Because it creates a shared language for learning
Skills, evidence, and assessment expectations are aligned across MYP and DP, so teachers and students work from common understandings rather than parallel systems.
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A Project-Based Learning Toolkit for Building Coherence from MYP to DP
Includes ready-to-use planning templates, facilitation guides for staff workshops, a coherent assessment rubric model, and interdisciplinary project exemplars to support skill progression and evidence of learning across programmes.
Built for IB schools using ATL to strengthen DP readiness through consistent project design, evidence collection, and shared expectations.
Putting This Toolkit into Practice
Planning Templates
Project Design
Build inquiry-rich projects that align conceptual understanding, ATL skill instruction, and evidence of learning from the start.
Skills Progression Map
MYP → DP Continuum Tool
Define what readiness actually looks like across stages and make expectations visible from MYP developing → DP maturity.
Evidence & Reflection Tracker
Readiness Log
Capture process evidence across checkpoints, drafts, research notes, reflection, so learning progression is documented and transferable.
Staff Workshop Facilitation Guides
Professional Learning
Run alignment and calibration sessions that build shared language, evidence standards, and consistent feedback across programmes.
Why This Toolkit Works Across MYP → DP
Because learning is evidenced, not assumed
Structured checkpoints and reflection tools capture process, drafts, and decision-making, making skill development explicit and transferable.
Because assessment quality is calibrated across programmes
A common rubric model supports consistent judgment, feedback, and moderation, strengthening trust and alignment across departments.
DP success depends on more than subject knowledge
students must demonstrate independent inquiry, long-cycle planning, sustained academic writing, and technical academic honesty across high-stakes tasks.
“Are your MYP projects intentionally building those DP expectations, or are students relearning essential skills in Term 1 of DP?”
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Q1. Who is this toolkit designed for?
It’s designed for IB schools seeking coherence across MYP and DP—particularly MYP Year 4–5 teachers, DP1 teachers, ATL leads, MYP/DP Coordinators, curriculum leaders, and counselors supporting readiness.
Q2. How do we use this without adding extra workload?
The toolkit is designed to be lightweight and adaptable. Start with one project using the Project Planning Template + Evidence Tracker, then build toward staff calibration workshops if desired.
Q3. Does this replace MYP/DP subject assessment criteria?
No. The rubric model supports transferable skill development and project quality (inquiry, reasoning, academic integrity, communication, reflection). Schools can continue using subject-specific assessment criteria alongside it.
Q4. What makes this “coherent” across MYP → DP?
It provides tools that make progression visible: skill mapping (MYP to DP), shared language and feedback calibration, consistent evidence standards, and project exemplars that show how inquiry and authenticity scale in complexity.
Q5. Can we use this for interdisciplinary projects only?
No, the templates and trackers work equally well for single-subject projects and interdisciplinary units.