This article engages teachers to reflect on learning through play.
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A little Blooms’ to flower learning
IB teacher shares the value of engaging students in creating their own assessment tasks.
Best practice from the IB community: IB best practice books at a discount this July
The IB Store is offering three books in the Journeys series at a £5 discount in July.
Inclusion in the classroom
A PYP teacher shares the multi-sensory approaches to teaching and learning that she uses in her school.
Portfolio as assessment data
This article reflects on tools and strategies teachers in a Colombian school use to understand students’ learning process.
South African school uses the outdoors to work, learn and play
Hout Bay International School in Western Cape, South Africa, uses its location and proximity to nature to encourage education of the whole person. In addition to offering a top-quality academic programme, the school enriches its curriculum by taking students hiking, surfing, and snorkeling.
IB coordinator in Bangladesh shares her PYP story
Farhana Bari is the Deputy Head of Primary Education and a Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator at the International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has taught the PYP since 2003, leading its implementation in a highly traditional school setting.
Creating a library hub in an IB school
A PYP/MYP teacher-librarian writes about the role of the library at his school.
Student-led conferences in the Early Years
An Early Years teacher explains the process of student-led conferences she uses in her classroom.
Study of critical thinking reveals positive outcomes for IB students
This research examines one of the central elements of the IB Diploma Programme, the theory of knowledge course, within an Australian context. Researchers from the University of Western Sydney investigated IB alumni and current DP student ratings of their critical thinking abilities. The study also explored student perceptions of the role of TOK in supporting […]
Round table discussion
Grade 5 teacher shares how round table discussions are used in the classroom as a powerful way to promote speaking and listening.
Unit of inquiry: Economic activities
Giving students the opportunity to participate in deciding and designing their assessment tools, and finally reviewing their learning through peer editing and feedback were the highlights of this unit on economic activities under the transdisciplinary theme How we organize ourselves.
CP students explore ethical dilemmas through reflective project
To gain an insider’s perspective on the teaching of ethics in relation to the reflective project, we asked Chantell Wyten, Head of Sixth Form at King Ethelbert School, Kent, UK, to give us an insight. The school is part of an IBCP pilot programme in the UK.
Featured teacher: Damian Henderson, The Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge, UK
Damian Henderson teaches Theory of Knowledge (TOK) as well as French, he says: “Teaching the IB Diploma Programme at the Stephen Perse Foundation has lifted the lid on my teaching and given me and my students the freedom to explore the farthest flung corners of le monde francophone. Previously, I had quite a cautious teaching […]
Mary McCarney is inspired by her PYP students
Mary McCarney is British and has been teaching for 25 years, mostlyin the UK. Five years ago she joined Atlanta International School, USA, where she is currently a fourth grade PYP English teacher.