Extended essay
Who and what?
The Extended Essay is a significant part of the Diploma Programme, and not just for students. Other people in a school - including the librarian - are or can be involved in supporting the Extended Essay...
Academic integrity
Plagiarism in an IB paradigm
Plagiarism occurs because of various factors. The IB considers one factor is unintented academic misconduct. Here we look at how the librarian can help students improve their work so they don't experience such...
Teaching & learning
Scaffolded support
Students benefit from support as they develop skills and aptitudes in their learning. Here, we look at how structured or scaffolded support by a librarian can be helpful for DP students. Librarian...
Teaching & learning
Individual student support by the DP librarian
Here, we look at a pedagogical approach that can offers effective support for students at DP level. Individual support - also referred to as one to one support, tutorial support, mentoring or reader advisory...
Teaching & learning
Supporting good mental health of DP students through the library/ian
How can the library/ian support mental or emotional health of DP students? Here, we look at a developing research base from the IB, together with an indication of content in IB documentation. We also...
IBDP librarian
Gathering evidence
The value of school libraries may be much talked of and there are some inspirational quotes, but how can a librarian identify the value of the school library program or services to the IBDP community?...
IBDP library
Languages
The IB considers that language and languages are important, indeed central, to their philosophical approach, so here we look at how the school librarian can reflect and support languages spoken in the...
IBDP library
Graphic books
Graphic book formats are an intrinsic aspect of library collections for young adults. Here we look at the role of graphic books - both fiction and non-fiction texts - in the DP library collection. ...
Teaching & learning
'Info lit' skills from a DP librarian perspective
What are information literacy skills from a DP librarian perspective? Here we look at a backwards by design approach to developing an understanding and audit of skills and qualities required by students...
Teaching & learning
What are the Approaches to teaching and learning?
Approaches to Teaching and Learning (ATL) is an important principle of the IBDP. Here we look at the overall purpose of the ATL concept and begin to look at what is involved in ATL. Librarian...