School Counsellor Sue Morrell Stewart at the Renaissance International School Saigon, Vietnam shares her perspective and her student’s experiences on school closure and online learning during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
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Experiencing Grief During COVID-19 with Jacqueline Brown, PhD, NCSP
In the latest episode of IB Voices, Jacqueline Brown PhD, NCSP, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Montana, and the director of the Grief & Resilience Among Youth Research Lab joined us to talk about experiencing grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also gives advice on how to personally cope with grief, and […]
Victor Ye: Graduating with the IB in Los Angeles
We brought together seven soon-to-be Diploma Programme (DP) graduates from all over the world to share their thoughts and perspectives on graduating during a pandemic. Victor Ye, will graduate from Glen A. Wilson High School this summer and he reflects on the IB experience.
How universities will evaluate the class of 2020
Are you interested in knowing how universities will evaluate the class of 2020? Find out more from this infographic.
IB grads at GW share their advice to DP students
We are connecting with IB students & alumni from all over the world to share their experiences and perspectives with the IB community. This week we connected with Diploma Programme (DP) graduates Kai Hall and Ebunoluwa Akinbode, who are both students in the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Tips for Remote Teaching with Dr. Jennifer Chang Wathall
To continue to add to the collaborative sharing of teachers globally, in this episode of IB Voices, math teacher, author and educational consultant Dr. Jennifer Chang Wathall, provides top tips on how to manage the remote learning environment as effectively as possible.
Meet the University of Maryland’s Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Shannon Gundy
We are connecting with college and university admissions teams from all over the world to share their experiences and perspectives with the IB community. Shannon Gundy of the University of Maryland shares unexpected indicators she looks at when admitting students to campus.
Peak performance is serious fun
What happens when you take an app designed to guide athletes toward peak health and fitness and adapt it to guide learners? Apex 2100 is collaborating with IB to pilot a well-being app with this exact premise.
Meet Princeton University’s Assistant Director for College Opportunity, Kevin Hudson
We are connecting with college and university admissions teams from all over the world to share their experiences and perspectives with the IB community. Kevin Hudson of Princeton University shares his advice for DP students.
The IB’s Paul Teulon: Why top universities recognize IB students
We caught up with the IB’s Head of Global Recognition, Paul Teulon, to share insights from his conversations with universities on the admissions process as well as advice to students and parents on why universities continue to value the IB experience.
A focus on what unites us: Q&A with Aaron Goh Qi Yang and Klaus Tan
Diploma Programme (DP) graduates of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Aaron Goh Qi Yang and Klaus Tan reflect on the closeness of their school’s IB community, which focus on peer mentorship, and inspired their lifelong friendship.
The tie that binds
We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Victor Scotti, Jr. of Morgan Park High School to reflect on race and education through the lens of his family’s experience. This is his first story in the graduate voices series.
The power of internal assessments
With the cancellation of May exams due to COVID-19, a lot of IB students are wondering how two years of their work will be assessed and graded. Paul Campbell, Head of Development and Outreach, turned to his best source on the IB experience: his daughter, Sarah, a Diploma Programme (DP) graduate.
Building a foundation for social-emotional learning
Our current global conditions, as a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, provide a unique opportunity for families, parents and educators to look beyond the woes of distant learning and specific curricular content to instead think about the role social-emotional learning plays in everyday situations and interactions.
Effective self-soothing techniques to cope with COVID-19
We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate turned IB teacher Eleni Vardaki, who graduated from the Anglo-American School of Moscow in 2004. Eleni offers her expertise on how students can reduce their stress and anxiety during the remote learning.