Collaborative Crafting: A Professional Learning Model Supporting Schoolwide Implementation of ATLs in IB Schools in Japan

International Baccalaureate Organization　International Baccalaureate Organization

International Baccalaureate (IB) Jeff Thompson Research Award　International Baccalaureate (IB) Jeff Thompson Research Award　Foundation etc. Grant

(代表者)Quincy Kameda;(連携研究者)Maki Komatsu

Teacher Professional Learning　Collaborative Crafting　Approaches to Learning (ATL)　Other　This study explores how teachers in International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate and authorized schools in Japan implement the Approaches to Learning (ATL) framework as a schoolwide initiative. Using a classic grounded theory approach across ten Japanese Article 1 schools, the research generated an emergent model—collaborative crafting—describing teacher professional learning as a social process of internalizing, tinkering, and channeling. Findings show that sustained ATL implementation is fostered not through top-down mandates, but through structures that support classroom-based experimentation and collaborative sharing among teachers.