Seminar Description:

• Unpicking and applying the IA criteria

• Deep dive into the different methodologies for conducting IA’s (e.g. lab work, field work, secondary data harvesting, simulations)

• Developing a focused research question

• Preparing students for the IA

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

The ESS IA Seminar will be led by Debbe Reilly. Debbe started her teaching career in 1991 in South Africa. She was first introduced to the world of IB in 2002 when she moved to the UK and has been teaching both Biology and ESS ever since. Debbe started marking ESS practical work and exams in 2003 as a way of improving her understanding of the expectations of the course and the assessments. Debbe has been a team leader, and part of the standardisation team for both IA and P2 for man years. For Debbe, being part of the wider ESS community makes teaching ESS such an enjoyable experience.

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**We have reached capacity for this seminar. To join the waiting list, please click the link below. We will contact you if a space becomes available.**

Seminar Description:

In the first of two seminars, we take a close look at 3 of the 6 Approaches to Teaching:

Teaching based on Inquiry

Teaching focused on Conceptual Understanding

Teaching Informed by Assessment:

• Structuring the learning process through directed, guided and open inquiry

• Using concepts to deepen understanding

• Balancing Assessment OF Learning with Assessment AS Learning and Assessment FOR Learning

Who is this for? These seminars are created for experienced IB educators with a sound understanding of Approaches to Teaching looking to develop their practice further.

Not quite ready for this? Come to the CP/DP community session on Tuesday 26th November. Approaches to teaching: formative and summative assessment in the IB, email us for further details. This meeting will cover, introductory practical tips to include more Assessment AS Learning and Assessment FOR learning in your teaching.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by Rebecca Austin-Pickard. Rebecca has been an English teacher for 25 years and has spent much of her career involved in both the DP and CP in equal measure. Since 2006, she has worked as a department lead for Film as well as Language and Literature and Extended Essay before becoming CP coordinator in her school and coordinating the CP global pilot in Kent. Since 2017, she has worked full-time as an IB specialist consultant with roles such as verification and evaluation visitor, workshop facilitator, Lead Educator and IBEN trainer. She is also the author of the ThinkIB CP website, a range of IB professional development workshops for the IB and the textbook 'Reflective Project' published by Hatchette UK. Since 2023, Rebecca has been the CP Network facilitator and CP Lead for IBSCA.

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Seminar Description:

• Understanding the new criteria in detail.

• Advice and preparation for planning the IA and how best to support students.

• Discussion of when is the best time to undertake the IA.

• Teacher’s role in overseeing the process and marking IA reports.

• The moderation process.

• Resources to support teachers.

• Addressing questions and concerns.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

The Chemistry IA Seminar will be led by Davel Allen. Dave has worked with the IB for over 20 years, first as an IA moderator, and then as an examiner. He counts himself fortunate that he trained as a workshop leader and has run over 30 face-to-face workshops. He has also written three iterations of the online workshops to reflect the syllabus changes in 2008, 2014, and the new course (first exams 2025). Two of these workshops were specific IA workshops. He has also written the current Cat 3 IA face-to-face workshop as well as a student book writing successful IA's. He has worked for IBSCA running face-to-face and online workshops since 2012 and is very much looking forward to delivering this upcoming seminar.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form

Seminar Description:

• Understanding the new criteria in detail.

• Advice and preparation for planning the IA and how best to support students.

• Discussion of when is the best time to undertake the IA.

• Teacher’s role in overseeing the process and marking IA reports.

• The moderation process.

• Resources to support teachers.

• Addressing questions and concerns.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

The Physics IA Seminar will be led by Tim Kirk. Tim is a graduate of Queens’ College, Cambridge. His association with the IBO started in the 1980s at Sevenoaks School, UK. Since then, he has worked exclusively in IB World schools in the UK, France and Italy.  He has recently retired with his last role being Principal (Designate) for a new build school in Dubai. Over the years, he has contributed to pupil assessment as Deputy Chief Examiner for Physics; teacher training as a seasoned workshop leader in Europe and the Americas and curriculum development, as a member of two curriculum review committees.  He is an IB-appointed consultant to schools working to be accredited to offer the diploma programme and has participated in a number of school accreditation visits. In 2001, he was commissioned by Oxford University Press to write the IB Study Guide for Physics and the Physics Course Companion (2nd edition March 2010).  The 4th edition of the Study guide (for the 2025 syllabus) will be published in September 2023.

