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Adult Learning Resources
Adult learning theories Great site: Instructional Design Australia Great blog by WGU: Adult Learning Theories and Principles (wgu.edu) For more information on andragogy and how adults learn: Help articles...
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Planning professional development Free
As a pedagogical leadership team how do you plan professional development for your staff? This section introduces you to two key tools for planning a learning activity for your staff, be it a workshop...
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The MYP
If you are thinking about introducing the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) into your school you will need to present compelling reasons to the various stakeholders, including students, parents, teachers,...
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Staff Learner Profile
The IB Learner Profile is a profile for all in an IB World School: students, staff, leaders and governors. This is signified by the fact that each of the attributes is prefixed by "we" (i.e. all members...
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How does the Learner Profile link to learning?
The attributes and descriptors of the Learner Profile describe the type of learner the IB hopes to develop through its programmes. The IB Learner Profile is the common ground between all four IB programs:...
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Learner Profile as 'Our Culture'
How do we live the IB Learner Profile in all that we do? How do we embed it into the culture of our school? This activity is helpful in (re)-aligning the culture of your school - and especially the staff...
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Inquiry into the Learner Profile
The requirement for all IB schools to incorporate the learner profile into all aspects of school life is clearly stated in the IB programmes Standards and Practices. In these activities we inquire into...
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IB Resources
This section signposts some very good downloadable resources for you to use. They can be used to introduce international mindedness if you are a Candidate School, or to encourage reflection and review...
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Cultural Intelligence
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) measures a person's capability to function effectively in a variety of cultural, ethnic and national settings. It is a skill that is becoming crucial in an increasingly globalized...
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Understanding our culture
We looked at some guiding definitions of what we mean by culture when we considered the link between Leadership, culture and context. Put simply culture represents the full spectrum of learned human behavior....