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IB Matters

138 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

IB Matters is a podcast (established in April 2019) which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for students, parents, and teachers interested in learning more about IB and for those working in IB schools wanting access to pedagogical support for their teaching.

Please listen, subscribe, and post a review to help us spread the word about the IB. Follow us on twitter @MattersIB and be sure to let us know what you would like to hear more about in future episodes.

The podcast is hosted in Minnesota by the MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) but is intended for a global audience.

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Service Snapshots - Sharing student service projects with Nate Samuelson

February 27, 2024 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

in this episode we talk to Nate Samuelson from Korea International School about his project called Service Snapshots and a course he created called ‘Design Your Impact’. Not only will your students be invited to participate, you are encouraged to replicate Nate’s ideas in your own school or region. Imagine a school district or an IB regional association creating their own version of the Service Snapshots concept. Either way, Nate’s collection of student service projects will serve as a repos...

Effective transitions when moving to a new school with Novadene Miller

February 05, 2024 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

In this episode we return to speak to Novadene Miller - this time we talk about making effective transitions when changing schools or changing roles within a school. But our conversation ranged widely from teacher skill sets in IB and international schools to how to better include new teachers into the culture of a school. Novadene shares many of her personal experiences as a Jamaican native navigating European international schools. You might be surprised how transferable those experience...

DP students from Exeter College share their CAS experiences

January 09, 2024 18:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

In this episode we talk to six students and their CAS coordinator from Exeter College in Devon County, England. As the third in a series of interviews with IB students around the world: first in the US (here in Minnesota) and then in India and now the UK, listeners will hear the similarities and the differences in how IB schools introduce CAS and then support students in this core aspect of the IB Diploma Programme. This episode confirms the value of this unique piece of the puzzle in develo...

Imagining IB With Artificial Intelligence: A leadership take on strengths and opportunities

December 11, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

This is part one of a series of episodes exploring the role of AI in the future of education. AI is here to stay and we need some tools and a plan to make the most of this transformative technology. Aruj Khaliq from Pakistan shares great ideas to start us on this journey! In this recording Aruj lays out the challenges but also the potential for AI to transform our schools. We discuss the need to rethink some assessments in light of AI’s presence, and Aruj gives us some guidance on how to st...

DP Students from Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon, India share their CAS experiences

November 09, 2023 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

In this episode we return to talk to Vikas Pahwa from Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon, India - but we are actually featuring some of his students who are sharing their CAS experiences. If this sounds familiar to regular listeners, that’s because we are going back to back with CAS related podcasts. Last episode it was students from my backyard in Minnesota. This time the students are from northern India. I’m sure you will be struck by the similarities in student responses and the ways in which C...

DP Students share their CAS experiences

October 24, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

In this episode, we talk to four IB Diploma candidates about their CAS (Creativity, Activity & Service) experiences. Evan Whipple, Jynx Taylor, Lolu Ogunleye, and Audrey Mochama are all seniors at Champlin Park High School in Minnesota. CAS includes both sustained and one-time experiences. As you'll hear, these often lead to unexpected benefits for both the community and the students themselves.  We also speak with their DP Coordinator, Ashley Brown, about how CAS is a key aspect at the c...

DP Students from Minnesota (USA) share their CAS experiences

October 24, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

In this episode, we talk to four IB Diploma candidates about their CAS (Creativity, Activity & Service) experiences. Evan Whipple, Jynx Taylor, Lolu Ogunleye, and Audrey Mochama are all seniors at Champlin Park High School in Minnesota. CAS includes both sustained and one-time experiences. As you'll hear, these often lead to unexpected benefits for both the community and the students themselves.  We also speak with their DP Coordinator, Ashley Brown, about how CAS is a key aspect at the c...

High Quality Learning with Sonia Singh

October 15, 2023 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

In this episode we return to talk to Sonia Singh, a school principal at Sreenidhi International School in Hyderabad, India about her school’s initiative to focus on high quality learning. While this may seem like an obvious goal of any school, Sonia has some great advice and suggests a road map to ensure your school, like hers, keeps everyone focused on this critical work in the context of being an IB World School with several other influences, such as local, state, and even national curricu...

De-tracking Schools in Shaker Heights with John Moore

September 14, 2023 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

In this episode we talk with John Moore from Shaker Heights, Ohio. The Shaker Heights City Schools have made the choice to de-track their schools in an effort to better prepare all their students for success in high school classes, including their robust IB Diploma Programme. Theirs is a pre-K through 12th grade IB district and John speaks eloquently about the need to be true to the IB mission and the IB curriculum framework as they work to lift every student. The journey has been (and con...

