College Eds. is divided into 3 basic sections

Approaches to Learning: The Approaches to Learning portion of the course focuses on students understanding themselves as learners. Each 86-minute class session begins with a 10-15-minute mini-lesson in which the teacher guides students through explicit strategies (AVID Strategies) and habits of thinking that will assist them with, among other things, studying for tests, completing homework, working collaboratively, working independently and preparing at home for their academic day. These daily lessons will be informed by the MYP Approaches to Learning (ATLS) which include: Social Skills, Research Skills, Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and Self-Management Skills. Through these lessons, students will begin to develop a realistic, metacognitive understanding of how they learn best. These ATLS will not only be used as a basis for daily study skills lessons, they will be considered as teachers guide students during the Time on Task portion of the course.

Time on Task: Due to the rigor of our MYP program and curriculum, students will need time every day to work independently on schoolwork from their various classes. Time on Task provides 40-45 minutes for students to work on class work, homework, projects, and other academic activities. While this is generally a quiet time and a time for students to concentrate independently, collaborative study sessions and discussions may be useful to some students as well. During Time on Task the teacher will provide academic assistance and encourage students to practice some of the ATL study skills they have learned. During this time teachers will also conduct systematic and daily checks of student agendas, backpacks, and binders, and help students set daily goals and meet daily objectives for progress in their academic classes. As the name implies, students during this portion of the class will in one way or another be on task.

Design Technology: The IBMYP requires all students in grades seven through ten to complete 50 hours of technology training per year. Seventh Eighth, and Ninth grade students will receive this training in College Eds, as they complete two technology-oriented design tasks per semester. Working individually and in groups, students will create and evaluate products and/or solutions to various problems and challenges. These problems and challenges as well as the steps leading up to solving them will be explicitly detailed for the seventh and eighth grades on the Subject Curriculum Map and/or MYP Unit Planners. These unit planners will be provided in advance to each MYP College Eds teacher. Students will produce a product for each design task that will be assessed based on the Design Cycle criteria.