IB Global Conference Toronto Breakout Sessions

Conference Programme
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Global Conference, Toronto (27-30 July 2023), is designed for educators to
experience a sense of community. The conference includes the following.
Pre-conference workshops
These full-day workshops take place on Thursday 27 July 2023. They are designed for educators seeking to enhance
their professional and leadership skills. Each workshop provides attendees with the necessary skills to be successful
leaders during this time of uncertainty and change in education.
Coordinator forums
These forums allow new and experienced coordinators to collaborate with IB authorization staff, IB World Schools staff
and fellow coordinators. They will focus on the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and
the Diploma Programme (DP) or Career-related Programme (CP). The new coordinator forum is meant for educators
with up to three years of experience and focuses on supporting coordinators at this stage in their careers.
Inspirational speakers
Obtain fresh perspectives on education from our keynote speakers, explore trending topics in education and learn
tangible classroom strategies from our topic experts.
IB staff sessions
There will be presentations on important IB messages, including programme updates and other staff presentations
relevant to serving the needs of schools.
Breakout sessions
Sessions will focus on new approaches to teaching and learning, professional applications, scholarly analyses, best
practices and case studies.
Presentations will fall under one of the following strands.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION .
Combining technological tools and resources with educational practice to facilitate learning.
• Sessions may include technologies for hybrid learning environments, emerging software and hardware for
educational purposes and cutting-edge research in education.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING .
A whole-school approach to education that promotes inclusion, equitable quality education and access for all students.
This strand also includes the skills and competencies needed to thrive in an interconnected world.
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• Sessions may include topics that promote diversity, inclusion, equity and access, as well as wellness, emotional
intelligence and resilience.
LEARNING AND TEACHING .
Competencies and strategies needed to facilitate lifelong learning.
• Sessions include all four IB programmes’ frameworks as well non-IB curriculums, and may cover an array of
topics (e.g. agency, assessment).
LEADERSHIP .
Advanced content for education leaders.
• Sessions may include topics on governance, building partnerships, creating school culture, and climate and
thought leadership.
Community Voices
Be inspired by local members of our IB community whose works will be showcased throughout the conference!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thursday 27 July Friday 28 July
9.30am–4.00pm Pre-conference 9.00am–10.30am General session

workshops (if applicable)
10.30am–11.00am Coffee break
12.00pm–8.30pm Exhibit hall
11.15am–12.30pm Breakout sessions
4.00 pm–5.00pm IB meet ups
12.30pm–2.00pm Lunch
5.30pm–6.45pm Opening session
2.00pm–3.15pm Breakout sessions
7.00pm–8.30pm Opening reception
3.15 pm–3.45pm Coffee break
Saturday 29 July Sunday 30 July
9.15am–10.30am Breakout sessions 9.00am–10.15am Breakout sessions
10.30am–11.00am Coffee break 10.15am–10.45am Coffee break
11.15am–12.30pm Breakout sessions 10.45am–12.15pm Closing session
12.30pm–2.00pm Lunch
3.15 pm–3.45pm Coffee break
6.30pm–10.30pm Celebration dinner

(Roy Thomson Hall)

Thursday 27 July
7:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration
Only for those registered for pre-conference sessions & exhibitors/sponsors
Location: Foyer, Level 600
9:30AM – 4:00PM
Pre-conference workshops
Pre-conference workshop 1: Champion of the IB: System-level IB leadership
Location: Room 715
Presenters: Melissa Cuculich, Laura Lane, Renee Illhardt

Are you the Champion of the IB in your school district, state, province or group of schools? This session will
engage and support system-level leadership in leading and managing the operations, deep
implementation, and marketing of an IB World School (IBWS), or multiple IB schools. The session aims to
provide an efficient and supportive way for system-level stakeholders to embrace the IB and support their IB
programmes. System-level leaders will learn about all IB programmes, IB systems, requirements and
expectations, available IB data, professional learning opportunities and various other supports in a succinct
and supportive way to help them better understand how to grow and sustain their IB programme(s).
Pre-conference workshop 2: Differentiation: IB for all!
Location: Room 714
Presenter: Cheryl Tradewell

Every IB programme requires teachers to include differentiation. Yet many teachers do not have a clear
understanding of their students' needs and/or how to help them without the support of the special
education team. This workshop will provide teachers with explanations of diagnoses, suggestions for
technological options to support students and general classroom techniques that will help make learning
more accessible. Participants will have the opportunity to delve into universal design for learning (UDL),
universal instructional design (UID) and universal design for assessments (UDA) to explore how to tailor their
curriculum and assessments so all students can experience a higher level of success and less stress in their IB
programmes. A resource of differentiation techniques aimed at supporting inquiry learning will be co-
developed by the participants to implement in their schools.

Pre-conference workshop 3: Empowering teacher agency: Differentiating professional development
Location: Room 716 B
Presenter: Sabrina McCartney
This workshop is designed to reflect on current school practices of professional development and to engage
in ideas to bring more teacher agency to a school’s professional development offerings. Participants will
explore choice frameworks, create ideas to implement in their school context and reflect on the
implementation of the IB standards and practices within school-based differentiated professional
development.
Pre-conference workshop 4: Inclusive stories: Using storytelling, reflection and community to build
responsive classrooms
Location: Room 718 A
Presenter: Heather Michael
This workshop will focus on 10 (fun!) strategies for storytelling, reflection and social mapping that directly
support schools and classrooms striving to be inclusive, culturally responsive and differentiated.
School leaders and teachers will spend the day engaging in the 10 activities that can transfer into existing
practices and assessments in their Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, Diploma
Programme or Career-related Programme classrooms or contexts. There will be opportunities to make
authentic connections to international-mindedness, the learner profile and approaches to teaching and
approaches to learning.
Woven through the day will be critical conversations about equity, inclusion, culturally responsive pedagogy
and differentiation that connect to the activities presented. On the day, participants will reflect on their own
practices and consider ways to become more inclusive. Finally, there will be time to come up with an action
plan so that everyone leaves ready to get to work in their own contexts.
Pre-conference workshop 5: Techniques for consistent student success on rubrics
Presenter: Rebecca Hodges
This workshop will provide research-backed techniques to achieve consistent student success on rubrics.
Participants will practise through a variety of role-play and simulation exercises that will build their comfort
and confidence using the techniques in their own settings. There will be a large number of activities
applicable to any relevant IB rubric (Middle Years Programme, Diploma Programme, personal project,
extended essay, theory of knowledge, etc.).

Topics include identifying command terms, structuring lessons for critical thinking, demonstrating
knowledge and understanding of terminology, considering differentiation strategies, committing to a
conceptual focus, building metacognition and reflection into lesson activities, understanding the role of
student choice, modelling exemplar samples, scaffolding new material and rubric elements, and integrating
approaches to teaching and approaches to learning. Participants will leave the workshop empowered with
greater capacity to help students achieve consistent improvement and success on any IB rubric.
Pre-conference workshop 7: Repensar nuestros futuros: cinco claves de inclusión para una educación
de calidad
Presenter: Jessica Jasso

Taller en español que explora aspectos de la calidad educativa y la educación inclusiva considerando
algunas características particulares de Latinoamérica. En la sesión, los/as participantes explorarán diferentes
enfoques de la inclusión que han sido paradigmáticos hasta ahora. Se sustentarán los cambios educativos
necesarios para un futuro sostenible y compartido. A través de distintos enfoques de la enseñanza y el
aprendizaje, y distintos juegos cooperativos se profundizará en la comprensión conceptual de “educación
de calidad”. Esta comprensión se desarrollará a partir de la reflexión sobre contextos globales y locales de
cada participante. Y se establecerá lo que se valora y las claves para forjar filosofías, políticas, sistemas y
prácticas inclusivas. Al final, cada participante contará, al menos, con cinco herramientas básicas para
comenzar a fomentar la inclusión en sus colegios. Esto les permitirá crear estrategias de valoración
diferenciada para el cuerpo docente y/o para el alumnado.
Pre-conference workshop 8: Coaching for success: Supporting IB teachers with professional practice
Location: Room 714
Presenter: Cherissa Vitter
This session is designed for IB administrators, coordinators and teachers who serve as instructional leaders.
Participants will explore IB resources that may be used to promote equitable coaching and they will have
the opportunity to rehearse professional conversations. Structured evaluation systems that include
mandated rubrics are used to score teachers and may even have financial implications. Teachers who are
never observed do not engage in administrative collaboration which would inform standards and practices.
Rarely may an evaluation system be changed to accommodate the complexity of IB teaching, but we can
learn to work within our individual system by growing it to capacity.
This pre-conference session focuses on the facilitation of an environment where IB teachers are supported
for professional development. Participants are encouraged to leverage electronic devices to actively engage
in developing professional practices and coaching plans. They are also encouraged to study the data that
informs individual practice. Participants will leave the workshop with an action plan to support teacher
growth and professional environments for success.

