The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown resulted in reduced greenhouse gas emissions but can the pandemic entice long-lasting climate change? IB World Magazine reports.
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How education is responding to a new reality
IB World Magazine sat down with two experts to examine how the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic will affect the future of teaching and learning.
Why I think the MYP personal project is the best preparation for the fourth industrial revolution
Middle Years Programme (MYP) teacher Shwetangna Chakrabarty explains how the personal project helps students develop 21st-century skills.
Uniting teachers across the world through education: Q&A with Dr Helen Drennen
In a wide-ranging conversation, we spoke with the new chair of the IB Board of Governors Dr Helen Drennen about what motivates her, her experience in education, and her vision of the IB and education’s role in the future.
Reinventing the framework of education
We compiled three perspectives from IB community members to understand how education will change as we move towards the future.
The future of online learning
Schools have gained many insights from teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will this experience influence education in the long term? IB World magazine reports.
Thinking about day 1: A trauma-informed reopening of schools
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.
Physical well-being during COVID-19 with Dr Adam Carey
When normal, physical routines are disrupted through unexpected events, students often find it hard to stay motivated and develop new routines. Of course, some of us are more conscious of this now, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. To speak to this, IB Voices met with Dr Adam Carey, a doctor, nutritionist and leading commentator […]
How educators in Asia Pacific are managing remote learning
In a new series of episodes for the IB Voices podcast, hear first-hand from International Baccalaureate (IB) educators across Asia Pacific on how they are managing the transition to online and remote learning due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
Schools respond to COVID-19 outbreak by going virtual
Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) emergency, many IB World Schools are successfully using online learning to continue students’ education, says IB Curriculum Manager Pilar Quezzaire. Two educators share their experiences.
Celebrating women at the IB
In honor of International Women’s Day, we spoke to 10 different women here at the IB to hear their thoughts on women in leadership.
Engaging students through active learning
Technology has the potential to help teachers in the classroom, but what is the best way to integrate it into everyday learning? Professor Cathrine Tømte will address this topic in her keynote session at the 2020 European Education Festival.
How I helped young students excel in MUN
After realizing his passion for Model United Nations (MUN) in high school, IB Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Ishan Singh mentored young students to become better delegates.
Young IB student receives the Diana Award
IB Diploma Programme (DP) student Ziyaan Virji was recently awarded the Diana Award for his efforts to provide girls with the necessary sanitation resources they need. Here is how he plans on empowering women through his organization.
Exploring another reality using technology
Is there a perfect solution for an ideal learning environment? Professor Pierre Dillenbourg addresses learning environments in this Q&A ahead of the European Education Festival 2020.