Report title: Workshop leader report

Workshop leader name: Cowie De Arroyo Christianne

Workshop title: PYP 2A Making the PYP happen
in the classroom
Workshop location: Mexico, Mexico
Workshop dates: 1/28/2010 - 1/30/2010

Introduction

Thank you for your participation as a workshop leader at the above IB workshop.
The following pages contain the results from participant evaluation forms for the
particular workshop you led. When interpreting the results please take into account
the sample size and response rate*.

The IB greatly appreciates your active contribution to providing professional

development to IB educators. Thank you for your continued support, assistance and
collaboration.

* This report was generated based on data received from 7 IB workshop participants who completed
our workshop evaluation forms. Please note that there is no data available for some of the questions,
it is due to the fact that not all questions are applicable to all workshop participants (eg questions
specific to a workshop type, IB programme, category or participant role). Please also note that the last
two pages of this report include participants’ comments as they were entered online, ie comments
have not been modified in any way.

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I. Participants background information.

1. Please indicate the present or future role for which you are preparing by attending this workshop.

2. How many years of IB teaching experience do you have?

Average: 1.80

3. How many years of general teaching experience (IB and non-IB) do you have?

Average: 19.00

4. In which country do you work?

Item Count Percent %

Mexico 6 85.71%
Ecuador 1 14.29%

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5. Have you attended an IB workshop before?

6. Gender/Sex.

7. In which country were you born?

Item Count Percent %

United Kingdom 1 50.00%
United States of America 1 50.00%

8. Terminal (highest) degree.

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II. Workshop format.

9. Please rate the following aspects of the workshop. Length of workshop.

10. Amount of material covered in the workshop.

11. Pace of workshop.

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III. Individual leader report.

12. Please respond to the following questions about your workshop leader: COWIE DE ARROYO
CHRISTIANNE. During the workshop, this workshop leader:

Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly

Item Disagree Agree Total
disagree disagree agree agree
Had clearly defined aims and objectives for 100.0%
2
the workshop 2
100.0%
Had thorough knowledge of course material 2
2
Presented information in a clear and organised 100.0%
2
manner 2
100.0%
Was responsive to questions and comments 2
2
Used a variety of presentation strategies
(e.g., small group discussion, work with 100.0%
2
partners, participant demonstrations, 2
reflection)
100.0%
Encouraged group discussion 2
2

13. Workshop leaders worked well together.

14. Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly

Item Disagree Agree Total
disagree disagree agree agree
After attending this workshop, I gained a
14.3% 85.7%
deeper understanding of the philosophy of 7
1 6
the IB and the PYP,
After attending this workshop, I gained a
14.3% 85.7%
deeper understanding of the applicable IB 7
1 6
standards and practices.
After attending this workshop, I gained a
deeper understanding of how to achieve 0
horizontal and vertical articulation.
After attending this workshop, I feel well-
57.1% 42.9%
prepared to use the IB PYP framework in my 7
4 3
classes.
After attending this workshop, I have a
deeper understanding of how to use the IB 0
curriculum in my classes.
After attending this workshop, I became
14.3% 28.6% 57.1%
familiar with a variety of teaching and 7
1 2 4
learning strategies appropriate to the IB.
After attending this workshop, I have
obtained a better understanding of the IB 0
assessment practices of the PYP.

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This workshop helped me determine how
best to use rubrics for assessment in my 0
classroom.
I learned successful methods of preparing
students for the Diploma Programme 0
assessments.
As a result of this workshop, my
28.6% 71.4%
understanding of inquiry-based instruction 7
2 5
has been enhanced.
During this workshop, we reviewed the
14.3% 28.6% 57.1%
concept-driven transdisciplinary nature of 7
1 2 4
the written curriculum.
I learned how to incorporate the MYP areas
0
of interaction into the curriculum.
In this workshop, we discussed best
28.6% 14.3% 57.1%
practices in teaching and learning 7
2 1 4
methodologies.
In this workshop, we discussed finding and 28.6% 71.4%
7
developing resources. 2 5
In this workshop, we shared information 28.6% 71.4%
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about useful resources. 2 5
I learned how to access the resources
28.6% 71.4%
available on the IB's Online Curriculum 7
2 5
Centre (OCC) appropriate to my role.
I learned how to enhance programme 100.0%
1
delivery within my school community. 1
I can use what I learned in this workshop to
33.3% 66.7%
collaborate effectively with other teachers in 6
2 4
my department/school.

15. Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly

Item Disagree Agree N/A Total
disagree disagree agree agree
The workshop presentations included
concrete examples that were relevant to
33.3% 66.7%
my assignment (i.e., teaching my grade 6
2 4
level and subject area, coordinating the
programme)
The workshop provided opportunities for
16.7% 83.3%
me to interact with colleagues/peers about 6
1 5
workshop content or programme delivery.
The workshop provided time for me to work
on preliminary plans for implementing the 0
programme in my school.
The workshop activities were based on
what I had learned in earlier IB professional 0
development experiences.
The workshop activities were consistent
50.0% 50.0%
with my own goals for professional 4
2 2
development.

16. During the workshop, how often did the following occur?

Most of the All of the

Item Never Rarely Sometimes Total
time time
25.0% 75.0%
We observed demonstrations of teaching techniques. 4
1 3
We reviewed student work or scored assessments. 0
16.7% 33.3% 50.0%
We shared ideas on how to improve our practice 6
1 2 3
We engaged in in-depth discussions about given
0
topics.

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IV. Overall evaluation

17. Please rate the overall quality of the workshop.

18. Overall, did the workshop meet your expectations?

19. In general, were you satisfied with the workshop?

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20. Which session(s) did you find the most useful?

Item
CUANDO REVISAMOS EN EQUIPO Y LUEGO EN PLENARIO
las 3 sesiones fueron de mucha utilidad
las tres sesiones
Learning about the IB and how to teach it

21. Why did you find the session(s) the most useful?

Item
porque en todas aprendí algo
Because I could implement the learning straight in to my teaching
Por que me ayudo a comprender mejor la relación entre conceptos habilidade, actitudes y perfil IB
PORQUE PUDE ESCUCHAR OTRAS VISIONES Y OPINIONES ACERCA DEL TEMA

22. Which session(s) did you find the least useful?

Item
CUANDO TRABAJÉ SOLA
Las 3 sesiones fuero de mucha utilidad.
N/A
ninguna

23. Why did you find the session(s) the least useful?

Item
ME HIZO FALTA EL INTERCAMBIO
No aplica
Por durante todo el taller pude observar diferentes estrategias de Bi que puedeo realizar con mis alumnos

V. Free responses

24: What were the strengths of the workshop leader?

Open Text Responses:

She was knowledgeable, used diverse strategies, and was flexible.

25: Do you have any suggestions for the workshop leader?

Open Text Responses:

Nope.