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.
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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Episodes
MNIB Local Episode 11.17.19
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, but mostly to remind MNIB members of these events. Coming up: Thursday November 21: We have a great workshop called Restorative Justice in an IB Framework with Angela Wilcox. Ange...
MYP Service as Action with Loredana Giovanelli
November 01, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThis episode is another example of the global reach of the IB. Here, we talk to Loredana Giovanelli of the Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA), a continuum school which includes the MYP and the DP. It is one of the oldest IB World Schools in the Asia/Pacific region. Our discussion focused on the Service as Action (sometimes referred to as SA) component of MYP. Loredana has some great ideas that she has put into practice at her school and she shares many practical ways that her students and ...
Building a PYP school culture with Asnaha Farheen
October 30, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this episode, we talk to Asnaha Farheen in Bangladesh. Asnaha is the Head of Primary and the PYP Coordinator at Abdul Kadir Molla International School - a PYP candidate school in Narsingdi, about 50 km outside the capital city of Dhaka. We talk about the process of training the entire staff in the common practices found in all PYP schools across the globe. We think you'll be impressed by the similarities no matter where the PYP school is located and the nature of the local educational t...
Vendor Feature - Kognity: Intelligent textbooks
October 17, 2019 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThis sponsored episode serves as the launch of a new partnership between MNIB and Kognity; an excellent online platform for teaching and learning that provides real-time resources for IB students and teachers. Kognity is an award-winning digital publisher that combines the power of technology and textbooks to create a vastly elevated learning experience. We speak with Karin Bjerde, the head of strategic growth for Kognity, who tells us about the many ways Kognity supports teachers and stud...
Assessment for Conceptual Learning with Julie Stern
October 09, 2019 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we return to speak with author and conceptual teaching and learning workshop leader, Julie Stern. Julie was featured in an earlier podcast focused on conceptual teaching and learning. In this episode we turn our attention to assessment and Julie helps us see how we can use assessment of conceptual learning in our classrooms at all grades and in all subjects. You can learn much more about Julie's work by checking out her website and her YouTube Channel using lin...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 3 - Parent Questions
September 21, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis is the third in an ongoing series of episodes featuring a local Minnesota school (Rockford High School) as it goes through the IB authorization process to become an IB World School. They are currently a candidate for MYP, DP, and the CP. This episode is actually a question/answer session recorded as a podcast for the local parent Facebook group. We weren't intending to make it an IB Matters episode but the conversation was so compelling and the content so universal, it is now included...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 3 - Parent Questions
September 21, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis is the third in an ongoing series of episodes featuring a local Minnesota school (Rockford High School) as it goes through the IB authorization process to become an IB World School. They are currently a candidate for MYP, DP, and the CP. This episode is actually a question/answer session recorded as a podcast for the local parent Facebook group. We weren't intending to make it an IB Matters episode but the conversation was so compelling and the content so universal, it is now included...
Inside the Career-related Programme with Chantell Wyten
September 03, 2019 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBChantell Wyten is one of the most experienced Career-related Program educators in the entire IB network. She started implementing the CP at a high school during the trial period before it was even an official part of the IB. She now works for the IB in their global office in The Hague, as a senior curriculum manager for the CP. It is particularly gratifying for her, and for us, to see how the CP has become the fastest growing part of the IB and how it is transforming schools and the lives o...
Talking DP, TOK & Ideas Roadshow with Irena and Howard Burton
August 28, 2019 02:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBSometimes one good idea acts as a magnet for other good ideas. Such is the story told in this episode of IB Matters. We talk to Irena and Howard Burton who have taken an unconventional path to their work with the IB Diploma Programme. They do not come to the IB as former Diploma Programme teachers or school leaders. As filmmakers and academics from the areas of law and theoretical physics, they have been gathering video of leading thinkers and practitioners in a broad array of fields for m...
Vendor Feature - ManageBac
August 21, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBManageBac, a very IB-oriented vendor, has partnered with IB Matters to produce an exclusively ManageBac centered episode, making this the first sponsored episode in our brief history as a podcast. You may have a heard us talk to Kari Davidson briefly at the IB Global Conference in our IB vendors podcast (episode 20). Here, Kari has the chance to expand on that discussion and tell us more about the recent changes in the ManageBac interface and the enhancements for the coming school year. ...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 2
August 15, 2019 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThis is the second episode of a special series of podcasts which will take you through the IB school authorization process. We have a nearby district working to add multiple IB programmes to their high school. Rockford High School, located about 40 miles west of Minneapolis is a medium sized rural school adding the MYP, DP, and the Career-related programmes all at once to their 9-12 building. Over a series of podcasts - taking about two years - we will talk to Rockford stakeholders about t...
Improving equity and exam scores in the Diploma Programme with Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane
August 07, 2019 13:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane about their work helping Diploma Program teachers build their DP courses in such a way as to give all their students the best chance to succeed. In other words, they show teachers and coordinators how to significantly improve Diploma scores. They are both experienced IB teachers with a long track record of doing just that and Asheesh worked for the IB Organization as the former directer of their Access, Equity and Excellen...
Developing new IB Programmes - The role of Development Manager
July 20, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Jonathan Bradley and Phil Evans who both serve the IB as development managers in the US. We caught up with them outside the conference rooms at the IB Global Conference in New Orleans. Jonathon and Phil talk about the role of the development managers and they express the philosophy of the IB as they describe their work. We think you’ll hear the passion they share for the work of building educational systems. Systems which will pay dividends when st...
IB Service in Action - The We Help Two Organization
July 19, 2019 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Trevor Bergman of We Help Two. A central component of IB education is turning learning into action at all levels - pre-K to 12th grade. There are various ways schools do this and We Help Two is an organization we have worked with in Minnesota. We took a few minutes at the IB Global Conference to talk to Trevor about his work. As Trevor explains, they work with schools (many of them - IB schools) to support service learning and student projects cent...
IB Vendors at #IBNOLA2019
July 19, 2019 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this special episode of IB Matters we talk to vendors at the 2019 IB Global conference in New Orleans. Each vendor briefly describes their products or services and gives you an idea of what expect when you visit their booth. Each vendor is also a good friend to IB educators and brings a set of experts to this conference willing and able to answer questions and help you better serve your students. Please visit these and other vendors at the conference - their participation sustains this ...
IB Global Conference Special #IBNOLA2019
July 15, 2019 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this special episode, we interview presenters at the 2019 Global Conference in New Orleans. We will also hear from vendors in Episode 20 (coming Thursday evening) who will preview the products they feature in their booths. We launched this episode with just three presenters but we are adding them every day - with nine sessions now included. We will update the audio with each new interview so come back (re-download the episode) to hear from new presenters. The table of contents below will...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 1
June 20, 2019 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Matthew Scheidler, a newly designated IB coordinator and a principal on special assignment about the process of becoming an IB school. We have the good fortune of having a nearby school about to become a multi-programme IB school. Rockford High School located about 30 miles west of Minneapolis is a medium sized rural school adding the MYP, DP, and the Career-related programmes all at once to their 9-12 building. Over a series of podcasts - taking ab...
International teaching with Jon Eversoll
June 10, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBMany of our listeners are teaching in schools across the globe. In this episode, Jon Eversoll talks about teaching in four different schools in four different countries outside the US. His experiences include government schools, international schools and two IB schools. He shares how the adventures varied with and without children and how it has been an invaluable experience for his family. He also compares teaching in smaller international schools with large US public schools. If you have ...
Diploma Programme assessment explained
June 07, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBAssessment in the Diploma Programme is a combination of multiple measures of a student's progress and capabilities over the entire course of study. Most courses include a final examination but many do not. All have some form of internal assessment conducted during the course. These internal assessments may be laboratory investigations, research projects, or text analyses. Many courses have oral commentaries conducted, recorded and uploaded by the IB teacher. With all these different means to...
The MYP Personal Project
June 04, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBThe MYP Personal Project is the capstone experience for MYP students who have completed the final year of the programme in 10th grade. Jon Eversoll, an experienced MYP coordinator and IB Educator, takes us through the requirements of the Personal Project while also explaining the process each student must complete individually. He shares several examples of memorable projects so listeners will get some idea of the variety and personal nature of this culminating MYP experience. Students whos...
