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IB MYP Implementation “What’s next?. Action Plan - Meeting. Miller Grade Level Teams – 1 x week ELL/Media – 1 x month SPED/Specials – 2 x month DHS Atlas SLC PLC by Subject – 1 x week Early AM Collaboration – Every other day Leadership – 1 x week MYP Partnership - TBD.
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Action Plan - Meeting • Miller • Grade Level Teams – 1 x week • ELL/Media – 1 x month • SPED/Specials – 2 x month • DHS Atlas SLC • PLC by Subject – 1 x week • Early AM Collaboration – Every other day • Leadership – 1 x week • MYP Partnership - TBD
Action Plan - Philosophy • Alignment of Mission/Vision with IB • Develop vision • Align DHS Mission with IB • Understand and commit to IB • Unit plans, student opportunities • Unit plans, incorporate LP, ATL, Aof I • Open Communication • Newsletter, PLC • Newsletter, PLC • MYP Website www.durangomyp.weebly.com • Language Development • Spanish Language
Action Plan - Organization • IB Coordinator • Job Description • Develop understanding of IB philosophy • Category 1 and 2 training • Collaboration of policies/procedures • Language Policy • SEN policy • Assessment policy • Academic honest policy • Continuity of IB Programme • Induction system for new staff • Ongoing PD
Action plan - Resources • Media Specialist attends MYP training • Media Specialist integral part of collaborative meetings • Spanish language will be provided at every grade level • Develop plan to integrate the Personal Project into MYP.
Action Plan - Curriculum • Collaborative Planning • Meet regularly • Access to current IB Publications • Teachers will collaborate with IB Coordinator • Written Curriculum • Unit plans according to MYP guidelines • Inquiry and international mindedness • Use Areas of Interaction • Variety of strategies/differentiation • Extension activities • Students active in learning • Assessment • End assessment = current unit and reflection • Student portfolios = evidence of LP and reflection
What does this mean for teachers? • Focus on the integration of the Learner Profile • Ensure that students are active learners in the classroom • 1 unit plan both planned and taught before Winter Break • May be grade level or individual • Must be cross curricular • Must collaborate with another teacher • Must be focused on global issues/international mindedness
MYP – Next Chapter • IB is reevaluating MYP and aligning IB with State and National requirements • Ready for implementation September 2014 • Concept-based • Focused on global contexts • More streamlined unit planner • Concept-base summative assessments • Electronic and criterion-related • Personal project as a culminating task for MYP • Candidate Schools will be given maximum notice of changes but all schools will need to meet the currently established requirement
Progress is not merely improving the past; it is moving forward toward the future- Kahlil Gibran