IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Designing the Diploma Programme timetable and calendar
The timetable gives a clear vision and picture of school activities. The amount of time you give to activities indicates the importance you give to those activities. Therefore timetable construction is...
IB Approaches to teaching and learning
Designing an IB lesson: 6 questions to ask
An IB lesson is not simply about what you teach — it is about how you design the learning. The IB Approaches to Teaching give us six questions to shape that design: The result? A lesson designed not just...
Blog
How do international schools assess new admissions? Free
It is the beginning of our new academic year and we have been reviewing how we assess new students for our admissions. When a student applies to an international school, the school is usually trying to...
Leadership
Appraisal of school leaders Free
Effective leadership is vital to the success of a school. Leadership appraisal can therefore be much more than an annual judgement about whether an individual has met a set of targets. When thoughtfully...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Diploma Programme Student Handbook
As Coordinator you need to promote the Diploma Programme and produce an IB Course Booklet. This page provides you with a checklist of what to include and some examples for you to model your own on....
Teaching and Learning
How do I write effective AI prompts?
An AI prompt is a specific input or instruction given to an artificial intelligence system to generate a response or perform a task. Think of it as a question or a command that guides the AI on what you...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
TOK for subject teachers
TOK and the subject groups are mutually supportive: the subjects focus on specific examples of knowledge construction and TOK is about knowledge construction in general.IB subject teachers are expected...
Blog
Culture comes first Free
Fifteen months into my role as Director of Education at a school in Cairo, I have become increasingly convinced that when you enter a new school, understanding the culture and building relationships must...
IB Approaches to teaching and learning
Teaching is focused on conceptual understanding
Students need more than knowledge. They need to understand how ideas connect, what they mean and how they can use what they know in new situations. Concept-based teaching and learning focuses on broad,...
IB World School
IB branding and communications guidelines
It is good to check every so often that you are using the IB logo correctly. The IB logo is a powerful symbol of quality, credibility and international recognition. For an IB World School, using the IB...