IB MYP Coordinator Checklist !
1. Curriculum Planning & Vertical Articulation
📘 Ensure subject-group overviews are up-to-date (Years 1–5)
✅ Confirm that every subject has a full set of unit plans uploaded (ManageBac or other
platform)
🔁 Review for horizontal and vertical alignment: concepts, skills, and global contexts
🧩 Ensure interdisciplinary units (IDUs) are planned (minimum one per year group)
2. Personal Project Planning (Year 5)
📅 Create a timeline for the Personal Project, with key checkpoints
🧑🏫Assign supervisors and run an orientation session
📁 Share clear guidelines, criteria, and exemplars with students
📊 Set up a system for progress monitoring and academic integrity
3. Assessment & Moderation
📚 Ensure all teachers use MYP assessment criteria for their subject groups
📈 Create a calendar for standardization/moderation sessions
🧮 Review school-wide practices for formative/summative balance
🗂️ Prepare teachers for eAssessment and/or MYP moderation (if applicable)
4. Approaches to Learning (ATL) Coordination
🧠 Map ATL skills across year levels and subjects
🛠️ Support teachers to embed ATL explicitly in units
🔍 Conduct a review of how ATL is reflected in instruction, reflection, and assessment
🧵 Tie ATL development into student portfolios or progress reports
5. Interdisciplinary Learning
🤝 Facilitate collaboration between subject groups to design or refine IDUs
📑 Ensure IDU planners are completed and aligned with assessment criteria
🎯 Monitor how students engage with concepts and global contexts across disciplines
6. Professional Development & Capacity Building
🧑🏫Plan internal PD sessions on:
MYP Planning & Assessment
Inquiry-Based Learning
ATL Skill Development
Differentiation in the MYP
🔗 Encourage staff to attend IB Category 1–3 workshops as needed
🗓️ Schedule collaborative planning and subject-group reflection meetings
7. IB Compliance, Policies & Community Engagement
📥 Update policies: Language, Assessment, Inclusion, Academic Integrity
📌 Check MyIB for updates and deadlines (e.g., eAssessment registration, workshop
deadlines)
🧾 Conduct a self-review using IB Standards & Practices
🗣️ Plan an MYP parent info session to explain MYP principles, criteria, and reporting
🏫 Support cross-programme alignment if your school offers PYP or DP/CP