MYP Enhancements Update
Monday 9th November
Enhanced MYP – NEW unit planner templates
The Enhanced MYP places a stronger focus on clear, flexible guidance rather than rigid requirements and compliance-driven processes. Instead of prescribing a single way to plan and deliver learning, the new framework will be designed to help schools build the MYP in ways that reflect their unique contexts and communities.
An important shift in the Enhanced MYP is the emphasis on the process of unit planning rather than the production of a standardized planner template. This change will encourage a more dynamic and responsive approach to curriculum design and teaching. By moving away from restrictive planning formats, the Enhanced MYP will recognizes and empower teachers as professional curriculum designers, giving schools greater flexibility to shape learning experiences that best meet the needs of their students.
You can find four sample Enhanced MYP unit planner templates on the webpage below with a completed example unit planner for a MYP 5 unit: Invisible Voices: Telling the Stories of Migrant Workers
MYP Enhancements Unit Planners
The Enhanced MYP will give schools and teachers more freedom to design MYP unit planners that meet the needs of their school context. On this page, there are four different examples of Enhanced MYP unit...
Join the site author, Dr. Kate Beatty and Shane Tastad for a 3-hour Think-In workshop in December:
Focus On: Preparing for the Enhanced MYP: Practical Strategies for Updating Units and Curriculum Design
11 December 2026 – 14:00 CET
Facilitator: Kate Beatty & Shane Tastad
Length 3 hours over 1 day
This Think-In is designed for MYP coordinators, subject leaders and teachers who are preparing for the implementation of the Enhanced MYP. Participants will explore the key changes and consider their implications for curriculum planning, teaching and learning, assessment, and programme implementation. By the end of the Think In, participants will have a clearer understanding of the Enhanced MYP framework and practical strategies for adapting existing units to incorporate contextual lenses, MYP themes, revised approaches to ATL skills, concepts, and community engagement.
Session 1 Understanding the Enhancements Explore the rationale behind the Enhanced MYP and examine the key changes to curriculum design and programme implementation. Participants will investigate contextual lenses, MYP themes, community engagement, and the evolving role of ATL skills and conceptual understanding. Practical examples will be used to illustrate how these changes strengthen inquiry and student learning.
Session 2 Updating Unit Plans for the Enhanced MYP Work through a practical process for adapting existing units to align with the Enhanced MYP. Participants will explore strategies for revising concepts, integrating contextual lenses and MYP themes, embedding ATL skills more authentically, and designing meaningful opportunities for community engagement. Time will be allocated for collaborative planning, sharing resources, and discussing implementation challenges.
Participants will leave with: An overview of the Enhanced MYP changes, a framework for reviewing and revising existing units, practical examples of updated unit plans, tools and resources to support implementation in their schools, an action plan for leading the transition to the Enhanced MYP.
The maximum number of participants is 20. An InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end. Two 90-minute sessions + a 15-minute break; via Zoom, 11 December 14:00 - 17:15 CET (Paris time).
Sign up here: https://inthinking.net/think-ins