Subject Area: Mathematics

Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP MYP Year 4 (9th MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th grade) Year 5
grade) grade) (10th
grade)
Communication Which units will explicitly teach these skills?
I. Communication skills
Exchanging thoughts,
messages and information
effectively through
interaction
• Give and receive Triangles
meaningful feedback Fractions
• Use intercultural
understanding to interpret
communication
• Use a variety of speaking
techniques to communicate
with a variety of audiences
• Use appropriate forms of
writing for different purposes
and audiences
• Use a variety of media to
How can students
communicate with a range of
communicate through
audiences communication
interaction?
• Interpret and use effectively
modes of non-verbal
• Negotiate ideas and Algebra
knowledge with peers and
teachers
• Participate in, and
contribute to, digital social
media networks
• Collaborate with peers and
experts using a variety of
digital environments and
media
• Share ideas with multiple
audiences using a variety of
digital environments and
media
How can students Reading, writing and using
 language to gather and
communicate information
• Read critically and for
comprehension
• Read a variety of sources
for information and for
pleasure
• Make inferences and draw Linear
conclusions Algebra
• Use and interpret a range of Geometry
discipline-specific terms and
symbols
• Write for different purposes
• Understand and use Algebra
mathematical notation
demonstrate • Paraphrase accurately and
communication concisely
through language? • Preview and skim texts to
build understanding
• Take effective notes in
class
• Make effective summary
notes for studying Geometry
• Use a variety of organizers
for academic writing tasks
• Find information for
disciplinary and
interdisciplinary inquiries,
using a variety of media
• Organize and depict
information logically Probability
• Structure information in
summaries, essays and
reports
Social Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
II. Collaboration skills
Working effectively with
others
Subject Area: Mathematics
Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th
grade) grade)
• Use social media networks
appropriately to build and Univariate
develop relationships Data
• Practise empathy Percentages
• Delegate and share
responsibility for decision-
making
• Help others to succeed
• Take responsibility for one’s
own actions
• Manage and resolve Algebra
conflict, and work
collaboratively in teams
How can students • Build consensus
collaborate? • Make fair and equitable
decisions
• Listen actively to other Number
perspectives and ideas system
• Negotiate effectively
• Encourage others to
contribute
• Exercise leadership and
take on a variety of roles
within groups
• Give and receive
meaningful feedback
• Advocate for one’s own
rights and needs
Self-management Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
III. Organization skills
How can students Managing time and tasks
demonstrate effectively Number system
organization skills? • Plan short- and long-term
assignments; meet deadlines Percentages Number system
• Create plans to prepare for
summative assessments
(examinations and
performances)
 • Keep and use a weekly
planner for assignments
• Set goals that are
challenging and realistic Number system
• Plan strategies and take
action to achieve personal
and academic goals
• Bring necessary equipment Univariate
and supplies to class data
• Keep an organized and
logical system of information
files/notebooks
• Use appropriate strategies
for organizing complex
information
• Understand and use
sensory learning preferences
(learning styles)
• Select and use technology Bivariate
effectively and productively Data
IV. Affective skills Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
Number
Managing state of mind
system
• Mindfulness awareness
– Practise focus and
concentration
– Practise strategies to
develop mental focus
Subject Area: Mathematics
Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th
grade) grade)
How can students – Practise strategies to
manage their own overcome distractions
state of mind? – Practise being aware of
body–mind connections
• Perseverance
– Demonstrate persistence
and perseverance
– Practise delaying
 gratification
• Emotional management
– Practise strategies to
overcome impulsiveness and
anger
– Practise strategies to
prevent and eliminate
bullying
– Practise strategies to
reduce stress and anxiety
• Self-motivation Number
system
– Practise analysing and Number
attributing causes for failure system
– Practise managing self-talk
– Practise positive thinking Number
System
• Resilience
– Practise “bouncing back”
after adversity, mistakes and
failures
– Practise “failing well”
– Practise dealing with
disappointment and unmet
expectations
– Practise dealing with
change
V. Reflection skills Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
(Re)considering the
process of learning;
choosing and using ATL
skills
• Develop new skills,
How can students be techniques and strategies for
reflective? effective learning
• Identify strengths and
weaknesses of personal
learning strategies (self-
assessment)
• Demonstrate flexibility in
 the selection and use of
learning strategies
• Try new ATL skills and
evaluate their effectiveness
• Consider content
– What did I learn about
today?
– What don’t I yet
understand?
– What questions do I have
now?
• Consider ATL skills
development
– What can I already do?
– How can I share my skills
to help peers who need more
practice?
– What will I work on next?
• Consider personal learning
strategies
– What can I do to become a
more efficient and effective
learner?
– How can I become more
flexible in my choice of
learning strategies?
– What factors are important
for helping me learn well?