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Seminar Description:

This seminar will aim to offer advice about how to prepare students for the revision and writing skills required by this assessment component as reflected in the criteria. The discussion will be informed by examiner feedback from M23 and will invite teachers to share experiences and good practice suggestions. One of our activities will be to create a resource bank IBSCA teachers can continue to use to collaborate on with questions and works studied.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

Dr. Anna Androulaki-Woodcock has been teaching English since 1988. She started her career in the IB teaching Diploma Programme English and ToK in 2002 and since then she has also taken on the roles of examiner and workshop leader for the IB. Since 2002, her work has had an exclusive IB focus and her perspective has been shaped by teaching in very different and diverse contexts in Greece, Germany, the UK and China. The administrative positions she has held, viz. those of Diploma Programme Coordinator and Head of English, inform her understanding of contextual and pedagogical implications for the teaching of English for both students and teachers. She is the author of several academic papers in theoretical linguistics (the area of her PhD dissertation) with the most recent writing project being the Oxford University Press English A: Literature IB Prepared following the co-authoring of the Course Companion of the same subject. Between workshops and assignments, she enjoys spending time with her children and her friends, wherever they are.

Registrations for this seminar are at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please complete the registration form and we will contact you should a place become available.

This Seminar will enable you to:

• Look at your school’s History syllabus and align it more to the profile of the student body taking into consideration global, cultural and local contexts.

• Deepen your understanding of the Internal Assessment to enable you to better support your students in the process as well as helping them find a topic that aligns with their cultural and local context.

• Look at the ATLs and the Learner Profile attributes and make them relevant to the History syllabus.

• Consider the link between the Core, in particular TOK and the EE, and the History syllabus.

• Discuss and share resources to help you in the delivery of the History syllabus.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar is led by experienced IB educator, Meredieth Hughes. Meredith studied History, with a particular focus on African American history and Art as well as English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and has a Masters of Fine Art in Creative Writing from the University of Washington in Seattle. In 2003, she completed her Masters of Education and has been teaching History, TOK and Language A: English at the Nelson Mandela School in Berlin, Germany since 2005.  She participated in the setting up of the IB DP programme at her school which became an IB World School in 2005.  She has held the position of DP Examiner for both TOK and History and has been a workshop leader for six years and has led workshops for IBSCA, Ibicus, InThinking and the IB.

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This Seminar will :

This seminar will aim to offer advice about how to prepare students for revision and writing skills required for Paper 1 and Paper 2, alongside resources such as example contemporary real world issues and exemplar essays.  This discussion will be informed by examiner feedback from M23 and will invite teachers to share experience and good practice suggestions.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar is led by experienced IB educator, Amelia Rowan. Amelia studied IB Anthropology herself, before going on to study it at the University of Cambridge.  After graduating from university, she went straight into teaching it at IB level in 2014.  Amelia started the Anthropology course at her most recent school in London, and it went on to become one of the most successful courses there with at least 50% of each class attaining a grade 7.  She is also an IB examiner for Anthropology, and has co-written an Anthropology revision book.

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Seminar Description:

• Unpacking the new criteria in detail.

• Advice and preparation for planning the IA and how best to support students.

• Discussion of when is the best time to undertake the IA.

• Teacher’s role in overseeing the process and marking IA reports.

• The moderation process.

• Resources to support teachers.

• Addressing questions and concerns.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

The Biology IA Seminar will be led by Sumit Nair. Sumit leads IB DP Workshops for ESS, Biology, TOK and ATLs, among others. He also serves the IB as a school visiting team member for DP Authorization and Evaluation. Sumit is an experienced IB coordinator and holds two Masters degrees - MSc Biotechnology and MSc Sustainable Development with a PGCE from the University of Derby, UK. He has extensive experience in DP assessment and marking, as well as leading a team of examiners for the IB. Sumit has already led several IB workshops on the new Biology course, including a number for IBSCA.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Have a better understanding of the expectations, requirements and criteria of the two new assessment components:

  • the new IA (with its focus on a conceptual lens)

  • the new HL Paper 3 (with its focus on a social enterprise)  

• Sharpen your knowledge of the nature of the EE in Business Management (which is still sometimes misunderstood, due to rumours, myths and misconceptions).

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar is led by experienced IB educator, Loykie L. Lominé. Loykie has led over 200 IB workshops, especially about Business Management. He has been a senior examiner for over 15 years, with a range of roles, from Chief Examiner to Principal Moderator. He has taught in schools in Spain and Lithuania and he is the author of the DP Business Management books published by Oxford University Press (Course Companion and IBPrepared focusing on assessment).

