Spanish for the IB MYP 1-3 (Emergent/Phases 1-2): MYP by Concept Second edition

J. Rafael Angel is a certified Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Trainer and Consultant. He is a highly experienced IB Continuum educator (IB PYP, MYP, and DP), IB MYP examiner, IB Workshop leader (Inquiry, Approaches to Teaching and Learning, Assessment, Curriculum, and Language), and has led Teacher Support Material Projects for the IB MYP. He has written for the International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning, and the International Association for Development of the Information Society. He collaborates as a World Language Concept-Based Instruction Specialist in the Lynn Erickson and Lois Lanning's CBCI Summer Institute. Rafael blogs extensively about teaching and learning, and language acquisition at rafangel.wordpress.com.

This book is an amazing tool that can be very easily used by any teacher. Practitioners that are not familiar with the IB or the MYP will be able to understand how to incorporate concepts, ATL skills, criteria and strands, links to other subjects, learner profile attributes, formative assessments, summative tasks, and even service to their units. Everything is included and studying each page of the Guide(s) and Teacher Support Material to put the values and principles of the IB in practice is not necessary anymore. This book takes all aspects of the MYP for Language Acquisition into account and does not leave any space for doubt. New teachers will love knowing that they can find everything in one place and more confident ones will enjoy the variety of resources. The activities are diverse and respect a clear balance between all 4 criteria, respecting not only the level of the students but also the global context in which we find ourselves. My favourite parts are the way the theoretical part of strand ii for Criteria A and B (text conventions) has been included in such a clear and simple way, accessible for the students to analyse and reuse; the explanation regarding the use of patterns to easily build structures and apply them to different contexts; the reflection and evaluation tables that allow students to become more independent learners who can reflect and take responsibility for their knowledge. Most definitely recommended to use in departments with a varied range of experiences among teachers.