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Jane Cacacho. HS Principal of Xavier School in Manila, Philippines.


 * Issue ||  Facilitating factors  ||  Inhibiting factors  ||  Stakeholders  ||  Actors  ||  Possible action(s)  ||
 * 1. Sharing information about the MYP || Training of admin || Existing work on curriculum upgrade (not sure if teachers are ready for this //now//) || Everybody (parents, students, teachers, administrators) + board of trustees) || administrators || Hold focused group discussions among the stakeholders ||
 * 2. Intercultural awareness through the LP || Already present in the DP ||  || Everybody ||   ||   ||
 * 3. Holistic Learning || Already a priority ||  || Everybody ||   ||   ||
 * 4. Collaboration in curriculum review and implementation || Already a priority || Lack of time || Everybody except students and parents || Everybody except students and parents || Make time during the school year; embed in the schedule ||
 * 5. Aligning the curriculum vertically and horizontally || Availability of a consultant, ongoing, push of the DepEd ||  ||   || Everybody except students and parents ||   ||
 * 6. Introducing concept-driven curriculum and the aoi’s || Part of the ongoing curriculum mapping and upgrade ||  ||   ||   || Review XS strands and VMG vis-à-vis MYP Objectives ||
 * 7. Planning concept-driven units of work || Part of the ongoing curriculum mapping and upgrade || Similar to TGs and strands? Have to clarify ||  ||   || Review XS strands and VMG vis-à-vis MYP Objectives ||
 * 8. Introducing criterion-referenced assessment || Already done || Lack of training of teachers ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 9. Reflection as integral to MYP units of work || Parallel to Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm ||  ||   ||   || Coming up with a STANDARD definition of reflection ||
 * 10. Using IB language as the common “curriculum language”. || Many available resources, especially the command terms || Not sure if teachers are ready ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 11. Introducing the Personal Project ||  || A new idea – might not be appreciated by the stakeholders immediately ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 12. Setting priorities – developing a school action plan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||