Technology Center For The 21st Century
Technology IB - MYP
Technology International Baccalaureate Programme
Level 2 & 3 (MYP) Middle Years Technology Programme
Application School
Level 2: 7th Grade IB-MYP Technology
Level 3: 8th Grade IB-MYP / Gen YES Advanced Technology
Concepts of IB-MYP:
- Holistic view of knowledge.
- Increases student’s awareness of the relationships between subjects.
- Designed to provide students with the values and opportunities that will enable them to develop sound judgment and to choose wisely.
- Fosters intercultural awareness, promoting better understanding of, and respect for, other cultures as well as concern for international issues.
Students are required to explore and experience 5 areas of interaction
- Approaches to learning
- Community service
- Health and social education
- Environment
- Human Ingenuity (Homo faber)
The Design Cycle Has 4 Elements
- Investigation
- Planning
- Creation
- Evaluation
Problem Solving
- Identifying problem and developing creative solutions
- Technology program with accent on problem solving and the design process.
Intercultural Awareness
- Respect for other cultures
- Global awareness
Assessment
- Internal
- Criterion-based
- Focus on thought process
- Based on a variety of activities
The aims of IB-MYP Technology are to:
- Encourage an awareness of the impact of technology on society and the environment.
- Develop an appreciation of the international and intercultural aspects of technology.
- Provide a variety of technological information and ideas.
- Encourage curiosity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and discrimination.
- Stimulate self-confidence through the knowledge and application of technology.
- Develop practical skills through the creation of products/solutions.
- Promote effective, informed, appropriate communication.
- Foster responsibility for designs, decisions, actions, and assessment.
- Promote effective cooperation and respect for individual differences when responding to technological challenges.
- Develop logical thinking.
