Unit Planning
Unleash your potential as a masterful MYP unit planner! Let these pages be your trusted companion as they illuminate the entire process, from inception to fruition. With meticulous guidance, embark on a transformative journey encompassing every crucial aspect. Dive into the depths of L&L key and related concepts, unravel the intricacies of global contexts and their immersive explorations. Craft powerful statements of inquiry and thought-provoking inquiry questions. Seamlessly weave together the tapestry of formative and summative assessments while handpicking the perfect set of ATL skills. Embrace differentiation and inclusion, infuse service learning, embrace the learner profile, and unlock the power of unit reflections. Prepare to witness a revolution in your planning prowess as you embrace a treasure trove of knowledge, enabling you to create exceptional MYP units that inspire and empower students.
Key Concepts
Key and related concepts are central to every MYP unit. Sixteen key concepts act as connectors to transfer big ideas between subjects and subject groups. In addition, there are twelve Language and Literature...
Related Concepts
Related concepts, along with key concepts are central to every MYP unit. There and 12 Language and Literature specific related concepts that develop the depth of students' conceptual understanding in...
Global Contexts
There are six global contexts that guide students’ inquiry into key and related concepts in the context of our global common humanity. Global contexts identify specific settings, events and circumstances...
Writing Statements of Inquiry
The statement of inquiry combines the key concept with the related concepts and the global context exploration to create a central focus for each Language & Literature unit. Students inquire into the...
Inquiry Questions
Inquiry questions support students' curiosity in the unit topic both from an intellectual and interest perspective. They help to structure our students' factual and conceptual thinking processes during...
Planning Summative Assessment
Once you have chosen the topic of your unit and planned the statement of inquiry, the time has come to begin planning teaching and learning with the end in mind. Planning the performances of students'...
Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is an integral part of the assessment process. Throughout the process of teaching and learning teachers use a variety of methods to assess students' progress and plan for their future...
Choosing ATL Skills
By engaging with approaches to learning skills, our students develop relevant skills across the curriculum and help them “learn how to learn”.
Differentiation
Differentiation is tailoring your teaching to the different needs of your students to ensure they have equal access to learning. It can take the form of altering the content of units, the process of teaching...
Service as Action
During our Language and Literature units, we create opportunities for students to connect authentically their learning with the real world locally, nationally and globally. We introduce students to global...
Unit Reflection
The Reflection section of the unit planner is a place where teachers reflect on significant aspects of the unit before, during and after teaching it.Reflection questions offer an opportunity for teachers...
Writing Subject Group Overviews
Subject group overviews provide a comprehensive summary of each unit, including key/related concepts, global context explorations, ATL skills and subject-specific objectives. They ensure a coherent educational...
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Unit Planning
Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is an integral part of the assessment process. Throughout the process of teaching and learning teachers...
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Unit Planning
Choosing ATL Skills
By engaging with approaches to learning skills, our students develop relevant skills across the curriculum and help them...
Unit Planning
Writing Statements of Inquiry
The statement of inquiry combines the key concept with the related concepts and the global context exploration to create...
Unit Planning
Subject Group Overviews
Subject group overviews provide a comprehensive summary of each unit, including key/related concepts, global context explorations,...
Unit Planning
Differentiation
Differentiation is tailoring your teaching to the different needs of your students to ensure they have equal access to learning....
Unit Planning
Service as Action
During our Language and Literature units, we create opportunities for students to connect authentically their learning with...