Approaches to Teaching and Learning
ATL are deliberate strategies, skills and attitudes that permeate the IB teaching and learning environment.
• ATL supports the IB belief that a large influence on a student’s education is not only what you learn but also how you learn.
• Teaching students how to learn has always been a part of IB teaching, but now the IB is providing more explicit support for teaching these skills.
• Focus on ATL will improve the quality of teaching and learning across the programmes and may result in more engaged teachers and students
What are the IB approaches to learning skills?
1. Thinking skills
2. Communications skills
3. Social skills
4. Self-management skills
5. Research skills
The IB approaches to teaching skills are...
1. based on inquiry
2. focused on conceptual understanding
3. developed in local and global contexts
4. focused on effective teamwork and collaboration
5. differentiated to meet the needs of all learners
6. informed by formative and summative assessment.