10:30AM - 10:45AM
Pre-conference break
Location: Exhibit hall F, Level 800
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Pre-conference lunch
1:15PM - 7:30PM
Registration
Open for all
2:30PM - 3:00PM
Pre-conference coffee break

4:00PM - 5:00PM
IB meet ups
This informal networking hour is a great opportunity for participants to connect with fellow educators from
around the world, meet IB staff and share thoughts and best practices about IB programmes.
CP meet up
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 90
DP meet up
Capacity: 144
IberoAmerica meet up
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Independent schools meet up

Location: Room 707
Capacity: 90

MYP meet up
Capacity: 144
PYP meet up
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 90
5:30PM - 6:45PM
Opening session
Location: Exhibit hall G, Level 800
Keynote speaker: Liz Kleinrock
Antibias and antiracism in practice: What does it mean to apply an antibias and antiracist lens to your personal
and professional practice?
In this talk, participants will learn about creating foundations for antibias and antiracism in their classrooms and school
communities through self-reflection and practical curricular integration.
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Opening reception

Friday 28 July
7:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration
9:00AM - 10:30AM
General session
Keynote speaker: Dr. Vanessa Andreotti
Climate, complexity and relational intelligence: educating for the possibility of different futures
This presentation invites participants to rethink the role of education in face of unprecedented challenges and in times
characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA). It presents the case for a “probiotic
education” that can support learners to expand their capacity to face difficult challenges without being overwhelmed
or immobilized, to process emotions and digest information with discernment, to be guided by responsibility in their
own decisions, to exercise humility and relational intelligence in collaborating with others, and to build stamina and
resilience for bigger challenges to come. The targeted open online course (TOOC) “Facing Human Wrongs” will be used
as an example of an educational experiment designed to support learners to build the intellectual, affective and
relational muscles that can collectively enable us to face the complexity of multiple realities, to learn from past and
ongoing mistakes and to open up the possibility for different futures to emerge.
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Coffee break
11:15AM - 12:30PM
Breakout sessions
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CONTINUUM
Actualizing the IB learner profile through the science of compassion
Location: Room 713 A-B
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Kelli Higgins, Tsondue Samphel
This heartfelt session models how educators can fulfil the IB learner profile, an essential goal of an IB education.
Through a partnership with Emory University, IB World Schools are teaching students to embody the IB learner profile
traits through a programme called “Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning”. To fulfil the holistic ambitions of an IB

education, it is critical that schools emphasize the education of the heart and the mind. This session will empower IB
educators, coordinators and administrators to apply research-based strategies to their classrooms and schools. The
integration of awareness, resilience, attention training, compassion for self and others, systems thinking, and other
traits as guided by the science of compassion, is helping schools around the world fulfil the vision of an IB education.
This session provides practical and personal tools in addition to classroom-tested resources that have been developed
and put into action by IB educators around the world.
LEARNING AND TEACHING, CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME (CP)

CP updates: CP core enhancements
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Chantell Wyten
This session will provide updates on the curriculum reviews for all four core components of the Career-related
Programme (CP), including reflections on the current design and experience, and an overview of the direction for the
enhanced core. This session will include both a presentation and interactive discussion, inviting participants to share
their insights, reflect on their experiences and imagine the future of the CP core together.

Diversidad de aprendizaje e inclusión en acción: planes Individualizados de aprendizaje
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Rosario Linares
Esta sesión ayudará a la comunidad de aprendizaje a llevar a la acción la diversidad de aprendizaje e inclusión
aumentando el acceso y participación de todos los alumnos/as en el continuo de programas del IB. Quienes participen
descubrirán cómo crear planes individualizados de aprendizaje que promuevan la inclusión, equidad y accesibilidad
por medio de la identificación del talento y las áreas potenciales, la eliminación de barreras en el aprendizaje y el
aumento del acceso de todos los alumnos/as más allá del diagnóstico o circunstancia que puedan presentar. Los
colegios tendrán la oportunidad de generar una cultura de colaboración, respeto mutuo, apoyo y resolución de
problemas que promueva la participación y el desarrollo de todo el alumnado del IB.
LEARNING AND TEACHING

Empowering students with self-management in an increasingly digital teaching environment
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Elisa Jimenez Grant
Discover approaches to promote independent learning in your students that help foster ATL skills such as self-
management and thinking skills. Join Oxford Resources for IB DP Chemistry author Elisa Jimenez Grant at this
interactive session from Oxford University Press, as she considers how to help your students take control of their
learning, explore linking questions and empower them to reach their full potential in the DP Sciences classroom and
beyond.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CROSS-PROGRAMME
IB for all (really—everybody): Expanding access to the MYP, DP and CP
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Amanda Cory, Dennis Thomas, Jessica Carlson, Chris Speckman
Join members of the Shortridge High School staff to learn more about strategies that work and to plan for expanded
access in your own school setting.
Shortridge High School was recently highlighted in the IB case study School-wide adoption of the IB increases student
engagement (2022). This session will explore practices for expanding access to all students of the Middle Years
Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP) and Careers-related Programme (CP), drawing from best practices
learned in building the IB programmes at Shortridge High School, an open access, urban, public high school located in
Indianapolis, IN, USA. As we dig into the Shortridge story, which includes a university-style writing centre, staff-driven
professional development and a mission-centred approach, participants will collaborate and develop plans for
expanding access within their own school and district contexts.
Participants will:
• learn effective strategies for expanding access
• identify key barriers to access in different contexts
• consider opportunities for expanding access within their own schools or districts.
LEARNING AND TEACHING, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)

Integrating service as action into the MYP curriculum
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Mary Williams Hall, David Hall
How can you get your students to be excited about service? As busy middle school teachers, how do you have time to
create additional service as action opportunities and still cover your required curriculum? In this session, we explore
ways to integrate service as action into various subjects, foster relationships in the community, explicitly teach
approaches to learning skills, and inspire global citizens. When service is strategically integrated into curriculum, it
brings lessons to life and creates authentic assessment opportunities as well as interdisciplinary connections. Educators
are able to differentiate instruction so it is inclusive of all types of learners. It becomes not one more extra thing, but a
way for students to thrive, transfer their learning and make a positive impact on the world. This session will be hands-
on and interactive.
LEADERSHIP, CROSS-PROGRAMME
La direction partagée : un levier d’agentivité pour transformer votre communauté
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Jasmine Bernier, Marc Hurtubise
La direction partagée pourrait-elle devenir un agent de changement dans votre établissement ? Voilà la base de notre
recherche-action comme chef d’établissement. Cette session vous permettra de suivre un court cycle de recherche.
Ensemble, nous explorerons différentes pistes pour favoriser l’agentivité ainsi que l’engagement intellectuel et affectif

des membres de votre personnel. De plus, nous examinerons le processus d’évaluation quinquennale et les plans de
développement comme leviers pour créer une vision commune ainsi qu’une culture d’apprentissage dans vos
établissements. En bref, cette session vous permettra d’établir des liens entre la direction partagée et le
développement de l’agentivité nécessaire pour transformer une organisation en une communauté d’apprentissage
guidée par la philosophie et les principes pédagogiques de l’IB.
LEARNING AND TEACHING, PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP)

Literacy in the PYP
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Kelsey Day, Michael Clifton
Join school leaders from primary schools across the globe as they share successful approaches to literacy in the Primary
Years Programme (PYP). The programme strives to engage students in language learning through reading, writing and
oral language. The balance between explicit instruction of phonics, inquiry-based instruction and concept-driven
curriculum plays a role in creating an effective literacy approach. This interactive session will ask school leaders to
explain their context, describe their experience and share their expertise with the participants. The panel protocol will
encourage school leaders to play an analysis role and a reflector role, allowing them to deepen discussion on
professional practice. Topics may include strategies for explicit phonics instruction, integrating prescribed curriculum
into the programme of inquiry, the role of language acquisition, and suggested practices for immersing children in a
literacy-rich environment.
Mapping a values-driven IB educator’s professional learning journey
Location: Room 601-602
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Stanley Burgoyne, Alicia Miller
Just as IB programmes develop the whole student, IB professional learning is designed to cultivate the lifelong learning
and development of IB educators and administrators. Every IB professional learning experience is built on the
foundation of our design values and principles.
IB professional learning offers each educator the agency to choose the next step of their journey. Our design values and
principles embed our mission and approach to adult learning to encourage educators to inspire each other through a
constructivist approach that celebrates the many ways we work together to construct meaning.
Join Stanley Burgoyne and Alicia Miller from IB professional learning to:
• explore the professional learning values and design principles
• discover how these values and principles play a role in the learner journey
• identify opportunities to map learner journeys with your staff based on the values and vision in your context.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP)
Setting the Stage for Learning Diversity and Inclusion
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Lukas Gohl, Sharon Skrtic, Eugenia Jenner
Discover the profound impact of inclusion and how it beautifully complements an IB education. In this session,
Learning Diversity and Inclusion Workshop Leader Eugenia Jenner and IB Exchange PYP Community Moderator Sharyn
Skrtic will guide teachers in unpacking barriers that hinder DEI work while evaluating attitudes, practices, and beliefs
that may hold our students back. Unlock a treasure trove of practical ideas and resources to support your students
through IB's principles for learning diversity.
LEARNNG AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

