The document provides an overview of the Middle Years Program (MYP) at KAS, a five-year educational framework designed to connect students' studies with real-world applications. It details the structure of the program across grades 6 to 10, addressing assessments, grading systems, and resources for parents to support their children. Furthermore, it encourages parental engagement by suggesting ways to inquire about their child's learning and the MYP structure.

1. Middle Years Program (MYP) @KAS
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

2. Today’s Purpose: To help
parents get a basic overview of
the MYP in order to help
support your child
本日重點：讓家長了解關於MYP課程
的基本概念

3. What is MYP? MYP是什麼?
Write down/tell your neighbor what you think MYP is…
請寫下或是告訴您旁邊的朋友您覺得MYP是什麼...

4. What is MYP? MYP是什麼?
The MYP is a challenging framework that encourages
students to make practical connections between their studies
and the real world. The MYP is a five-year program, which is
implemented in both KAS’ Middle School (grades 6, 7, 8) and
High School (grades 9, 10)
MYP課程是一個具有挑戰性的課程架構，鼓勵學生學以致用。
MYP課程共計5年，KAS從中學(6~8年級)開始提供MYP課程，
到高中(9~10年級)結束。

5. FAQ - Is there MORE Homework with MYP?
MYP課程會讓功課變多嗎？
Transition from Elementary to Middle
School
Middle /High School Schedule

6. What is MYP?MYP是什麼？
Focused on:
Conceptual Framework
著重於概念架構
● Concepts 概念
● Global Context 全球議題
● Approaches to Learning
學習的方法
● Approaches to Teaching
教學的方法

7. IB Learner
Profile

8. IB Learner
Profile
積極探究
知識淵博
善於交流
勤於思考
堅持原則
胸襟開闊
關愛他人
及時反思
勇於嘗試
均衡發展

9. KAS - THINK BIG

10. Basics 基本原則
Five year program: 五年課程架構
Middle School- Grade 6- MYP Year 1 中學部 - 六年級 - MYP課程第一年
Middle School- Grade 7- MYP Year 2 中學部 - 七年級 - MYP課程第二年
Middle School- Grade 8- MYP Year 3 中學部 - 八年級 - MYP課程第三年
High School- Grade 9- MYP Year 4 高中部 - 九年級 - MYP課程第四年
High School- Grade 10- MYP Year 5 高中部 - 十年級 - MYP課程第五年
OPTIONAL--Grades 11-12 IBDP Program offered/AP
選擇性的 -- 十一和十二年級IB文憑課程/AP

11. MYP Rubrics
MYP評分準則
Criteria relate to the objectives of each subject 每一學科的評分依據
Each subject has 4 criteria assessed 每個學科都有4個得分標準
Rubrics are subject specific 依不同的學科有不同的標準
Should include task specific clarifications 評分標準裡有個別的細項畫分

12. Rubrics =
Target
What is
the
Learning
Target?

13. One Example…
●Can you swim?

14. Rubrics….Are you on Target? 評分準則...
Use at the beginning of a unit
Use in the middle of a unit
Assess at the end of the unit
老師們在一個單元的開始、中間、可能都會使用到評分準則

15. Rubrics help to… 評分準則是用來...
●Be transparent about grading 淺顯易懂的評分標準
●Give students valuable FEEDBACK on how to get
better 讓學生們知道如何更進步
●Empower students to be REFLECTIVE about their work
and move towards Self-Directed learning
讓學生們懂得反思，達到自主化的學習

25. 今何時ですか？

26. Grading? 0-8? A, B, C? 成績怎麼算?
● 7-8 does not equal an ‘A’?
7-8 分不等於A嗎?

27. We have 2 different systems for reporting on student
learning 我們目前有兩種不同的成績呈現方式
Report Card = A, B, C, D, F
學期成績單= A, B, C, D, F
MYP Program Rubrics = 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
MYP課程評分準則= 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

28. Current
KAS Report
Card

29. Current
KAS Report
Card

30. Current
KAS Report
Card

31. We have 2 different systems for reporting on student
learning 我們目前有兩種不同的成績呈現方式
Report Card = A, B, C, D, F
學期成績單= A, B, C, D, F
MYP Program Rubrics = 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8
MYP課程評分準則= 0, 1-2. 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

32. Today’s Purpose: To help
parents get a basic overview of
the MYP in order to help
support your child
本日重點：讓家長了解關於MYP課程
的基本概念

33. How do we best report on student learning?
以下這些都是讓您了解學生學習狀況的好方法
○ Open House
○ Google Classroom
○ PowerSchool
○ Email
○Rubrics
○Report Cards, teacher comments
○Parent Teacher Conferences

34. Next Steps/Follow-up? 下一步/後續？
● Questions about the class? Ask your child’s
teachers 有更多關於課堂上的問題嗎？請直接
詢問學生的老師
● Questions about the program? Ask Mr.
Imanishi, Ms. Gilbert 更多關於MYP架構的問題
？您可以詢問 Mr. Imanishi, Ms. Gilbert

35. Together we’re better
Thank you for coming!