2007

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Room: Missouri

presented by Ann Wink, Programme Specialist, International Baccalaureate
Brian Doyle, Principal, Northline Elementary School
Patricia Rendon, GT Specialist, Region 1 Education Service Center
Peggy Bumanis, PYP Coordinator, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School STS

In this session you will hear from principals, PYP Consultants and Coordinators, Dual Language/GT Specialists, and the Grant Manager as they explain ESTUDIOS (Enabling Students to Understand and Demonstrate the Importance of Outstanding Scholarship) a J.K. Javits grant project designed to merge the IB Primary Years Programme with existing dual language programs in three Texas schools. With the aid of the PYP consultants and extensive training opportunities, ESTUDIOS Schools have made rapid progress in their efforts to better serve their students, especially those traditionally under-represented in gifted programs. Early data gathered will be shared. During the last 15 minutes the presenters will be joined by a Texas Education Agency Representative and select teachers from the school on a panel to answer questions.

Room: Superior A

presented by Tristian Stobie, Head of Diploma Programme development, International Baccalaureate

The learner profile is the embodiment of the IB mission statement in ten attributes. It provides for the first time a clear, unambiguous statement of the values that have always underpinned the structure and content of each of the programmes. This session explores how schools can develop the profile, with the focus on the Diploma Programme age range, although the presentation is also relevant for the other programmes.

Room: Michigan A and B

presented by Marion Pittman-Couch, Head of School, Paisley IB Magnet School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Marion Pittman-Couch, Head of Paisley IB Magnet School, will pick up where her general session left off, facilitating a dialogue about the approach of IB for All. This session will give members of the IB community a chance to discuss issues and share ideas with Mrs Pittman-Couch, covering a broad range of topics including how to become a more effective educator using the tools provided through the structure of the IB Middle Years Programme.

Room: Arkansas

presented by Nathaniel L. Mills, Director of Peace Education, Coeus International School

Unless we actively teach our children peace, are they at risk of learning violence? Through interactive inquiry-based discussion, Coeus International School's Director of Peace Education will introduce participants to the invaluable role peace education can play in educating for our shared future. Participants will learn how studying the people, perspectives and pedagogy of peace can create cultural bridges in diverse communities. Coeus will share its efforts to establish an innovative Peace Studies curriculum at the MYP level, as an integral part of its MYP humanities program and a pre-cursor to a Peace Studies subject at the Diploma Programme levels.

Room: Erie

presented by Cassie Meyer, Outreach Education & Training Coordinator, Interfaith Youth Core
Noah Silverman, Curriculum and Product Development Coordinator, Interfaith Youth Core

Young people from different religious backgrounds are coming into contact with one another with increasing frequency. This interaction tends in one of two directions: conflict or cooperation. Cassie Meyer and Noah Silverman will introduce Interfaith Youth Core’s unique shared-values and service learning approach to building cooperation across religious differences through video and discussion; the workshop will feature the stories of the dynamic young people who are leading this work, explore Interfaith Youth Core’s “Sacred Stories” curriculum, and discuss how this work is relevant to the classroom.