The changing world of Online Professional Development Matt James
Head of Online Professional Development IB, The Hague, NL
What’s new in Online PD? This session will report on the rapid growth in popularity in IB online professional development and why some educators prefer to do their PD online. There’ll be a chance to find out what really happens in an online workshop, hear about what we’re doing in other languages as well as learn about some new and exciting developments for the coming year.
2 | R | Caracas
Enhancing leadership and learning Nigel Ashton
Head Teacher Leverhulme Community Primary School Bolton, United Kingdom
Samantha Abram
Primary Years Programme Leader Leverhulme Community Primary School Bolton, United Kingdom
2 | R | Bogotá
IB Educator Network - A world of opportunity John Nicholls
IB Educator Network Manager, IB The Hague, NL
All schools whether international or UK mainstream put children at the centre of the learning process. We will demonstrate how we have used the PYP as a main contributor along with the UK national curriculum to motivate children and raise standards. We will share how the PYP has been embedded into the accountability, tracking and testing culture of a UK state primary school, ensuring pupil attainment, achievement and high expectations for all stakeholders, despite the many constraints from Government, Ofsted and Local Authorities. The session will include reference to the following strategies: using the PYP as a framework to underpin all learning, the exhibition as an example of summative assessment, where individual and groups of children have taken action in response to a unit of inquiry, assertive behaviour policy, teacher accountability , subject leadership, school improvement plans linked to performance management linked to continuing professional development.
If you are a current IB educator (work-shop leader, site visitor, examiner, moderator, field representative, examination site inspector, consultant, application reader, curriculum developer or reviewer), or if you are interested in becoming involved in these roles, come to an informative and interactive session that focuses on opportunities both within the IB Africa, Europe, Middle East region and beyond.
2 | R | La Paz
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