Reimagining a meaningful IB core
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Holly Davis, Levi Bartholomew, Mark Sherman
By building and living by a meaningful IB core, schools can make it more than a checklist for students and teachers.
One of the primary challenges many IB World Schools face is the question of: How do schools incorporate all three
elements into the daily schedule? Four years ago, we at Dakota Ridge High School, set out to redefine how theory of
knowledge, the extended essay and creativity, activity, service are implemented at our school. During these past four
years, we have had a chance to reflect on the successes and challenges that we have faced, and this has led us to
reimagine what these core courses look like within our school. This conversation becomes even more important with
the incorporation of approaches to learning. When a school reimagines what it takes to make the core a priority, it
brings life, meaning and value to the IB mission.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

Student-led PD for teachers: A framework for optimizing student agency in professional learning
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Careene McCallum, Lloyd Holmes
Professional learning for teachers is a common practice in schools that embrace international-mindedness and lifelong
learning. As is normative, professional learning is led by external and internal (adult) professionals. However, there is an
opportunity to embrace the goldmine in “student-led professional development (PD) for teachers”.
There are diverse subcultures within schools. Learners can be categorized based on their learning support
requirements, multilingual community, levels of engagement and social-emotional learning (SEL) needs. Diversity
should challenge educators to design lessons that are inclusive, safe and equitable for all learners.
In Jamaica, Hillel Academy’s professional learning framework empowers students from varied subcultures to lead
workshops on what they believe will best support their learning and interests. The workshop will explore this
framework and provide evidence of its impact on the culture of learning and teaching. Participants will gain
enlightening perspectives on the initiative’s profound effects on student empowerment, teacher mindset and systemic
norms.

Systems and structures to support an inclusive IB continuum
Location: Rom 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Jenny Greenblatt, Eric Flores
This session will challenge IB coordinators, Heads of Schools, and district leads to think critically about how their
current school environment and culture supports an inclusive IB continuum. Participants will examine the structures
their school has in place to include and support all students in the IB. This session will highlight the presenters’ school
and district, and how they have removed existing gatekeepers and barriers to grow their IB Diploma Programme and
Career-related Programme while also adjusting the environment and culture for a more inclusive IB continuum
experience. Participants will assess their current practices, identify barriers for student access related to their current
systems and structures, and think critically about immediate next steps they can take to ensure inclusive structures are
embedded in their IB programmes.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

The IB's approach to developments in Artificial Intelligence
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Matthew Glanville
The last six months have seen exciting times with the use of Artificial Intelligence becoming mainstream with students
and the general public. This has led to a range of reactions and opinions across the world. The IB’s approach is based on
the practical belief that AI tools will become part of the everyday experience of our young people as the enter the
world of work and so we need to teach students how to use them ethically and safely rather than seek to prevent their
use. The IB believes that its teachers are well places to support students use these tools appropriately and identify
when they are being used inappropriately. There is no benefit in entering into the race between AI and detection
software, especially given the impact on the student of not having work assessed because it may be generated by
artificial intelligence.
This interactive session will discuss the IB’s approach to academic integrity and artificial intelligence, including some
common scenarios and our views on them. We will also discuss how artificial intelligence tools could be used in the
classroom, and how the IB is looking at using its potential within our own assessment processes.
12:30PM - 2:00PM
Lunch
Location: Exhibit hall E, Level 800

1:30PM - 2:00PM
Dessert and coffee

2:00PM - 3:15PM
Breakout sessions
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)
Amélioration de l’inclusion dans les pratiques d’admission au PEI
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Terez Kai Lawson, Josiane Barbeau
Cette session vous invitera tout d’abord à réfléchir à vos processus d’admission et de sélection pour le PEI. Puis, les
coordonnatrices de l’École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle présenteront leur outil de sélection, qui élargit à six critères
pondérés l’évaluation des candidatures. Ensuite, pour compléter le portrait global du processus mis en place, nous
partagerons avec vous les perceptions des élèves nouvellement admis·es et de leurs parents. Pour finir, au terme d’une
discussion de groupe, vous aurez l’occasion de développer des idées concrètes de critères adaptés à votre contexte
scolaire au-delà du modèle traditionnel des tests d’admission.

Diversity, equity and inclusion in the IB: Practical pproaches to DEI planning for schools
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Dr. Michèle Rice, Fidelis Nthenge, Lenny Dutton,
During this session, Dr. Michele Rice, the inaugural IB Head of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Department at the IB
and Fidelis Nthenge, Director of Education at the IB will facilitate a conversation with the schools where they will share
their DEI initiatives as well as the promises they envision as the IB has formalized their commitment to DEI. The
discussions will explore how we can nurture international mindedness and intercultural understanding by learning
about what schools in the audience have found to be best practices in teaching, learning and administration, which are
all important components that begin with conscious conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. In
small groups, audience members will be encouraged to discuss their school’s DEIB journeys; their best practices in
diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; and their ideas on how to enhance existing initiatives at their schools. This
session will welcome perspectives from school representatives that are just starting their journey to those who have
already engaged in some DEIB efforts. Overall, this session will contribute to understanding more about the issues
facing schools on their DEI journey and the role of curriculum development in engaging all students.

Finding true north: Designing a thriving IB programme in a comprehensive high schooll
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Stephanie Hood, Amy Pasko
North Mecklenburg High School is a large, diverse, public high school in Charlotte, NC, USA, in one of the largest school
districts in the United States. The high school has undergone dramatic changes since adding its first IB programme in
1995 (the Diploma Programme), and continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of its current population through
the addition of the Middle Years Programme and Career-related Programme. Students and faculty capitalize on the
resources in our community to curate a robust traditional high school experience while benefiting from the IB
philosophy. This session will share how the school and programmes have evolved over time and how the school
maximizes limited resources to support continued progress. The session will address how to identify and optimize
opportunities when they present themselves so that all students have access to a vibrant IB experience.
LEARNING AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

International DP standards alignment research
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Jen Merriman, Oksana Jajecznyk, Rodney Fernandes
The IB’s Diploma Programme (DP) is a rigorous assessed programme for students aged 16 to 19 that is respected by
leading universities across the globe. In this session, you will learn about a series of standards alignment studies
comparing DP courses with their upper secondary equivalents from Australia (Victoria), Canada (Ontario), Finland,
Singapore, South Korea and the United States. The research team from Ecctis compared DP courses—primarily
mathematics and sciences but also history and English—at both the standard level and higher level, along three
dimensions: learning outcomes, content alignment, and demand. We will discuss uses of this research, including
recognition and curriculum review. An interactive discussion will follow.

Juggling the IB and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas
IB Diploma students in Ontario must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) alongside their IB
Diploma. This requires planning and adjustments with regard to course sequencing, recommended contact hours and
university admissions. A group of Ontario IB World Schools will present their approaches to working with both
credentials to guarantee student success.

La psicopedagogía, eje del equipo profesional multidisciplinario
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Bolivar Manzano, Virginia Segovia de Bolivar
Considerando la necesidad de llevar a cabo eficiente y eficazmente la inclusión de la diversidad humana en la

educación, especialmente en los Colegios del Mundo del IB, y de implementar las aplicaciones concretas de las normas
de los programas del IB, presentamos la experiencia de profesionales de la psicopedagogía que lideran el equipo
multidisciplinario respectivo. Se han venido encargando cada vez más de atender las necesidades particulares en
relación con el aprendizaje del alumnado, dentro y fuera de la escuela, asociándose a su crecimiento emocional y social
particular, y ocupándose de las caracterizaciones e intervenciones por parte del equipo (incluyendo las familias) en
personas con necesidades especiales. Las principales aplicaciones concretas de las normas de los programas del IB que
consideran la inclusión se pueden encontrar en el documento respectivo.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