A Mission for our Association with Sarah Wernimont

July 25, 2023 16:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

In this episode we talk to our MN Assc of IB World Schools (MNIB) President, Sarah Wernimont, about the process we used this past year to develop our MNIB mission statement. You’ll hear it was a journey that I found challenging but very rewarding in the end. While we have just begun implementation of the new mission, we are both excited about the path that has been created by this work. I hope you can find pieces of this process useful to you whether you are in an IB Association yourself, or...

The Connected IB Classroom with Novadene Miller

April 11, 2023 21:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

in this episode we return to talk to Novadene Miller. She was a guest in season 2 (episode 18) but she has now moved to a high school in Geneva and speaks about the connected IB classroom. Novadene has a PhD in physical geography, and is an active researcher in her professional field. She brings the world into her classroom and the students into the world. She does this through authentic interdisciplinaary skill building and a focus on transfer skills. She has many examples of collaboration...

Sustainable Project Based Learning with author Brad Sever

February 20, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

In this episode we talk to author, and IB high school assistant principal, Brad Sever about his new book, ‘Sustainable Project Based Learning’. Brad’s experience in an IB school makes him an excellent resource to help us navigate the intersection of the IB framework of learning and project based learning.  Brad’s book provides a sustainable roadmap for teachers to ensure student learning is measured and an intentional part of teacher collaboration.  Think of the book as a tool to build sch...

The IB Educator Certificate with Cody Alderson

January 27, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

in this episode we talk to Cody Alderson from the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Cody is the director of the IB Educator Certificate Program at UNB. Cody and I talk about the many aspects of this great partnership between global universities and the IB. If you are looking to get a head start on becoming an IB teacher, or to expand your already awesome IB teaching skills, the IB Educator Certificate program could be a great fit. There are four levels of IBEC, so if you are an undergr...

IB School Improvement: The Program Development Plan with Jaya Sharma

January 20, 2023 01:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

When a school makes the effort to become an IB World School through a years-long period of reflection and self evaluation, the entire school agrees to embark on a continuous journey of self improvement.  In this episode, we talk to Jaya Sharma, an experienced IB school leader about the school improvement plan required of all IB schools. Jaya shares highlights from her school’s plan and how they engage all stakeholders in the experience. You’ll see that when you focus on a particular area of...

Making a Difference: Incorporating Action in your IB Teaching with Bhavna Mathew

December 31, 2022 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

In this episode we return to talk with Bhavna Mathew from India about the role of action in the IB. As Bhavna says, Action is BIG! It is through action that we come closest to realizing the vision of the IB founders when they imagined a better and more peaceful world. If you would like to inspire students to take action as a result of your teaching, listen to what Bhavna shares in this conversation and be sure to check out the links in the podcast notes. Especially the ‘Wakelet’ which includ...

ATL's in the DP with Vikas Pahwa

December 06, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

In this episode of IB Matters we return to talk to Vikas Pahwa from India. Vikas is an experienced DP History teacher and great person to talk about how he implements the ATL skills in the high school. While we often think of ATLs in the earlier grades, Vikas makes a great case for their natural inclusion in higher level courses. We even talk a bit about how teachers should be ready for new ways of teaching as they move on in their careers.  Email IB Matters: [email protected] Twitt...

How the IB Languages put the International into the IB with Afroza Kazi

November 29, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

In this episode we talk to Afroza Kazi from Dhaka, Bangladesh about her role as a Diploma Programme teacher. While she specifically teaches Language B - English, we get a better understanding of what makes the IB work for so many students. That is, how we put the international in International Baccalaureate. Afroza makes several great suggestions for how to prepare students of all ages to be more internationally-minded and better prepared for life in a global community.  Afroza explains how...

ATL's in the PYP with Rezuan Chowdhury

November 15, 2022 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

In this episode of IB Matters we talk to Rezuan Chowdhury from Daka, Bangladesh. Rezuan, who is a returning guest, has recently moved to a new school as an assistant PYP coordinator. We follow-up our popular ATL series from this summer with some specific ideas from Rezuan. His examples bring the ATL's into focus for those of you working with younger children. Links shared by Rezuan:  "Best Practices and challenges in school based professional development in the schools of Maldives and Bang...

