Professional Development Highlights Contributed by Margot Hoerrner, Head of Professional Development, IB Americas
2012 regional workshops open for registration Nearly 3,000 teachers, administrators, and coordinators participated in an IB regional workshop in the first quarter of this year. Don’t miss out on upcoming professional development opportunities for you and your colleagues. Visit www.ibo.org/events to find the right workshop for you and register today! 2013 Latin America Host Schools The Professional Development Department is looking for host schools for 2013 Latin America regional events. Serving as a host school is a unique opportunity to collaborate with hundreds of educators from across the region, bring an IB event to your community, and reduce the cost of training for your own staff. Applicant schools must have a large space for the opening plenary session, multiple classrooms, a computer lab, and adequate dining facilities. Schools near an international airport are preferred, but applications from any Latin American school are welcome. We especially need schools in Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. For more information or an application, please contact Elizabeth Hubley at +1 301 202 3103 or Elizabeth.Hubley@ibo.org. Spotlight: Recent workshops in Peru From 22-24 February 2012, more than 200 MYP and DP teachers, coordinators, and administrators gathered in Lima, Peru, at the Colegio Peruano Norteamericano Abraham Lincoln to attend 11 diverse workshops. The event had two major firsts - a workshop was delivered in German and the Asociación de Colegios IB Peru (ASCIBP) planned and organized four of the 11 workshops. German is one of the vehicular languages of the IB Diploma Programme offered in schools in Latin America. In order to increase our level of support to educators at these schools, the IB recently held a DP History route 2 workshop in German, in Lima, Peru. The workshop was attended by 10 IB teachers from across Latin America. IB plans to host additional German language workshops in Latin America. The local association of IB World Schools, Asociación de Colegios IB Peru (ASCIBP) offered two MYP and two Diploma courses that were held alongside a regional event. In addition, the association hosted a one-day conference entitled, ―Quality and Inclusion in Education, from the perspective of International Programs,‖ bringing together over 40 education leaders from Peru, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.
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