demonstrate opportunities for students to explore content through multiple perspectives the school’s curriculum offers opportunities for responsible action

The programme standards and practices

The programme standards and practices

Questions for teachers during an evaluation What is your understanding of stage one of the unit planner? How has your school worked to develop common understandings of the elements of the planner? How do you use the areas of interaction to develop inquiries? How as the school worked to ensure that all subject areas have a common approach to developing the significant concept and MYP unit questions? How do you use stage one of the planner to ensure students see the relevance of the topics they are studying?

Questions for students? What unit questions are you currently working on? How do your teachers use MYP unit questions? What is your understanding of the areas of interaction? How did you use the areas of interaction to develop your personal project? Why are you studying what your studying? Do you see it as relevant?

Changes are coming shouldn’t we just wait? Significant concepts Areas of interaction (AOIs) 8 subject groups Prescribed concepts with illustrative content Potential replacement of AOIs with global contexts Choice of subjects years 4-5 Engaged students motivated teachers improved preparation for DP recognition and accreditation more children benefitting from the MYP Curriculum Optional moderation Certificate of Achievement Assessment Optional external summative assessment (e-assessment) Compulsory PP moderation Year 3/4 culminating task The MYP is tightening rigour and assessment but with options to suit national or school circumstances. The proposed changes will improve both the teacher and student experience and will allow for more students to access the MYP. Guides Teacher support materials Support Guides Teacher support materials © International Baccalaureate Organization

The MYP is making changes shouldn’t we just wait? There are changes coming but the school is still required to meet current expectations at evaluation. There are some tweaks to current practice which will bring you in line with what’s coming down the line.

Developing essential agreements about stage one of the planner.

AOI The AOI’s will be repackaged in MYP Next Chapter. Rather than disappear they become more significant in the planner. The will define how you developed the inquiry.

AOI Current requirements….. Global context Community and service SLE A tweak to bring things in line what what’s coming down the pipe: Community and service SLE: students will investigate the needs of a community SLE: students will design a response to an identified need SLE: students will evaluate the outcomes INQUIRY STATEMENT: this unit is an inquiry into how communities meet their needs. SLE Inquiry statement

A tool that’s been developed I want to share This unit is an inquiry into…..

Significant concept In the Next Chapter project the idea of significant concept will be much more defined. Moving to identifying a key concept and subject specific related concepts and then developing a concept statement.

Examples of possible key concepts

Key and related concepts Key concepts in humanities: Change, Time/place/space, Global interactions, Systems

Significant concept Current requirements….. Key concept A tweak to bring things in line what what’s coming down the pipe: Key concept: Systems Related concepts: organization, evolution, society, beliefs Concept statement: in this unit students will explore the concept of systems through an inquiry into the development of local government. Related Concept statement

MYP unit question MYP unit questions are meant to integrate the AOI and SC. There is no right answer for what is the perfect unit question but generally they should be broad, open ended and where possible usable by different subject areas.

The rest of the unit planner is pretty much self explanatory

The rest of the unit planner is pretty much self explanatory

The rest of the unit planner is pretty much self explanatory

The rest of the unit planner is pretty much self explanatory