Introduction to the MYP

Parent  informa,on  session  

21  August  2014  
 Agenda
•  IB  programme  con,nuum    
•  IB  and  DC  vision  statements  
•  MYP  subject  groups  
•  Curriculum  
•  MYP  Cer,fica,on  and  beyond  
•  Community  Engagement  
 IB and DC mission
IB  mission  statement   Our  vision  
   
The  Interna,onal  Baccalaureate  aims   Grow.      Be  passionate  about  being  the  
to  develop  inquiring,  knowledgeable   nest  we  can  be.  
and  caring  young  people  who  help  to    
create  a  beKer  and  more  peaceful   Discover.      Find  wonder  in  the  world  
world  through  intercultural   around  us.  
understanding  and  respect.  
 
 
Dream.      Dare  to  make  a  difference  for  
These  programmes  encourage   yourself,  humanity  and  our  planet.    
students  across  the  world  to  become  
ac,ve,  compassionate  and  lifelong  
learners  who  understand  that  other  
people,  with  their  differences,  can  also  
be  right.  
 
 The IB: a continuum of international
education

IB  PYP  to  IB  MYP   IB  MYP  to  IB  DP  

Deep,  conceptual  disciplinary  understanding    

IB  learner  profile  ,  Principled  ac,on  
Projects  
 MYP Next Chapter
What’s  changed   What  has  not  changed  
•  Subject  name  changes   •  Holis,c  learning  
•  MYP  Cer,ficate   •  Community  
requirements   Engagement    
•  Greater  emphasis  on   •  Personal  Project  
understanding   •  Three  IB  programme  
content  through   con,nuity    
concepts   •  Interna,onal-­‐
mindedness    
 
 MYP subject groups
1.  Mathema,cs   6.  Language  acquisi,on  
2.  Sciences   (Mandarin  or  
3.  Individuals  and   Spanish)  
socie,es     7.  Design:  Food,  
4.  Language  and   Graphics,  
Technology  and  
literature  (English  
and  Chinese)   Systems  
8.  Arts  Group:  Visual  
5.  Physical  and  health  
educa,on   Arts,  Drama  &  Music  
 MYP curriculum
•  Approaches  to  Learning  (ATL)  
•  WriKen  curriculum  
•  MYP  subject  objec,ves  
•  Assessment  and  repor,ng    
 Approaches to Learning

Organisers   Skills  clusters  

Thinking     Cri,cal  thinking,  crea,vity  and  innova,on,  reflec,on  and  
transfer  
Social   Collabora,on  
Communica,on   Interac,on  and  literacy  
Self-­‐management   Organisa,on  and  affec,ve  skills  
Research   Informa,on  and  media  literacy,  and  cri,cal  literacy    
 Written curriculum

Discipline objectives, mapped Age- / Grade-appropriate progression of

to MYP subject objectives subject’s skills, concepts and content
Under regular review cycle.
 Subject objectives
E.g.  Physical  and  Health  Educa,on:  
A.  Knowing  and  understanding  
B.  Planning  for  performance  
C.  Applying  and  performing  
D.  Reflec,ng  and  improving  performance  
 Subject objectives
E.g.  Physical  and  Health  Educa,on:  
A.  Knowing  and  understanding    
•  Explain  physical  health  educa1on  factual,  
procedural  and  conceptual  knowledge  
•  Apply  physical  and  health  educa1on  knowledge  
to  analyse  issues  and  solve  problems  set  in  
familiar  and  unfamiliar  situa1ons  
•  Apply  physical  and  health  terminology  
effec1vely  to  communicate  understanding    
 Assessment and reporting
•   Criterion-­‐referenced  
•   Linked  to  IB  MYP  subject  objec,ves    
•   Reports  what  students  can  do  
•   Variety  of  assessment  tasks    
•   No  averaging  to  determine  final  grades    
Assessment feedback

MYP
subject
criterion

Task-specific
clarifications
 MYP subject grades
Sciences  Criteria   Max.  
Determined  by:   A.  Knowing  &  understanding   8  

•  Aggregate  of   B.  Inquiring  and  designing   8  

assessment  criteria   C.  Processing  and  evalua,ng  

D.  Reflec,ng  on  the  impacts  of   8  
8  

•  Aggregate   science    

referenced  against   MYP  Subject  Grade  

1  
Boundaries  
1-­‐5  
IB  grade  boundaries   2   6-­‐9  
3   10-­‐14  
•  Grade  1-­‐7  awarded   4   15-­‐18  
5   19-­‐23  
6   24-­‐27  
7   28-­‐32  
Subject grade descriptors
 Reporting periods
Quarterly  repor,ng  periods:  
–  mid-­‐semester  interim  report:    
•  Y7-­‐9:  individual  criterion  grades  (assessed  at  that  point)  
•  Y10-­‐11:  overall  subject  1-­‐7  grade    
•  effort  &  applica,on  profile  
•  student  reflec,on  &  goal  sefng  
–  3-­‐way  conferences  
–  end-­‐of-­‐semester  report  
•  individual  subject  criterion  grades  (all)  
•  overall  subject  grade  (1-­‐7)  
•  effort  &  applica,on  profile      
 IB MYP certificate:
•  Gained  a  grade  total  of  28  points  from:  
1.  English  Language  and  literature  
2.  Language  acquisi,on  (Mandarin  or  Spanish)  or  
Chinese  Language  and  literature  
3.  Individuals  and  socie,es    
4.  Mathema,cs    
5.  Sciences  
6.  Arts,  Physical  Educa,on  OR  Design    
7.  Personal  Project  
•  At  least  ‘2’  in  each  subject  and  ‘3’  in  the  Personal  Project  
•  Meet  DC’s  Community  Engagement  requirements  
 IB MYP -> IB Diploma
Pass rates

Source:  MYP  Coordinator’s  notes  (IBO:  May  2013)