Best Practices for Teaching MYP Individuals and Societies
- Built around real classrooms, not just framework knowledge.
- 15 hours of continuing education credit
- Certificate of completion included
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What You'll Learn — Course Chapters
Objectives for this Course
By the end of this course, teachers will be able to:
Articulate the aims and objectives of the MYP Individuals & Societies subject group and connect them to classroom practice.
Design criterion-referenced assessments that are valid, consistent, and aligned to the four MYP I&S objectives.
Distinguish between key concepts, related concepts, and global contexts, and apply them purposefully in unit design.
Embed ATL skills and learner profile attributes meaningfully into teaching and learning.
Use the MYP unit planner to build coherent, concept-driven units of inquiry.
Reflect critically on their own teaching through an IB lens and identify areas for continued growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Capstone for this course?
The course ends where your teaching begins: in the unit planner. Your capstone project asks you to design a complete MYP I&S unit of inquiry from the ground up — selecting your concepts and global context, writing your statement of inquiry and inquiry questions, designing an aligned assessment task, and reflecting on how you will embed the approaches into your teaching.
Q: What type of Continuing Education Credit will I receive?
This course awards 15 hours of continuing education credit upon completion, documented through a certificate of completion.
The following states accept continuing education certificates of this type toward teacher relicensure. Requirements vary — select your state for details on submission.
Upload your completion certificate (if required) to your state's teacher re-licensure or renewal account to count these continuing education hours as part of your re-licensure requirements. Note: Most states do not require you to upload the certificate. You should always keep your certificate, though, in case you are audited.
You will receive your completion certificate, but the Department of Education is currently reworking its requirements, and no information has been published yet. This continuing education course may or may not give you re-licensure hours.
You can stay up-to-date using the state's website here.
This Continuing Education Course should count as a "Conference or Workshop". You need to submit your completion certificate with the agenda. You can find the agenda at the end of the course to download.
Our ID number is _______ which you can use when submitting your hours to PDSAM.
When submitting your certificate of completion, remember to include the objectives and summary of this Continuing Education Course. You will find a sample of the Objectives & Summary at the end of the course.
As an SCECH sponsor*, we will upload the necessary information in MOECS.
Our ID number is _______ which you can use when submitting your hours to NDE.
Our ID number is ________ which you can use when submitting your hours to CTLE.
As a Pennsylvania-approved provider*, we will upload the necessary information to PERMS.
You need to include a one page Individual Development Statement with your certificate when you submit your hours. You will find the form at the end of the course, ready for you to fill out.
You are welcome to share your certificate with your administrator and online on LinkedIn, etc. But at the moment this Ibtrove Continuing Education Course is not approved for your teaching license renewal.
How long will I have access to this course?
A full school year! Every subscriber has access throughout the year and can benefit from the resources and updates for that period.
Ready to learn more about MYP Individuals & Societies?
Enroll today and earn 15 hours of continuing education credit — at your own pace, on your own schedule.
