Approaches to Learning Cat 3 - IB Authorised, Virtual, 24 - 26th April 2026

RECOMMENDED FOR:

Middle Years Programme (MYP) teachers, coordinators and

administrators.

All IB programmes develop the approaches to learning (ATL) skill categories of

communication, social, self-management, research and thinking.

• Develop a deeper understanding of ATL as a way for students to acquire and use skills

developed over time in order to access learning.

• Consider contemporary research to apply metacognitive strategies throughout the

learning process, with an emphasis on assessment as learning.

• Design the curriculum to encourage students to build these skills.

• Reflect on how developing affective, cognitive and meta-cognitive skills using a variety of

strategies may increase the capacity of learners to become self-regulated and intrinsically

motivated.