As you may know, the MYP Technology guide is under revision. The normal MYP curricula revision cycle is four years. Which means, after 2 years of using any guide a group is formed and the revision of the guide is started. This process is currently underway, and an interesting idea that came out of teacher suggestions is the creation of smaller tasks for MYP Technology. The idea behind this, is that it is very challenging to run through the design cycle many times in a year, particularly in years 4 and 5 of the MYP tech program. Several schools have volunteered to try out using smaller tasks, which would supplement the creation of a full project. These smaller formative tasks can be completed more frequently, for schools who feel that they do not have enough evidence to base final assessment grades on. So far, I have heard trials are going well, although not necessarily lightening the load on teachers and marking. It will be interesting to see what develops when the trail is evaluated in the spring!
