Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the MYP
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Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the MYP: Session 2 Understanding the Learner Profile + ATL Overview Aims for today: • Develop our understanding of the IB Leaner Profile and how we can explicitly use it with students. • Gain a broad overview of the ATLs. http: //lcismyp. wordpress. com/ REFLECTION
LEARNER PROFILE Can you list all 10? ! What did you put first and last? Is there a reason you have them in this order?
Learner Profile What is it? Why is it important? How should we be using it in our practice? How can we promote it? The IB learner profile represents 10 attributes valued by IB World Schools. They believe these attributes, and others like them, can help individuals and groups become responsible members of
Competition In your teams, you have been given words, statements and quotes that relate to one of the 10 attributes that make up the Learner Profile. Your challenge is to find the correct attribute to match your cards and stick them in place before the time runs out… A correctly placed card = 1 point
The Learner Profile at LCIS • How can we get the LP to underpin everything that happens in our school? • How could you explicitly use the LP in a lesson? • Should the LP look different at MYP / i. GCSE / DP level? • What are our strengths and weaknesses when thinking about the LP?
Overlap with ATLs and the Learner Profile
ATL and Learner Profile overlap in developing a holistic approach to student welfare:
Example of ATL skill cluster
Our aim: to teach ATLs until we have student mastery and don’t need to teach them anymore!
ATLs – making a start
ATL skill teaching checklist:
Where to next? • Monday 7 th May: Session 3 -Conceptual based Learning: Theory • Thursday 17 th May: Session 4 – ATLS: Practical implementation • Monday 28 th May: Session 5 – Conceptual based learning: The Practical • Thursday 14 th June: Session 6 – Assessment – in theory and practice • Thursday 18 th June: Session 7 – Assessment – in theory and practice If we are able to have collapsed curriculum days prior to the end of term, we would like to plan a session on IDUs and how we could develop these in MYP 1 -3 for the new term.
