Break-out Session

The last five years has provided an onslaught of knowledge about the functioning of the human brain. This work has confirmed some long standing theories and disproved others. Because of the significant steps in scanning techniques that can image a brain while it is working, we can make more informed and accurate recommendations for anyone involved in working with the owners of the human brain.

In 2007, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills identified a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century communities and workplaces.

The University of Tulsa (TU) received 60 full IB Diploma students in August 2007.

In this session, participants will be introduced to the ideas and strategies of teaching for understanding. Planning a course usually leads us to consider our aims, objectives, assessments, and the knowledge we wish our students to learn. Clarifying these ideas will help us prepare a more meaningful experience for our students.

Major developments in the Diploma Programme Online have resulted in new opportunities for students to enroll in online courses starting this September. Pamoja Education, working in cooperation with IB, will be developing more than 30 new DP Online courses over the next few years.

It is not enough to talk about other countries and cultures. A new world and new thinking requires that we interact with others from diverse backgrounds. When teachers participate in short-term international immersion experiences, they bring to their classrooms a richness that cannot be found in books.

Québec’s bilingual and multicultural character makes it an ideal choice for both French and English speaking students from around the world. Québec’s institutions of higher education, located in both urban and rural settings, are renowned for the quality of their degrees and offer a vast choice of programs in one, two, or several languages.

This session will demonstrate how international education contributes not only to an evolving community in which thousands of students develop, but also, its surrounding environment.

Learn about how to engage students in the classroom by drawing from practices of recent brain-based conference research. Join Wanda Bibb to explore these methods and learn how to implement them so that they are appropriate and are effective for all levels and students.

This session will provide information on how to implement a community read in an IB World school based on a similar program at Baker Middle School. Presenters will discuss the positive impact a community read can have on raising awareness of global issues, uniting students, staff, and community members, and encouraging action.