IB Matters
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Deep Dive into Conceptual Teaching with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we speak with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis. He is an experienced coordinator in an IB continuum school and he has done quite ...
Toddle's Online Teaching Tools for PYP
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe talk with Toddle Co-founder, Deepanshu Arora and colleague Chris Overhoff about the PYP support platform and how they are adapting to...
A Conceptual Teaching Framework for Online Learning with Julie Stern, Trevor Aleo, and Kayla Duncan
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Julie Stern and two members of her training team, Trevor Aleo and Kayla Duncan. They recently p...
Modeling effective distance learning with Sara VanDerWerf
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs we record this episode, thousand’s of schools around the world are closed and teachers and school leaders are scrambling to create ...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 5 - A principal's perspective
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhy would a Head of School want to add IB? We hear from a new high school principal, with IB experience, describe the advantages he sees...
Maintaining Student Wellness in the IB with Jenny Magdal
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Jenny Magdal about maintaining students’ wellness as they try to balance the IB Programme, ex...
Exploring Multimodal Literacy with Trevor Aleo
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we speak with Trevor Aleo whose recent post was featured in the National Council of Teachers of English (N...
A DP Parent and Student Perspective on IB
18 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode of IB Matters was originally recorded at Rockford High School for the benefit of the Rockford Schools community. We edited ...
Design Thinking in the PYP with Humera Riyez
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we return to speak with Humera Riyaz of Eastern Public School in Bohpal, India. Humera was a guest in our ...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 4 - A new to IB teacher & More parent questions
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the fourth in the “Becoming an IB School” series.We were at Rockford High School to record another set of parent questions w...
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) with Peter Muir
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we talk to Peter Muir of Melbourne, Australia. Peter is currently an MYP coordinator but he also has extensive experien...
Vendor feature - Toddle - The Planathon
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a sponsored episode with Toddle, a new PYP-focused platform that provides resources and a place for PYP teachers to collaborate....
MYP Service as Action with Loredana Giovanelli
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode is another example of the global reach of the IB. Here, we talk to Loredana Giovanelli of the Beijing World Youth Academy (...
Building a PYP school culture with Asnaha Farheen
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we talk to Asnaha Farheen in Bangladesh. Asnaha is the Head of Primary and the PYP Coordinator at Abdul Kadir Molla I...
Vendor Feature - Kognity: Intelligent textbooks
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis sponsored episode serves as the launch of a new partnership between MNIB and Kognity; an excellent online platform for teaching and...
Assessment for Conceptual Learning with Julie Stern
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we return to speak with author and conceptual teaching and learning workshop leader, Julie Stern. Julie wa...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 3 - Parent Questions
21 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the third in an ongoing series of episodes featuring a local Minnesota school (Rockford High School) as it goes through the IB a...
Inside the Career-related Programme with Chantell Wyten
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textChantell Wyten is one of the most experienced Career-related Program educators in the entire IB network. She started implementing the CP...
Talking DP, TOK & Ideas Roadshow with Irena and Howard Burton
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSometimes 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 an...
Vendor Feature - ManageBac
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textManageBac, a very IB-oriented vendor, has partnered with IB Matters to produce an exclusively ManageBac centered episode, making this th...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 2
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the second episode of a special series of podcasts which will take you through the IB school authorization process.We have a nea...
Improving equity and exam scores in the Diploma Programme with Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane about their work helping Diploma Program teachers build their DP cou...
Developing new IB Programmes - The role of Development Manager
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 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 cau...
IB Service in Action - The We Help Two Organization
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Trevor Bergman of We Help Two. A central component of IB education is turning learning into ac...
IB Vendors at #IBNOLA2019
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this special episode of IB Matters we talk to vendors at the 2019 IB Global conference in New Orleans. Each vendor briefly describes...
IB Global Conference Special #IBNOLA2019
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this special episode, we interview presenters at the 2019 Global Conference in New Orleans. We will also hear from vendors in Episode...
Becoming an IB School - Episode 1
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Matthew Scheidler, a newly designated IB coordinator and a principal on special assignment abou...
International teaching with Jon Eversoll
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMany of our listeners are teaching in schools across the globe. In this episode, Jon Eversoll talks about teaching in four different sch...
Diploma Programme assessment explained
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAssessment in the Diploma Programme is a combination of multiple measures of a student's progress and capabilities over the entire ...
The MYP Personal Project
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe MYP Personal Project is the capstone experience for MYP students who have completed the final year of the programme in 10th grade.Jo...
The role of the DP examiner with Mike Cassidy
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith Diploma Programme examinations wrapped up in the northern hemisphere, we thought this would be a good time to talk to an examiner t...
Conceptual teaching & learning with Julie Stern
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode, hosted by Kurt Carlson, features noted author and workshop leader, Julie Stern speaking with us about her work in conceptu...
The MYP Community Project
25 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, hosted by Angela Wilcox, we hear from two 9th grade students who describe their MYP Community Project. As Angela tells ...
Linking Design and Action with Leon Wang
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of IB Matters we talk to Leon Wang of Firebird Design Lab about his work helping students through the design process. He...
Inquiry in the PYP with Humera Riyaz
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHumera Riyaz, a PYP coordinator at Eastern Public School in Bhopal India, (and one of our early listeners) spoke to us by Skype about he...
The IB Educator Network (IBEN)
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 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 ...
The MYP assessment framework
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Kurt Carlson (MNIB President and IBEN trainer) takes us through the framework of assessment used in the Middle Years Pr...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Career-related Programme (CP)
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we tackle the newest IB Programme, the Career-related Programme known as the CP. Chris Baker Raivo from Champlin Park ...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Diploma Programme (DP)
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this Episode we talk to Max Athorn, Diploma Programme coordinator at Thomas Edison High School in Minneapolis. Max explains the nuts...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Primary Years Programme (PYP)
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode Kirsten McPherson talks about the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). Kirsten is the PYP coordinator at Matoska Internatio...
Diploma Programme alumni talk about IB
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNine students from Champlin Park High School in Champlin, Minnesota describe how the Diploma Programme helped them to be prepared for Un...
Introducing the IB Programmes: The Middle Years Programme (MYP)
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAngela Wilcox, the MYP coordinator at Hopkins North Junior High (and MNIB board member) explains for parents and others what makes the I...
IB Leaders: Martina Talic
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPart of a series of interviews with IB practitioners, this episode features Martina Talic of St. John's Prep School in St. Joseph M...
IB Matters introduction
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIntroducing a new podcast, IB Matters, which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for s...