IB Matters
138 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIB 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.
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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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Episodes
A Remote PYP Exhibition with Asnaha Farheen
July 09, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn 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...
The MYP Design course with Novadene Miller
July 01, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode we return to talk to Novadene Miller who teaches at the Ecole Privee Bilingue International in southern France. Novadene was a recent guest talking about the MYP Individuals and Societies course. The feedback was so great we just had to have her back. This time we focus on the MYP Design course and how it fits beautifully into the development of young people in the Middle Years. Novadene even frames her school's recent MYP authorization process to the aspects of the design ...
Becoming a Microsoft Innovative Educator with Era Dogra
June 25, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this episode we talk to Era Dogra about the Microsoft Innovative Educators Excellence (MIEE) Program. Even before the pandemic, the use of electronic tools in education had been incresing tremendously. The need for online platforms and communication caused by the COVID restrictions has only caused this trend to balloon exponentially. It is important for teachers to be adept at navigating many different platforms and resources. Era gives us a tour of Microsoft’s Innovative Educator program...
The PYP Early Years with Nupur Sinha Agrawal
June 14, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this episode we talk to Nupur Sinha Agrawal of Genesis Global School in India. She tells us about the Early Years of the PYP which is defined as ages 3 to 6 years old with a focus on the Pre-K from ages 3 to 4. Many who think of IB, think of the Diploma Program and don’t realize that IB is actually a continuum reaching such young people. Of course, at that early age, it is not exams and intense study. It is much more about play and finding out about themselves as they learn to get along...
The MYP Individuals & Societies with Novadene Miller
June 04, 2021 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this episode we talk to Novadene Miller who teaches at Institut International Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland - teaching IB DP Geography and IGCSE Geography. Our discussion centers on how the MYP framework specifically addresses the Individuals and Societies subject area. While it has examples from one subject, it serves as an example of how the MYP approach makes any subject more enriching for both the students and the teachers. Novadene gives several examples of how her students are give...
A panel of IB teachers respond to the second surge in South Asia
May 13, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIn this episode we talk to a panel of past guests of the podcast, all of whom teach in India or Bangladesh. They discussed how they and their communities are coming together in this very challenging time as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting much of South Asia. You’ll hear that, even in these difficult times, hope for the future is strong and they are finding ways to support their learners and celebrate the teachers, students and communities working together to help each o...
The upcoming TIES 2021 Conference with Deepanshu Arora of Toddle
May 10, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this brief episode we talk to Deepanshu Arora of Toddle about the upcoming TIES 2021 Conference. TIES stands for “The Inquiry Educators Summit” and it begins May 14th and continues through May 16th with sessions in different time zones and in both English and Spanish. Listen to learn more about how you can register for this free event and join roughly 20,000 educators from around the world. Use our podcast links below to register and to donate to their designated fund to help students...
The recent TIES 2021 Conference with Deepanshu Arora of Toddle
May 10, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.38 MBIn this brief episode we talked to Deepanshu Arora of Toddle about the TIES 2021 Conference. TIES stands for “The Inquiry Educators Summit” and was held May 14th through May 16th with sessions in different time zones and in both English and Spanish. Use our podcast links below to register (so you have access to recordings of the event) and to donate to their designated fund to help students most affected by the current pandemic in India. Now that the event has passed, you can still take a...
Measuring your IB Programme with Tim Kane and Asheesh Misra
May 07, 2021 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWe talk to Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane from IB School improvement.com about this year’s exams and the important role of the predicted grades in this and future exam cycles. We also talk about how Internal assessments should be a big focus for DP/CP teachers as they judge their capacity to help students and their IB programs to succeed. Tim walks us through how each DP cohort has a different challenge moving forward and starts the conversation regarding how we can serve their different needs ...
"Did you make a difference?" A conversation about teaching with Paul Koenig
April 24, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBIn this episode we talk to my good friend Paul Koenig. I’ve known Paul for nearly 40 years and he is one of the most reflective teachers I have worked with. I thought we could all benefit from talking with him about his work supervising new teachers and what he considers key to improving our profession through thoughful reflection and support. IB Matters Website Email IB Matters: [email protected] Twitter @MattersIB IB Matters website MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) web...