Leveraging technology for an inclusive education: Perspectives from an IB online pilot school
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Hutton, Megan Koepsell, Jocelyn Wiley, Pete Atkins
This session will explore how the required use of technology in an IB online school has led to positive outcomes, some
expected, some unexpected. Join the leadership team of Dwight Global for reflective conversation and an interactive
question and answer (Q&A) session. The focus of this session will explore how technology usage has led to greater
access and inclusion for all learners. The session will draw back the curtain and look at how the holistic implementation
of the Diploma Programme can be improved with the aid of technology.
Leveraging the IB Authorization process to develop sustainable programmes for your school community
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Rosie Cabrera, Sean Rankin
The authorization process is a developmental journey for schools and each school's context plays a critical role in
shaping their journey. Through participating in this interactive session, participants will gain insights into how the
authorization process can be leveraged as a vehicle for developing sustainable IB programmes that meet the
contextual needs of their learning community. The Authorization Department will share best practices for each stage of
the authorization process that promote a developmental perspective on programme implementation. This session will
also provide participants with the opportunity to engage in discussions and gain clarity regarding how to make the
journey toward becoming an IB World School meaningful, realistic, and rewarding.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING
Oportunidades de estudios universitarios en Canadá
Capacity: 280
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas, Rosa Moreno-Zutautas
Las universidades Canadienses ofrecen importantes oportunidades de estudios superiores a nuestros estudiantes
latinoamericanos del IB. En esta sesión presentaremos los tipos de programas disponibles, los requisitos de admisión y
los diferentes beneficios para nuestros alumnos.
LEADERSHIP, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)

Overcoming MYP challenges to build effective partnerships
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Adrian Allan, Leyla Goldfinger
Have you ever heard one or more of these phrases during your leadership?
“It will never work here.” “We already do it.” “We have always done it this way.” “Why fix something that is not broken?”
If you have heard at least one of these comments from staff or parents, this is the session for you. This session presents
strategies to overcome the challenges in establishing effective partnerships with faculty and parents to implement the
Middle Years Programme (MYP). In this presentation, participants will interact and discuss the impediments to the
implementation of the MYP. They will be presented with opportunities to discuss the challenges they have
experienced. They will explore the solutions that have been proved effective in eight other schools in which the
presenters have established the MYP.

Researching equity in IB contexts: Stories and strategies from the field
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Heather Michael, Maria Rouvalis
This session looks at equity in research in two ways. Firstly as the subject of research and, secondly, as a deliberate
methodological stance taken by the researcher. The presentation is based on two studies conducted between 2016 -
2023 that explicitly focus on the experiences of adolescents who identify as being from historically marginalized
backgrounds.
The findings of the research, which included students between the ages of 14 - 18, will be shared, centering their
experiences outside of school and how that shapes their desire and perception of pursuing IB.
Paralleling the findings is a discussion of research methodologies that consider equity and (shifting) power between
the researcher and participants. Narrative inquiry, spatial theory and arts-based methodologies will be among the
strategies shared.
Participants, including researchers, teachers and school leaders, will have time during the session to consider their own
inquiry/research questions and to consider equity-based research strategies in their contexts.

Student identity in the DP core: Supporting meaningful EE, CAS and TOK experiences
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Laura Varlas, Will Everitt, Tracey Robertson,
Diploma programme core experiences put student identity at the centre of learning. In this session, share and learn
strategies for connecting theory of knowledge (TOK) throughout the IB continuum, for fostering student ownership
and accomplishment with the extended essay (EE), and for living the values of the IB learner profile with creativity,
activity, service (CAS) experiences. A panel of expert IB Diploma Programme (DP) core teachers from the IB Exchange
community will share their road-tested best practices for ensuring students reflect and attune to the world and their
place in it through education. Attendees will leave with a toolkit of approaches they can adapt and introduce in their
own school communities to drive student agency, reflection and relevant learning.

Taking action with the UN Global Goals
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Jessica Robertson, Iran Rubio
We are currently living in uncertain times and face crisis in many areas, including schools. To create a better and more
peaceful world, teachers must find a way to innovate education. Enter the United Nations (UN) Global Goals for
sustainable development to save the day! This session will provide concrete examples of how incorporating the Global
Goals into a school’s units of inquiry can empower students of any age to take action in their communities and provide
agency for learners and teachers to put their passions into action to help others.
Teachers will be introduced to the Global Goals and reflect on how they provide a significant context in which to
develop students’ approaches to learning skills and attributes. Teachers will then explore a plethora of existing
resources and will analyse their current units of inquiry and develop a concrete plan to start teaching the Global Goals
in their own classrooms.
LEARNING AND TEACHING, CROSS-PROGRAMME

The yellow brick road to inquiry
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): John Boggs, Nora Dandurand, Katrice Hayes,
Like Dorothy and the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz, our school went on a journey towards inquiry. While
Dorothy faced flying monkeys and a wicked witch, we faced tired teachers who felt this was just another initiative, and
students who wanted the “easier” option. As Dorothy realized she always had the power in her to go home, our
teachers realized they always had the power of inquiry in them. In this workshop, teachers will hear our story (from the
Assistant Principal and IB coordinators of Bogan High School in Chicago, Illinois) of bringing inquiry to our school, see
videos of our students engaging in inquiry, be introduced to several inquiry practices, and exit the workshop with a list
of resources, an annotated bibliography, and tips and strategies for bringing inquiry to their school.

Using books to build classroom community: Supporting your DEI initiatives in the PYP
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Lori Woods
How can DEI be integrated into what you are already doing in the PYP classroom? Join us as a former PYP teacher, Lori
Woods, shares ways to build diversity, equity, and inclusion using books and hands-on resources.
3:15PM - 3:45PM
Coffee break
3:45PM - 5:00PM
Breakout sessions
Best day ever: Conference to promote student well-being
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Kelly Snyder, Amanda Gorski
Learn how to start your IB (International Baccalaureate) school year with the best day ever. This session will cover how
to plan an engaging and fun-filled conference to promote wellness through inclusive education and well-being. By
centering conference design around emotional, physical, mental, and social well-being, you will learn how to help
students develop resilience, self-management, and creative problem-solving skills. Our conference session focuses on
the integration of the ATLs (approaches to learning) with student well-being at the forefront. Watch interactive
demonstrations of conference activities lead by IB diploma students. Filled with engaging student-centered activities,
templated resources for training sessions, and a model for conference development. All games, conversation starters
and resources will be available digitally for immediate implementation at your home school.

ChatGPT in the TOK classroom
Location: 717 A-B
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Marilynne Sinclair
Rapidly evolving AI tools have sparked fresh thinking about classroom strategies to embrace this new technology so
we can show students how to use these tools responsibly and effectively. This session will explore why, and how, we
can use ChatGPT to help students navigate the ever-evolving challenges to knowledge and knowing, deal with the
implications of AI generated knowledge, and critically evaluate AI generated responses. As ChatGPT is controlled by the
prompts it receives, students can use it to refine their questioning skills, model outcomes, appreciate the process of
successive drafting, experiment with different perspectives, and constructively reflect on their processes and its

products. By using the main components, thinking frameworks, and key concepts of TOK, teachers will have an
opportunity to try out examples of ChatGPT-based classroom activities and design further innovative applications for
their own classrooms.

Climate action, Indigenous knowledge and the IB Career-related Programme
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Craig Davis
Pearson United World College (UWC) on Vancouver Island, Canada, has launched the first of its kind two-year bespoke
curriculum pathway dedicated to producing effective climate action leaders. We have partnered with two adjacent
universities who are experts in the field of climate action leadership and Indigenous knowledge, practices and applied
learning. We want to share how we have used the IB Career-related Programme mechanism to create an innovative
and rigorous course programme built on a competency framework and transdisciplinary, experiential education. This
programme is a tangible example of addressing complex global systemic problems through local, place-based and
values-based education. In presenting at this conference, we are interested in exploring how this model could be
adopted in any IB World School. We believe focusing progressive pedagogy, curriculums and assessment practices on
the most pressing crisis facing humanity requires global uptake across schools and colleges.

Enhancing the MYP
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Lenny Dutton
This session will focus on informing participants about the Enhancing the MYP (Middle Years Programme) updates,
including giving them a sneak peek of the various prototypes that are currently being tested or piloted—as well as
information on how they can get involved through experimenting and testing the enhancements in their school. Here,
participants will carry out activities designed to see how the new changes are better suited to a wide range of contexts
and they will explore how the changes can add value to their own MYP.

Exploring the early years in the IB
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Elyssa Brinn
In this session, we will take a deeper dive into the world of 3- to 5-year-olds in the IB setting. We will explore the four
pillars of the early years programmes, which include thoughtful learning spaces, symbolic expression and
representation, building and fostering relationships, and play as the key component of learning. See examples of
classroom settings where each of these pillars is being integrated organically and how to incorporate them into
settings in a meaningful way. This session will work with both educators and leaders on how to transition their
preschool setting strategically into more of an IB early years philosophy.