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Seminar Description:

This seminar will explore connections between Approaches to Teaching and Learning (Digital Society Guide, page 4) and Assessments and how the study of Digital Society supports meaningful experiences that:

• engage students in structured inquiry (DS 5 stages of inquiry)

• promote concurrency of learning (connections to other subjects and areas of learning)

• encourage student agency, self-directed learning and collaboration

• enhance the coherence and relevance of the students’ DP experiences

• prepare students for both internal and external assessments

Inquiry and common External Assessments (SL/HL Paper 1, SL/HL Paper 2)

·       Understanding Digital Society and Inquiry

·       Challenges in teaching and learning the core topics: SL/HL Paper 1

·       Approaches and Guidance for SL/HL Paper 2

·       Resource Collaboration for SL/HL Core and Assessments

Inquiry for HL Extension: Challenges and Interventions (HL Paper 1 Section B, HL Pre-release with HL Paper 3)

·       Understanding HL Extension: Challenges and Interventions

·       Teaching and learning for HL Paper 1 Section B

·       Approaching the HL Pre-release through Inquiry

·       Approaches and Guidance for HL Paper 3

·       Resource Collaboration for HL Extension and Assessments

Ensuring Success on the DS Inquiry Project (SL/HL common Internal Assessment)

·       Understanding the DS Inquiry Project (IA)

·       Sample DS Inquiry Projects

·       Supervising the Digital Society Inquiry Project (IA)

·       Resources and Approaches for Developing the DS Inquiry Project

·       Future on-going DS educator collaborations

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This session will be led by experienced IB educator Barbara Stefanics. Barbara has been involved in IB professional development and supporting IB educators in a wide range of IBEN roles for over 40 years. The most recent engagements emerged with the new DP Digital Society course, including:

• Series editor/co-author for Digital Society textbook

• Contributor to Digital Society/ITGS/Learner Profile curriculum reviews

• Workshop leader / online workshop facilitator including Digital Society/ITGS, ATL, and Extended Essay.

• Digital Society/ITGS,Technology in the IB classroom workshop and webinar development

• My IB Online Faculty for ITGS/Digital Society and Technology in the IB Classroom discussion forums

• Administrator DP Digital Society Teaching and Learning , IB ATL Facebook groups

• IB Examiner (including examinations, internal assessment and extended essays) 

• DP Consultant, Course Outline Reader (Digital Society) and Verification Visit Team Leader
  

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Develop a course plan that balances the five themes over DP1 and DP2.

• Create and implement classroom activities to promote the four skills.

• Utilise tips and tricks for exam preparation. In particular, how to embed idiomatic expressions in language production, the ‘cultural’ element in the SL oral, and ways to promote self-reflection in students.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Candia Grasso. Candia is an experienced member of the IBEN network where she has led IB authorised workshops for DP Language B (Cat 1, 2, 3) as well as MYP Language Acquisition (Cat 1, 2, 3), among others. She has taught languages in a number of school contexts internationally and within the UK including MYP and DP language instruction for Spanish and French. Candia is a DP Spanish Assistant Examiner for the International Baccalaureate.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Gain a full understanding of the language development component including key responsibilities and its role in the programme.

• Explore delivery options, approaches and strategies for the relevance and authenticity of LD.

• Enhance your understanding of assessment and the LD portfolio within your school context.

• Explore relevant case studies to deepen understanding.

• Discuss and share advice, tools and resources for successful management of the LD and tips on integrating LD into the other components.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Sara Woodcock. Sara has been teaching and examining the IBDP since 1997 when she started working at an international school in Madrid. Whilst she has been a DP Music and Spanish teacher and examiner for over twenty years, she has been working specifically with the CP since 2010 when her school was part of the global pilot of the programme. Formally the CP Coordinator, Sara now works as a Lead educator for the IB as a school visitor for both verification and evaluations visits, consultant, curriculum developer, workshop leader and author.

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This Seminar will address:

• How deeply ingrained is 'learning' in the very fabric of our schools - not only within classrooms, but also the staff room and the board room?

• How do we translate a personal leadership vision into a shared vision that galvanizes the whole school organization and all its stakeholders?

