2008

What happens to a school community when a school begins the journey towards being an authorized IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme? This session will focus on the multiple factors that are necessary to create action that leads to effective change.

This session will consider current developments in Web 2.0 technologies, e.g. blogs, wikis and social bookmarking, and how they have been implemented by practitioners to improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The session is aimed at teachers and school leadership new to the Web 2.0 paradigm, but who want to know more about how educational technology and social networking are impacting

As students become increasingly sedentary and learning disorders increase, it is important to understand the link between movement and brain function. This interactive presentation will explore the concept of embodied cognition as it relates to new categories of educational tools, and actively engage the participants to experience how and why these tools work.

Most educators have heard of the multiple intelligences and how important they are to effective education. The challenge comes when one tries to incorporate them into the classroom.

The session will explore a discussion-based model guiding students to consider concrete service projects aligned with the values expressed in the foundational documents. Presenters will demonstrate assessment directed at deepening student reflection upon the effectiveness of their project choices and indicate a portable model to be aligned with local communities.

This session will explore a researched model for online collaborative learning and examine ways to integrate enhancements into your science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curricula. Discover how informal STEM learning projects are characterized by high levels of self direction, open-ended challenges, and self-motivated decision making.

This session will cover the methodology of the Touchstones Discussion Project, the integration of the Socratic seminar fits in the IB classroom, development of good opening questions, and the use of questions to influence group dynamics. Participants will also learn how to create discussions around the areas of interaction and build these skills further in Theory of Knowledge courses.

As the IB manages growth and technology continues to advance, the importance of ICT systems in the IB has never been clearer. In this session, the IB Chief Information Officer will share her views on how the IB will utilize new technology to enable growth, particularly in relation to electronic assessment and electronic marking and what impact this will have on our schools and examiners.

Just as the Silk Road opened the East to the West in the ancient world, the National Council for Teaching Asia (NCTA) provides the opportunity for educators to present Asian culture to students. As Asia continues to rise in prominence on the global stage, there is a growing need for integration of Asian culture in the middle and high school curricula.

In recent years, considerable energy has been devoted by IB to developing both an understanding of and a classroom approach to fostering international mindedness in IB students, a central component across the continuum of IB programmes.