How can we support student inquiry? Students’ own curiosity provides the most effective provocation for learning that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant.

• Investigate how using an inquiry-based pedagogy has the capacity to lead students to a deeper understanding of concepts through the construction of new knowledge.

• Inquire into specific strategies and questions relating to an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning.

• Discover how the reflective process is an essential component in becoming a life-long learner.

How can a school meet the IB principles of equity and inclusivity in the delivery of an IB Education? Inclusive education has grown from a movement that was about inclusion of students with disabilities to a wholistic approach that is about all learners. It is concerned about belonging, participation and engagement of all students by removal of barriers. This workshop will help:

• develop an understanding of the IB’s principles and approaches to equity and inclusive education

• develop specific pedagogical knowledge and approaches to deliver an IB education holistically to all students

• understand and develop an inquiry into the IB’s policies and guidance on equity and inclusive education in learning, teaching and assessment

• gain knowledge to create whole school practices that foster equity and inclusive education

RECOMMENDED FOR:

All IB educators (not only learning support teachers), school leaders, programme coordinators, consultants who wish to examineteachingandlearningthroughthelensofinclusive and equitable education. Experienced IB teachers and school leaders who wish to inquire into further developing their approach to inclusive and equitable education are encouraged to attend. Note: This workshop can be delivered as a full continuum workshop or targeting specific IB programmes. The guidance will be the same for all programmes.

How might we intentionally design and teach for conceptual understanding within a transdisciplinary and inquiry-based context? Developing conceptual understanding enables learners to access many kinds of knowledge and develop understanding from multiple sources and diverse perspectives. In this workshop, participants will explore how:
Conceptual understanding is central to the aims of an IB education. Conceptual understanding is developed through the pedagogical approaches to teaching to support transdisciplinary learning within, across and beyond subjects.The programme
of inquiry and the PYP collaborative planning process frame opportunities that enable designing and teaching for conceptual understanding that connects meaningfully to the learner and the learning community. Concepts play a critical role in organizing, designing and planning curriculum and learning. Together, this creates opportunities for learners to make connections, transfer and apply skills, knowledge, and understandings to new and different contexts in creative, generative, agentic and dynamic ways. This workshop provides tools and strategies that enhance conceptual understanding leading to depth and rigour in thinking within, between and across subjects both inside and outside the programme of inquiry.

RECOMMENDED FOR:
PYP educators, coordinators, librarians/media specialists and specialist teachers, who wish to learn more about designing and teaching for conceptual understanding in a transdisciplinary and inquiry-based learning environment.

Impactful learning occurs when teachers and students take a transdisciplinary approach. This workshop supports teachers in the design and writing of curriculum that balances disciplinary and transdisciplinary learning and teaching while responding to the needs of the learner and the learning community. You will consider how curriculum development can include students and the learning community as collaborators.

RECOMMENDED FOR:

Primary Years Programme (PYP) teachers and coordinators.

This workshop will provide concrete strategies to assist teachers in creating a learning culture that connects cognitive and constructivist learning theories to MYP real-world assessment practices. Effective teaching is a process, not a technique, and is rooted in authentic assessment practices. There is a deep exploration of how formative and summative assessments work together to create a well-defined approach to making learning meaningful and authentic. 

This workshop aims to:

• Develop your understanding of how assessment informs the teaching and learning of students

• Provide you with a variety of strategies and pedagogies that support the practical application of MYP assessment philosophy allow you to reflect on how the design of assessment impacts the culture of teaching and learning in your schools, beginning with writing a school assessment policy.

RECOMMENDED FOR:

Experienced Middle Years Programme (MYP) teachers and coordinators.