PYP Assessment Masterclasses
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 10:00 am – 12:15 pm CST
Imagine stepping into a vibrant learning environment where curiosity thrives, inquiry fuels discovery, and every student is an active participant in their learning journey. What does it take to make this a reality in the PYP?
Join these virtual workshops to learn how you can assess conceptual understanding and foster assessment capability in the PYP.
Please note: Both sessions will be available in English and Mandarin.
10:00 – 11:00 am CST (60 minutes)
How do I know if my students have understood the lines of inquiry? How do I effectively use the data collected to inform next steps? Join Tania Lattanzio as she guides you through a process of assessing conceptual understanding in your PYP classroom. Learn how you can create and use rubrics of understanding to support the needs of each learner.
In this session, you will:
- Learn how to use a rubric of understanding to assess conceptual understanding
- Dive into a process to develop your own rubric of understanding
- Get an opportunity to examine examples using rubrics of understanding
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm CST (60 minutes)
What does it mean to be part of an assessment-capable learning community? How can we use assessments to empower learners to have agency, take ownership, and reflect on their progress? Join Jenny Jin to uncover answers to all of these questions and become a future-ready educator.
In this session, you will:
- Understand what it means to be an assessment capable learning community
- Evaluate where you and your learners are in your journey to become assessment capable
- Get strategies and next steps to grow assessment capability in your learning community
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Developing Student Agency & Interdisciplinary Learning
Saturday, February 24, 2024 | 9:00 – 11:15 am CST
Imagine a school day not confined by the bell. What if we could enable students to blend their learning across different subjects and be the drivers of their own educational journey?
Join our virtual workshop to foster student agency and interdisciplinary learning in your MYP classroom! Discover practical strategies to promote self-directed learning and create impactful interdisciplinary units for your students.
Please note: Both sessions will be available in English and Mandarin.
9:00 – 10:00 am CST (60 minutes)
As educators, we’re constantly trying to help students make independent choices, set goals, and take responsibility for their own learning. Join MYP leader Alison Yang to discover strategies that can promote self-directed learning in your classrooms.
In this session, you will:
- Discover and debunk myths about student agency
- Brainstorm diverse ideas and strategies for promoting student agency
- Learn how to integrate entrepreneurship in your teaching practice
- Explore project management strategies for self-directed agency projects
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10:15 – 11:15 am CST (60 minutes)
We know the power of interdisciplinary units for real world impact, but writing them and finding others to collaborate can be challenging. Join Kyle Wagner to explore innovative ways to design IDUs that extend beyond the classroom, seamlessly integrating content and skills across subjects. Leave with a customised IDU for immediate implementation.
In this session, you will learn how to:
- Craft a high-impact IDU with step-by-step instructions
- Implement assessment strategies tailored to your IDU
- Build student agency at every stage of the process
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Integrating International Mindedness and Updates in the IBDP Framework
Saturday, March 2, 2024 | 10:00 am – 12:15 pm CST
As an IBDP educator in China, how do you foster international-mindedness in your classroom beyond just celebrating languages and cultures? How are you shaping young minds to be compassionate and lifelong learners?
Join IBDP experts Jacob Huckle and Maggie Ye to find answers to these questions and rethink your teaching-learning practice. Our two-part event will provide you with practical strategies for developing a global perspective and effectively implementing the changes in the IBDP framework in your classroom.
Please note: Both sessions will be available in English and Mandarin.
10:00 – 11:00 am CST (60 minutes)
Join Jacob Huckle to explore the role and importance of international-mindedness. In this session, he will introduce a holistic framework that guides development of the three pillars of international-mindedness—intercultural understanding, multilingualism, and global engagement—within your school’s Diploma Programme.
In this session, we will:
- Reflect on the meaning of international-mindedness
- Learn how to implement these three pillars with principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Develop a framework to cultivate international-mindedness in the DP
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm CST (60 minutes)
As the IBDP framework continues to evolve, how can these changes impact schools and educators in China?
Join Maggie Ye to navigate through the changes in the IBDP framework and the emerging trends in Diploma Program evaluation. Drawing from her 15+ years of experience in the IB, she'll focus on how these changes can be put into action to unlock the full potential of the IBDP in your school.
In this session, we will:
- Explore the latest updates and shifts in the IBDP framework & evaluation
- Discuss the implications of these changes on your teaching and learning
- Develop strategies to integrate these updates into your IBDP curriculum
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