Workshop Format

Featuring 12 hours of intensive, live interactive virtual workshops plus up to 3 hours offline; over 3 consecutive days with 4 hours of synchronous workshop per day.  Fully authorised and certified by the IB.  Delivered virtually by IB-trained expert workshop leaders on ZOOM.

Timings: 09:00-13:30 UK time each day with a pre-workshop set-up meeting starting at 08:30 UK time on Day 1.

About the workshop

Category 1

This workshop is designed for subject-group teachers new to the DP at established IB World Schools and teachers from interested or candidate schools preparing for authorization.  

These workshops are designed to prepare participants you to teach the subject in a manner that supports the IB mission statement and philosophy. The workshop will enable participants to:

• develop a deep understanding of the IB organization: its history, mission statement, learner profile, IB continuum and the international dimension
• consider the impact of the centrality of the IB learner profile and approaches to teaching and learning in the DP and CP models
• consider how the course makes links with theory of knowledge (TOK) and creativity, activity, service (CAS) and takes the CP context into consideration
• explore the nature of the extended essay (EE) and the role of the supervisor, to include reference to world studies interdisciplinary EE
• develop an understanding of student and teacher approaches to inquiry in the DP/CP classroom
• design course outlines that align with curriculum requirements, aims and assessment objectives of the subject, IB terminology and the relevant standards
• design student engagements for interactions with the syllabus concepts and content
• articulate the assessment requirements for their subject
• create formative assessment tasks that will equip students with the required factual, procedural and conceptual knowledge that support the summative assessment task(s)
• use assessment criteria to make judgments about student achievement (criterion-related, best fit)
• interact with and explore the TSM and subject-specific teaching and learning resources on the programme resource centre and in the programme communities throughout the curriculum life cycle
• select and analyse suitable resources that support teaching and learning in an IB classroom
• promote the importance of academic integrity
• participate in professional learning communities within and beyond your school to facilitate the transfer of professional development

Category 2

This workshop is recommended for Diploma Programme (DP) subject teachers who have prepared students for at least one DP exam session in that specific subject. 

These workshops are designed for participants who are keen to improve the teaching and learning experience in the DP classroom. The workshop will enable participants to: 

• unpack elements of the IB Programme standards and practices as a guide for decisions regarding delivery of the subject 
• review and share strategies that support successful collaborative planning and reflection which deepen links with the DP core—theory of knowledge (TOK), CAS and EE 
• consolidate understanding of the nature of the extended essay and the role of the supervisor, to include reference to world studies interdisciplinary extended essay 
• examine the connection between their chosen subject, the approaches to teaching and learning and the learner profile while promoting international-mindedness 
• create teaching and learning strategies that develop self- regulated and metacognitive learners 
• design appropriate inquiry-based lessons and activities for their subject 
• discuss strategies for addressing assessment-related challenges in the chosen subject 
• understand how to arrive at a judgment using a common assessment task and published criteria 
• analyse IB subject reports to promote student achievement 
• discuss successful strategies for recording, reporting and monitoring ongoing student progress in the subject group 
• design formative learning engagements that will equip students with the required factual, procedural and conceptual knowledge that support the summative assessment task(s) 
• engage with and integrate current IB publications on the programme resource centre into the teaching of their subject 
• discuss and share strategies to promote academic integrity 
• interact with and explore the TSM and subject-specific teaching and learning resources on the programme resource centre and in the programme communities throughout the curriculum life cycle 
• participate in professional learning communities within and beyond your school to facilitate the transfer of professional development 
• reflect on the teacher’s role in programme evaluation, particularly how to highlight horizontal and vertical in- school planning