ATL skills in IB programmes help students develop skills that have relevance across the curriculum. In other words, they help students “learn how to learn." ATL skills provide a solid foundation for learning independently and with others. Additionally, ATL skills help students prepare for, and demonstrate learning through, meaningful assessment.
ATL Skill Categories | MYP ATL Skill Clusters |
|---|---|
Communication | I. Communication |
Social | II. Collaboration |
Self-management | III. Organization IV. Affective V. Reflection |
Research | VI. Information literacy VII. Media Literacy |
Thinking | VIII. Critical Thinking IX. Creative Thinking X. Transfer |
At the end of the quarter, the ATL skills categories of Communication Skills, Social Skills and Self-Management skills are assessed by teachers. These scores do not affect a student's overall grade in the course but rather provide parents a snapshot of how the student is doing in their development of ATL skills.
Teachers across grade level, subject group, and 6-12 seek to cover a variety of ATL skills in their curriculum as well as prepare students for the next grade level.