The IB Student Experience with Jiana Shah

September 15, 2022 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

The IB student experience is much more than the Diploma Programme student completing exams and heading to university with a strong resume of academic accomplishments. The entire IB framework begins preparing students in pre-school and continues to use age appropriate practices to encourage life-long learning, inquiry, conceptual understanding, and global awareness. Our 14 year-old guest, Jiana Shah, has been an IB PYP student since kindergarten and is now a year 4 MYP student preparing to t...

ATL's Episode 8: Our panel discusses how to make the ATL's work for you and your school

September 08, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

This episode is the eighth and final episode in a series of podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills (known as the ATL’s) which are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes.  This episode is a sort of panel discussion looking at the big idea of using approaches to learning as a framework within IB to deliver the promise of an IB education as captured in the IB mission.  My guests are Adrian von Wrede-Jervis, Nigel Gardner and of course John Harvey...

ATL's Episode 8: A panel discusses how to make the ATL's work for you and your school

September 08, 2022 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

This episode is the eighth and final episode in a series of podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills (known as the ATL’s) which are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes.  This episode is a sort of panel discussion looking at the big idea of using approaches to learning as a framework within IB to deliver the promise of an IB education as captured in the IB mission.  My guests are Adrian von Wrede-Jervis, Nigel Gardner and of course John Harvey...

ATL's Episode 7: Self-management Skills with John Harvey

August 30, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

This episode is the seventh in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. This episode features teaching Self-management Skills. In the podcast, John Harvey described how he moved some of the Self-management Skills around to optimize teaching 'States of...

ATL's Episode 6: Social Skills with John Harvey

August 23, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

This episode is the sixth in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes. This episode features teaching Social Skills. My guest is John Harvey, an experienced IB coordinator who has led this work in multiple schools. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We are also offering an opportunity f...

ATL's Episode 5: Communication Skills with John Harvey

August 16, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

This episode is the fifth in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes. This episode features teaching Communication Skills. My guest is John Harvey, an experienced IB coordinator who has led this work in multiple schools. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We are also offering an opport...

ATL's Episode 4: Research Skills with John Harvey

August 09, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

This episode is the fourth in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes. This episode features teaching Research Skills. My guest is John Harvey, an experienced IB coordinator who has led this work in multiple schools. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We are also offering an opportunit...

ATL's Episode 3: Thinking Skills with John Harvey

August 02, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

This episode is the third in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes.  My guest is John Harvey, an experienced IB coordinator who has led this work in multiple schools. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We are also offering an opportunity for interaction. In our podcast notes you will...

ATL's Episode 2: States of Mind with John Harvey

July 26, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

This episode is the second in a series of 8 podcasts we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes.  My guest is John Harvey, an experienced IB coordinator who has led this work in multiple schools. It is our goal to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We are also offering an opportunity for interaction. In our podcast notes you wil...

The IB Approaches to Learning - Episode 1 with John Harvey

July 19, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

This episode is part of a series we are doing on the IB Approaches to Learning Skills known as the ATL’s that are at the core of all four International Baccalaureate Programmes.  John Harvey and I will, in these eight episodes, try to give you a coherent, sustainable, values aligned strategy to implement ATL Skills in your school. We want to help you build your team of coordinators, teachers, librarians, and support staff.  We are also adding an opportunity for interaction. Below, you wil...

Tools for Successful Leadership in IB Schools with Dr. Dave Webb

July 14, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MB

In this episode of IB Matters we talk to Dr. David Webb about his time as a leader in IB schools in Minnesota and about his book called ‘Homerun Leadership: Your Guide to Better, Faster Team Decisions’.  If you have a leadership role in an IB school - whether it be an IB coordinator, department head, or school adminstrator this podcast is for you. Dave has put together a strategy - based on research - that gives you the tools to make decisions which will have the support of your team becaus...

How the Diploma Programme Shapes its Students: Four students share their experiences

June 15, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

In this episode we talk to four DP students from Shiv Nadar School Gurgaon. All four are in their second year of the Diploma Programme and have done a great deal of reflecting upon what they have learned so far. They have determined that mental and emotional health are tied together and can be best maintained through communication among students, teachers and school leaders. While the Diploma Programme is definitely challenging, all four of these students have found ways to be successful and...

Considering Gender in Education with Jason Ablin

May 25, 2022 21:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

In this episode, we talk to author, Jason Ablin. His book, The Gender Equation in Schools: How to Create Equity and Fairness for all Students will be published in June 2022 and features many tools for teachers to use in beginning to create classrooms where all students feel empowered to be their best selves. Jason shares some of these tools and we hear stories of how he has worked with schools around the world on gender-aware teaching practices. Links: Twitter: @jasonablin Facebook: @jason...

