Planning an MYP PHE Unit: The Matter, Mode and Meaning

Beth Alvarez Alvarez

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About the talk

If you’re looking for ways to make your MYP PHE unit planning more inspired and less daunting, then this talk is for you! Join MYP PHE educator, Beth Alvarez, to learn how you can decide the mode and the vehicle through which you can deliver your content. Learn how you can integrate ATLs, keep instruction meaningful and focused on the statement of inquiry. Also explore how you can compliment both curriculum and inquiry in your units.

Key takeaways

Develop concrete strategies to avoid common gaps while planning PHE units
Compliment both curriculum and inquiry in your unit through your delivery mode
Explore how you can use the ATLs to keep your PHE inquiries focused and relevant

Speaker

Beth Alvarez Alvarez

Year Level Coordinator, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

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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Beth Alvarez Alvarez

Beth Alvarez has worked across all sectors of education (independent, government and catholic) throughout Australia, which has given her a rich teaching experience that includes middle leadership roles. She also has expertise in Indigenous education, school event organisation, and elite level sport. Currently, she is employed at Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School in Melbourne, Australia where she teaches MYP PHE and Mathematics and DP SEHS. Over the past few years she has geared her career towards educating herself and refining her personal attributes related to pastoral care. This has translated easily for her into planning and developing IB curriculum to be meaningful and authentic. She believes in being an advocate for the subjects she teaches in the wider school community.

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Planning an MYP PHE Unit: The Matter, Mode and Meaning

If you’re looking for ways to make your MYP PHE unit planning more inspired and less daunting, then this talk is for you! Join MYP PHEeducator Beth Alvarez to dive into how you can decide the mode and the vehicle through which you can deliver your content. Learn how you can integrate ATLs, keep instruction meaningful and focus on the matters which are raised because of the statement of inquiry. Also explore how you can compliment both the curriculum and inquiry in your units.