LEADERSHIP
IBEN and the IB – Insights, updates and Q&A
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Dalit Halevi, David Weiss, Sean Rankin, Kiri Stevenson
The IB educator network (IBEN) team will provide updates of new IBEN roles and new process and request feedback
from educators for improved networking and engagement.
Marketing digital para el colegio
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Natalia Tieso
El marketing no es una función específica de las organizaciones empresariales y por esta razón, entendemos que las
instituciones educativas también realizan tareas de marketing cuando comunican su propuesta de valor a las familias,
sus estudiantes y su comunidad local. Gran parte de los contenidos que consumimos hoy están disponibles de manera
digital. Como consecuencia, las organizaciones escolares también han redirigido sus esfuerzos de comunicación
tradicional hacia el marketing digital para dar a conocer la marca de su colegio y su oferta educativa a través de
diversos canales en línea como las redes sociales. La creación de contenidos que llamen la atención y al mismo tiempo
sean pertinentes para los miembros de la comunidad es esencial para ofrecer una experiencia de calidad en las redes
sociales de las instituciones educativas. Ya no basta con imágenes alegres o colores llamativos, ahora es necesario crear
publicaciones significativas y personalizadas.

New IB Access and Inclusion policy: Towards further growth of inclusive education
Location: Rom 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Kala Parasuram
With the launch of the new Access and Inclusion policy, the IB has taken yet another step forward in facilitating further
growth of inclusive education in IB schools. This policy clearly articulates the primary and secondary barriers faced by
students that are to be reduced or removed and presents flexibilities in the education environment to provide access
to all students. The policy also lays emphasis on use of inclusive access arrangements for learning and teaching and
assessment (rather than only assessment).
This interactive session will discuss the key points of the policy, and how schools can use this policy to support all
students during learning, teaching and assessment, including their IB examinations.

LEADERSHIP
Novedades en desarrollo y reconocimiento de programas en Iberoamérica
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Maripé Menéndez, Luisa Catalan
Esta sesión está destinada a ofrecer las novedades y los avances que ha experimentado la región en el último año.
Hablaremos de desafíos y planes estratégicos de futuro.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, IB CONTINUUM

Outils et stratégies pour défaire les noeuds des conflits interculturels
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Sara Zoghbi, Douglas Parker
The purpose of this session is to take a closer look at the impact of intercultural conflict in an international institution.
At both the teacher and administrator levels, conflicts are a daily occurrence and can lead to a slowing down of
effective practices but also to often misleading communication. Where do these conflicts lurk? How do we identify
them? What tools can be used to remedy the problem?
We will talk about it in an interactive conference where you will be in charge of the choice of the topics to be discussed,
because these conflicts are present in the professional life of each of us.
Participation in this exchange is the first step towards building intercultural communication specific to the world of
education, based on specific and targeted skills.

Responsive practices to increase student engagement and learning
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Janat Blackmon
In this session, we will inquire into responsive teaching practices. These practices invite, increase and extend student
engagement and learning. We will inquire into cultural practices, trauma-informed practices and student-centred
practices that can impact engagement and learning. These best practices help all learners, regardless of experience, to
find success and increase motivation to learn. Using responsive practices can increase agency and intrinsic motivation
to learn. Participants will be able to walk away with strategies to adapt their teaching practices and apply the theory
into actual practice immediately.
NB: Our inquiry will include discussion of trauma-informed practices—this may be difficult for some participants—this
will be a safe place for all to participate.

Take the driver’s seat: Examination preparation possibilities for every student
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Rachel Love, Joep Baars
Equip Diploma Programme students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed during the assessment period.
Join experienced IB experts and educators to learn more about all the IB-reviewed and approved resources available to
create tailored examination preparation for every individual student, leading to a more inclusive education. This
session will include formative and summative best practices, easy ways to create mock examinations, and how to give
students the experience of taking a full test in a simulated testing environment.

The benefits of collaboration between the content teacher and EAL specialist
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Erika Vickers, Davina Cole
This session will explore successful methods of collaboration between content teachers and English as an additional
language (EAL) specialists. This collaboration promotes equity, inclusion and access to course content for all students in
a culturally sensitive manner as members of the global IB community. This is achieved by setting reading and writing
goals for students, creating intervention plans, reshaping content to make it accessible to all students, discussing
student progress, holding weekly co-planning meetings, and meeting with parents together. Content and specialist
teachers who work together ensure that differentiation happens at every stage of the learning process. All students are
then empowered to read, write, speak and listen in each class. This collaboration and differentiation allows students to
have access to content so they can develop into independent learners who are prepared to be confident members in
our global world.

University recognition: Under fire
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas, Shannon Gundy, Debbie Eperjesi, Tamara Siler, Kimberly Merritt
In this session, a panel of experts in the area of university admissions and enrolment management will address your
concerns about IB recognition in the United States and Canada. Here is your chance to ask those important questions
and express your most vexing issues with IB recognition. While the panellists cannot “fix” specific issues, they can speak
to the many frustrations IB educators and students share when dealing with universities and colleges. Learn more
about how the Regional Development team is working to ensure that IB graduates can successfully transition to
university programmes in the United States and Canada. We will discuss some of our key strategies, successes and
challenges for the coming years. We will come prepared with our shields and armour – you can bring your slings and
arrows.

Utilizing the learner profile and approaches to learning to foster inclusivity
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Jennifer Victor, Chrystal Shaver, Elena Soster
Join educators from Akron Public Schools, OH, USA, to explore how the IB learner profile and the approaches to
learning can offer a way to foster inclusivity within a school. Participants will reflect on current practices within their
school or classroom around the learner profile, approaches to learning, and inclusion. Groups will explore inclusion and
how it connects to the IB standards and practices. Participants will engage in a thinking routine and share ideas on how
to promote the use of the learner profile and approaches to learning that will lead to more inclusive environments.
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Special IB events
Education systems to enable human flourishing
Location: 716 A-B
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Jennifer Merriman, Pam Bender
The IB is collaborating with OECD to hold collaborative discussions on how to ensure our education systems of the
future will enable human flourishing. In this focus group we seek to gather input from our education community on
this topic.
Meet your IB World Schools Manager

Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Kelsey Day, David Weiss
All IB World Schools Managers will gather to meet with schools in person! If you have questions regarding
implementation of the IB programmes, strategic planning, or evaluation, come meet with your IB World Schools
Manager. Of, if you've never met in person, please come by to say hello.
In conversation with Dr Vanessa Andreotti: Hospicing Modernity: introducing other ways of knowing, being and
doing
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 43
Presenter(s): Laura Griffin, Chantell Wyten, Dr Vanessa Andreotti
Please join us for an intimate conversation and Q & A with Dr Vanessa Andreotti following her keynote and book
signing. Based around her thought provoking book 'Hospicing Modernity' that presents us with a challenge: to grow up,
step up, and show up for ourselves, our communities, and the living Earth, together we will explore what it means to
learn to face our reality with humility and accountability, instead of drowning in hopelessness.

Saturday 29 July
9:00AM - 10:15AM
Breakout sessions
LEADERSHIP
Améliorer son établissement par une planification efficace du développement des programmes
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Rémy Lamon
Cette session aidera les établissements scolaires à développer et à améliorer leurs programmes grâce à des
communautés d’apprentissage. Vous découvrirez comment créer des plans de développement de programme
efficaces pour garantir des effets positifs sur l’apprentissage des élèves. Cette session vous donnera l’occasion
d’approfondir le processus de planification du développement de vos programmes, de définir des stratégies de
collecte de données pertinentes et d’analyser les effets sur l’apprentissage des élèves.
LEADERSHIP, IB CONTINUUM
Building a sustainable school: Leveraging leadership, context and culture
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Nicole Jones, Valerie Hardy
This session will focus on how Meridian High School in Falls Church, VA, USA, is leveraging school culture and local
context to guide continuous improvement. Through capitalizing on teacher efficacy, student interest and community
partnerships, Meridian has begun the process of reshaping the school mission and vision, incorporated the United
Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, and has developed strategies to build continuity across the IB continuum. By
utilizing Meridian’s focus on sustainability as a case study, this session will provide opportunities for school leaders to
reflect on their journey as an IB World School through the lens of the 2020 programme standards and practices.
Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their school’s strengths, identify leadership needs and develop
action plan items.

Crowdsourcing and developing assessment writing skills for teachers
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Kay Evans Johns
This session will give participants the opportunity to engage with the IB’s examination authoring process. We will
explore the idea of teachers contributing to this process. We will look at what makes a good assessment question, how
to handle copyright concerns, and universal access by design. We will discuss how security is maintained so that
questions stay secure to ensure the fairness of our IB assessments. The session will enhance educators’ knowledge of
assessment writing skills, helping them better prepare their students for assessments. We will share our exciting ideas

for collaborating with teachers by crowdsourcing questions. We will gather feedback on the best ways to engage with
our teaching community across the different subject groups.

