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Smriti Sajjanhar from Genesis Global School shares her expertise in using Play-based Learning (PBL) with students in her PYP school. She shares great anecdotes telling how PBL has transformed the way students learn and even think about their learning. Teachers, students, and parents engage in open-ended explorations without preset objectives for the children. These sessions result in often surprising results - and that's the point. Kids learn things and go on adventures, inside and outside the classroom, that pay off in their subject area learning and in their sense of what they can accomplish when they get to pick their own play options.
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We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024
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Session title: Optimizing the IB Personal Project with student-led mentorship
This session is on Saturday, July 27th at 2:00 p.m. in Chinatown M3
Our guest, Hoonseok Ho (a MNIB MYP Coordinator) summarizes his session.
Hoonseok:
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We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024
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Session title: Humanizing Personalized Learning in the MYP.
- This session is on Saturday, July 27th at 11:15 a.m. in Georgetown M1
Our guests, and MNIB teachers, Sami Peterson and Danielle Vanderlinde summarize the session.
Together, they:
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We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024
Use the hashtag #IBGC2024 to see what's happening on social media
Towards school-wide adoption: increasing access for all students.
This session is on Saturday, July 27th at 11:15 a.m. in Archives M4
Our guest, Melissa Cuculich, summarizes her session with her co presenter Renee Illhardt.
Melissa:
Remy Lamon will be running the same session in French on Saturday, July 27th at 11:15 am in Howard M1 and Ricardo Chiaradia is presenting in Spanish on Friday, July 26 at 3:45 p.m. in Gallaudet M1
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Vikas Pahwa returns to talk about the many roles we play in our careers as educators. From teacher, mentor, colleague and leader to parent, learner, and counselor, we wear many hats throughout our lives.
Vikas shares much of what he has learned about finding balance and trying new ways to be effective both in and out of the classroom.
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Judy Imamudeen shares her experiences making connections with teachers around the world through her popular blog and educator book club. She also talks about the upcoming changes in the PYP and how to keep yourself healthy as you help young people reach their potential.
Links from Judy
Recommended books
Judy's Summer Reading List:
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The PYP, like all IB Programmes, is a dynamic and evolving framework of best practice. Our guest, Cindy Blackburn is well placed to guide us through the ins and outs of the Primary Years Programme in her role as a leader at Toddle.
Toddle is a global platform for IB teachers helping them organize and collaborate to improve their teaching an d to streamline some of the processes within IB schools.
Links shared by Cindy:
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In April of 2019, we set out to offer information about the IB for a Minnesota audience. Little did we know that it would grow to be heard in over 170 countries and become a labor of love for all things IB and a celebration of the global educational community!
As we begin what we're calling 'Season 4' please join us in helping to use this podcast as a tool to improve the teaching and learning in your own school. Folks have found many creative ways to use our content such as prequels to training or to induct new teachers into the IB. If you have an idea, suggestion, or if you would like to appear on the podcast, drop me a line either by text (link above) or by email at [email protected].
Be sure to use the podcast webpage linked below to find episodes specific to your interest such as PYP, ATLs, or student engagement.
With heartfelt thanks,
Jon Peterson
Links:
Intro to the IB Programmes (self-guided tour)
Brief YouTube video demonstrating the self-guided tour
Link to MNIB Summer Conference page (for MNIB schools)
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in this episode we talk to Nate Samuelson from Korea International School about his project called The Snapshots Project and a course he created called ‘Design Your Impact’. Not only will your students be invited to participate, you are encouraged to replicate Nate’s ideas in your own school or region. Imagine a school district or an IB regional association creating their own version of the Snapshots Project concept. Either way, Nate’s collection of student service projects will serve as a repository of great ideas that might be the spark your students need to develop their own, local service initiative.
The Snapshots Project
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)
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In this episode we return to speak to Novadene Miller - this time we talk about making effective transitions when changing schools or changing roles within a school.
But our conversation ranged widely from teacher skill sets in IB and international schools to how to better include new teachers into the culture of a school.
Novadene shares many of her personal experiences as a Jamaican native navigating European international schools. You might be surprised how transferable those experiences are, no matter what your background. Novadene has such a great approach to new challenges and opportunities. She is an inspiration to anyone considering taking on a new challenge in a new place. And, as she says, 'Curate your strengths!'
Links provided by Novadene:
IB Stories at 50 years
Peer interactions and service learning
Interdisciplinary units
Achieving Sustainability of Natural Resources and Obtaining Economic Goals. Tourism’s Pandora’s box
Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable ...
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