Teaching and Learning
Lesson observation and feedback
Lesson observation and feedback are powerful tools for fostering professional growth—but they are not the same as formal appraisal or performance evaluations. Traditional evaluation systems often involve...
IB World School
IB Continuum Schools
The International Baccalaureate offers schools a continuum of four programmes of education. Schools that offer at least three of the core programmes are sometimes referred to as continuum schools. IB...
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Director's Notebook: curriculum coherence Free
Do you run more than one IB programme? In the school community I work in we are preparing for our first PYP evaluation, as well our consultation (and then verification) visit for the DP. As we develop...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
Consultation visit: what happens?
The consultation visit provides an important opportunity for a school to engage with an IB consultant and receive guidance on its journey towards authorization. During the visit, the consultant develops...
IB Authorization & Evaluation
Authorization: Document checklist
This checklist brings together the key evidence and documentation a school should prepare during the candidacy phase and before submitting the Application for Authorization: Diploma Programme and hosting...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Timeline to MYP authorization
Becoming an IB World School is a journey of reflection, planning and continuous development. Throughout the authorisation process, schools work towards implementing the IB Programme standards and practices...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
Top tips for preparing for MYP authorisation
These tips are informed primarily by the IB Guide to Authorisation and are intended to help schools plan effectively for Middle Years Programme candidacy and authorisation. Successful MYP authorisation...
IB Approaches to teaching and learning
IB Approaches to teaching and learning
Every IB teacher teaches content. Great IB teachers also teach students how to think, inquire, communicate, collaborate and become independent learners. The IB's Approaches to Learning (ATL) provide the...
IB Programmes: PYP | MYP | DP | CP
MYP Assessment, including eAssessments
In the MYP, the IB employs both internal and optional external assessments (eAssessment). Assessment in the MYP is not an event at the end of learning; it is an integral part of the learning process....
IB Approaches to teaching and learning
IB ATL: Self-Management
How do we help students move beyond simply managing the demands of school and develop the skills to take ownership of their learning and wellbeing? Self-management skills are essential across all IB programmes...