Integrating ATL into your programme

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Listen to more about ATL planning here.

Here are two suggestions to help with this:

Ask yourself: Am I preparing a learning experience that introduces and/or explicitly gives students an opportunity to practice a specific ATL? For example, if you have selected 'observe carefully', you might provide opportunities to practice observing using multi-sensory experiences to develop this skill. Students begin by looking at photos and/or objects slowly, using all senses. They share first and then second thoughts, adding to their initial observations. Providing them with a structure such as a list of the senses supports the transfer of this skill to future learning experiences.

Ask yourself: Does the selected ATL link specifically to a learning objective in focus? A good way to test this is to try the following structure: 'In order to [learning outcome] students must [ATL skill]'.

Here are examples for each of the five ATL categories in a variety of subjects:

Thinking Skills

Subject	Learning Outcome: "In order to..."	ATL Skill: "Students must..."
Digital Literacy	Differentiate between letters and numbers on a keyboard and use some primary keys (enter and space bar).	Find unique characteristics.
Drama	Observe, listen, and respond in character to other actors.	Synthesize new understandings by seeing relationships and connections.
Language & Literacy	Determine a theme of a story, drama or poem from details in the text.	Generate metaphors and analogies.

Research Skills

Subject	Learning Outcome: "In order to..."	ATL Skill: "Students must..."
Language & Literacy	Describe the connection between ideas in a text.	Analyse and interpret information.
Mathematics	Represent and interpret data.	Ask or design relevant questions of interest that can be researched.
Music	Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions and expressive qualities.	Draw conclusions from relationships and patterns that emerge from data.

Communication Skills

Subject	Learning Outcome: "In order to..."	ATL Skill: "Students must..."
Physical Education	Describe physical activities for participation outside physical education class.	Speak and express ideas clearly and logically in small and large groups. Describe physical activities for participation outside physical education class.
Personal & Social Education	Paraphrase what someone has said.	Speak and express ideas clearly and logically in small and large groups.
Science	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.	Read critically and for comprehension.

Social Skills

Subject	Learning Outcome: "In order to..."	ATL Skill: "Students must..."
Social Studies	Identify some ways of dealing with disagreements that work better than others.	Practice empathy and care for all others.
Visual Art	Collaboratively set goals and create an artwork that is meaningful and shows the intent of the makers.	Build consensus and negotiate effectively.
Drama	Demonstrate the ability to work effectively alone and cooperatively, with a partner or in an ensemble.	Be self and socially aware including own and others' impact as a member of a learning group.

Self-Management Skills

Subject	Learning Outcome: "In order to..."	ATL Skill: "Students must..."
Physical Education	Participate in physical activity outside of the school environment.	Take responsibility for own well-being.
Personal & Social Education	Recognize how a situation would make one feel and treat others accordingly.	Use strategies to prevent and eliminate bullying and other intolerant behavior.
Digital Literacy	Choose how to express oneself through the creation of simple digital means.	Use technology effectively and productively.

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Listen here for more on connecting content & ATL.

Further ideas on incorporating the Approaches to Learning into your planning can be found in the PYP Guide on page 14.