IB community blog – new Fostering creativity and curiosity in IB classroomsIn 2020, the International Baccalaureate (IB), together with the Jacobs Foundation, the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), embarked on a journey to explore the skills of creativity and curiosity across all four IB programmes. Meeting as equals—a deep dive into student agency in personal, social, and emotional educationMiddle Years Programme (MYP) educator, Mariel Reid, reflects on her experience on working alongside students to develop a new curriculum to utilise in Personal, Social, Emotional (PSE) education lessons. Working with the School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore to introduce a new DP Literary Arts subjectIn this blog, Sabina Sorrentino, IB Curriculum Manager, Amy Khoo, Vice-Principal of Arts and Janet Liew, Head of Literary Arts at SOTA explain how and why the new literary arts course was developed. Beyond “lost learning”: Using formative assessment to support a return to the classroomIt’s been two years since education around the world was disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Many schools have already returned to in-person learning and teaching, while others continue with remote learning or even a hybrid of the two. However, with ongoing uncertainty about new variants, schools and educators will no doubt need to continue being […] Latest posts Assessment and exams Working with the School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore to introduce a new DP Literary Arts subjectIn this blog, Sabina Sorrentino, IB Curriculum Manager, Amy Khoo, Vice-Principal of Arts and Janet Liew, Head of Literary Arts at SOTA explain how and why the new literary arts course was developed. Beyond “lost learning”: Using formative assessment to support a return to the classroomIt’s been two years since education around the world was disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Many schools have already returned to in-person learning and teaching, while others continue with remote learning or even a hybrid of the two. However, with ongoing uncertainty about new variants, schools and educators will no doubt need to continue being […] More stories like this IB voices podcast Building transferable skills through the personal and professional skills courseIn the fourth episode of a series focused entirely on the Career-related Programme (CP), Chris and Lori share how the personal and professional skills (PPS) course fosters student agency. Being agile in order to move forward: Six podcasts with IB World School leadersIn a new series on the IB Voices Podcast, senior leaders from across the world discuss various challenges faced by educators due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and lessons that leadership teams can learn after enduring the challenges from the previous year. 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The importance of academic integrity: Q&A with IB Academic Integrity Manager, Celina Garza—Part oneIn this two-part Q&A session, we asked Celina Garza, IB Academic Integrity Manager, a few questions about the importance of academic integrity. Follow us for updates: