Pacific K

The title of Charles Dickens' novel is an appropriate segue to begin the discussion of how the IBCC is being implemented in two high schools in two different countries. Educators must begin to think about how they are preparing students for the future, a future that one can only begin to envision with the advances in technology and global terrorism.

Recent changes in CAS ask coordinators to expand the definition of "reflections" and create a team of CAS advisors. This session will explain the CAS changes and offer practical suggestions on how to implement them and evaluate the new reflection process.

Teachers attending this session will learn how to incorporate Socratic seminars into units as a means of self-discovery and expansion of holistic learning. Socratic seminars and cross-curricular teaming are fundamental components of MYP classes which effectively incorporate the IB assessment criterion.

This session will demonstrate Theory of Knowledge lessons that allow students to compare the ways that various thinking skills function within multiple areas of knowledge. Several activities allow students to reflect more powerfully about their own thinking by helping them break down simplistic ideas. (e.g.

Teaching an additional language starting at age seven is one of the requirements of the Primary Years Programme, but how do schools go about doing this?

The IB continues to improve efficiency in the delivery and administration of assessment for the Diploma Programme. Increasingly, emphasis is placed on the use of technology, in addition to making changes to procedures that assist both coordinators and the IB in the delivery of two examination sessions each year.

This session will describe the successful formation of a three institution partnership to offer the IB's new Teacher Award Scheme. An IB representative will provide an overview of the Teacher Award Scheme for earning graduate credit from an approved university and IB certification as an IB teacher.