The IB has just published its approach to professional development.

Every IB professional learning experience is grounded in the process of social constructivism and actualized through action-oriented inquiry, centred on the learning community and driven by this shared set of design values:

• Rebalanced learner agency where educators co-create curricula and actively produce their professional development experience
• Inclusive environments that leverage the power of differences in the context of shared learning
• International mindedness that establishes common ground and recognizes variations to be as important as commonalities
• Collaborative learning ecologies like professional learning communities, demonstrating the power of collective intelligence
• Reciprocal knowledge obligations in which educators develop themselves and others by co-constructing learning in a safe environment
• Team and individual learning with a focus on collective responsibility and personal mastery
• Spirals of inquiry via higher-level questioning and nonlinear feedback loops
• Usable knowledge artifacts like digital portfolios, that optimize resources and keep learning practical
• Multiple opportunities for reflection with a focus on constructive, actionable feedback