In this episode I am talking to Amber Rhinehart. Amber is an MYP Coordinator in an international school in Accra, an MYP Workshop Leader, an IB Site Visitor, MYP Personal Project Examiner and teaches Language and Literature as well as individuals and Societies. I was really keen to speak to someone as experienced and knowledgable as Amber owing to the many valuable but demanding aspects that the MYP framework has to offer.

We discuss:

- A short introduction to Amber’s career to date

- Whether Amber recommends combining the likes of analytical and producing texts strands from the outset of MYP or waiting until these respective skills have been developed and therefore consolidated

- How to marry GRASPS with the assessment strands when aiming for valid and reliable assessments

- How teachers can ensure they are covering global contexts in the same depth as they would the related or disciplinary concepts

- My school’s recent struggles with Criterion Biii and the need to assess formatting and/or referencing twice a year in the curriculum.

- And finally, what Amber thinks is the best approach to implementing ATLs in individual units and the curriculum holistically

Thank you again to Amber who speaks with a fantastic degree of balance, nuance and passion about the curriculum as well as her ongoing contribution to IB’s online community of teachers.

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