MYP: A Story of Two Schools

Amanda Ellul
Rachel Ward
April 2018
Who We Are

Amanda Ellul, Spanish teacher Rachel Ward, Reading

Specialist, School Improvement
International Academy East
Team Leader
Magnet school, Grades 9-12
Royal Oak Middle School

Public middle school, Grades 6-8

Our Research-Why
MYP?

A formative program evaluation

Evaluation Questions

1. What are the strengths of the implementation?

2. What features help students learn?
3. What aspects of the implementation need additional support?
4. Based on the evaluation of the program, what are recommendations
for improving the implementation of the program?
What is MYP?

! Program model
! Curriculum framework
MYP Core Components: IB Learner Profile
MYP Core Components: Global Contexts
MYP Core Components: ATLs
Assessment
Criteria

Rubrics
Data Collection

! Surveys:
○ Teacher
○ Student
! Focus Groups:
○ Teacher
○ Student
Data: Teacher Surveys

IAE ROMS

1 Strongly disagree

2 Disagree

3 Undecided/neutral

4 Agree

5 Strongly agree
IA East Teacher Survey Highlights

IA East
ROMS Teacher Survey Highlights
Data: Student Surveys

IAE
ROMS
1 Strongly disagree

2 Disagree

3 Undecided/neutral

4 Agree

5 Strongly agree
IA East Student Survey Highlights
ROMS Student Survey Highlights
Data: Teacher Focus Groups

IAE Highlights: ROMS Highlights:

! Global contexts and ATLs ! Assessments

○ Unit planning v lesson planning
! Global contexts
○ Abstract, challenge incorporating into lessons
! ATLs
○ Overwhelming when considering specific lessons
! Assessments
○ "It's gone more assessment criteria based rather
than the philosophy of it. Due to accreditation."
○ Have changed how teachers assess
students
○ Assessments are more meaningful and
relevant
! ATLs and Global Contexts
○ Realization that support is needed to
support implementation of Global Contexts
and ATLs
○ “A challenge is that there are one hundred
twenty ATLs that need to be taught in three
years, and there is no monitoring process
in who is teaching what and when.”
Data: Student Focus Groups
IAE Highlights:
! ATLs - Speech
! Global Contexts - American Lit, Personal
Project
! “Normal high schools teach you
academics. Global contexts teach you how
to be a better person"
ROMS Highlights:
! Assessments
○ Students were knowledgeable about MYP
criterion-referenced rubrics and can
identify what is expected in their
assessments
○ “With the 0-100% ‘thing’ you know what
you’ll get, but not what you have to do to
earn it.”
! Global Contexts and ATLs
○ Students were not familiar with the Global
Contexts or ATLs
Conclusions and Recommendations

Strengths: Needs Improvement/resources:

IB Learner Profile Global Contexts

Strong implementation Provide additional subject-specific

training
Assessment criteria
Sample lessons

Students know expectations Approaches to Learning

Self-reflection for improvement Divide ATLs throughout the grades/contents

Additional training
Thank you for your attention
Questions?

For more information, please contact:

aellul@bloomfield.org
rachel.ward@royaloakschools.org