Deconstructing the assessment model: The inclusivity of the inquiry-based instructional framework
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Michael Cloninger, Lauren Brown
Pedagogical approaches to teaching and approaches to learning often vary widely from school to school or even peer
to peer. Still, the traditional assessment model tends to dominate secondary classrooms across the industrialized world.
Although teachers often serve students from diverse socio-economic and racial backgrounds in the same classroom,
the traditional assessment model prominent throughout secondary schools determines that students must begin and
end at the same place, at the same time and at the same level as their peers. This session, delivered by a Middle Years
Programme coordinator and an administrator of an IB World School, seeks to give valuable insight into how the
inquiry-based instructional framework creates inclusive learning experiences that are differentiated for all learners.

Diploma Programme curriculum update
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Robin Julian, Fidelis Nthenge
This session will give participants an opportunity to learn more about curriculum development updates for the
Diploma Programme (DP). Particular insights will be given to subject launches for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Find out about
these subjects and the changes ahead, as well as other insights into innovations and continuous improvement in the
DP.
LEADERSHIP
Driving school improvement through programme development planning
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Iris Lazarus, Kelsey Day, Melissa Cuculich
This session will help schools develop their programme(s) and drive improvement through communities of practice.
Participants will discover how to create effective programme development plans to ensure a positive impact on
student learning. Schools will be offered an opportunity to dive deeper into the programme development planning
process, identify strategies to gather meaningful data, and analyse the impact programme development planning has
on student learning.

LEADERSHIP
Impulsar la mejora escolar a través de la planificación del desarrollo de los programas
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Aldo Anzures, Ricardo Chiaradia
Esta sesión ayudará a los colegios a desarrollar los programas e impulsar mejoras a través de comunidades de
aprendizaje. Quienes participen profundizarán en la creación de planes de desarrollo de los programas eficaces para
garantizar un impacto positivo en el aprendizaje de sus estudiantes. Se ofrecerá a los colegios la oportunidad de
profundizar en el proceso de planificación del desarrollo de los programas, identificar estrategias para recopilar datos
significativos y analizar el impacto que tienen los planes en el aprendizaje del alumnado.

Including diversity, equity and inclusion in how we “Enhance the MYP”
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Lenny Dutton
In this session, participants will learn about how we have been bringing diversity, equity and inclusion into the process
of “Enhancing the MYP”, as well as the considerations made for improving the programme to make it more diverse,
equitable and inclusive. This will include how we have engaged stakeholders from a broad range of contexts, through
to how we are trying to embed better guidance and support for diversity, equity and inclusion in our schools.
Participants will carry out a few activities around exploring the IB’s diversity, equity and inclusion statement, and look
at educator-developed prototypes through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion (e.g. seeing how a new suggested
assessment model might better support “grading for equity”). Participants will explore how the different components
of the MYP—from the framework tools through to the assessment model—are being designed and improved with
diversity, equity and inclusion principles in mind.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, IB CONTINUUM

Making agency: Creating a school-wide culture of innovation
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Patrick Benfield, Sophia Pellegrini
In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to integrate authentic, inquiry-driven innovation meaningfully
within the school community. Attendees will work with several frameworks and methods developed by the Magellan
International School in Austin, Texas, that are designed to support the IB programme with maker-centred learning
practices. From dedicated campus innovation labs and classroom makerspaces to professional development and
parent outreach, this workshop will offer participants practical, actionable approaches for fostering agency and
empowerment for the entire school community. Every school has its own ecosystem, with unique students, situations
and challenges. With this in mind, this session will help school administrators and faculty identify opportunities for
creating learning environments that foster and prepare the next generation of global changemakers.

LEARNING AND TEACHING, CONTINUUM
Meet Toddle AI - Your Personal Teaching Assistant
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Deepanshu Arora
Recent advancements in generative AI put us at the brink of a significant revolution in education. AI, if used in the right
way, can usher in a new era of hyper-personalised and future-ready learning. We at Toddle believe that the most
potent application of AI in education will be in supercharging teacher capabilities. AI brings the promise of liberating
teachers from non-core tasks allowing them to focus on their true passion - teaching.
We at Toddle are taking a giant leap forward in our mission of supporting educators in doing their best work. We’re
launching Toddle AI with a goal to provide each teacher around the world with a personal teaching assistant - an
assistant that possesses near-magical abilities. Toddle AI will not only help teachers get their time back but also help
them elevate their teaching practice so they can provide each child with the personalised learning experience they
need and deserve.
Meet our founder, Deepanshu Arora, to learn more about our approach to building Toddle AI and to get a glimpse into
the future of teaching & learning

Multilingual family engagement that empowers, builds community and informs practices
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Eric Flores, Htwe Htwe
Do you want to increase engagement for multilingual families, ensure initiatives positively impact diverse students, and
include multicultural stakeholders in school decisions? Enter the International Community School (ICS) in Decatur, GA,
USA. Discover how this public charter has creatively elevated the voices of multicultural families while building a
unique community. After evaluating current support programmes, you will learn practical ideas for implementing
structures, practices and policies to promote dynamic, equitable and authentic family engagement.

Research that resonates: The Activism Fair and community projects
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Mary-Catherine Breed
This session will explore how one school’s desire for advocacy in its curriculum led to a campus-wide revolution: The
Activism Fair. Think of a science fair, but for social justice. More than 900 people visit the annual fair to hear from
Middle Years Programme (MYP) students about their research and world-changing ideas. It teaches students to find
common ground, evaluate media and articulate a fact-based argument. The Activism Fair is interdisciplinary, inquiry-
based and an approaches to learning skills goldmine. The session facilitator is the founding teacher of the project and
will share how it came to be, how to execute it at your school, and how to adapt it to fit your students’ needs. Use it as a
stand-alone research unit or as your campus framework for the MYP community project. It is adaptable to all ages and
communities.

LEARNING AND TEACHING, IB CONTINUUM
The power of a book study: How one campus journeyed through concept-based inquiry
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Veronika Gutierrez Mendoza, Brenda Sanchez, Janelli Rodriguez, Danielle Courchesne
Concept-Based Inquiry in Action (2018), written by Rachel French and Carla Marschall, provides practical strategies for
teachers to use when implementing inquiry in their classrooms. Huppertz Elementary, San Antonio, Texas, USA, used
this book to conduct a book study with their teachers throughout the school year. Participants will learn how Huppertz
Elementary structured their monthly collaborative book study groups, how teachers implemented what they learned
from the book study, and how their students responded to the strategies. Participants will also hear from teachers
about how the book study helped them to understand concept-based inquiry, and suggestions will be given on how
participants can start a book study at their school. All teachers, including grade level and special teachers, can be
engaged in this process.

Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals to inspire the community project
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Amanda Tetrault, Petra Thanisch, Katherine Abra, Kieran Lloyd
Have you found it difficult to engage your students in the community project? Middle Years Programme students may
have big ideas but often lack the skills to hone them into manageable tasks. This session will provide students with a
framework exploring the community project through the lens of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). Using the SDGs as inspiration assists students to find their passions but also helps them to harness those
passions into realistic and achievable ends. Participants will be provided with a copy of an interactive virtual student
notebook (available in English or French), which frames the community project, as well as a teacher’s guide that will
share a step-by-step informational package for you to expand your community project support practice, and will show
that by providing a framework, students’ independence increases.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (CP)

Why not language A? Inclusion and access through language A courses
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Mike Winsatt
This session explores rethinking the “modern languages” paradigm used at public high schools in the United States to
expand language A offerings in multiple languages at public schools. The session will showcase the process that the
Andrew P. Hill High School, a Title 1 high school in San Jose, CA, USA, used to launch IB language A: literature and
language courses in English, Spanish and Vietnamese to meet the language needs of a diverse student population
while expanding access to IB courses. The session will also explore some of the pitfalls and challenges the school has
faced in terms of university recognition, building local support and rethinking traditional frameworks for English
learner instruction.

10:15AM - 11:00AM
Coffee break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Breakout sessions
A transformative education in the polycrisis: Developing a new pilot pathway for DP students
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Joel Adams, Naheed Bardai, Marija Uzunova Dang
United World College (UWC) Atlantic became the birthplace of the UWC movement 60 years ago, and played a major
role in the early days of the IB, pioneering an influential model of international education. The world today is different
from the 1960s, not least in terms of the complexity of the challenges confronting us and the increasing polarization in
the spaces where they could be solved. There’s a growing disconnect between the education young people experience
and the education they tell us they need. Students are calling out for an education that affirms the possibility of a more
just, equitable and regenerative future. What could this look like? A close collaboration between UWC Atlantic and the
IB attempts to answer that question. Find out more in this session, which is jointly led by two members of UWC
Atlantic’s senior leadership team and one of the project leads from the IB office in The Hague.

CP leading the way in IB Americas
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Chantell Wyten
This session will explore the characteristics of schools and students who participate in the Career-related Programme
(CP). Analyses will cover similarities and differences by school type, region, country, state or province, and primary
language of instruction. This session will also address the CP core enhancements for 2025.

