Primary Years Programme, Block 3: Friday 4:00 to 5:15

A Conversation with Kim Oliver

Room: Erie

presented by Kim Oliver, Teacher, Broad Acres Elementary School

Kim Oliver, 2006 United States National Teacher of the Year, will pick up where her general session left off, facilitating a dialogue about her core belief that every child in every school can learn. With so many elementray schools adopting the whole school model of the IB Primary Years Programme, we need to constantly search for effective strategies to reach all students. In this session, we will explore our underlying assumptions about what works and the prcatical solutions that inspire our students and their families.

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A Perspective on the Future of Languages in the IB

Room: Mayfair

presented by Alex Horsley, Executive Director, CASIE (Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education)

This session will address a full range of issues relating to language study in all IB programmes. It will include an update of the deliberations of the IB's Second Language Working Party. Dual language programmes, content-based language instruction and other aspects of language education will be addressed. There will be an introduction to the Global Language Convention being hosted by CASIE in conjunction with the IB in Atlanta, April 2008.

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IB Primary Years Programme Update

Room: Superior B

presented by Michael Clifton, PYP regional manager, International Baccalaureate

Come join the IB Primary Years Programme Regional Manager in a presentation and conversation. This session will review changes to the Primary Years Programme that have occurred over the past year, those that are coming in the future, and offer an opportunity to ask burning questions about the programme.

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Networking for Coordinators and Heads of Schools

Room: Arkansas

presented by Theresa Bowen, PYP Coordinator, Brandon Elementary School
Mary Katherine Peele, PYP Coordinator, E. Rivers Elementary School
Karen Evans, Head of School, Brandon Elementary School

In this session, the panel will discuss the development and organization of networking groups for Coordinators and Heads of Schools. The collaborating and sharing of ideas strengthens the authorization process and helps to sustain the IB programmes. The intended outcome will be to explore and produce strategies and ideas that promote effective models of support. This session will be beneficial for candidate schools as well as authorized schools.

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