As an IB pathway student-teacher studying at the University of Dundee, Amellia Elizabeth Menmuir completed a virtual practicum at the International School of Como. She reflects on the new possibilities and resources that online learning has opened up for future classroom instruction.
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Lindsay Wong reflects on her experience switching to remote learning in the middle of her junior year of university. This is her third story in our graduate voices series.
Pelham Lindfield, headteacher at UWC Changshu China, tells IB World Magazine how the lockdown ignited new ways of working, cooperating and thinking.
When thinking of the trauma that our students, teachers and schools encounter, the news in the recent months has a perfect storm of contributing factors: the continued killings of people of color in the United States and Canada, made even more traumatic by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the economic upheaval wrought by it.
Nikki Doig is a lecturer at the University of Dundee in Scotland, supporting undergraduate education students working towards the IBEC Certificate in Teaching and Learning. She shares her perspective on coordinating a virtual practicum with the International School of Como and incorporating practices from online teaching into the classroom.
King Edward’s Witley School shares how they have helped students overcome the challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Anum Mulla of The British School New Delhi to reflect on our inherent need for human connection and self-reflection. This is her first story in the graduate voices series.
Diploma Programme (DP) students didn’t let the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic stand in the way of serving their communities during these difficult times.
Primary Years Programme (PYP) students from all over the world composed a story that highlighted the importance of taking care of our environment.
We’ve interviewed two workshop designers, Chéron Huskens and Alexis Wiggins, to shed some light on what goes into creating and registering for the somewhat challenging Category 3 workshops.
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is transforming education in unprecedented ways. The focus of the Career-related Programme (CP) team has been on responding to the myriad of altered school teaching and learning contexts. We are taking steps to engage with our community and reflect on what a ‘new reality’ might mean for the foreseeable future. What […]
The MYP Innovators grant offers Middle Years Programme (MYP) students the tools, skills and resources they need to actualize social change. These are some of the things to look out for as the first 32 student-finalists embark on their journey to change the world.
Middle Years Programme (MYP) students all over the world are celebrating their results despite the difficult circumstances caused by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In this blog, we examine why it’s important to recognize students for their hard work these last few months and how the MYP is empowering them to solve the world’s most pressing […]
The IB interviews, Toni Hewett, one of the developers of the new DP economics course. Continue reading as she discusses the exciting changes and ideas, while exploring the course’s global relevance in society today.
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Maja Johansson Hedstroem of Katedralskolan discusses how the DP and her experiences travelling taught her to seek understanding of others. She reminds us of the importance of recognizing both differences and similarities when solving global problems. This is her second story in our graduate voices series.
