ManageBac

for the Enhanced IB Primary Years

Transition Update

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 IB Primary Years Next Transition
Redesigned from the ground up for the New PYP!

The only learning platform supporting

the full IB Continuum and designed with
the new Standards & Practices in mind.

Collaborative real-time unit planning

with integrated Student Portfolio,
Assessment and Reporting.

Flexible unit template editor and

enhanced reflections designed from the
ground up for the new PYP.

Worksheets for Service Learning and

Exhibition allow students to plan, record
and reflect upon action as a dynamic
outcome of agency.

Harmonized into ManageBac's new User

Interface for web & mobile.

Broad curriculum support with over

600+ academic standards to support
your national curriculum requirements.
 PYP Next Workshops & Webinars
Professional development opportunities and comprehensive trainings

Regional Workshops Online Webinars

We will be hosting numerous opportunities for face-to-face A series of online webinars, starting in April, will continue until the
training during July-November 2019. PYP Next on ManageBac end of 2019 looking at various aspects of our PYP support.
workshops will be held across IBA, EMEA and APAC regions, with Beginning with higher level overviews of PYP Next changes,
dates and locations released Apr WK2. running right through to training for PYP teachers on unit
planning, assessment and general navigation of the new UI.
Reservations will be open for Administrators and PYP
Coordinators, to assist schools with becoming familiar with the Our webinars provide opportunities for interaction and immediate
new features of the enhanced PYP, and a smooth transition to the feedback, via live polls and Q&A with our support team and guest
new user interface. speakers. For those unable to attend during the allocated times,
recordings will be issued to all registrants, along with a summary
of any FAQs.
Who is eligible? What’s required?
Who is eligible? What’s required?
PYP Coordinators Admin level user
Technology Directors $99USD Registration fee PYP Coordinators An internet connection
PYP Teachers FREE REGISTRATION

Attendees will receive in-depth training on ManageBac, including:

Attendees will receive in-depth training on ManageBac, including:
ü First look at and training on flexible unit template editor and new UI
navigation ü First look at and training on flexible unit template editor and new UI
navigation
ü Best practices for managing Service Learning & Exhibition worksheets
ü Workshops on configuring PYP subjects, assessment & portfolio settings ü Best practices for managing Service Learning & Exhibition worksheets
ü Networking opportunities with coordinators at other ManageBac schools ü Guided tours on example PYP subjects, assessment & portfolio configurations
ü Opportunities for Q&A, Live interaction and digital recordings

Register for PYP Workshops & Webinars via https://events.managebac.com/

 1. How will Portfolios support the new PYP?
ManageBac portfolios will allow you to capture, share and curate student learning experiences. Both students and
teachers will be able to add goals, reflections, media and examples of student work. Teachers can post to multiple student
portfolios from web & mobile if, for example, a video or photograph features several students, and make connections
with ATL skills, the IB Learner Profile and the new IB Standards and Practices. Fully customisable award badges can be
built into the portfolio to record milestones and achievements. Advanced options will enable parents to respond to and
comment on their child’s portfolio.

Portfolio Timeline provides a chronological view of

student progression across the full IB Continuum
IB Continuum + Multi-Curricula ü Enhanced Search & Filters
ü Multi-add provides a way to easily add one observation into
multiple student portfolios at once

Students and Teachers can easily add from Web and Mobile

Goals Reflections Observations

Coursework Awards

For the IB DP, students can set target grades vs. predicted
grades.

Build connections to:

Improve school-to-home communication
and parent engagement with Learner Profile ATL Skills Key Concepts
Advanced Options
2. How will ManageBac support a holistic, connected and
dynamic planning process?

A unit index map will allow teachers to move

Our new Planner will be a tool through which seamlessly between unit sections and toggling makes
teachers shape student learning experiences in it simple to navigate between units. Flexible tagging
response to their own inquiry and reflections. We are of unit components, including tasks and assessments,
replacing our linear planning wizard with in-line will facilitate tracking and analytics, supporting
editing, where each element of the planner can be vertical curriculum articulation, and improving
edited in place without having to switch screens. horizontal connectivity across the curriculum.
 3. How will collaborative planning and reflection
be supported by ManageBac?

Teachers will be able to collaboratively plan using ManageBac

as changes will be rendered in real-time for colleagues. An
autosave function improves reliability and prevents accidental
overwriting. The online presence of colleagues will be
indicated on the right menu of each unit via a green circle on
Reflection and dialogue between teachers will be
their avatar. When editing colleagues will appear with an
supported alongside the planner. Editable prompts
orange circle on their avatar. can be used to guide reflections and these can be
tagged to build connections with other
components such as ATL skills.
 4. How can you help us maximise teacher time and efficiency
during the planning process?
We have taken a number of steps to maximise teacher time Our new global search will also allow you to quickly and
by improving overall usability. For example, the in-line efficiently find what you are looking for across ManageBac
editing of the unit planner has greatly reduced the number of encompassing units, resources, assessment tasks and
clicks required during the planning process and supports students. Our Google Docs integration released in Spring
teachers in taking a holistic view of the entire planning 2018 allows teachers to easily share templates with students
process. and student work submitted on Google Docs will be
automatically saved in the student’s portfolio.

Fonts & Icons Online Presence

more readable with to indicate when
visual cues colleagues are online

In-Line Editing Real-Time Editing

to improve context and to allow for collaborative
ease-of-use planning

Reflections Connections
Personalization to support meaningful to align and link
customizable background reflection throughout assessment tasks &
headers to reflect your unit the cycle learning experiences
5. How is ManageBac improving its interface for PYP?
PYP Next is fully aligned with our new user interface
released in 2018 for other programmes. This provides
schools with a harmonized interface across the full IB
Continuum.

Our new interface is more performative (faster page loads),

with fewer clicks and a fully-responsive layout (web +
mobile + tablet). Furthermore, our PYP curriculum icons
have been refreshed to provide visual cues with greater
personalisation, for example, teachers can set a background
image for their units.

Redesigned from the ground

up with full functionality:
ü Classroom Management ü Portfolio
ü Service Learning (CAS, SA) ü Curriculum Planners
ü Project-based Learning (EE, ü Gradebook
Personal Project) ü Reporting

Sharing on Airdrop
Easily submit Coursework, post
Reflections and update Project
journals on the go!

Available on the AppStore and Google Play

(April 2019)
6. How will ManageBac support PYP coordinators to oversee,
evaluate and develop their school curriculum?

PYP coordinators will have the option to receive a daily digest email of unit changes, allowing them to
maintain visibility across the curriculum. We recognise that each school has context-specific needs and this is
why we are introducing greater flexibility to our unit planners, enabling PYP coordinators to add/remove
curriculum components, incorporate national curriculum standards alongside PYP requirements, edit hints
and guidance for teachers, and reorder sections.

Analytics via our new tagging system will facilitate effective and comprehensive evaluation of the horizontal
and vertical curriculum, allowing PYP coordinators to answer questions such as: In what ways does our
curriculum develop and assess specific ATL skills over time and across year groups?

Finally, we are supporting PYP coordinators to make IB programme evaluation a process of continuous
improvement in their schools, by linking the IB Standards and Practices within unit plans and student
portfolios. Furthermore, as the delivery partner for the new IB Concierge (replacing IB Docs) we will be
providing drag’n’drop evidence submission from ManageBac, making the evidence gathering process
smooth and efficient.
7. How will ManageBac support an integrated and holistic
model of assessment?

We recognise the shift in the PYP towards an

integrated, ongoing assessment model. Our
Portfolio will support the ongoing monitoring
and documentation of learning. Evidence
from the portfolio will link directly to the
Web
Gradebook and flexible assessment options
will be integrated, so students can receive
feedback on their ATL and IB Learner Profile
development. A split screen view means you
will be able to see rubrics during grading and
Mobile assessment criteria for the whole unit can be
used across tasks in the unit.

Easily assess specialist subjects and

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include student coursework in reporting.

Evaluate and comment:

Learner Profile ATL Skills Units of Inquiry Learning Outcomes

 How can I find out more?

Keep following this Blog for further updates on our process over the coming months. Please
continue to reach out to us with questions and suggestions by emailing [email protected]

We will also be conducting a Facebook Live session and “Ask MB Anything” session, stay tuned
for dates to be announced by mid-April.

Since January we have been consulting with PYP coordinators around the world via our PYP
coordinators focus group. If you would like to participate in the next stage of consultation, starting
later this week, email [email protected]