IB Pedagogical Leadership in a Crisis with Asnaha Farheen
April 14, 2021 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode we talk to Asnaha Farheen about her work as the Bangladesh PYP network lead and about IB Pedagogical leadership in a crisis like the one we are experiencing now during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also get a preview of a global PYP networking event (JAS Live) Asnaha is hosting in mid-April 2021. Please check out the links below where you will find numerous links to the event and recordings made for your use after the event. WATCH JAS: Links to recorded JAS Sessions Twitte...
The MYP Personal Project with Charles Hopkins and Students
March 22, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBWe talk to Charles Hopkins at the American School of Kinshasa (TASOK) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo about the MYP Personal Project. It is Project season across the IB Continuum. From the PYP Exhibition to the DP CAS and TOK projects, IB students across the world are demonstrating their learning in many ways. We will hear three MYP students describe their Personal Projects and Charles will give context for those interested in how a school new to the MYP has approached the challeng...
Tech-focused Service Learning with Stu Keroff (and Students)
March 11, 2021 21:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBA common thread running through all IB Programmes is the commitment to service learning. From the beginning of an IB student’s education, they are exposed to, and participate in, hands-on efforts to help others through the IB Mission which is, in part, to create a better and more peaceful world. Years ago Stu Keroff began a service club at a local IB School in Minnesota that collected and refurbished old computers and then gave them to students and families in need. They used the open sour...
Manisha Rana and the Post-pandemic Educational Landscape
March 09, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Manisha Rana of Genesis School in Noida India. She shares her vision for education coming out of the pandemic and she also presents some the things she learned at the recent IB Virtual Conference. IB Matters Website Resources www.Edutopia.org www.ibresources.com Email IB Matters: [email protected] Twitter @MattersIB IB Matters website MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) website Donate to IB Matters To appear on the podcast or if ...
Manisha Rana and the Post-pandemic Educational Landscape
March 09, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Manisha Rana of Genesis School in Noida India. She shares her vision for education coming out of the pandemic and she also presents some the things she learned at the recent IB Virtual Conference. IB Matters Website Resources www.Edutopia.org www.ibresources.com Email IB Matters: [email protected] Twitter @MattersIB IB Matters website MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) website Donate to IB Matters To appear on the podcast or if ...
Extended Essay with Alexis Fuller of Cambridge University Press
March 02, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Alexis Fuller from Cambridge University Press about the Extended Essay. Alexis has vast experience as a Extended Essay supervisor - she has read and evaluated hundreds of Extended Essays and specializes in the World Studies Extended Essay in her work. I really enjoyed our conversation and I think any Diploma teacher or Supervisor will find her insights useful. She also shares how Cambridge University Press publications help classroom teachers and IB...
Prioritizing Professional Development with Monika Kala
February 19, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Monika Kala from the Genesis Global School in Noida, India. Our conversation focuses on professional development in an IB school. Monika shares some of the strategies they use in her school to keep teachers engaged and challenging themselves to keep learning. There are even some practices which have been made easier with the restrictions of the pandemic. Great PD resources: www.pypresources.com www.ibo.org www.pypteachingtools.com Socials: ...
Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals with Bhavna Mathew
February 02, 2021 23:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBOur guest, Bhavna Mathew, from Pathways World School in Aravali, India is another example of one who makes the time to not only support and teach her own students but to then share her ideas on multiple platforms and in many different venues. She is a certified Montessori teacher, a Flipgrid Educator, a Wakelet Ambassador, a SeeSaw Ambassador and a teach UN Sustainable Development Goals (known as SDG’s) Ambassador. Today she talks to us about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) a...
Improving Student Social Emotional Support with Sonia Singh
January 22, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Sonia Singh, a PYP Coordinator at Prometheus School in Dehli India. After talking a bit about her upcoming virtual authorization, we hear from Sonia about some truly innovative and effective ways they build students' socio emotional connections. I was truly impressed with all the ways they are helping students connect with each other and with their teachers while learning remotely. Some of the strategies we spoke about in the podcast - Processes in...
Improving Student Social Emotional Support with Sonia Singh
January 22, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Sonia Singh, a PYP Coordinator at Prometheus School in Dehli India. After talking a bit about her upcoming virtual authorization, we hear from Sonia about some truly innovative and effective ways they build students' socio emotional connections. I was truly impressed with all the ways they are helping students connect with each other and with their teachers while learning remotely. Some of the strategies we spoke about in the podcast - Processes in...
