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MYP CHEAT SHEET

Example used: Science Note: All headings have links to videos


Big ideas that place learning in a real world context and help to create connections between subjects.
KEY CONCEPT:
There are 16 key concepts in the MYP. Each subject has 3 or 4 of the 16 Key Concepts
The 3 highlighted are the Key Concepts for Science
e.g. Change- is a conversion, transformation or movement from one
form, state or value to another. Inquiry into the concept of change
involves understanding and evaluating causes, processes and
consequences.

RELATED CONCEPT: Each subject has a number of unique subject related concepts

Help students frame content and grasp its relevance, providing specific settings to provide
GLOBAL CONTEXTS:
context for learning Identities and Relationships
identities and relationships Who am I? Who are we? Students will explore identity; beliefs and values; personal, physical,
scientific and technical innovation
personal and cultural expression mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends,
globalization and sustainability
communities and cultures; what it means to be human.
orientations in space and time fairness and development. e.g. Physical, psychological & social dvlpmt; transitions; health, well-being; lifestyle choices

C R E A T I N G A S T A T E M E N T O F I N Q U I R Y ( S O I ) : SOI: Sets conceptual understanding


in a global context to frame classroom
inquiry & direct purposeful learning
Step 1. Choose a Key Concept Change
SOI: A person's health is influenced by cultural and
Step 2. Choose Related Concepts Influence, Culture, conditional changes to diet
Step 3. Choose a Global Context Identities and relationships

Inquiry questions formed from the SOI give direction to teaching & learning, and
INQUIRY QUESTIONS: help to organize & sequence learning experiences.
Factual: Googleable, facts, content-driven, skills related What? What are the main nutrients required by humans?
Conceptual: Explore big ideas, encourage analysis How, Why? Conceptual: How is health affected by culture?
Debatable: Two distinct sides Do, is, should could? Debatable: Should all humans become vegetarian?

Approaches to learning (ATL) are skills to enable students to “learn


APPROACHES TO LEARNING: how to learn.”
In each unit teachers choose 1 or 2 Approaches to Learning to explicitly teach e.g.
Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on their
appropriateness to specific tasks

All approaches to learning need to be addressed over the 5 years of the MYP
programme.

In every subject there are 4 criteria; A, B, C, D, assessed from 1-8.


ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Each must be assessed twice a year.
Each subject guide has 3 When grading a summative assessment
versions of the criteria for teachers assign an overall grade from 1-
1. MY 1 8 for that assessment. Click this
2. MY 2 and 3 At Reporting time the summative grades
3. MY 4 and 5. are converted to a grade from 1-7.
video to
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S E R V I C E A S A C T I O N : Allows students to extend their learning beyond the classroom walls


MYP students should,
persevere in action
become more aware of their own strengths and areas for growth
work collaboratively with others
undertake challenges that develop new skills
develop international-mindedness through global engagement,
discuss, evaluate and plan student-initiated activities
multilingualism and intercultural understanding
consider the ethical implications of their actions.

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