The role of the DP examiner with Mike Cassidy
June 01, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBWith Diploma Programme examinations wrapped up in the northern hemisphere, we thought this would be a good time to talk to an examiner to hear how the process works. Mike Cassidy, an HL Film teacher and IB Film examiner, shares a behind the scenes look at how examinations are scored by a team of expert teachers across the globe. He talks about the vetting process to become an examiner and the ways in which being an examiner help him to be a better IB teacher. Mike also talks about how exami...
Conceptual teaching & learning with Julie Stern
May 28, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 11 MBThis episode, hosted by Kurt Carlson, features noted author and workshop leader, Julie Stern speaking with us about her work in conceptual teaching and learning. Julie is a keynote speaker for our 2019 MNIB Summer Conference at Bethel University. Registration can be found at our website. Their conversation, recorded over Skype, is filled with examples of students using concepts to transfer learning across subjects. Once students have an understanding of the big concepts, operating behind t...
The MYP Community Project
May 25, 2019 02:00 - 12 minutes - 5.79 MBIn this episode, hosted by Angela Wilcox, we hear from two 9th grade students who describe their MYP Community Project. As Angela tells listeners, the Community Project is the culminating activity for students in MYP schools that do not include the 10th grade - in this case Hopkins North Junior High - a 7th through 9th grade school. The students featured are: Haiti Romero-Ruiz and Lily Sojos As the students said: "It’s not just about doing a project, it’s about making a difference in the ...
Linking Design and Action with Leon Wang
May 23, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Leon Wang of Firebird Design Lab about his work helping students through the design process. He has been a favorite trainer for our teachers here in Minnesota for his thoughtful and effective devopment of a design mindset in both teachers and students in our local IB schools. We thought our listeners would especially appreciate the way he combines his passion for taking action through activism with his work in design. Website: firebirddesignlab.com...
Inquiry in the PYP with Humera Riyaz
May 23, 2019 01:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBHumera Riyaz, a PYP coordinator at Eastern Public School in Bhopal India, (and one of our early listeners) spoke to us by Skype about her work. We focused on the role of inquiry in IB education and on teaching and learning through inquiry in the PYP. Humera is an experienced PYP educator and she talks about how she guides her teaching staff through training to be inquirers themselves even as they guide their own students. Her passion for the work is clear as she enthusiastically recounts ma...
The IB Educator Network (IBEN)
May 10, 2019 01:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this episode, we talk to Kurt Carlson, a trainer in the IB Educator Network - known as IBEN. We will hear how the IB uses a cadre of current teachers (who take part in continuous professional development) as trainers for the entire network of IB teachers in schools across the globe. It is their work as IB Educators that ensures the IB principles and practices are in place in every IB school. IBEN members play different roles in the organization: subject area trainers, site visitors, sch...