Introducing the BARR Model to IB Schools
January 13, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBin this episode of IB Matters we talk to Angela Jerabek, the founder of the BARR Model and one of her colleagues at the BARR Center, Hannah Scherer. As all IB educators know, there is much more going on in IB schools than just their respective IB Programmes. Every school needs a strong and collaborative staff dedicated to the success of their students. Angela and her team have created, in the BARR model, a highly researched and effective set of strategies that is beginning to spread in IB ...
PYP E-Learning Best Practices with Rezuan Chowdury
December 10, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Rezuan Chowdhury. Rezuan discusses how he mixes teaching students while also conducting research aimed at improving teaching in the greater educational community. Rezuan is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is a Primary Years teacher in an IB school there. He is great example of a collaborative IB teacher who not only is dedicated to helping his students grow, but he goes out of his way to contribute to teacher growth as well. Rezuan has recently pu...
The IB Virtual Global Conference with Paul Campbell
December 07, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Paul Campbell of IB Americas about the first ever IB Virtual Global Conference. #IBVirtual This event, created out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a great demonstration of how important gathering, sharing, and learning continue to be for everone in the IB Community. It clearly illustrates the Global nature of the IB movement with 4500 registrants from 110 countries participating over four days. Links: IB Conference website: https://ww...
Staying Engaged During COVID with Chad Hyatt
November 23, 2020 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Chad Hyatt from Washington Township Schools in Indiana. Chad is an IB curriculum coach in his all-IB District Our conversation begins with how Chad helps teachers and students to limit teaching to the key points in this online or hybrid learning environment. Some things simply must be set aside when extraordinary circumstances exist. However, in an IB school or system, there are still effective and critical strategies that can be employed and Chad w...
Analyzing the 2020 DP Exams: Where do we go from here?
September 04, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBHi - welcome back to season 2 of IB Matters. This episode brings back Tim Kane and Asheesh Misra from IB Schoolimprovement.com with their take on the 2020 IB exam issues and how they have helped schools work with the fallout and results from this unique situation. We did simultaneously video record this episode because Tim shared his screen to illustrate the ways in which the scores werre determined in a year without exams. He also showed some of the tools they use to help schools increase ...
Optimizing Learning in a Pandemic with Oanh Crouch of Globeducate
July 01, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Oanh Crouch, a director of education at Globeducate Schools working in Madrid. Oanh’s extensive experience working in IB schools, serves her well working for this global consortium of 50 Schools whose mission aligns perfectly with the IB. Our conversation focused on ways her schools are using the COVID19 crisis as an opportunity to improve instruction and bring all parts of the educational community together. Given the uncertainty about how schools...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 7 - Policies and a virtual consultancy
June 17, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBThis is the 7th episode in the series on Becoming an IB School featuring Rockford High School about 40 miles west of Minneapolis, MN. As you may recall from previous episodes, Rockford is applying simultaneously to become an MYP, DP and a CP school. It’s a big task in any year but it became doubly difficult with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis of 2020. Local Rockford parent, Maris Ehlers is the host and asks IB coordinator, Dr. Matthew Scheidler questions about the end of the 2020 schoo...
MYP Design & Making IB Connections with Andy Richardson
June 12, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode we talk to Andy Richardson whose IB journey is an example of, not only the world-wide influence of the IB, but also the personal journey of IB teachers as they realize the value IB teaching brings to their students, wherever they are. We also discuss building a personal network of engaged educators through blogs, social media, and other platforms. In Andy’s case, most of his work is in the MYP Design course and he shares several ideas about teaching design, both in-person an...
Time to recognize the vital role of the CP with Jon Halligan
June 08, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk with Jon Halligan, an experienced IB educator based in the Netherlands about the unique place of the Career-related Programme (the CP) in the suite of IB offerings. His recently published article (linked below) challenges the IB to help the CP take itself out from the shadow of the more well-known Diploma Programme. Jon argues that each Programme has its own strengths and the CP should have a chance to mature into the equal partner it deserves to be. ...
Responding to the Killing of George Floyd
June 04, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to four outstanding members of the Minesota IB community who will share their reactions to the murder of George Floyd in our State and in our local community here in Minneapolis. Anne Lalonde Laux, Chad Owen, Jenny Magdal, and Angela Wilcox are each IB coordinators representing the full IB continuum. Each has a very personal reaction to the events of the past weeks and they share their ideas and hopes for how schools can support students and teachers as...
