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Planning with Purpose in the MYP: Exploring unit planning and ATL skill integration

April 15, 2023 - 10.00 AM JST
Damian Rentoule and Sarah Phillips
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Planning in the MYP goes well beyond daily lessons; it captures the essence of how we want to shape the learning cultures at our schools! Join us at our upcoming workshop to discover pathways to purposeful planning and ATL integration in your classroom.

Workshop objectives:

  • Understand how planning practices shape school cultures 
  • Design MYP unit plans for intentional student learning
  • Align ATL skill development with students’ learning goals

Session I: Parallel Journeys: MYP Planning Practices (1 hour)

Speaker: Damian Rentoule

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Join us for a thought-provoking workshop to discover the impact of MYP unit planning on a student’s classroom journey. Through an interactive exploration of the unit planning process, and aligning these to your school’s unique contexts, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to create meaningful learning experiences. Don’t miss this opportunity to brainstorm the nuts and bolts of unit planning and create impactful learning cultures at your school. 

Session objectives:

  • Consider the role of MYP planning in shaping a child’s experience in the classroom
  • Explore the connections between the various parts of an MYP unit planner
  • Reflect on the MYP experience as if we were the child

Session II: Future Ready: Using the ATL Skills to drive 21st century learning (1 hour)

Speaker: Sarah Phillips 

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In this engaging workshop, you’ll discover the power of the Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills in the MYP. Unpack how you can align ATL skills with your subjects’ learning goals and take away practical strategies for embedding the ATL skills into learning experiences. This session is your opportunity to enhance your understanding of the ATL skill framework and empower your students to become lifelong learners!

Session objectives:

  • Consider the value-add of the ATL skills in the MYP
  • Explore how ATLs can be aligned with students’ learning goals
  • Discuss practical strategies for embedding ATL skills into learning experiences
Speakers
Damian Rentoule
Senior School Head of Campus at Aoba-Japan International School
Sarah Phillips
Director of Learning and engagement, Toddle
Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Damian Rentoule
Dr Damian Rentoule is the Senior School Head of Campus at Aoba-Japan International School and author of Conversations for a Global Child (2020) and Risk of My Design (2021), exploring ways in which parents can nurture the IB learner profile at home. With over 20 years of experience leading IB programs in international schools, Damian's focus is on the alignment of what we say we do in schools (our policy and intentions), with what we actually do in schools (our practice). Damian also has a special interest in building peaceful school cultures that support learning diversity and inclusion.
Sarah Phillips
With over 15 years of experience as an IB educator, including Head of School, Sarah has considerable knowledge of the IB MYP curriculum. She has been an MYP mathematics educator and part of the wider global IB educator community. She has a great passion for student-centered, inquiry-based teaching and learning. She now works as Director of learning and engagement at Toddle.
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Planning with Purpose in the MYP: Exploring unit planning and ATL skill integration
Planning in the MYP goes well beyond daily lessons; it captures the essence of how we want to shape the learning cultures at our schools! Join us at our upcoming workshop to discover pathways to purposeful planning and ATL integration in your classroom.