MYP Approaches to Learning & 21st Century Skills—The Perfect Marriage

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MYP Approaches to Learning & 21st Century Skills – The Perfect Marriage July 14, 2012

Upper Arlington, Ohio • Population 31,800 people • Suburb of Columbus, Ohio • Located next to the Ohio State University

Upper Arlington, Ohio

Upper Arlington City Schools www.uaschools.org • Suburban School District made up of five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school teaching approx. 6,000 students

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Topics Addressed in This Presentation…

• Details of the journey of Upper Arlington’s District partnership integration

• Analysis of UA’s 21st Century Skills checklist in order to identify where the MYP framework exists

• UA’s 21st Century Skills as a planning and assessment tool

Upper Arlington IB Journey • IB Diploma Program Feasibility 2000 • IB Diploma Authorization 2002 • IBMYP Feasibility Study 2005-2006 • Training of Teachers, Coordinators, and Administration in IBMYP 2008-Present

• 2009-2010- Submit Application A of IBMYP • Submit Application B of IBMYP during 2011-2012 School Year & Authorization Visit

• Response to Matters from Authorization visit

More on the journey…

y Meeting with Ken Kay to report on Progress

y Consolidation/sharing meetings with 21st Century Coachers, IB Coordinators, and Teacher Leaders

y Creation of District IB MYP Coordinator, along with school based point persons to unify Partnership objectives (regular Board Meeting Presentations, website update, common newsletter message, new teacher orientation, classroom visits, etc.)

y Formation of IB/21st Century/Teacher Leader Professional Development team to unify all PD across the district – Opening Day, Fall Professional Day, early releases, subject pd half days, etc.

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21st Century Skills Partnerships • Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework

• Four C’s Critical thinking Collaboration Communication Creativity

UA 21st Century Journey • 21st Century Skills Advisory Committee Formed 2009-2010 (Six Core 21st Century Skills were identified and defined for all Upper Arlington Students) • Complex Thinking rubric written by 21st Century Coaches and representative K-12 writing committee Summer 2010 • Pilot group implemented Complex Thinking concepts and rubric into units of study 2010-2011 • Development of the five other 21st Century Skill Rubrics and implementation 2011and beyond •Creation of 21st Century Skill Checklists to aid teachers in the development of unit plans

21st Century Skills

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International Baccalaureate Program Ohio Curriculum and Common Core Standards

21st Century Skills

Approaches to Learning • • • • • • •

Communication skills Collaborative skills Organizational Skills Information literacy skills Reflection skills Thinking skills Transfer

Small Group Activity #1 •Create a group with 6 members with each person having a different color paper.

•Read your 21st Century Checklist that you have been given.

•Identify the ATL and/or Learner Profile connections.

•Share within your group the connections found.

•Discuss the value of having your community determine your 21st century skills as compared to using a determined list.

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Skills Big Picture Crosswalk UA’s 6 District Skills

IB ATL Skills

Communication

Communication skills

Collaboration

Collaborative skills

Self Direction

Organizational Skills

Complex Thinking

Information literacy skills

Global Citizenship

Reflection skills

Creativity/Innovation

Thinking skills Transfer

Approaches to Learning Maps

Rubric Example Indicator 2

Descriptors

Collects, A. Collects assesses, and multiple and diverse sources analyzes of credible relevant evidence. information

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Collects unreliable evidence.

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Collects few Collects multiple and Collects extensive and and/or limited diverse sources of diverse sources of sources of credible credible evidence. credible evidence. evidence.

B. Identifies and Identifies and Identifies assesses assesses information Identifies and Identifies information assesses information information relevant to the information irrelevant to the essential question and relevant to the relevant to the relevant to the essential essential question. essential question. connects it to multiple essential question. scenarios. question.

C. Analyzes Describes Describes information by Analyzes information Analyzes information information and information identifying a by identifying multiple by identifying a without identifying begins to identify relationships and relationship and/or relationship components, components, patterns among pattern among and/or pattern relationships, relationships, components. components. among and/or patterns. and/or patterns. components.

D. Organizes information effectively.

Organizes information ineffectively.

Organizes information effectively with support.

Organizes information Organizes information effectively for a variety effectively. of purposes.

New Found Land •In your group of 6 members look at the: • Unit Planner • Task Sheet • Student work •Identify the 21st Century Skills within each.

•Discuss the following: • The usefulness of the checklists for planning.

• Did the student work reflect 21st century skills?

• How could the task be improved?

• How could you utilize these checklists in your own work?

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Small Group Activity #2 21st

Century Skills / Approaches to Learning used by teacher:

y Communication y Complex Thinking y Global Citizen y Transfer

ATL Map

Reflection Questions

Contact Information • Alice Aichele, IBMYP UA District Coordinator designate • aaichele@uaschools.org Cynthia Ballheim, DP Coordinator, Upper Arlington High School

• cballheim@uaschools.org

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