Design and Beyond with Jason Reagin, host of Design Cast, and Design Teacher Kurt Carlson
April 02, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBIn this unique episode we talk to Jason Reagin, the host of another IB-centered podcast called “Design Cast”. His podcast is focused on aspects of design curriculum in an IB context and includes very practical information for IB teachers. We are also joined by our MNIB president, Kurt Carlson who, like Jason, is a very experienced member of IBEN - that’s the IB Educator Network and a design teacher himself. Our discussion included a wide range of topics from design teaching to assessment, t...
Becoming an IB School - COVID-19 edition - A Virtual Authorization Visit w/Asnaha Fahreen
March 31, 2020 22:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Asnaha Farheen in Bangladesh. She is an experienced PYP coordinator now guiding a new PYP candidate school through authorization. We had intended to talk when her visit was completed to see how it went. However, we recorded this podcast during the shut down of schools world-wide in the wake of the COVID-19 virus and as a result her journey to become an authorized IB World School has taken a turn. She is now preparing for a virtual authorization visi...
Deep Dive into Conceptual Teaching with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis
March 29, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode we speak with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis. He is an experienced coordinator in an IB continuum school and he has done quite a lot of writing and sharing of his research regarding education in general, and IB education specifically. We reached out to him recently to have him speak to us about making conceptual teaching more relevant as students progress through the programs from early years all the way through the senior programs of the DP and CP. At 36 minutes we talk about di...
Toddle's Online Teaching Tools for PYP
March 27, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBWe talk with Toddle Co-founder, Deepanshu Arora and colleague Chris Overhoff about the PYP support platform and how they are adapting to online learning in this time of the COVID-19 outbreak. They describe the many ways Toddle supports PYP teachers as they transition to online learning. We also talk briefly about the recent Toddle Planathon where over 450 unit plans were submitted in a global collaboration among PYP teachers. We will add the link to the Toddle Talk webinar taking place on M...
A Conceptual Teaching Framework for Online Learning with Julie Stern, Trevor Aleo, and Kayla Duncan
March 25, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Julie Stern and two members of her training team, Trevor Aleo and Kayla Duncan. They recently published an Online Learning Template for teaching online that ensures teachers consider a conceptual framework when using distance learning. They walk you through the template and also share many great ways to think about effective teaching and learning as we experiment with new ways to teach in the coming weeks during the COVID-19 Virus outbreak. Links fro...
A Conceptual Teaching Framework for Online Learning with Julie Stern, Trevor Aleo, and Kayla Duncan
March 25, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Julie Stern and two members of her training team, Trevor Aleo and Kayla Duncan. They recently published an Online Learning Template for teaching online that ensures teachers consider a conceptual framework when using distance learning. They walk you through the template and also share many great ways to think about effective teaching and learning as we experiment with new ways to teach in the coming weeks during the COVID-19 Virus outbreak. Links fro...
A Call for Teaching Ideas to Share in These Times
March 22, 2020 20:00 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBIn this episode, we are asking for listeners to share what they find to be the most compelling practices and sources of information for teachers. The PYP, MYP, DP, and CP each have their own challenges. Please weigh in and share these practices with our listeners by emailing us at [email protected] or by tweeting us @MattersIB. Some of the resources you can use right now: ● The IB Organization has been publishing on multiple platforms: FB, Twitter, and on the website their current ...
Modeling effective distance learning with Sara VanDerWerf
March 19, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAs we record this episode, thousand’s of schools around the world are closed and teachers and school leaders are scrambling to create the means to teach students of all ages in remote settings. In this episode we talk to Sara VanDerWerf, a national leader in math education and a former IB teacher, about how to use modeling to prepare students for learning from videos - a common platform being used by teachers when creating E-learning opportunities. Her suggestions were posted in her popul...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 5 - A principal's perspective
March 02, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBWhy would a Head of School want to add IB? We hear from a new high school principal, with IB experience, describe the advantages he sees in leading an IB school. We were recently at Rockford High School to help them record a podcast for their local community about becoming an IB school and I had a chance to meet their new principal, Paul Menard. Administration changes are inevitable at any school and IB Candidate schools are no exception. When Rockford HS found themselves in need of a new...
Maintaining Student Wellness in the IB
February 25, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Jenny Magdal about maintaining students’ wellness as they try to balance the IB Programme, extra-curriculars and their active social lives. Jenny has led several workshops in her own school and district and for the MNIB on this topic and we think you’ll find her ideas applicable not only to Diploma students but to younger children and even staff who face increasingly busy and sometimes distracted lives in a technology infused world. Link to the IB M...