Curating focused, relevant and meaningful digital resources that support whole-school well-being
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Adam Beeson
More than ever, schools recognize the importance of fostering community well-being. In the age of online professional
learning networks, information to assist educators on this journey is abundant and often overwhelming, and it can be
difficult to know where to begin. Well-being leaders need strategies to navigate, identify and share resources with their

teams that will most effectively support their unique community of learners. In this session, a framework for curating
digital resources to support contextualized well-being and inclusive education will be introduced. Engaging models for
disseminating resources to teachers will be shared, and participants will collaborate to design a media-based solution
to address a well-being need at their school. Examples may include functional staff newsletters, interdisciplinary digital
libraries, and accessible infographics, among others. Strategies for using these digital tools as a springboard for
teacher-led workshops and whole-school professional development around well-being and inclusive education will
also be shared.
LEADERSHIP, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)

Encouraging effective Middle Years Programme partnerships: Sharing successful practices
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Kelsey Day, Laura Lane
Join school leaders from secondary schools across the globe as they share successful practices to create strong school
partnerships. Working as a team across buildings and through different leadership structures can be challenging.
However, building systems and processes to create a seamless experience for teachers and students authentically is
possible. In this panel, all participants will engage in a protocol that asks them to play an analysis role and a reflector
role, allowing them to deepen discussion on professional practice. Topics may include strategies for communication,
collaboration, ownership of student progress and vertical alignment of policies and practices. Converse with other
practitioners to help raise the standards at all levels across your partnership.

Equity, agency, the IB’s mission and the Buffalo Public Schools’ Culturally and Linguistically Responsive
Initiatives
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Elissa Banas, William Kresse
The Buffalo Public Schools began its journey to integrating a Culturally Responsive Curriculum in 2017. In 2018, New
York State, USA, adopted its Cultural Responsive-Sustaining Education framework – much of it based on the Buffalo
Schools’ work.
Both programmes are grounded in a cultural view of learning and human development in which multiple expressions
of diversity (e.g. race, social class, gender, language, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, ability) are recognized and
regarded as assets for teaching and learning. They are based on the belief that culture is not an addition but a critical
component of education, and that culture matters in shaping how people learn.
The purpose of this session is to share the best practices of a culturally responsive education with the goal of assisting
IB educators to integrate these practices in their own schools. In this way, they can support the IB’s mission to create a
better, more peaceful, world through intercultural understanding and respect.

Indigenous education for an inclusive future
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Rémy Lamon, Dr. Michèle Rice
As the IB seeks to take proactive measures on diversity, equity and inclusion, this session aims to open ideological and
implementational spaces for educators engaged with Indigenous practices, and the ways these educators have
reclaimed these practices within an IB education—both in terms of their languages and educational models. The IB
World Schools and their partners represented in the panel are involved with Indigenous transformational education
projects in their own communities. The session aims to amplify the voice of schools that have been systematically
minoritized in their usage of Indigenous educational practices and to learn how they have been successful at
incorporating them within their educational models, which many times could contradict the programmes offered by
the IB. This panel contributes to the understanding of the work of IB World Schools with Indigenous education projects,
curriculums and policies, and further areas of development for growth and support.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, IB CONTINUUM

Meet your new frenemy: ChatGPT, AI and instructional leadership
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Alahrie Aziz-Sims
Explore the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education—there is a bright side as well as real challenges being created
by ChatGPT. Explore ChatGPT’s impact on academic integrity as well as ways that you can use it to improve instruction
and coaching.

Portfolio websites: Creating a summative assessment for PPS that propels students into their future
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Christine Garrett, Darryl Phillips
This session will explore the utilization of professional website creation tools as a summative assessment measure for
the Career-related Programme (CP) personal and professional skills course (PPS). One of the most incredible and
defining aspects of the CP is the intentional teaching (and building) of each student’s professional identity and brand.
Imagine if one of the promises you make as the instructor of your PPS class is that each student will head off into their
adult lives with a living, breathing, website portfolio that they can take forward and leverage (think job interviews,
college and scholarship applications). All this while documenting the amazing accomplishments and growth
accomplished during their time in the CP. Do this and you have created an unbelievable win-win for all stakeholders.
Come and see real examples (and hear testimony) of how to maximize this incredible opportunity for your CP students.

PYP curriculum update
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Laura Griffin
This session aims to update the Primary Years Programme (PYP) community on two areas of current curriculum review:
subject guidance and transdisciplinary theme descriptors.
The update on the subject guidance will examine the processes, the direction and the imagined material for schools in
supporting inquiry-based transdisciplinary learning through the subjects. An update on the review of the
transdisciplinary theme descriptors will provide an insight into how schools can use their programme of inquiry to
remain current and relevant and support the development of conceptual understandings within and across the
subjects. Come along to the session to find out how to engage with these reviews and what this could mean for you in
the future.

The culture of well-being
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Sandi Fischer, Nalini Subramanyam
There is a significant amount of research evidence that strongly suggests a bidirectional relationship between well-
being and learning outcomes. Positive student well-being is often associated with strong cognitive functioning; a
higher level of learning engagement and focus; better mood and behaviour; better mental health; and a more pro-
social, responsible and healthy lifestyle (Yu et al., 2018).
The word “culture” implies an ethos or value system, and it is so much more than a mere set of guidelines or a
programme. It is underpinned by a shared understanding of what is valued and deemed important by all members of
the community, including students, teachers, parents and school management.
This workshop will provide participants with a toolkit of strategies to create a culture of well-being that runs alongside
a culture of learning in their classroom and school.

University admissions in Canada and the United States
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas, Michele Mindorff, Jonathan Burdick, Dan Seneker
There are great higher education options on both sides of the US/Canadian border, and IB students are well prepared
to take advantage of all of them. What the universities all have in common is academic excellence, research
opportunities and a wide range of academic programmes from associate degrees to PhDs and post-doctoral studies.
How are the universities different? What does the undergraduate admissions process look like in each country? How
does the IB factor into admissions in Canada and the United States?
Join a panel of experts to learn more about studying in the United States and Canada.

Uso del error como oportunidad de aprendizaje y desarrollo de la agencia
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Mónica Naranjo, Miguel Ramos
La agencia es un elemento fundamental del PEP que permite a los alumnos/as desempeñar un papel protagónico en su
desarrollo personal, adaptación e innovación en tiempos de cambio. Como educadores/as, nuestro objetivo es
equiparles con las habilidades y capacidades que necesitan para desarrollar la agencia y tener una actitud de
aprendizaje de por vida. En esta sesión se explorará el potencial constructivo, didáctico y creativo del error en la
creación de una cultura que promueva el desarrollo de la agencia, donde la autoeficacia y la capacidad de evaluación
permitan a al alumnado conseguir cambios en sus conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes. Se analizará el error como
parte natural del aprendizaje y como vehículo de indagación e innovación, con el fin de contribuir a la creación de una
visión pedagógica del error que enriquezca el proceso de aprendizaje. Finalmente, revisaremos estrategias de
retroalimentación que contribuyan al uso del error como oportunidad de aprendizaje, reflexión y desafío.

Vers une conception universelle et inclusive : ensemble, éliminons les barrières au PP
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Josée Roberge, Andréa Lemay-Garvey
Cet atelier vise à répondre à la question d’enquête suivante : comment la conception universelle de l’apprentissage
(CUA) permet-elle d’éliminer les barrières à l’apprentissage et de répondre aux besoins de l’ensemble des élèves pour
assurer l’accessibilité, la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion dans une salle de classe de l’IB ? Par l’entremise d’un projet de
mise en œuvre de l’approche pédagogique de la CUA conçu au sein du Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Grand
Toronto), vous découvrirez cette approche pédagogique et pourrez établir des liens avec le Programme primaire (PP)
de l’IB. Cette session expliquera l’influence d’une pédagogie universelle sur les performances scolaires et sur l’état
socioémotionnel et comportemental des élèves au moyen d’exemples, de stratégies, d’activités d’apprentissage et de
témoignages. Vous repartirez avec des outils prêts à être expérimentés dans votre contexte.

What's new with ManageBac?
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Bernard Merkel, Kathryn Wheeler
Join us to explore recent changes to ManageBac, the leading curriculum-first learning platform. We’ll be sharing some
of our most significant updates to date – including our flagship Passport solution supporting the new sciences and
beyond, all-new multi-curricula report cards, our community initiative and certification programmes, and a wide range
of features and integrations.
Whether you’re checking out ManageBac for the first time, or have been working with us for years, you'll come away
from this session with a clear understanding of the latest changes to our platform, and what your school can expect to
see next!

