IB Educators Chat: May 2021 RESOURCES

I'd like to start off by saying a massive thank you to everyone who attended or ran an IB Educator Chat for our May 2021 session! I really enjoyed this event and was able to attend every session! I learnt so much and my mind is now racing with ideas!

A special thank you to our hosts:
2021 Hosts: Amber J. Rhinehart, Anshu Sharma, Aprajita Ralli, Barb Bilgre, Chad Hyatt, Cristina Obae, Filimon Diamantidis, Heather Friesen, Ira Shrivastav, Jyaysi Kapadia, Loukia Kefallinou, Mansi Gandhi, Monika Kala, Nigel Gardner, Rohini Salaskar, Satvinder Singh, Sherwet Adel, Teresa Araújo, Tracy Waller and Zoha Khan.

We had hosts from Argentina, Romania, France Indonesia, India, USA, Namibia, Germany, Bangladesh, Japan, Canada, Ghana, Greece and Egypt!!! Truly an international event!

​I've popped the resources into a slideshow and will also share them below:

Unit Planning on Managebac
"A sharing session for MYP teachers, MYP Coordinators, and Department Heads, based on the use of Managebac features for unit planning, including ATL, assessments, grading and reporting, and parent communication. Analytics tools such as auto-created SGOs, curriculum and ATL maps, assessment records, etc. will be shared."
With Mansi Gandhi, from Mumbai, India.
​Connect with Mansi on LinkedIn,

Creating a Meaningful Statements of Inquiry
"During this session participants will learn top tips for creating meaningful statements of inquiry. There will also be activities where we come up with statements of inquiry and share and give and receive feedback."
With Lenny Dutton, from Stuttgart, Germany.
Connect with me on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Here are the slides for my session.

Technology Integration with Individuals & Societies
"This session will focus on the use of specific tech-tools to enhance the learning experience for students and teachers" 
With Aprajita Ralli, from Noida, India.
​Connect with Aprajita on LinkedIn or Twitter.
Here's a link to the Padlet and her slides.

Getting to know the NEW Personal Project Guide
"This session will lead participants to an understanding of the new PP guide: objectives and criteria; report structure; process journal and appendices requirements and MORE. Amber will also share checklists for the new report."
With Amber J. Rhinehart, From Accra, Ghana.
Connect with Amber on LinkedIn.
Here's a link to the slides (slide 23 has lots of additional links).
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DP Psychology - making ERQ easy
"During the session best techniques used to teach the writing of essay response questions will be discussed. The participants are encouraged to openly share their ideas and strategies as well."
With Jyaysi Kapadia, from Mumbai, India
Connect with Jyaysi on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Here are the slides for the presentation.

Creating Authentic Assessment Tasks
"During this session, the focus will be on how to create authentic assessments. We will identify various elements of authentic assessments such as learning goals, project ideas, various formative assessments, and ATLs and how to use rubrics. We will create one authentic assessment collaboratively during the session.
With Anshu Sharma, from Noida, India
Connect with Anshu on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Here's a link to the slides.

An Equity-Focused Approach to Teaching and Learning
"Participants will learn how our actions as teachers and our conceptions of learners drive our abilities to create an equity-focused classroom. Participants will engage with student-centered pedagogical approaches like inquiry, agency, and concept-based learning as tools to construct equitable curriculum and learning environments."
With Chad Hyatt, from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Connect with Chad on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Here are the presentation slides.

Exploring the new guide: "Interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the MYP"
The new ID guide comes into effect in September 2021 and it has some significant revisions. Join me for an exploration of the changes and conversation about how they might impact teaching and learning in our schools.
With Heather Friesen, From Toronto, Canada
Connect with Heather on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Promoting Thinking Skills in the Language Acquisition Classroom.
This workshop will focus on Visible Thinking routines to develop students' critical and creative thinking skills
With Zoha Khan, from Mumbai, India
​Connect with Zoha on LinkedIn.
Zoha ran her session twice - Video Link and Video Link

Classroom tools and strategies for making learning visible
"This session will be beneficial for homeroom PYP teachers. They will explore various hands on strategies to engage students and to achieve learning outcomes."
With Monika Kala from Noida, India
​Connect with Monika on LinkedIn and Twitter.