Leadership in IB & International Schools with Vikas Pahwa

April 13, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

In this episode we return talk to Vikas Pahwa. This time the conversation centers on leadership in IB and International schools. Vikas has recently contributed an article for an upcoming book on this subject and we found this to be a good opportunity to share our thoughts and experiences regarding great school leadership.  By the way, if you are in Minnesota, our MNIB Leadership Award nomination form is available on the MNIB website and nominations for this year close on June 15th, 2022. Th...

Teaming counselors & teachers to enhance school culture with Dr. Aarti Bakshi

February 28, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

In this episode of IB Matters we talk to Dr. Aarti Bakshi of Pathways School in Noida, India. As you will hear, she is a very enthusistic counselor who has used every resource available - and few she conjured up - to create a positive school culture which brings the full nature of an IB education to fruition. Dr. Bakshi describes how she, along with teachers and school leaders, have created a model for building a culture which supports inquiry and student well-being. Be sure to check out the...

Building strong SEL support for your students with Era Dogra

February 11, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

In this episode,  we talk to Era Dogra about her role as a coordinator of the social emotional learning programs in her school. Listeners will hear how she and her team have implemented necessary supports for students experiencing a lack of personal connections while they are learning in isolation from home. They have found that, by making the programs customized to their school context, the changes they have made will actually be useful even when they return to in-person classrooms. Era's ...

The upcoming TIES 2022 Conference with Shradha Narayanan of Toddle

December 04, 2021 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

 In this episode, we talk to Shradha Narayanan from Toddle about the upcoming Inquiry Educators Summit (TIES). This will be third time they have offered this event but there are many changes in place for this version. In particular, this time there will be pre-conference meet-ups and then ongoing follow-up sessions for several months after the main event. TIES is back for its third and largest edition yet. Designed to be a festival of learning like no other, TIES 2022 will feature 100+ phe...

The March TIES 2022 Conference with Shradha Narayanan of Toddle

December 04, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

 In this episode, we talk to Shradha Narayanan from Toddle about the upcoming Inquiry Educators Summit (TIES). This will be third time they have offered this event but there are many changes in place for this version. In particular, this time there will be pre-conference meet-ups and then ongoing follow-up sessions for several months after the main event. TIES is back for its third and largest edition yet. Designed to be a festival of learning like no other, TIES 2022 will feature 100+ phe...

DP students who are changing the world by acting locally

November 04, 2021 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

In this episode we talk to 5 students from Ebenezer International School in Bangalore, India and their Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) teacher Bhavya Prabu. These students have created a CAS Project based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (known as the UN SDG’s). They mentor younger students to learn about particular SDG’s and then help them develop TED Talk format speeches for their peers. To make it even more challenging they have done this while never setting foot in the s...

The IB Approach to teaching Geography with Vikas Pahwa

September 29, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

In this episode of we return to talk to Vikas Pahwa about the IB approach to teaching Geography. His experience with both the MYP and DP makes him a good ambassador for the subject. Vikas has a deep respect, understanding, and appreciation for Geography and he makes a great case for including the subject as one of your options in Group 3 of the Diploma Programme.  Some of Vikas' links: Geography Pods The Geographer online National Geographic Geography All the Way Open Geography Books...

The Global College: A new start-up IB School with Lucia Figar & Barry Cooper

September 20, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

In this episode we talk to Lucia Figar and Barry Cooper of The Global College in Madrid, Spain. They are two of the principal figures in the startup of this brand new IB School based on entrepreneurship. It will be a unique member of the IB community but it has all of the key attributes every new IB school requires: a rigorous and well-planned curriculum, a caring and dedicated staff and a mission aligned to the principles guiding all IB Schools.  You can learn much more about The Global Co...

The IB Approach to Teaching Science with Bhavya Prabu

September 12, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

In this episode we talk to Bhavya Prabu about the IB approach to teaching and learning science from MYP to DP.  Bhavya has experience teaching in both the Diploma Programme and the Middle Years Programme so she has an excellent perspective for this discussion. We talk about the structure and requirements of a couple of DP science courses, specifically Biology and ESS. But we also get into the philosophy of the IB approach and how the skill building seen in the MYP leads to success later on ...

Becoming an IB School at Sejong Academy with Lisa Maren Thompson

September 06, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

In this episode we talk to Lisa Maren Thompson from Sejong Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sejong Academy is an MYP candidate school nearing the end of the candidacy phase to become an official IB World School.  Like the other podcasts we have done in the “Becoming an IB School” series, the keys to a succesful IB school candidacy are the people in the school community. They need to be knowledgeable, passionate and above all, caring. Lisa and the staff at Sejong have all of these attributes....

