1. Choosing the MYP in India
One School's Journey
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2. Abstract Draft:
This study investigates the geographic and socio-economic trends accounting for
the growth of IB schools in India. The majority of IB schools are clustered in
certain states of the country. The study investigates the reasons for the popularity
of the IB in certain states, such as Maharashtra, and highlights the issues that
educational institutions confront when planning and implementing IB programmes
in India. The reasons for the popularity of the Diploma Programme and the
growing popularity of the Primary Years Programme are examined. There is a
special focus on the challenges faced by schools wanting to implement the
Middle Years Programme. Qualitative data is presented regarding reasons for the
implementation, or non-implementation, of the MYP. The anticipation of the Next
Chapter of the MYP is examined and its likely impact within India is described for
schools, educators, and parents. Lastly, the 2009 Right to Education Act (RTE) is
examined, considering its impact on international education in India.
3. Purpose of this Presentation
● Overview of the growth of IB in India
● Comparing popularity of IBDP, PYP, and MYP
● Challenges faced by MYP schools in India
● Outlook for long-term growth of IB in India
4. Motivation
● Feasibility study
● Rationale for choosing MYP
● How we explain the choice of MYP to parents
● Possibility of future schools
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15. Case Study: Mumbai
25 Authorized IB Schools
○ 23 million people
○ Regional variation
○ South Mumbai
○ Parental awareness
One parent's comment:
“I want this because of the education, not so I
can say my child goes to an IB School.”
16. Trend or
Involvement?
● Exhibition
● Student Led Conference
● Three Way Conferences
● Projects
photo credit: Ms.Manju Rajesh
Oaktree International School
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21. Case Study: Inclusive Education
One Principal's comment:
Inclusive Education is not
"We had to limit the special
only the right thing to do . . education students in our school to
. . . . in India, it's the law 10% – otherwise the school would
have filled up with children with
● RTE learning differences – we've got a
waiting list of 40 families."
● Learning differences: the tip of the
iceberg??
● Parents flying their children to
London or San Francisco for testing
and counseling
Van Gogh: Sorrow
22. Better Alignment: example
IBDP: Mathematics
Exploration is personal
MYP students are better
prepared
Changes in Diploma to be For the Exploration IA, students choose
a personal example from the world of
aligned with MYP & PYP Mathematics, be it fractals, or
mathematical modeling of
microorganisms, etc.
Photo credit: electicsheep.org
23. Interview with Captain Raj Mohindra
MYP is an excellent choice for
Edubridge International School
Schools need to decide: either IB or
Cambridge – go with one system
Recognition of MYP will hurt IGCSE in
India
Prospect for growth of IB is good --
particularly in good areas
Founder Director of Mahindra
UWC and consultant to many
international schools in India
24. One critical question:
Which will better prepare students for the IB Diploma . . . . . . . .
MYP or IGCSE??
We think: MYP, if the teachers are good!
25. Short break: Learning or Question
Please introduce yourself to the person on
the right and/or the person on your left.
In groups of 2 or 3, ask each other:
What is ONE IMPORTANT LEARNING I will
take from this session?
OR:
Ask ONE BURNING QUESTION I have about
this topic.
Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker'
26. Is the MYP a better preparatory
course than the IGCSE?
Dissertation papers written by Dr. Tristian
Stobie (2005) and Iain Sachdev (2011)
IBO's press release in Feb 2013: "MYP
students in the UK have more civic mindedness
and cultural awareness"
27. Focus on MYP:
including the issues around
choosing the MYP or the IGCSE
"The MYP is the most challenging
of the the IBO's programmes" ~
Eight subjects, or six, or seven?
____
28. IB / MYP Survey Data
● Sent survey to all IB schools in India
● 35 responses
● Interviewed MYP Coordinators and HODs at 4 MYP authorized schools
in India
thanks to TAISI and SAIBSA
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33. Qualitative Data from Interviews of MYP
Pedagogical Leaders
Summary of common challenges:
● Teacher training (PD workshops within India) for MYP
● Not enough proximity / communication between other
schools
● Language policy (Indians are polyglots)
● Initial Costs and lot of paperwork for Authorization
Special thanks to everyone at Victorious Kidss Educarez (Pune), RBK International Academy
(Mumbai), Kodaikannal International School (Kodaikannal) and Stonehill International School
(Bangalore)
36. Why do most International Schools in
India go from PYP to IGCSE to IBDP?
MYP is not clearly understood
MYP has only been recognized
recently
MYP requires good teachers
and good teacher training
MYP requires writing the
curriculum
MYP is more expensive than
IGCSE
37. "You're wrong!"
one reason only
"if it costs £20 000 to
implement the IGCSE, then it
costs £80 000 to implement
the MYP"
Library, science labs, teacher Rraman Siingh
training, etc.
38. What are the main challenges for schools
implementing the MYP in India?
1. Recognition
2. Understanding MYP
3. The Curriculum
4. Assessment
5. Teacher Issues
credit: Erich Blocher, QAIS, Qingdao
39. Understanding the MYP
Many administrators, teachers,
parents, etc. do not
understand theory behind
MYP.
Solution: study groups to read
and discuss important texts
like Understanding by Design
by McTighe & Wiggins, or
Stirring the Heart, Mind and
Soul by H. Lynn Ericson
Wikimedia user: Webber
40. Understanding the MYP
● Big Ideas -- Concepts
● Explicitly teach 21st Century Skills
● Transfer: Skills across subjects
● Assessment: Formative, Varied,
Positive, and Authentic
● Reflective: Learning how to learn
Chapter 7: An Implementation
Framework to Support 21st
Century Skills by Jay McTighe
and Elliott Seif
42. 21st Century Skills
Teaching is a profession,
just as piloting or dentistry
is a profession
Fokker D VII Wikimedia:User:Ad Meskens
43. MYP Curriculum
"A comprehensive,
coherent, written
curriculum, based on the
requirements of the
programme and developed
by the school, is available
to all sections of the
school community."
44. Writing the Curriculum is Difficult
Solutions:
1. Teacher retention
2. More collaborative time
3. Curriculum Writing Workshop
● discuss big questions, like: what is a school?
● write curriculum
● write policies
47. ● Teacher Training
● Teacher Salaries
● Teacher Retention
Photo credit: Amy Snider
● Teacher Autonomy
● Teachers who understand student-
centered education
● Quality of Life for Teachers
48. Questions?
for more info:
www.edubridgeschool.org
or email:
principal@edubridgeschool.org
siddharth@edubridgeschool.org
49. Magnet Analogy
experiential
drift
Traditional Syllabus:
Progressive, New
Curriculum: ● compartments, boxes,
● project based ● students asking "what will
● less tests, less come on the test?"
structure, less ● massive homework
constraints assignments
● self-motivated ● students worried about
learners grades
● engaged students ● teachers giving instructions
seeking experts about how to get good
grades
MAGNET
ROSE Against the current -- it's not easy!
50. Teacher Salaries
Possibly the most explosive issue for
IB schools in India
Applicants whose salary is 10,000 INR
per month ($180)
Problem for access and advancement
Difficult to get experienced overseas
staff
● “separate pay scales”???
● “overseas allowance”???
● Higher fees???
photo credit: Ryan at LSI
51. Teacher Salaries: solutions
Long term solution: better pay for Indian teachers
Gradually work towards better pay for Indian teachers
No distinction or little distinction between Indian and
overseas teachers
So many gray areas
Mahindra UWC formula:
● good salaries (by Indian standards) for all
● mostly Indian teachers Beautiful campus and brilliant
academics: Mahindra UWC attracts
● some overseas teachers who love India overseas teachers.
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