IB MYP
Design
Aditya Venkata
MYP Design Facilitator
What is the significance of design in the MYP?
MYP uses the design cycle as a way to structure:
•inquiry and analysis of design problems
•development and creation of feasible solutions
•testing and evaluation of students’ models,
prototypes, products or systems.
Design..
Design means exploring ways to find solutions to problems to make the world a better
place.
Design links new ideas, imagination and creativity.
Design is a process.
Design requires teamwork.
Design is using a range of tools, materials, skills and techniques to explore, design and
create products and systems.
Design involves taking responsibility for our community and our planet.
How is design structured in the MYP?
In MYP design, a solution can be a model, prototype, product or
system independently created and developed by students.
MYP design enables students to develop not only practical skills but
also strategies for creative and critical thinking.
Design courses can be offered as-
• a distinct digital and/or product design course
• a series of distinct digital and/or product design courses
• a single course which combines digital and product design.
Design Categories
DIGITAL DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN
Digital
Design 1. Web Design [Link]/
Includes Communication
Design
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Interface Design
Product Design Includes
FOOD DESIGN FASHION DESIGN PRODUCT
DESIGN/PROTOTYPING
Types of Evaluation?
There are two types of assessments for evaluating a child
Formative Summative
Assessment Assessment
Formative Assessment?
It includes, but not limited to varieties of activities like
Presentation Puzzles/games
Collage on
or Design Brief related to
research plan
topics
Summative Assessment?
[Link] may include one or more activities for evaluating the child
based on design cycle.
In Design we use e-portfolio which documents the whole process of
learning.
[Link] Product.
What is ePortfolio?
An electronic
record/evidence
of the
work/activity
done by the
student.