Virtual Think-Ins
Short, sharp and effective online professional development!
We are excited to offer the following Virtual Think-Ins organised by InThinking. Its a really effective and accessible way to train, develop, share and learn from the comfort of your own school and home whilst still engaging with a wider community of educators! See what's on offer below.... and then sign up here or on the specific links provided below. Spread the word!
Please note - There are New ThinkIns planned for the new Maths Guides in Spring 2027. Dates coming soon.
Please also note - Jim Noble will be running the first Cat 2 on the new guide in Stockholm in May follow the link to register.
Virtual Think-Ins planned for 2027
Spring Dates coming soon with a focus on the new guide which will be published in Feb 2027. You can read what we know already here Curriculum Change - 2027
Focus on: The New Framework for Mathematics (3hrs for AA and AI) - The new guide is introducing this framework for mathematics as a heuristic for working. Problem Specification, Abstraction, Computation and Interpretation. This, for us, is a welcome change and this ThinkIn will help us all to get our heads around how this looks in practice as well as digging in to the mathematical behaviours it promotes and depends upon.
Keys to success: The New IA in DP Mathematics (3hrs for AA and AI) - The new guide is based around the framework discussed above and so, in turn, are the new IA criteria. This too should be helpful on lots of levels but will, as ever, take some thinking. This short ThinkIn will help us to think about these key ideas and how this will look in practice for understanding, managing and marking IAs for the new syllabus.
Focus on: DP Mathematics and ToK (3hrs for all Maths and ToK teachers) - This has been a popular ThinkIn that has Mathematics and ToK teachers together to look at how we can help each other to help students by focussing on Mathematics as an area of knowledge and how we can all bring this across in out teaching.
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The ThinkIns below have all happened in the past
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Facilitator: Jim Noble Length: 3 hours over 1 day
This Think-in is for DP Mathematics teachers & ToK teachers who want to think about and develop their understanding of mathematics as an area of knowledge and to make stronger connections with the ToK course. All of this points towards a better understanding for our students and our ability to guide them when thinking and writing about mathematics. We will look at practical tasks that can engage students with key ideas.
Session 1 Helping everyone understand the links between mathematics and ToK. We will engage with some topical activities to bring this out.
Session 2 ToK assessments and Mathematics - An overview of the assessments. This will feed off some outcomes from the first session.
The maximum number of participants is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded.
Two 90-minute sessions + a 15-minute break, via Zoom, 6th May 2026, 14:00 - 17:15 CEST(Paris time)
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Facilitator: Jim Noble Length: 3 hours over 1 day
This Think-In addresses the challenges that many of our SL students find when facing the Mathematics IA. The IA is a great opportunity for students to have a meaningful experience of mathematics in action and this Think-In focusses on making this experience as accessible, engaging and productive as we can for as many as we can.
Session 1 - In this session we will look at examples and areas that can be really productive and the journey from wild ideas, or lack of ideas, to relevant, manageable explorations.
Session 2 - In this session we will focus on the merits and pitfalls of the different ways mathematics from the syllabus can be used and written about in IAs and how to help students understand the important elements that help them meet the criteria.
The maximum number of participants is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded.
Two 90-minute sessions + a 15-minute break, via Zoom, 20th May 2026, 14:00 - 17:15 CEST(Paris time)
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The thinkIns below have run previously but are not currently scheduled. If you'd like to attend one of these then drop a comment at the bottom of the page to let me know
Facilitator: Jim Noble - Length: 3 hours over 1 day
This Think-In is for IB MYP and DP Mathematics teachers who are interested in bringing elements like variety, inquiry, concepts, internationalism, global citizenship into their mathematics classrooms. During the Think-In we will engage in ideas and discuss how teachers can make this a part of their day- to- day teaching. The facilitator is the author of Mathematics lessons to look forward to
Session 1- In this session, we will engage with some example tasks to help bring out the key issues with how our tasks can be designed to incorporate various elements from the broad range of desirable features we set out in all the aims and goals above. We will exchange the pros and cons and get into some strategies and design principles that can help to make this a regular feature.
Session 2 - The second session will feed on the inspiration from the first session, and finish with a presentation on 30 ideas in 30 minutes. We will all leave brimming with practical possibilities for tomorrow's class and for long term practice.
The maximum number of participants is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end.
Two 90-minute sessions + 15-minute break, 23rd feb 2026 via Zoom 14:00 - 17:15 CEST(Paris)
Facilitator: Jim Noble Length: 3 hours over 1 day
This Think-in is designed to help teachers get to know the external assessment tools really well and prepare their students accordingly. The applications course has an emphasis on technology and contextual meaning. This has implications for our students and our teaching. We will look at exam style questions in details so that we can prepare our students for success in exams.
Session 1 - Understanding the philosophy, nature and details of the external assessments, so preparation can be focussed and help students to do their best.
Session 2 - Thinking about how a good understanding of the above can significantly inform our teaching and bring us in harmony with the guiding philosophy and lead to success. We will look at specific examples to do this.
The maximum number of participants is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded.
Two 90-minute sessions + a 15-minute break, via Zoom, 24th February 2026, 14:00 - 17:15 CEST(Paris time)
Facilitator: Jim Noble - Length: 6 hours over 2 days
This Crash Course for the Mathematics Applications & Interpretation course will cover all the essential elements of the DP maths course including: syllabus content and organizing a 2-year teaching plan, preparing students for the external assessments and the internal assessment task (Exploration), practical teaching ideas and materials for incorporating inquiry-based approaches and problem-solving skills, and useful teaching tips and resources.
The focus of this Think-In is to provide practical advice and address participants’ questions and concerns so that a teacher new to IBDP maths will be able to start teaching the Applications & Interpretation course with greater confidence, information and ideas.
The maximum number of participants is 20 and an InThinking certificate will be awarded at the end.
Four 90-minute sessions + a 15-minute break each day using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 21st October, 14:00 CEST, 2nd day: 22nd October, 14:00 CEST (Paris times).
Please visit this page to learn more about the virtual think-ins from InThinking and note that they are designed as a compliment to the officially recognised IB training that InThinking also provide.
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