Interdisciplinary Unit

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Team-Based IDUs: Key Challenges and Solutions in Implementation

30/01/2024 / Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Unit, MYP Unit Planning / Leave a Comment

Introduction Interdisciplinary Units, or IDUs, are a key component of the MYP. At their core, IDUs are about connection and collaboration. By integrating two or more disciplines, they allow students to synthesize knowledge, skills, and understanding from different disciplines and discover how they could inform and enrich one another. During an IDU, students might find themselves bringing together …

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Navigating Challenges in Designing Interdisciplinary Learning Experiences

03/12/2023 / ATL Skills, Interdisciplinary Unit, MYP Criteria, Self-directed Learning / Leave a Comment

Introduction My previous review of interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the MYP programme was a while ago. COVID had prevented schools from implementing interdisciplinary units (IDUs) for a couple years. There are many teachers who have not had a chance to check out the updated MYP interdisciplinary subject guide (published February 2021). We have started to plan IDUs to be …

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Team-based interdisciplinary teaching approach

Team-based Interdisciplinary Teaching Approach

25/01/2022 / Interdisciplinary Unit, Leadership / 2 Comments

Concerns in planning an MYP interdisciplinary unit Planning the MYP interdisciplinary teaching and learning can be tricky, especially working out the schedule, the collaboration between teachers, the delivery of lessons in different subjects, assessment design and evaluation, etc. In Lenny Dutton’s blog post, “The Problem with IDUs“, she identified timing and teacher fear are the …

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