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Quarter One, 2008
Middle Years Programme
MYP Programme Developments
Online MYP Professional Development courses are now available in:
- Areas of interaction
- Assessment, recording and reporting
- MYP: from principles into practice - new requirements
- Objectives and assessment
- MYP Technology
Please visit the OCC\MYP home page for direct links to more information.
The IB Programme Standards and Practices
Programme coordinators are encouraged to use this document
as framework for programme implementation in their schools.
Every IB teacher should be familiar with this document as it
serves as the ”assessment criteria” for programme evaluation.
Publication of “MYP from Principles into Practice”
The MYP: From principles into practice will be published on the
OCC in mid-2008. The new guide will be available for purchase
from the IB store. The new guide suggests some new guidelines
with respect to several aspects of the program. It includes an
MYP unit planner and a clear planning sequence. The IB will not
mandate use of the planning form included, but will mandate the
planning process. This process takes into account best practice
and current thinking in teaching for understanding. Another
important aspect of the guide will be examples of student
learning outcomes for the Areas of Interaction. These outcomes
will support schools developing “scope and sequence”
documents in order to meet the requirement to Standard C3
Practice 15: Planning at the school includes the coordination of
the five areas of interaction from years 1 to 5 to ensure
progression of learning.
Modified objectives
The MYP example modified objectives for years 1 and 3 of the
programme, in each of the eight subject groups will be
published in mid-2008 on the corresponding subject pages of
the OCC. These will be aligned with the published year 5 final
objectives for each subject group. These modified objectives will
guide and facilitate the development of modified criteria for MYP
years 1 to 4.
Patrick Ritter, MYP Regional Manager
Curtis Beaverford, MYP Associate Regional Manager
Frances Chia, Personal Assistant
Email: ibapmyp@ibo.org
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