IB Approaches to Learning (ATLs)
What are the IB Approaches to Learning (ATL)?
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, aligning the Diploma Programme (DP) and IB Career-related Programme (CP) with the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Focus on ATL across all programmes will improve the quality of teaching and learning and may result in more engaged teachers and students. (lbo.org)
The Five Categories of IB Approaches to Learning
| Social Skills | Communication Skills | Thinking Skills | Research Skills | Self-Management Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accept Responsibility | Listening | Aquisition of knowledge | Formulation questions | Gross motor skills |
| Respecting others | Speaking | Application | Observing | Fine motor skills |
| Cooperating | Reading | Analysis | Planning | Spatial awareness |
| Resolving conflict | Writing | Synthesis | Collecting data | Organization |
| Group-decision making | Non-verbal communication | Evaluation | Recording data | Time management |
| Adopting a variety of roles | Dialectical thought | Organizing data | Safety | |
| Metacognition | Interpreting data | Healthy Lifestyle | ||
| Presenting | Codes of behavior | |||
| Informed choices |