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Diploma Programme: Approach to teaching
For coordinators, translating pedagogical principles into consistent classroom practice is rarely straightforward. This section highlights some of the most common tensions schools face when implementing...
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Diploma Programme Core
The core (TOK, CAS + EE) is at the heart of the Diploma Programme. It is the core that makes the Diploma a programme of study and not just a set of examination courses. How can you as a school highlight...
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How to plan an IB unit of work
How do you design learning experiences? If you wish to create consistency of practice in your school it is important to agree on the design principles you are going to use when you develop learning experiences...
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Unit Planning
How do you plan a unit of work? How important is it to plan your teaching in advance? General Eisenhower said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”If...
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DP Curriculum Booklet
A curriculum booklet is a key marketing tool for the Diploma Programme. When designing your DP curriculum booklet, keep these principles in mind: Use these questions to guide your decisions about content,...
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DP Assessment: How do we plan an IA and EA calendar?
The IB approaches to teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme make it clear that teaching should be informed by assessment - both formative and summative assessment. Assessment is at the heart of...
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Why lesson observations are important
How do we ensure that all teachers are working towards a shared approach to teaching and learning—the IB’s approaches to teaching—rather than operating in isolation? One of the most effective ways is...
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Inquiry vs explicit instruction in the DP: do we need to choose? Free
In many schools that offer both International Baccalaureate programmes and national curricula, teachers often feel a tension between two approaches: explicit instruction and inquiry-based learning. One...
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How do you introduce a student to your subject?
These questions go to the heart of teaching a subject: what counts as knowledge within each academic discipline and how things become known. On this page we consider: Signature pedagogies, and Competencies....
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How do we decide on DP subject choices, HL/SL?
This page provides you with two case studies which could be used in a staff workshop to review your own approach to how you make your subject accessible to students. Which subjects you choose to put on...