Leading Learning in the Arts With ATLs

Ernie Boyd

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About the talk

With the turbulent shift to online education with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arts educators have had to improvise and experiment with limited resources. In this talk with experienced MYP educator Ernald Boyd, dive into how ATL skills are an integral part of the learning process in MYP Arts. Explore how students can be empowered to take their learning to new heights with intentionally designed learning experiences and opportunities for self-reflection. Investigate how students can be agentic learners in the Arts especially through self-evaluation to assess and guide their own progress and learning.

Highlights you don’t want to miss

Engage with ATL skills in the MYP Arts classroom as a tool to help students transfer skills to unfamiliar situations
Discover new ways to foster student agency in the MYP Arts classroom

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Ernie Boyd

Experienced IB Educator

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

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Ernie Boyd

Ernie Boyd started his career in Cape Town, South Africa. He taught music in a public school and was appointed head of Music before moving to The American International School of Cape Town where he taught Music from K4 to Grade 8. Here he was the Head of Performing Arts and oversaw a rigorous drama regime. Currently he is the MYP Coordinator at the International School of Nanshan Shenzhen. Since 2018 he has grown as an educator and also as a leader in the school. Ernie is active in the MYP Arts community sharing and is in the process of preparing the MYP team for the upcoming IB evaluation visit. He is passionate about providing students with 'access to success' and assisting teachers with implementing systems and modes of teaching that allow this to be experienced by all.

Approaches to Learning Skills, Curriculum Planning

Leading Learning in the Arts With ATLs

With the turbulent shift to online education, arts educators have had to improvise and experiment with limited resources. In this session with Ernald Boyd, understand the usage of ATL as an integral part of the learning process in MYP Arts, to enable students to transfer skills to new and unfamiliar situations. Through his lens, explore how students can be empowered to take their learning to new heights with intentionally designed learning experiences and opportunities for self-reflection. Also investigate how students can be more agentic learners in the Arts especially through self-evaluation to assess and guide their own progress and learning.