MYP subject groups update by International Baccalaureate

MYP subject groups update

IB Americas Annual Regional Conference Cancun, Mexico July 2012

The Global MYP team Global School Services

Programme Development

Global PD

Heleen Tims

Malcolm Nicolson

Stanley Burgoyne

Global Head of School Services, MYP

Head of MYP Development

Curriculum and Assessment Managers

Danielle Veilleux Arts, Humanities, Personal Project

Margareth Harris Languages A and Languages B

Andrew Mayes Mathematics and Technology

Sean Rankin Sciences and Physical Education

Gabriela Gonzalez Humanities

Helen Jeffery Personal Project

David Weber Mathematics

• Whole programme developments • Subject guides • TSM development

Global Head of PD, MYP

Resource development

Academic support

Christelle Bazin

Steve O’Regan

Resource Development Team Leader

Lucia Capasso Resource Development Officer

Academic Officer

• Logistical support • Basecamp administrator

Philippa Elliott Resource Development Officer

• Workshop resources • TSM development • Coordinators © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 handbook and notes © International Baccalaureate Organization • MYP Social media

MYP: TNC- subject group developments  Mandatory objectives Year 1, 3 and 5  4 objectives per subject group and Personal Project  4 assessment criteria directly aligned to the objectives  Mandatory assessment criteria Year 1, 3 & 5  4 double bands for assessment (0, 1-2, 3-4, 56, 7-8) with highest level of achievement: 8 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

MYP: TNC- subject group developments  Contextual learning  Evolution of areas of interaction to global contexts

 Subject-specific conceptual frameworks  Identified key and related concepts  Example concept statements

 Guidance on planning subject group courses

MYP: TNC- subject group developments Building continuum pathways  Explicit use of command terms  Subject-specific examples of ATL in the guide  Subject group pathways from MYP to DP  Service as action

Curriculum review  Approx. 20 educators involved in face-to-face meetings per subject group  Approx. 80 other educators involved in virtual discussions per subject group  Approx. 130 other educators involved in piloting each subject group Therefore:  Approx. 230 educators involved in the curriculum review for each subject group Therefore:  Approx. 1860 educators involved across all subject groups © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Piloting the subject group guides  All MYP subject group guides are being piloted  Piloting of the subject group guides include:  The new unit planner  Revised subject group objectives, teaching strategies and learning experiences  Revised subject group assessment criteria and assessment tasks  Subject group conceptual frameworks

Piloting the subject group guides 211 pilots across the three regions IBA: 89 IBAEM: 54 IBAP: 69 in 47 countries in 136 schools across all subject groups © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

MYP subject group update

Arts

Arts  Visual arts o Visual arts o Multimedia arts (formerly film) o Integrated visual arts  Performing arts o Drama o Dance o Music o Integrated performing arts © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Arts: Objectives A. Using knowledge B. Developing skills C. Thinking creatively D. Responding

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Arts developments    

Organising an arts course from Year 1 to 5 Integrated visual / performance arts Process journal (formerly DW) Discipline-specific guidance through:  Examples of discipline tasks provided  Related concepts and example concept statements per discipline provided  AtL examples per discipline provided  Task-specific clarification template provided

MYP subject group update

Humanities

Humanities Individuals and Societies  The subject group changes it’s name from 2014  Encompasses a range of disciplines traditionally found in the humanities and the social sciences  All share a common preoccupation with:  human experience and behaviour,  the contexts that shape them.

 Alignment with DP subject group 3 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Individuals and societies: Objectives A. Knowing and understanding B. Investigating C. Thinking critically D. Communicating

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Individuals and societies developments  Objectives and criteria: 2012  Conceptual framework with subject-specific guidance  MYP individuals and societies skills framework  Broaden the scope to fully include other disciplines, beyond geography and history  PYP-MYP-DP continuum support  Individuals and societies challenges and solutions © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

MYP subject group update

Language A

Language A Language and literature  The subject group changes it’s name from 2014  The name changes to align with Diploma Group 1

Language and literature: Objectives A. Analysing B. Organising C. Producing text D. Using language