The MYP assessment framework
May 09, 2019 22:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode, Kurt Carlson (MNIB President and IBEN trainer) takes us through the framework of assessment used in the Middle Years Programme to guide teaching and learning. He draws from his experience as a Science and a Design teacher to provide examples and to help us understand the MYP assessment strategies. If you are a parent or a teacher, this podcast will help you answer the question - How is teaching and learning going to be different in an MYP setting? Using criterion-related as...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Career-related Programme (CP)
May 01, 2019 21:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode we tackle the newest IB Programme, the Career-related Programme known as the CP. Chris Baker Raivo from Champlin Park High School describes the CP, detailing the overall framework and focusing on the core aspects of the programme. He also talks about how the CP is different from the more established IB Diploma Programme and how it serves students in a different but complementary way. You’ll hear that the CP is a better fit for some students looking to better understand thei...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Career-related Programme (CP)
May 01, 2019 21:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode we tackle the newest IB Programme, the Career-related Programme known as the CP. Chris Baker Raivo from Champlin Park High School describes the CP, detailing the overall framework and focusing on the core aspects of the programme. He also talks about how the CP is different from the more established IB Diploma Programme and how it serves students in a different but complementary way. You’ll hear that the CP is a better fit for some students looking to better understand thei...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Diploma Programme (DP)
May 01, 2019 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this Episode we talk to Max Athorn, Diploma Programme coordinator at Thomas Edison High School in Minneapolis. Max explains the nuts and bolts of how the IB Diploma Programme works including the six subject areas and the core of the DP: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity Activity, Service (CAS), and the Extended Essay (EE). Max also talks about how the role of Diploma Programme coordinator is a multi-faceted, multi-layered role. DP coordinators are at the center of many aspects of t...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Diploma Programme (DP)
May 01, 2019 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this Episode we talk to Max Athorn, Diploma Programme coordinator at Thomas Edison High School in Minneapolis. Max explains the nuts and bolts of how the IB Diploma Programme works including the six subject areas and the core of the DP: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity Activity, Service (CAS), and the Extended Essay (EE). Max also talks about how the role of Diploma Programme coordinator is a multi-faceted, multi-layered role. DP coordinators are at the center of many aspects of t...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Primary Years Programme (PYP)
April 30, 2019 17:00 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MBIn this episode Kirsten McPherson talks about the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). Kirsten is the PYP coordinator at Matoska International School, a public school in the White Bear Lake school district near St. Paul, MN. Kirsten explains how the learning for PYP students is conceptual and contextual with examples of how students and teachers approach teaching and learning in her PYP school. We hear how local standards are brought to life when teachers break down the pre-written curriculum a...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Primary Years Programme (PYP)
April 30, 2019 17:00 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MBIn this episode Kirsten McPherson talks about the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). Kirsten is the PYP coordinator at Matoska International School, a public school in the White Bear Lake school district near St. Paul, MN. Kirsten explains how the learning for PYP students is conceptual and contextual with examples of how students and teachers approach teaching and learning in her PYP school. We hear how local standards are brought to life when teachers break down the pre-written curriculum a...
Diploma Programme alumni talk about IB
April 28, 2019 15:00 - 7 minutes - 3.49 MBNine students from Champlin Park High School in Champlin, Minnesota describe how the Diploma Programme helped them to be prepared for University. Each talks about their readiness for the challenges of college and how they were often better prepared than their university classmates. Thanks to Chris Baker-Raivo (IB Career-related Programme Coordinator) for creating the video on which this podcast is based. The video of this episode can be found on our MNIB website at: www.mnibschools.org or ...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Middle Years Programme (MYP)
April 25, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBAngela Wilcox, the MYP coordinator at Hopkins North Junior High (and MNIB board member) explains for parents and others what makes the IB Middle Years Programme such a good fit for adolescents in this important age group. The MYP is the bridge between the PYP and more well-known Diploma Programme. Angela helps us understand how this bridge is built using concept-based teaching and learning. Students in the MYP make their own connections between subjects because they see how learning in each...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Middle Years Programme (MYP)
April 25, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBAngela Wilcox, the MYP coordinator at Hopkins North Junior High (and MNIB board member) explains for parents and others what makes the IB Middle Years Programme such a good fit for adolescents in this important age group. The MYP is the bridge between the PYP and more well-known Diploma Programme. Angela helps us understand how this bridge is built using concept-based teaching and learning. Students in the MYP make their own connections between subjects because they see how learning in each...
IB Leaders: Martina Talic
April 24, 2019 22:00 - 11 minutes - 5.07 MBPart of a series of interviews with IB practitioners, this episode features Martina Talic of St. John's Prep School in St. Joseph MN. This brief visit with Martina is just a taste of what she brings to enhance IB instruction all over the Americas. As a member of the IB Educator Network (IBEN) she is trained by IB to deliver official training to Language teachers across the globe. This interview was conducted over lunch while she was teaching a one-day Language B (IB's term for second languag...
IB Matters introduction
April 23, 2019 03:00 - 3 minutes - 1.66 MBIntroducing a new podcast, IB Matters, 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 to access pedagogical support for their teaching. The podcast is hosted in Minnesota by the MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) but is intended for a global audience. Email IB Matters: [email protected] Twitter @MattersIB IB Matters...