Maintaining Student Wellness in the IB with Jenny Magdal
February 25, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Jenny Magdal about maintaining students’ wellness as they try to balance the IB Programme, extra-curriculars and their active social lives. Jenny has led several workshops in her own school and district and for the MNIB on this topic and we think you’ll find her ideas applicable not only to Diploma students but to younger children and even staff who face increasingly busy and sometimes distracted lives in a technology infused world. Link to the IB M...
Exploring Multimodal Literacy with Trevor Aleo
January 29, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we speak with Trevor Aleo whose recent post was featured in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Blog. After reading his post called, “Reading the World: The Case for Multimodal Literacy” we reached out to see if he would speak to us so more of you could hear about this intriguing trend in literacy teaching. Trevor also does work in support of another well known educator in IB circles, Julie Stern. You’ll hear many refences to her work that we h...
A DP Parent and Student Perspective on IB
January 18, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThis episode of IB Matters was originally recorded at Rockford High School for the benefit of the Rockford Schools community. We edited this version to serve as a more universal example of how families see the role of IB as part of a comprehensive education which still dovetails with traditional expectations of parents and students for the entire high school experience. If you have listened to previous episodes from Rockford, you will remember that Rockford High School, located about 30 mil...
Design Thinking in the PYP with Humera Riyez
December 31, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we return to speak with Humera Riyaz of Eastern Public School in Bohpal, India. Humera was a guest in our 12th episode several months ago and we are bringing her back to share the highlights of her recent article in IB World Magazine on Design Thinking in the PYP. You’ll get some practical ideas from her and you can learn more by checking out the article itself which is linked here. We have created a webpage for this podcast which is organized by programme and ...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 4 - A new to IB teacher & More parent questions
December 14, 2019 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBThis is the fourth in the “Becoming an IB School” series. We were at Rockford High School to record another set of parent questions with Rockford parent, Maris Ehlers, and Dr. Matthew Scheidler - the IB coordinator. But we were also able to capture an interview with one of Rockford’s experienced teachers who is just beginning his own IB journey. Ben Pennings, formerly a Middle school History teacher has been tasked with moving to the High school along with the freshman class at Rockford. To...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 4 - A new to IB teacher & More parent questions
December 14, 2019 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBThis is the fourth in the “Becoming an IB School” series. We were at Rockford High School to record another set of parent questions with Rockford parent, Maris Ehlers, and Dr. Matthew Scheidler - the IB coordinator. But we were also able to capture an interview with one of Rockford’s experienced teachers who is just beginning his own IB journey. Ben Pennings, formerly a Middle school History teacher has been tasked with moving to the High school along with the freshman class at Rockford. To...
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) with Peter Muir
December 05, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode, we talk to Peter Muir of Melbourne, Australia. Peter is currently an MYP coordinator but he also has extensive experience with CAS - that’s Creativity, Activity, Service - a key component of the Diploma Programme core. We focus on the role of CAS in developing the Diploma student’s awareness of themselves beyond their academic capabilities and more on developing those characteristics which will make them lifelong contributors to a better and more peaceful world. Even if you...
Vendor feature - Toddle - The Planathon
November 21, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBThis is a sponsored episode with Toddle, a new PYP-focused platform that provides resources and a place for PYP teachers to collaborate. We speak with Deepanshu Arora - one of the co-founders of Toddle who tells us about the many ways Toddle supports teachers and students in the PYP Programme. Toddle just launched in early 2019 but is already becoming a leader as a PYP resource option and is finding a lot of “love” across the world. As an example, They are holding the first ever global PYP...
MNIB Local Episode #1
November 18, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBThis is the first in a series of short format podcasts intended specifically for those in Minnesota or at least within driving distance. In this series, that we are calling “MNIB Local” we will be featuring upcoming workshops, roundtables and meetings in Minnesota. We will also talk about more global IB events also, but mostly to remind MNIB members of these events. Coming up: Thursday November 12: We have a great workshop called Restorative Justice in an IB Framework with Angela Wilcox....
MNIB Local Episode 11.26.19
November 18, 2019 05:00 - 3 minutes - 2.6 MBIt's November 26, 2019 and this is another in a series of short format (time sensitive) podcasts intended specifically for those in Minnesota or close by. We call these episodes “MNIB Local” and we will be feature upcoming workshops, roundtables and meetings in Minnesota. As we update these local episodes, we will refresh the audio and update the name of the episode to reflect the recording date. We hope you have a safe and refreshing Thanksgiving break and that you are able to take time t...