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Language and literature developments Under continuing review:  Mother-tongue languages  Second language, where the language of instruction is not the mother tongue (not additional language) A curriculum development report is due for release in December 2012

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Language B

Language B Language acquisition  The subject group changes it’s name from 2014  The name changes to align with Diploma Group 2

Language acquisition: Objectives A. Communicating in oral form B. Interpreting visual text C. Comprehending written text D. Communicating in written form

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Language acquisition developments  The 2014 guide will include:    

Language B as per the 2012 guide Sign languages, Classical languages revival languages

 The 2014 guide will consist of:  the guidance as in the 2012 guide  the conceptual framework for Language acquisition © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

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Mathematics

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Mathematics  Continued focus on investigations  More explicit emphasis on applying math to real-life contexts  Improved alignment with DP subject group 5

Mathematics: Objectives A. Knowing and understanding B. Investigating C. Communicating D. Applying

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Mathematics developments  Organising a mathematics course from Year 1 to 5  Backward mapping from DP2 to MYP1  Recommended activities  MYP mathematics skills framework

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Physical Education © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Physical and Health Education (PHE)  The subject group changes it’s name from 2014  Name change based on three areas:  feedback on current school practices;  local, state, and national curriculum requirements;  development within other IB programmes.

 Allows greater flexibility to teach stand alone health topics, without any prescription of health topics  Aligns with both PYP PSPE and DP SEHS © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

PHE objectives A. Using knowledge B. Planning through inquiry C. Applying and performing D. Reflecting and demonstrating

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PHE developments  Organising a PHE course from Year 1 to 5  Recommended PHE activities  Prescribed minimum time for practical activities  Criterion B has been developed to allow activities other than ‘aesthetic movement routines’ be assessed  E.g. (fitness training programmes, coaching programmes, game creation and laboratory investigations - fitness, skill acquisition, energy systems) © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

MYP subject group update

Sciences

Sciences Objectives A. Using knowledge B. Inquiring and designing C. Processing and evaluating D. Reflecting on the impacts of science

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Sciences developments  Organising a sciences course from Year 1 to 5  Recommended sciences activities  Biology-, chemistry- and physics-specific guidance  Criterion B allows for stand alone design laboratory investigations to be assessed  More explicit alignment with DP group 4

MYP subject group update

Technology

Technology Design The subject group changes it’s name from 2014 Disciplines identified as:  Digital Design  Product Design        

Web design Graphic design Application design Interactive/graphic interface design Programming Multimedia design Digital communication design Game design

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Fashion design Food product design Electronic product design Systems and control design (Robotics)

Design: Objectives A. Inquiring and analysing B. Developing ideas C. Creating the solution D. Evaluating

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Design guide and TSM developments      

Organising a Design course from Year 1 to 5 Design challenges and problems Recommended design activities Guidance for Digital design courses Guidance for Product design courses MYP design skills framework

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Personal Project Objectives A. Inquiring B. Planning C. Evaluating the product D. Communicating

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Personal Project developments  4 objectives  4 assessment criteria with a maximum achievement of 8  criteria aligned with subjects  Mandatory moderation through sampling  To be piloted globally 2012-13

Collaborative project  For schools that finish in year 3 or 4 of the programme  Optional extra for schools with PP in year 5  Integrated into the Personal project guide  Not moderated  Group initiative with individual contribution  To be piloted globally 2012-13 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

MYP commercial publications  Taskbanks Taskbanks Online—Humanities, English B and Spanish B Taskbanks on CD-Rom—Mathematics, Language A and Science

 MYP workbooks MYP Inquire, MYP Interact, MYP Assess and PPCS Interaction

 IB Skills—New series A Practical Guide to ATL—September 2012 A Practical Guide to Sciences—2013 A Practical Guide to Arts—2013 A Practical Guide to Technology—2013 Teacher book 2007 © International Baccalaureate Organization © International Baccalaureate Organization

Global network of IB schools

The MYP community globally is growing, see: http://www.ibo.org/facts/schoolstats/growth.cfm

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