IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
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...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Choosing DP subjects: guidance for schools and students
Which subjects should you offer students? How will you help colleagues plan their teaching and align this with IB philosophy? This page explores some of the key issues in developing a diploma programme....
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Mock examinations: planning, scheduling, and purpose
Mock examinations are a great way to get a head start on the “real” exams that take place in May and November. They give students an opportunity to get a feel for what taking the real exams will be like:...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Meeting deadlines in the DP (planning calendar and case studies)
This page provides you with two case studies which could be used in a staff workshop to review your own approach to student deadlines for IAs and EAs.. The IB sets submission dates for the various components...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
DP: Operational documents
An introduction to the two key IB Diploma Programme operational documents: the Diploma Programme Assessment Procedures (2018) and Coordinator's Notes. An activity to help you find your way around 'My...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Key DP documents: what you need and how to use them
Whether you are a Candidate School preparing to become authorized by the IB or an established IB World School you need to have a detailed understanding of the following documents, which are closely related...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
DP: an introduction for coordinators and teachers Free
If you're new to the IB, it might feel like stepping into a whole new educational world. This page offers a quick introduction to the IB and the IB Diploma Programme with handy PowerPoint refreshers....
IB Authorization & Evaluation
PDP: What is your theory of change?
Programme development planning requires a theory of change The IB programme development plan template asks schools to identify their Theory of Change. This helps schools make clear how planned activities...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
IB Candidacy - What should be our priorities?
What should our priorities be? Becoming an International Baccalaureate (IB) school involves significant challenges, including a major mindset shift for educators from traditional methods to an interdisciplinary,...
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Beyond the binary: Integrating explicit instruction and inquiry Free
I work with many schools that offer both International Baccalaureate programmes and national curricula, and it’s not unusual to hear a kind of tension emerge in conversations about teaching. On one side,...