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.
Tag Archives | Teachers
What does the MYP programme implementation look like around the world?
The Claremont Evaluation Center completed a study on the implementation of the Middle Years Programme. Find out what schools have to say about the MYP Next Chapter.
Agency in demand
Middle Years Programme (MYP) graduate Rebecca Vasconcelos reflects on the opportunity to develop student agency while implementing remote learning. Rebecca is also a Primary Years Programme (PYP) educator.
Choosing education, the ever-changing profession
We welcome Middle Years Program (MYP) graduate of Shanghai Singapore International School Rebecca Vasconcelos to reflect on her decision to pursue a career in education.
Step out into the IB World
Attending conferences and workshops are great professional development tools for teachers. But, having the opportunity to visit and work in another IB World School, across the world, is an invaluable experience as Shelley Maximitch Johnston from Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, in Canada, found.
A teacher’s guide: Using social justice topics in the classroom
Topics surrounding human rights and equality can be thorny, but educators can use societal issues to create meaningful dialogue with students and enhance learning. PYP teachers Kirsten Fournier, Kerri Irwin and Vivien Rosa-Vaccarelli tell us more.
When the student becomes the teacher
Purposeful conversation moves students from passive listeners to active learners. IB World magazine investigates how students’ classroom conversations encourage collaboration and strengthen problem solving and critical thinking skills
How the IB Learner Profile shapes my life
Students aren’t leaving the IB Learner Profile at the door when class finishes; they are applying the attributes at home too, as they explain to IB World magazine
How do you use the last five minutes?
IB World Magazine investigates the importance of the ‘last five minutes’ in class, and finds out how you can make the most of this time
A room with a view to learning
Does your classroom encourage creativity, or stifle it? IB World magazine investigates how a student’s environment affects their learning
How do you identify bullying?
In the second article in a series discussing bullying, IB World magazine looks at how student-led strategies are helping IB World Schools raise empathy and tackle bullying
Susan’s classroom of the future
IB World magazine talks to Susan Park, IB Diploma Programme student and the winning illustrator of the September 2015 issue’s front cover
Nurturing the cultural foundations of all students
IB World magazine investigates the ways in which IB World Schools have integrated a successful Mother Tongue (MT) programme, and offers tips to help schools set up their own
Every student is heard
From appointing a new school director to buying playground equipment, IB World magazine looks at the integral role student councils have within schools
In the pursuit of education
An IB Diploma Programme student tells IB World magazine how helping others achieve their dreams has fine-tuned her own skills