• How do leaders effectively sustain and nurture teams to maximize team learning resulting in positive outcomes throughout the IB World School.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Chris Wright. Chris is an experienced educational leader: head of three schools, an educational researcher and teacher trainer in a university, and currently working at a school system level as Director of Education. The past twenty years have been dedicated to nurturing leadership capacity in schools. His work with school leaders is focused on the impact they have on student learning in their role as steward (of the school’s vision and mission), designer (of the school’s strategies and ‘systems’), and teacher (as they foster learning for everyone). Chris has worked in multiple roles with the IB: Head of School, Lead Educator, workshop developer, and IB trainer for IB evaluation Chairs, programme, and evaluation leaders. He is the author of the InThinking IB School Leaders website.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Explore various facets of the Geography syllabus to develop your skills in overall delivery of the subject.

• Deepen your understanding of the Internal Assessment and Paper 2 to enable you to better support your students with these elements of the syllabus.

• Discuss and share resources to help you in the delivery of the Geography syllabus.

• Identify strategies and techniques that can assist you and other members of your department in strengthening your overall IA and Paper 2 provision.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar is led by experienced IB educator, Howard Collison. Having completed an M.Phil. in Environment and Development at Cambridge University, Howard Collison stayed on at Cambridge to complete his PGCE in Geography. He then went on to teach at Repton and Bedford School where he helped set up the DP Geography course. He is presently Head of Geography at Oakham School, a long-established DP school and more recently also offering the MYP. Howard has been a workshop leader for fifteen years and has led workshops for IBSCA, Ibicus, InThinking and the IB. He has also taught on various student geography revision courses. 

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This Seminar will address:

• Review of the CAS Basics.

• Great CAS Experience Ideas.

• Great CAS Project Ideas.

• Moving from chief nagger to supporter.

• Building best practice reflection. 

• Engaging students in the interview process.

• Building a CAS team. 

• Finishing strongly. 

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Tom Brodie. Tom has been an International Educator since 2002 and a member of the IB Educator Network since 2015. He has held many jobs in international education including teacher, director, examiner, workshop leader, writer and presenter. But most importantly CAS Coordinator. He has worked in America, Switzerland, The UK, and Norway.  He has published academic research on CAS and co-authored the only current textbook. He currently splits his time between education and adventure and lives in the Swiss Alps.

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Seminar Focus:

• Guiding students to choosing a topic

• Creating mind maps for gallery walks

• Choosing an appropriate time-line

• Writing an appropriate proposal

• Ensuring academic honesty

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Lorraine Heinrichs has taught mathematics for over 30 years and IB mathematics for 18 years at Bonn International School where she also held the position of DP coordinator for 15 years. Lorraine enjoys various roles with the IB. She is highly experienced in assessment for Mathematics HL. She has been a workshop leader for the IB since 2002, facilitating workshops, mainly in DP Mathematics. She participated in the last two curriculum reviews for mathematics and is currently part of the new curriculum review. She is also a co-author for DP mathematics text books published by Oxford University Press.

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This seminar has reached capacity. if you are intersted in joining the waiting list, please click the link below. A list of other available seminars can be found here.

Seminar Objectives:

• To present a case study on how Stonyhurst have approached the TOK Exhibition - a focus on skills development and how to scaffold learning to support students in the successful curation of their TOK exhibition.

• To provide a practical session on selecting objects in response to given prompts - the role of context and perspective in the interpretation of objects.

• To assist in developing resources - how to involve the wider school community; and leveraging your community’s collective memory towards a collaborative outcome.

• To share good practice in curating exhibitions including object selection and interpretation in a museum context.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by staff from Stonyhurst College, including Debbi Kirkby, Director of IB and DP and TOK Coordinator, and Joseph Reed, IB educator and experienced museum curator and archivist.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Joseph Reed has worked at Stonyhurst for over 8 years, first as an assistant curator (specialising in museum education) before training as a qualified archivist. He has worked on exhibitions internationally and has a particular interest in manuscript studies. Joseph is also a trained IB educator. He has worked with the TOK team at Stonyhurst to develop a teaching plan and resources aimed at the successful delivery of the exhibition element of the new TOK course.

Debbie Kirkby is the Director of IB, and the DP and TOK Coordinator at Stonyhurst. She has taught TOK for the past 6 years and has worked with Joseph to develop a range of teaching and learning materials to support the TOK curriculum. Debbie is also a member of the IBSCA Steering Committee and is the lead of the Scottish/Northern regional hub.

