Pedagogical Strategies
The Enhanced MYP offers further guidance on pedagogical strategies designed to strengthen concept-based classrooms. The pages that follow introduce key strategies and share practical examples of how they can be applied in Language & Literature, alongside student templates. Strategies covered will include classification, representation, concept modelling, concept journalling, visible thinking, creating generalizations, near and far transfer and internalization.
Classification
The pedagogical strategy of classification is an analytical skill that helps L&L students make sense of information by organising it into meaningful sets. This thinking and learning process...
Concepts-In-Use
The pedagogical strategy of concepts-in-use is an approach to concept-based teaching and learning that helps L&L students see that concepts do not exist in isolation, but as networks of connected ideas. This thinking...
Generalization
The pedagogical strategy of generalization is a conceptual and contextual analytical strategy that helps L&L students move beyond the specifics of a single text to identify broader patterns, principles,...
Representation
The pedagogical strategy of representation is a conceptual and contextual analytical strategy that helps L&L students make sense of information by presenting it in different ways.