Physical and Health Education in the MYP

The Statement of Inquiry is a critical piece of unit planning in the MYP.  This is where we tie our Key Concept, Related Concepts, and Global Context together to create our statement of what we are actually going to teach throughout the unit.  We need to remember that Statements should be universal and in language our students understand.  Writing them is difficult, but with practice, it gets easier. 

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In the Middle Years Program, there are 6 Global Contexts.  They are sometimes overlooked in the planning of units as less important than the Key and Related Concepts or assessments.  However, Dominique introduces these as an important component of the MYP unit planning, especially when connecting units together across the program.

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In this episode, Everett and Dominique catch us up on what we have been busy with in the Fall semester as educators.  Dominique has been active in the  Diversity, Equity and Inclusion field and has started his own series "Conversations with an International Teacher of Colour" on Youtube and we encourage you to have a listen.  Everett has bee actively working with the eportfolio with students and will share his experiences in a later episode.

We take discuss the Related Concepts in relation to unit planning, the Statement of Inquiry, and their interaction to the Key Concept.   

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What is the Key Concept of Development  How do we use this concept in Physical and Health Education?  How do we create a unit around the concept of Development?  How do we teach through the concept of Development?  These questions are explored in this episode.

What is the Key Concept of Relationships?  How do we use this concept in Physical and Health Education?  How do we create a unit around the concept of Relationships?  How do we teach through the concept of Relationships?  These questions are explored in this episode.  Coming up next, the Key Concept of Development.

What is the Key Concept of Communication?  How do we use this concept in Physical and Health Education?  How do we create a unit around the concept of Communication?  How do we teach through the concept of Communication?  These questions are explored in this episode.  Coming up next, the Key Concept of Relationships.

What is the Key Concept of Change?  How do we use this concept in Physical and Health Education?  How do we create a unit around the concept of Change?  How do we teach through the concept of Change?  These questions are explored in this episode.  Coming up next, the Key Concept of Communication.

Dom and Everett talk about the 4 Key Concepts for MYP PHE, what they are, how they are used to frame the units of instruction, and how we use them in PHE.  The differences between Key Concepts and other models of concept driven instruction in the PHE program, such as Teaching Games for Understanding, are addressed.  While they are different concepts, these can be combined in instruction to develop a strong MYP PHE program.  In the next program, we look at the key concept of Change.

Dom and Everett compare and contrast their experience working with their national curriculums and the International Baccalaureate program.  Not all physical and health education programs are the same.  We begin to break down the key components of the IB program, with an emphasis on the Concepts, and discuss how these drive unit planning for educators.  In the next episode, we will discuss the Key Concepts for the MYP PHE program and how they differ from other ideas of “concepts” used in physical education programs.

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Join Co- Hosts Everett Hill and Dominique Dalais as they discuss Physical and Health Education issues in the IB Middle Years Program.  They share their backgrounds, what got them into the Middle Years Program, and how we can help fellow physical educators address common challenges in building a successful IB MYP PHE program.  Up in the next episode, the similarities and differences between the International Baccalaureate Program and national physical education programs.  Thank you to Jason Reagin for help in making this podcast happen.

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Episode 1 of Physical and Health Education in the MYP will premiere on Monday, August 24th, 2020.  

Episodes will release weekly, starting on Friday, August 28, 2020. 

Please join us as we explore the IB MYP Physical and Health Education Program.

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