{"id":13451,"date":"2023-04-26T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T10:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=13451"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:02:53","slug":"integrating-atl-skills-first-steps-for-myp-candidate-schools","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog-post\/integrating-atl-skills-first-steps-for-myp-candidate-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating ATL Skills | First Steps for MYP Candidate Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ATL skills are a distinctive feature of the IB programmes. These skills are transferable across subjects and contexts, and support students learning in the MYP and beyond. In order to give students ample opportunity to develop these skills, it is important for teachers to work together to determine where and when in the curriculum the skills can be addressed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an MYP candidate school, you and your teaching teams will be working collaboratively to plan and document the progressive development of students&#8217; ATL skills across the programme. This documentation comes in the form of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/ib-myp\/collaborative-planning-and-resource-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATL planning document<\/a>. This document is also an important source of evidence that the school has planned a coherent curriculum that will give students the opportunity to develop the full range of ATL skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-you-re-required-to-produce-for-authorization\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">What you&#8217;re required to produce for authorization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of authorization, the ATL planning document should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Show the progression of ATL skills from year to year of the programme (vertical articulation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate when and how teachers can plan for the articulation of ATL skills across the subject groups at each grade level (horizontal articulation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resources-you-can-get-started-with\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">Resources you can get started with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/your-guide-to-approaches-to-learning-skills-in-the-myp\/#target1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guide to Approaches to Learning Skills in the MYP<\/a> to further develop your understanding of ATL skills. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/introduction-to-atls-in-the-myp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This section of the guide<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/your-guide-to-getting-started-with-the-myp\/part-2-how-are-myp-unit-plans-designed\/\"> <\/a>is a good starting point for an overview of the ATL skills framework for the MYP, and why we \u2018teach skills\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-suggested-professional-development-activities\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">Suggested professional development activities&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some ideas for activities you and your teaching teams can engage in to get to grips with ATL integration! You\u2019ll find a mix of collaborative as well as individual activities suggested here; choose the ones that best fit your needs and schedules!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff9eb\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Format<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Outline<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Getting to know the ATL skills<\/td><td>Collaborative<\/td><td>Print a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1A_85nhFiVSkVUNYDSWZRXfTk7l7JhaSx\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATL Skills Posters<\/a> and post them around the room. Display or call out the following prompts, one at a time. In response to each prompt, teachers&#8217; ATL Skills should move to the poster corresponding to their answer: <br>-Which ATL skill came most naturally to you as a student?<br>-Which ATL skill has been the hardest for you to learn?<br>-Which ATL skill is the most important for students\u2019 success in your subject?<br>-Which ATL skill can students best develop in your subject?<br><br><strong>Reflect: <\/strong><em>What are we already doing to support the development of ATL skills? How else can we support the development of ATL skills?&nbsp;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teaching the ATL Skills<\/td><td>Individual<\/td><td>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/your-guide-to-approaches-to-learning-skills-in-the-myp\/#target2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 of Your Guide to Approaches to Learning Skills<\/a> in the MYP and watch the video about adding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/embedding-atl-skills-in-an-myp-unit-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATL statements to MYP units<\/a>. Select an ATL skill that you would like to include in one of your units. Access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/atl-skills-playbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATL Skills Playbook<\/a> for the ATL skill that you selected and browse for ideas to incorporate the ATL skill in an upcoming lesson. <br>BONUS: Use one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/five-minute-myp-lesson-plan-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Five-minute Lesson Plan Templates<\/a> to outline your lesson!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ATL Skills in the Subjects<\/td><td>Asynchronous<\/td><td>Send teachers the link to the blog and video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/aligning-atl-skills-with-myp-subjects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aligning ATL Skills with MYP Subjects<\/a> so that they can read\/watch it at their own pace. Make a copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1zUgZCKdzEr-5hGhJaNHs9qEpst1SvH16FpzBYOg6xYI\/copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mapping ATLs for MYP subjects<\/a> spreadsheet and share the link with teachers; have them use the comments feature to make at least three comments: &#8211; Something that they\u2019re already doing in one of their units<br>-Something that could be adapted for use in one of their units<br>-Something new that they could add to one of their units<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>This blog is part of a series designed especially for&nbsp;candidate MYP schools. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/myp-candidacy-cluster-lp\/\">here<\/a> to view the complete series!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other resources you might like to explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource_post\/candidacy-checklist-for-myp-coordinators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Candidacy Checklist for MYP Coordinators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/integrating-atl-skills-first-steps-for-myp-candidate-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Integrating ATL Skills | First steps for MYP candidate schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/blog_post\/crafting-subject-group-overviews-first-steps-for-myp-candidate-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creating Interdisciplinary Units| First steps for MYP candidate schools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14080,"template":"blog\/generic-blog-post-container.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[294,426],"tags":[129],"coauthors":[7],"class_list":["post-13451","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-approaches-to-learning-skills","category-for-coordinators","tag-myp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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