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Seminar Overview:

The Language A: Literature Higher Level Essay seminar will aim to offer advice about how to prepare students for the level of inquiry and the academic writing skills required by this assessment component as reflected in the criteria. The discussion will address issues such as the range of skills and levels of engagements in students, and offer advice about supporting through the process of formulating a line of inquiry to submitting the final draft.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Dr. Anna Androulaki-Woodcock has been teaching English since 1988. She started her career in the IB teaching Diploma Programme English and ToK in 2002 and since then she has also taken on the roles of examiner and workshop leader for the IB. Since 2002, her work has had an exclusive IB focus and her perspective has been shaped by teaching in very different and diverse contexts in Greece, Germany, the UK and China. The administrative positions she has held, viz. those of Diploma Programme Coordinator and Head of English, inform her understanding of contextual and pedagogical implications for the teaching of English for both students and teachers. She is the author of several academic papers in theoretical linguistics (the area of her PhD dissertation) with the most recent writing project being the Oxford University Press English A: Literature IB Prepared following the co-authoring of the Course Companion of the same subject. Between workshops and assignments, she enjoys spending time with her children and her friends, wherever they are.

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Seminar Overview:

This Seminar will focus on two aspects of the process of preparation for this assessment component:

1. Do’s and don’t’s for teachers and students and suggestions for preparing students for the task;

2. The interpretation and application of assessment criteria.

Participants will be invited to discuss samples, Subject Reports and to contribute best practice tips and Learner Portfolio activities.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Dr. Anna Androulaki-Woodcock has been teaching English since 1988. She started her career in the IB teaching Diploma Programme English and ToK in 2002 and since then she has also taken on the roles of examiner and workshop leader for the IB. Since 2002, her work has had an exclusive IB focus and her perspective has been shaped by teaching in very different and diverse contexts in Greece, Germany, the UK and China. The administrative positions she has held, viz. those of Diploma Programme Coordinator and Head of English, inform her understanding of contextual and pedagogical implications for the teaching of English for both students and teachers. She is the author of several academic papers in theoretical linguistics (the area of her PhD dissertation) with the most recent writing project being the Oxford University Press English A: Literature IB Prepared following the co-authoring of the Course Companion of the same subject. Between workshops and assignments, she enjoys spending time with her children and her friends, wherever they are.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Gain a full understanding of the role of the Coordinator including key responsibilities.

• Explore approaches and strategies to the management of the career-related programme within your school.

• Discuss and share advice, tools and resources for successful management of the CP and tips on avoiding common problems.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Sara Woodcock. Sara has been teaching and examining the IBDP since 1997 when she started working at an international school in Madrid. Whilst she has been a DP Music and Spanish teacher and examiner for over twenty years, she has been working specifically with the CP since 2010 when her school was part of the global pilot of the programme. Formally the CP Coordinator, Sara now works as a Lead educator for the IB as a school visitor for both verification and evaluations visits, consultant, curriculum developer, workshop leader and author.

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This seminar has recached capacity. Please contact us to join the waiting list.

Seminar Overview:

The History Internal Assessment seminar is designed for DP teachers who wish to expand their skills in supporting and supervising students, as well as develop their expertise in providing useful advice and feedback to students in their Historical Investigation.

Session 1: Elements of Success.

• Strategies on how to guide your students in choosing the right topics and how to formulate sound research questions.

• IA logistics (timing, deadlines, preparation sessions)

• Source selection

• Research tips

Session 2: The Investigation.

• How can students get a 13 - 15 in Section B

• How to structure an argument

• How to incorporate and evaluate perspectives

• How to write exemplary reflections and get top marks in Section C

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Alex Bast has ample experience as an IB History examiner (he is currently team leader for the IA and Paper 2 components), as a History teacher, and as a Diploma Programme Coordinator. He holds an MA in History from the University of Barcelona, and an M.Phil in Educational Leadership from the University of Cambridge. He is experienced in teaching, developing and highly experienced in assessing 20th Century DP History, and has led several related workshops worldwide. He is also a DP consultant and a school visitor.

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Seminar Focus:

• Understanding Criteria Referenced Assessment

• Unpacking the IA criteria for Mathematics SL/HL

• The teacher responsibilities

• Reading, adding annotations and discussing an annotated sample

• Applying the criteria to a sample + standardisation

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

Lorraine Heinrichs has taught mathematics for over 30 years and IB mathematics for 18 years at Bonn International School where she also held the position of DP coordinator for 15 years. Lorraine enjoys various roles with the IB. She is highly experienced in assessment for Mathematics HL. She has been a workshop leader for the IB since 2002, facilitating workshops, mainly in DP Mathematics. She participated in the last two curriculum reviews for mathematics and is currently part of the new curriculum review. She is also a co-author for DP mathematics text books published by Oxford University Press.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Gain a full understanding of the role of the Coordinator including key responsibilities.

