Learners without borders: A curriculum for global citizenship
By edyta on July 1st, 2011
In the past two decades the success of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in international education has led to a significant dissemination of its ideals and philosophy. As a result other programmes are competing with the IB in education for global citizenship. In this highly competitive climate the IB must continue to develop and clearly articulate [...]
Keep reading Learners without borders: A curriculum for global citizenship »Thought, word and deed: The roles of cognition, language and culture in teaching and learning in IB World Schools
By edyta on May 19th, 2011
This paper examines three themes—culture, language and cognition—which are of fundamental importance for teaching and learning in linguistically and culturally diverse schools, and explores the synthesis of all three. Indeed, the central thesis of this paper is that they are not only connected, but that both language and cognitive processes are cultural artifacts, whose nature [...]
Keep reading Thought, word and deed: The roles of cognition, language and culture in teaching and learning in IB World Schools »Welcome to the new IB position papers blog!
By Laura Joyce on September 23rd, 2010
Written by IB practitioners and educators within the IB learning community, IB position papers will address topics related to the IB’s philosophy or educational practices within the realms of current educational trends. While the IB largely endorses the broad views of the writers, each paper will be based on writers’ own perspectives and experiences on [...]
Keep reading Welcome to the new IB position papers blog! »Concurrency of learning in the IB Diploma Programme and Middle Years Programme
By Laura Joyce on September 23rd, 2010
Written by Roger Marshman, this IB position paper explores the concept of concurrency in both the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and in the IB Diploma Programme (DP).
Keep reading Concurrency of learning in the IB Diploma Programme and Middle Years Programme »Holistic education: An interpretation for teachers in the IB programmes
By Laura Joyce on September 23rd, 2010
Holistic education has become a familiar topic within current education literature but there are
conflicting opinions about what holistic education represents and a single definition remains
elusive.
East is East and West is West
By Laura Joyce on September 23rd, 2010
This position paper addresses the long-standing criticism that the International Baccalaureate (IB)
is too closely associated with Western values and, despite its title, does not enable students to see
the world from a truly international perspective.