MYP Science - Transitioning to Concepts from Topics
In this session, Science Educators will learn how approaching science teaching from a conceptual approach instills a love of science as well as a better understanding for students.
With Barb Bilgre, in Japan
Connect with Barb on LinkedIn and Twitter

What can MYP Innovation look like beyond the subject groups?
Many schools are working towards developing MYProgrammes that address the IB Learner Profile Trait of Balanced. While Service as Action, Project and IDUs play an important role in MYP Education, many leaders are considering how to integrate more innovation and personalized learning time into their timetables beyond the academic subject groups and advisory/PSHE periods so that students have a more enriching and fulfilling experience. This Round Table Discussion will provide innovative educators an opportunity to share their visions and strategies for revamping  Middle Years Education to demonstrate what it can be.
With Barb Bilgre, in Japan
Connect with Barb on LinkedIn and Twitter

Engaging with SDGs
This session will focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals)
With Aprajita Ralli, from Noida, India
​Connect with Aprajita on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Blending CAS Experiences in DP Subjects
To promote the holistic vision of IB teachers should integrate the core subjects in their unit and lesson plans. How can we do it in a meaningful way?
Teresa Araújo from Namibia
Connect with Teresa on LinkedIn.
Here are the presentation's slides.

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Strategies to teach the ATL Skills in English Lang & Lit.
In this session educators will be provided with explicit strategies to develop the ATL skills in English language and literature. They will be taken through a variety of learning engagements that they can use as well.
With Tracy Waller from Mumbai, India
Connect with Tracy on LinkedIn.

Introduction to Desmos Classroom Activities (Math Teachers).
Satvinder led a great session showing what Desmos can do. As someone who has not looked at Desmos in a few years I was blown away with the possibilities! Savinder shared many tutorials and activities on his website here.
With Satvinder Singh, from Buenos Aires,  Argentina.
​Connect with Satvinder on LinkedIn.

HerFinding the ATL (DP)
Since 2014 there has been a re-emphasis on skills in the Diploma Programme through the adoption of the ATL skill clusters. In what is already a crowded landscape, how as an IB educators do you articulate this guidance through action in the classroom? Together in this session we will consider  how teaching through ATLs is already embedded within each Diploma Subject. We will also look to develop possible opportunities through both the written and taught curriculum to strengthen student acquisition, development and practice of these skills.
With Nigel Gardner, from France/Indonesia
Connect with Nigel through LinkedIn, Twitter, or through Four Corners Education. 
​Here are the presentation slides.

Project Based Learning in MYP
MYP is characterized by project-based learning and all disciplines should be able to adopt it. We will present how to implement PBL in MYP and for all disciplines.
With Filimon Diamantidis, From Greece.
Connect with Filimon through LinkedIn and his blog.
Here are the presentation slides.

Backward Planning of MYP Units
The session will take an overview of backward planning of MYP units from SOI to learning experiences. It will also look into embedding ATL skills in the planning stage. Ideally should address questions like 'Where should i start?" and "How to embed criteria objectives in my learning experiences?"

With Rohini Salaskar, from India
Connect with Rohini on LinkedIn

 ATL Skills

• develop a deeper understanding of Approaches to Learning (ATL) as a way for students to acquire and use skills developed over time in order to access learning
• consider contemporary research in order to apply metacognitive strategies throughout the learning process, with an emphasis on assessment as learning
• design the curriculum to encourage students to build these skills
• reflect on how developing cognitive, affective and meta-cognitive skills
  using a variety of strategies may increase the capacity ​of learners to become self-regulated and intrinsically motivated.
  With Ira Shrivastav, from Bangladesh
  ​Connect with Ira on LinkedIn
  
  
  
  

Personal Project - something old, something new...
Which are the main changes brought to the Personal Project by the new guide? Which are the implementation challenges? Let's discuss and find together practical solutions.
With Cristina Obae, from Romania
Connect with Cristina on LinkedIn
Here the the Discussion Slides.

MYP Service as Action: ideas for activities during covid-19 eraThrough this session teachers will be informed of possible SaA activities (either student-initiated or subject oriented) that they can organize during schools' closure.
With Loukia Kefallinou from Athens, Greece.
Connect with Loukia on LinkedIn
Here are the Presentation slides

Our next session will likely be in August 2021. I'll post on the website here and in the usual Facebook groups when a date is announced, then I will open up the host volunteer form too. I'm hoping to get more people from different time zones, so that we can extend our reach further!

​Thanks again everyone!

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