• Explore approaches and strategies to the management of the diploma programme within your school.

• Discuss and share advice, tools and resources for successful management of the DP and tips on avoiding common problems.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form

This Seminar will enable you to:

• Gain a full understanding of the role of the Coordinator including key responsibilities.

• Explore approaches and strategies to the management of the career-related programme within your school.

• Discuss and share advice, tools and resources for successful management of the CP and tips on avoiding common problems.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led By:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Martina Hedges. Martina is an independent Lead IBEN Educator having the following various roles, consultant for the DP and CP, workshop leader and site visit lead and team member. Martina was previously the professional development officer for IBSCA. Before working for the IB, Martina was head of the sixth form at a large comprehensive in Liverpool and IB Coordinator for both the CP and DP programmes.

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Gain a better understanding of the Global Politics syllabus to help you evaluate how it might integrate into your school’s curriculum.

• Explore and discuss different approaches to the delivery of the subject such as a unit-based approach vs a case-study approach.

• Examine key elements of the course such as Paper 2 essays, engagement activity, and the Extended Essay.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator, Urs Jungo. Urs' involvement with the IB Diploma goes back to 1994 and since then he has supported the teaching and learning process as an educator in seven different countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Urs coordinated the IB Diploma programme for 15 years and, simultaneously, set up and developed the DP Core components of Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay in his respective schools. He also created and chaired both a professional development network for TOK teachers as well as one for TOK Coordinators within the Singapore/Malaysia/Brunei region. 

In 2018, Urs introduced the DP Global Politics course at Swiss International Scientific School Dubai and, as the sole teacher of the course, took the first two student cohorts through the programme, whilst also establishing effective links between the Global Politics course and Theory of Knowledge, as part of the TOK integration across DP subjects process.

Urs is an experienced IBEN Workshop Leader (Heads of School, Administrators, The role of the Coordinator, TOK), a DP Consultant and a DP Evaluation Team Member. 

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This Seminar will enable you to:

• Fully understand the role of the EE supervisor including tips on good practice.

• Ask questions regarding approaches to supervising an EE as well as clarify any points on the EE in general.

• Develop skills that will grow your confidence and enable you to be an effective EE supervisor.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened or additional spaces added.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Led by:

This seminar will be led by experienced IB educator Joyce Halsey. Joyce has more than twenty years of experience as an IB classroom teacher (English A and Theory of Knowledge), DP and EE Coordinator and Head of Upper School in the UK, Europe, US and Africa. Also an assistant examiner for English A Literature, she brings multiple perspectives on student learning and motivation, as well as overall IB curriculum and assessment knowledge, which enable her to connect with the everyday concerns of DP teachers and students.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form

This Seminar will enable you to:

• Develop skills to better support your students through the EE process from formulating a research question to writing their EE.

• Deepen your understanding of your EE subject requirements and criteria.

• Discuss elements of EE supervision you find particularly challenging and gain insights and advice from the Seminar Leader and fellow delegates.

• Identify strategies and techniques that can assist you and other members of your department in strengthening your EE provision.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form

This Seminar will enable you to:

• Develop skills to better support your students through the EE process from formulating a research question to writing their EE.

• Deepen your understanding of your EE subject requirements and criteria.

• Discuss elements of EE supervision you find particularly challenging and gain insights and advice from the Seminar Leader and fellow delegates.

• Identify strategies and techniques that can assist you and other members of your department in strengthening your EE provision.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form

This Seminar will enable you to:

• Fully understand the role of the EE supervisor including tips on good practice.

• Ask questions regarding approaches to supervising an EE as well as clarify any points on the EE in general.

• Develop skills that will grow your confidence and enable you to be an effective EE supervisor.

Seminar Details:

• 3-hour seminar delivered virtually making access easy and convenient.

• Led by an experienced IB educator who is part of the IBEN network.

• Limited to one registration per IBSCA member school. There are a limited number of spaces available, if sufficient interest is expressed a second date may be opened.

• Offered free as a benefit of IBSCA membership.

Please note you will need to select your required Seminar from a dropdown list on the registration form