Professional development programme for 2024-2025
Schools in the northern hemisphere are starting a new year. How might they plan their professional development programme?
Here’s an outline, using the four IB standards of Purpose, Environment, Culture and Learning.
In each case I have suggested a focus and provided links to resources on this website.
Inquiry: Understanding the core values and mission of the IB.
Links:
- IB Mission: IB Mission | Live the mission - be the change | Why focus on sustainability?
- IB Learner Profile: IB Learner Profile | Inquiry into the Learner Profile | Our Learner Profile | Living the IB Learner Profile | How does the Learner Profile link to learning? | Learner Profile Assemblies / Town Halls
- International Mindedness: International Mindedness | What is International-Mindedness? | What do we mean 'intercultural understanding'? | Global Engagement | Are you internationally-minded? | International Mindedness in my school
The Environment standard in the IB Standards and Practices 2020 focuses on creating and maintaining a supportive and effective learning environment. This standard includes several key areas.
Links:
- Leadership: A quick guide for the IB coordinator | IB Coordinator - Job Description | The role of the librarian | The role of the counsellor | My role as pedagogical leader | Reflecting on reflection! | Developing collaboration
- Teachers: Collaborative Planning | Toolkit of collaborative activities
- Student Support ~ Wellbeing: Well-being: A central concern | Lens on Wellbeing - PD presentation | WHY focus on well-being? | HOW can we teach well-being? | Wellbeing and our teaching | Wellbeing: How well do you know your children - individually? | Helping parents to support wellbeing
Links:
The Learning standard in the IB Standards and Practices 2020 focuses on the outcomes that result from the school’s purpose, environment, and culture coming together to deliver the curriculum through best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. Here are the key areas it emphasizes:
Links:
- Approaches to Teaching: IB Approaches to Teaching | Mini PD: Teaching based on inquiry | Mini PD: Teaching through concepts | Mini PD: Teaching in (local and global) contexts | Teaching is focused on effective teamwork and collaboration | Mini PD: Teaching is differentiated | Teaching is informed by assessment
- Approaches to Learning: ATL skill progression - how to plan for it? | IB ATL: Social Skills | IB ATL: Communication Skills | IB ATL: Self-Management | IB ATL: Research Skills | IB ATL: Thinking Skills
- Assessment: Teaching is informed by assessment | Assessment - what is its purpose? | Grading | Case Studies