• Focus on the process of
creating by imitating the work
of others
• Consider ethical, cultural
and environmental
implications
• Keep a journal to record
reflections
Subject Area: Mathematics
Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th
grade) grade)
Research Which units will explicitly teach these
 skills?
VI. Information literacy skills
How can students Finding, interpreting,
demonstrate judging and creating
information literacy? information
• Collect, record and verify
data
• Access information to be Trigonometry
informed and inform others
• Make connections between
various sources of
information
• Understand the benefits
and limitations of personal
sensory learning preferences
when accessing, processing
and recalling information
• Use memory techniques to Geometry Number Number
develop long-term memory System System
• Present information in a
variety of formats and Number
platforms system
• Collect and analyse data to
identify solutions and make
informed decisions
• Process data and report Univariate
results Data
• Evaluate and select
information sources and
digital tools based on
their appropriateness to
specific tasks
• Understand and use
technology systems
• Use critical-literacy skills to
analyse and interpret media
communications
• Understand and implement
intellectual property rights
• Create references and
citations, use
footnotes/endnotes and
 construct a bibliography
according to recognized
conventions
• Identify primary and
secondary sources
VII. Media literacy skills Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
Interacting with media to
use and create ideas and
information
• Locate, organize, analyse, Coordinate geometry
evaluate, synthesize and
ethically use information from
Bivariiate
a
Data
variety of sources and media
(including digital social media
and online networks)
• Demonstrate awareness of
media interpretations of
events and ideas
(including digital social
media)
How can students
• Make informed choices
demonstrate media
about personal viewing
literacy?
experiences
• Understand the impact of
media representations and
modes of presentation
• Seek a range of
perspectives from multiple
and varied sources
• Communicate information
and ideas effectively to
multiple audiences using a
variety
of media and formats
• Compare, contrast and
draw connections among
(multi)media resources
Thinking Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
VIII. Critical-thinking skills
 Analysing and evaluating
issues and ideas
• Practise observing carefully Number
in order to recognize System
problems
• Gather and organize Geometry
relevant information to
formulate an argument
• Recognize unstated Algebra
assumptions and bias
• Interpret data
Subject Area: Mathematics
Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th
grade) grade)
How can students • Evaluate evidence and
think critically? arguments
• Recognize and evaluate
propositions
• Draw reasonable
conclusions and
generalizations Fractions
• Test generalizations and Number
conclusions System Triangles
• Revise understanding
based on new information
and evidence
• Evaluate and manage risk Probability
• Formulate factual, topical,
conceptual and debatable
questions
• Consider ideas from Algebra
multiple perspectives
• Develop contrary or
opposing arguments
• Analyse complex concepts
and projects into their
constituent parts
and synthesize them to
create new understanding
• Propose and evaluate a
 variety of solutions
• Identify obstacles and
challenges Coordinate geometry
• Use models and
simulations to explore
complex systems and issues
• Identify trends and forecast
possibilities
• Troubleshoot systems and
applications
IX. Creative-thinking skills Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
Generating novel ideas and
considering new
perspectives
• Use brainstorming and
visual diagrams to generate
new ideas and inquiries
• Consider multiple
alternatives, including those
that might be unlikely or
impossible
• Create novel solutions to
authentic problems
• Make unexpected or
unusual connections
How can students be between objects and/or ideas
creative? • Design improvements to
existing machines, media
and technologies
• Design new machines, Trigonometry
media and technologies
• Make guesses, ask “what if”
questions and generate Number
testable hypotheses System Geometry
• Apply existing knowledge to Linear
generate new ideas, Algebra
products or processes
• Create original works and
ideas; use existing works and
ideas in new ways
• Practise flexible thinking—
 develop multiple opposing,
contradictory and
complementary arguments
• Practise visible thinking
strategies and techniques Algebra
• Generate metaphors and
analogies
X. Transfer skills Which units will explicitly teach these
skills?
Using skills and knowledge
in multiple contexts
• Use effective learning
strategies in subject groups
and disciplines
• Apply skills and knowledge Geometry
Algebra
in unfamiliar situations
• Inquire in different contexts Algebra
How can students to gain a different
transfer skills and perspective
Subject Area: Mathematics
Approaches to Learning MYP Year MYP MYP
(ATL) Clusters/Categories 1 (6th grade) Year 2 (7th Year 3 (8th
grade) grade)
knowledge across • Compare conceptual
disciplines and subject understanding across
groups? multiple subject groups and
disciplines
• Compare conceptual
understanding across
multiple subject groups and
disciplines
• Make connections between Geometry
subject groups and
disciplines
• Combine knowledge,
understanding and skills to
create products or solutions Geometry
• Transfer current knowledge
to learning of new
technologies
• Change the context of an
inquiry to gain different
perspectives