Welcome RichardMontgomery Parents!Richard Montgomery PTSAInformation Session on the MYP
This evening we will share information about:
Session overview
•The recent history of the MYP atRichard Montgomery
•Recent changes and developmentsin the MYP worldwide
•The outcomes of the site evaluationvisit of 2012
•Future expectations for the MYP atRichard Montgomery for this yearand the years to come
What’s been going on in the MYP atRichard Montgomery and Julius West?
•The IB evaluates MYP schools every five years.
•The evaluation process assesses schools’ implementation ofthe MYP on the Program Standards and Practices.
•During the evaluation, the faculty at RM and JW:
Submitted assessment samples to IB (Spring 2010)
Completed a program self study (Fall 2011)
Presented written curriculum to IB (December 2011)
Participated in the school evaluation visit (February 2011)
What’s been going on in the MYPworldwide?
•The Program Standards and Practices governing all three IBprograms were revised in 2009 and 2010.
•The new Standards and Practices came into effect inJanuary 2011.
•While many aspects of the Standards and Practices wererevised and streamlined, one marked change was theaddition of the following language to this document:
9. The school supports access for students to the IB programme(s) and philosophy.
Requirements for the Middle Years Programme
a.The school strongly encourages participation for all students.
How did the visit go?
•The site evaluation team and IB regional office offered anumber of commendations and recommendations to theschools.
•In addition, the team presented two areas for future growthand development of the program:
Julius West Middle School and Richard Montgomery High School will enhancevertical and horizontal collaborative planning and reflection.
Richard Montgomery High School will implement a whole-school model to provideand optimum pathway toward successful completion of the program for allstudents in grade 10.
So, what is next?
•Based on the feedback received from IB, we have begun toaddress these two areas for growth.
•Collaborative planning and reflection
Pre-service – Developing student learning expectations for Approaches toLearning
Pre-service – Teachers collaborate on MYP unit plans for the first nine weeks.
The goal of the school’s MYP committee has been revised to refocus this groupon horizontal planning across subject areas in the 9th and 10th grades.
So, what is next?
•Implementing the whole-school MYP
Teaching of units developed during pre-service
Whole-school and departmentalized professional development
External training and teacher attendance at IB Workshops
Revision of school and departmental websites to reflect MYP philosophy
Collaboration between teachers of 9th and 10th graders in and out of the MYPPathway
Addition of SIP goal regarding the implementation of MYP
RM and JW faculty and administration worked with AEI to proactively develop acoherent plan for the implementation of the whole-school MYP.
2012-2013 School Year
Implementation of IB MYP Framework through Content
Develop and use MYP unit planners
Student-centered instruction
oApproaches to learning
oStudent inquiry
oCritical thinking
Conceptual understanding
Learner Profile
International-mindedness
MYP Assessment Guidelines
oAims and Objectives
oCriteria with rubrics
Vertical / Horizontal articulation
On-Level Grade 9
Honors Grade 9
IB MYP Pathway Grade 9
Magnet Grade 9
Use of On-level course codes andcurriculum (e.g. English 9)
Use of Honors course codes andcurriculum (e.g. Hon English 9)
Use of MYP course codes
(e.g. MYP English 9
No MYP
Continue program as itcurrently exists
Personal Project Optional
(0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
Personal Project Optional
(0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
Personal Project Required
(0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
N/A
On-level credit
Honors credit
Honors credit
Advanced Level
On-Level Grade 10
Honors Grade 10
IB MYP Pathway Grade 10
Magnet Grade 10
Use of On-level course codes andcurriculum (e.g. English 10)
Use of Honors course codes andcurriculum in academic subjects(e.g. Honors English 10)
Use of MYP course codes
(e.g. MYP English 9 or 10)
No MYP
Continue program as itcurrently exists
No Personal Project
No Personal Project
Personal Project Required
(0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
N/A
On-level credit
Honors credit
Honors credit
Advanced Level
2013 -2014 School Year
Implementation of IB MYP Framework through Content
Develop and use MYP unit planners
Student-centered instruction
oApproaches to learning
oStudent inquiry
oCritical thinking
Conceptual understanding
Learner Profile
International-mindedness
MYP Assessment Guidelines
oAims and Objectives
oCriteria with rubrics
Vertical / Horizontal articulation
On-level Grade 9
Honors Grade 9
Magnet
Use of On-level course codes and curriculum(e.g. English 9)
Use of Honors course codes and curriculum
(e.g. Honors English 9)
No MYP
Continue program as it currentlyexists
Personal Project Required (0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
N/A
On-level credit
Honors credit
Advanced Level
On-Level Grade 10
Honors Grade 10
MYP Pathway
Grade 10 (final year)
Magnet
Use of On-level course codes and curriculum(e.g. English 10)
Use of Honors course codes andcurriculum (e.g. Honors English 10)
Use of MYP course codes
(e.g. MYP English 10)
No MYP
Continue program as it currentlyexists
Personal Project Optional (0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
Personal Project Required
(0.5 elective credit Pass/Fail)
N/A
On-level credit
Honors credit
Honors credit
Advanced Level
What aspects of the MYP should weexpect to see?
•Continued development and use of MYP unit planners
Teaching of MYP Aims and Objectives
Use MYP Assessment Criteria and rubrics
•Additional focus on:
Conceptual understanding
Student-centered instruction
Development of Learner Profile
Approaches to learning
Student inquiry
Critical thinking
International-mindedness
Vertical / Horizontal articulation
From the MYP Standards and Practices
•“Collaborative planning and reflection ensures that all teachershave an overview of students’ learning experiences” (C1.1a)
•“The units of work are documented on unit planners and followthe Middle Years Programme planning process” (C2.1d)
•In implementing a program that adheres to the MYP standardsand practices, we can ensure that all of our students have accessto the benefits of the MYP model of instruction.
Why is this important?
IB Access – A Worldwide Commitment
•The IB aims to create and provide access opportunities so that more studentsare able to benefit from a high quality, international educational experience.
•The IB seeks to proactively engage like-minded donors, schools, universities,non-governmental organizations, and ministries to develop specializededucational programmes that promote concept-based, student-centered, andinternationally-minded education.
From the IB Strategic Plan – Goal 3
Develop a more diverse, inclusive IB community by enabling access to an IBeducation regardless of personal circumstances
•Why is this important?
By working with communities, countries and regions where there is a clear andcredible commitment to educational change, the IB can achieve a moresocioeconomically, geographically, culturally and linguistically varied community.
Who is in the middle of the Middle Years Programme?
But even more importantly…
Thank you for attending!
Questions regarding the MYP at Richard Montgomery?
Molly Ann Clarkson, MYP Coordinator
(301) 610-8157