News

Please find below a list of the sessions for which the presenters have provided copies of their presentations and handouts.

What's Happening in IB: The Global Perspective
New Ways of Thinking about Citizenship Education

2009 Conference of the Americas Program [12 mb PDF]

IB Orientation Seminar
Facilitator: IB Staff
9:00 - 3:30 9 July 2009

Reaching All Learners: Making Differentiation Work, Grades K-8
Facilitated by: Bertie Kingore, Ph.D., Author and Educational Consultant
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM 9 July 2009

Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-12

Leslie Lewis Sword
MIRACLE IN RWANDA
Directed and Co-created by Edward Vilga

The true story of Rwandan Genocide Survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza

Each year, the IB Conference of the Americas features provocative speeches from a variety of thought leaders in the fields of education and international issues. This year is no exception. We are pleased to announced that the 2009 IB Conference of the Americas will feature speeches from the following invited guests:

Welcome to the website for the first ever IB Americas Conference. Our region now includes IB World Schools from South America, Central America, North America and the Caribbean. It is with this significant development that we will draw from the experience of nearly 1,500 schools and many others seeking authorization to offer an IB programme. This year’s theme, New Thinking for a New World, reflects this change and challenges the IB Americas community to explore this enormous opportunity.

We expect well over 1,000 members of the worldwide IB community to participate in the four days of inspiration, collaboration, and reflection at the Québec City Convention Centre. The 2009 IB Americas conference will bring together IB coordinators, teachers, administrators, counselors, school district officials, school board members, ministers of education, parents, researchers, and university representatives.