Two stories from the May DP exams with Tim Kane and Asheesh Misra

September 01, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB

In an effort to promote equity, excellence and inclusion in IB programs, Tim Kane and Asheesh Misra from IBSchoolImprovement.com help schools develop strategies to maximize success in the Diploma exams. These strategies lead to more students enrolling in the classes, taking the exams, and benefitting from the exposure to challenging curriculum. These benefits have been shown to follow students throughout their lives as they pursue further education and rewarding careers. To this end, Tim an...

Teaching internationally, working with tech integration and loving what you do with Jake Rosch

August 27, 2021 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

This is be one of the more personal episodes in this podcast series, as I speak to Jake Rosch. Jake’s parents have been close friends for decades and I’ve known Jake since he was in pre-school.  Jake is now Director of Educational Technology at College du Leman, an IB school in Switzerland. We speak about international teaching, blended learning, being an Apple Distinguished Educator, and the philosophy of teaching as a life-long mission.  I’m sure you will be as inspired, as I was proud, ...

Teaching internationally, technology integration and loving what you do with Jake Rosch

August 27, 2021 01:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MB

This is be one of the more personal episodes in this podcast series, as I speak to Jake Rosch. Jake’s parents have been close friends for decades and I’ve known Jake since he was in pre-school.  Jake is now Director of Educational Technology at College du Leman, an IB school in Switzerland. We speak about international teaching, blended learning, being an Apple Distinguished Educator, and the philosophy of teaching as a life-long mission.  I’m sure you will be as inspired, as I was proud, ...

How the Diploma Programme changed me with Joelle Amuah

August 22, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

In this episode we speak with Joelle Amuah who is a 17 year old student beginning her second year of the Diploma Programme at Aves International Academy in Ghana. She wrote a blog ("My awesome IB experience so far") recently sharing her experience in year one of the DP.  She described all the ways she grew as a person and as a student in just one year of the Diploma Programme. I reached out to see if she would share this story and she agreed. She also gives advice to students just starting o...

The IB Approach to Teaching History with Vikas Pahwa

August 16, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

In this episode of we take a close look at the DP History course, one of the key aspects of any Diploma student’s experience in the IB.  Our guest is Vikas Pahwa who is an experienced DP History teacher in the city of Gurgaon, India. What I loved about this conversation was the universality of the DP History approach he describes. I felt like I was talking to one of the teachers in my own school because the IB History approach can be applied in any geographical or societal context. It truly...

The TOK updates with Cambridge University Press authors Wendy Heydorn and Susan Jesudason

August 09, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MB

In this episode we talk to Wendy Heydorn and Susan Jesudason who have recently revised their TOK texts pubished by Cambridge University Press.  They give us a great tour of the newly revised TOK curriculum which could serve as a primer for anyone returning to the classroom this fall to teach the new TOK course with first exams in the Spring of 2022.  They also share a tour of their books including the TOK Course Guide, Decoding the TOK, and the Digital teacher resources set in case you wan...

The DP ESS course and creating great field trips with Guru Charan Kumar

August 03, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

In this episode we talk to Guru Charan Kumar of India about his work teaching the IB Diploma ESS Course but mostly we talk about taking his students on exciting trips to support the classroom teaching with real life field experiences. Guru makes a great case for getting out there but he also has tips for those of you wanting to plan for such a trip. He even tells a couple harrowing tales which have created life-long memories for both he and his students. If you have a favorite place to take...

The DP ESS course and creating great field trips with Guru Charan Kumar

August 03, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

In this episode we talk to Guru Charan Kumar of India about his work teaching the IB Diploma ESS Course but mostly we talk about taking his students on exciting trips to support the classroom teaching with real life field experiences. Guru makes a great case for getting out there but he also has tips for those of you wanting to plan for such a trip. He even tells a couple harrowing tales which have created life-long memories for both he and his students. If you have a favorite place to take...

A Remote PYP Exhibition with Asnaha Farheen

July 09, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

In this episode we return to talk to Asnaha Farheen from Abdul Kadir Molla International School in Bangladesh. This time we focus on the PYP Exhibition - the culminating activity of any student’s PYP experience offered in either 5th or 6th grade. Asnaha talks about how they prepare for the Exhibition and how it has been different under the COVID restrictions. Links: First Blog about mentoring the Exhibition from 2016  PYP Exhibition recorded live YouTube Playlist of Recorded Video of Ind...

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