12:30PM - 2:00PM
Lunch
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Dessert and coffee

2:00PM - 3:15PM
Breakout sessions
Addressing conceptual learning with confidence in the new DP sciences
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Amy Carneiro, Sarah Regli
Are you preparing for a new science course this fall, and not sure how to incorporate conceptual learning in your
teaching practice? In this session we will explore the importance of conceptual learning and how it can be used to
approach the new curriculum for the DP sciences. Experienced teachers and authors will share strategies to support
conceptual learning, including options for structuring your course, active learning activities and curriculum-aligned
resources. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with other educators, sharing and developing ideas that
will help you address conceptual learning in your own classroom with confidence. An interactive and dynamic session
for science teachers, IB coordinators and pedagogical leaders.

Creating an equitable, diverse learning community
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Kelli Cameron, Vanessa McNeil, Amy Weber
This session engages the participant in a world of diversity and equity. Learn how to identify diversity within your own
population and illuminate unrepresented cultures in the learning community. Experience how student-led inquiry can
lead to an equitable representation of cultures and a deeper knowledge of our differences. Participants will better
understand how to embed these activities within the curriculum. Implementation of these skills and strategies can be
utilized at the classroom, grade and/or school level.

LEARNING AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP), CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME (CP)
Designing for the future: Updates on the IB’s review of 16+ programmes
Location: Room Room 601-602
Capacity: 174
Presenter(s): Joel Adams
For the first time in its history, the IB is undertaking a comprehensive, collaborative programme-level review of its
Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme offerings.
The review of 16+ programmes is attempting to “re-code” an IB education to make it more inclusive, flexible and
future-oriented. We plan to update our programmes with new pathways for students aged 16–19 and with innovations
in how our subjects and assessments are designed and delivered.
Our vision also includes compelling new programme purposes and aims; focus on a richer set of knowledge, skills and
competencies; more access and agency for educators and students; more engagement with real-world challenges;
clearer IB documentation; and more relevant and future-fit assessment design.
In this presentation, one of the project leads will share the review timeline, updates from emerging pilots, prototype
designs, and how educators and school leaders can get involved.
There will be time for a discussion and a question and answer (Q&A) session following the presentation.

Educational coaching for the schools of the future
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Nancy Alban, Nancy Alban
What does educational coaching contribute to the schools of the future?

1. Potential: The focus is not on learning content, but on talent, personal and collaborative leadership.
2. Consciousness: What are the beliefs and values that define me? Strengthen my self-esteem and resilience.
3. Personal responsibility: Resolve my conflicts. Improve my self-concept. Be autonomous and free.
From the new perspective of educational coaching, the teachers and psychologists of the Colegio Internacional
Ludoteca in Quito, Ecuador, design new practices with models that facilitate critical thinking, communication, places to
think, multidisciplinary work, and children who move in spaces and generate divergent thoughts. In this context, the
seed of educational coaching is sown in our community as a model for school coexistence, leadership, emotional well-
being, conflict resolution and educational mediation. Thus, we strengthen the culture of peace in the institution,
practising the principles of the IB, creating a better and more peaceful world through education.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CAREER-RELAED PROGRAMME (CP)

El POP como estrategia de elección universitaria para estudiantes de bachillerato
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Oscar Leyva
En países como los EE. UU. y el Reino Unido, el POP del IB está frecuentemente asociado con la educación técnica o de
acento profesional que busca desarrollar en los/as estudiantes habilidades transferibles al mundo del trabajo. En el
sistema de preparatorias UPAEP hemos aprovechado el POP para orientar al alumnado sobre sus decisiones de carrera.

Esta sesión está diseñada para aclarar este enfoque, explicarlo y reflexionar sobre él con colegios interesados en ofrecer
el POP o que ya lo ofrecen y desean explorar alternativas de desarrollo para sus estudiantes.

Exploring identity to enhance the EE
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Megan Dean, Limnyuy Konglim
Attendees will learn strategies and approaches for exploring student identity in relation to the extended essay (EE)
process. Connecting the research question to who they are as individuals dramatically increases engagement with the
process as well as helps students to persist throughout the many months of writing. Attendees will leave this session
with actionable lessons and steps to improve the EE experience for students and supervisors. The benefits of identity
work extend beyond the EE and contribute to student work in theory of knowledge and during their creativity, activity
and service experiences. Unpacking identity is an essential part of the IB experience and reinforces the philosophy of
keeping the learner at the centre.
LEADERSHIP
Government relations: USA and Canada—A road map to advocacy
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Bob Poole, Robert Kelty
Recognition of the IB by governments is improving. The Government Relations team at IB Americas is developing tools
and resources to support and guide further recognition. This session will share information about this work and the
support that is available to IB World Schools, associations of IB World Schools, school districts and government staff to
achieve support for all programmes. We will share examples of recent successes in both policy and legislation. These
will provide ideas and models for participants’ recognition goals. The many steps needed to initiate legislative or policy
change will be discussed, and good practice shared. An interactive discussion will stimulate thoughts about specific
goals that are possible for participants.

IB and AI: Asking our students the Questions ChatGPT can’t answer!
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Antrina Leeth
Using proven inquiry-based teaching and learning strategies aligned with IB, the session will be driven by the
provocation question: How do we improve and enhance inquiry-based instruction in the classroom to align with
advances in artificial intelligence (AI)?
As educators, we will evaluate the type of questions we ask students, the experiences we provide students in and out of
the classroom, and push ourselves to develop inquiry-based practices that align with (and maybe even out-manoeuvre)
AI tools. We will explore the evolution of educational tools leading up to current AI tools.

Making space for all learners in the elementary classroom
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Danielle Rusk-Carter, Beth Asbell
In this session, teachers will learn more about using representations to support student agency in the classroom. As a
learning community, we will delve into the idea that representations can allow space to uncover student knowledge
and support sensemaking. Participants will actively engage in discussion and experiences surrounding how to evaluate
and create representations that provide space for all learner ideas to be valued and shared.

Rethinking curriculum: Connecting the MYP, DP and CP
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Michele Lackovic, Ashley Busse, Maria Edgar, Clarence Walker
This session focuses on the Middle Years Programme (MYP) as the ideal environment for helping students to identify
their interests and goals for study and career, and to learn vital skills such as communication, collaboration and
reflection. Using a panel format, we will share concrete examples of interdisciplinary units and offer participants time to
consider their own teaching contexts. The goal is to empower students in the MYP to grow in self-awareness and self-
confidence so that they can plan their next course of study with knowledge, intention and agency. Whether
participants have established IB programmes in their school or are new to the IB, they will leave the session with
effective materials to use in curriculum design, a clearer picture of how to harness IB frameworks in the MYP, and
practical tips for helping students make their own informed decisions about Career-related Programme (CP) and
Diploma Programme (DP) pathways.

The learning revolution: Past, present and future
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Phillip Evans
As technological advancements over the past decade lead us into territory that looks closer to the science fiction films
many of us grew up with, what has evolved in the way that schools engage all learners?

LEARNING AND TEACHING, IB CONTINUUM
Using data to guide instruction: The power of group norming
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Sutherland
This session will provide participants with the skills and strategies to implement meaningful and engaging datadriven
conversations through the use of group norming in authentic ways. Through collaborative inquiry, participants will
construct meaning from student learning data—testing out solutions through the rigorous use of data and reflective
dialogue, thus allowing educators to improve instruction and student learning continuously.
LEADERSHIP
What does it mean to be a future forward IB World School leader?
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Alicia Miller, Lisa Nicholson, Valerie Hardy
This session invites IB school leaders, at all levels, to explore the key ideas and concepts of IB’s re-imagined leadership
suite of six workshops. Leaders will engage in professional inquiry to develop an understanding of the following.
• Schools that operate as learning organizations place learning for the entire community at the centre by creating a
shared vision, nurturing systems and prioritizing the lifelong learning of all through a collaborative culture grounded in
inquiry and reflection.
• IB World School leaders are part of a global community, and the IB and each IB World School are living ecosystems
that are designed so that people have agency to change, transform, adapt and grow.
• Each school needs to make sense of what it means to be an IB World School within their own context, and the IB
programme standards and practices offer a framework of what it means to be an IB World School.

You’re drafted! Bringing fun back
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Anne Pecunia, Katia Marques, Jennifer Hickey
This session will focus on exploring a fun and engaging team-building programme that creates an inclusive school
culture loved by students and staff alike. This is an immersive experience built around healthy competition and
purposely crafted to build intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, create positive states of mind, and let all students
shine. Emotional intelligence, wellness and resiliency are enhanced through team-based activities. The programme is
designed to strengthen various Middle Years Programme approaches to learning skills, support attributes in the IB
learner profile, and improve students’ social-emotional well-being. Join us in creating a community in which all
students and staff have a sense of belonging to both their school and the larger community. Participants in the session
will immerse themselves in the programme as if they were students. They will connect and collaborate with others,
participate in a healthy competition, and then learn how to recreate this programme in their own school.

3:15PM - 3:45PM
Coffee break
3:45PM - 5:00PM
Breakout sessions
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME (CP)
Adapting to a changing educational landscape: Online and hybrid delivery of the IB Diploma Programme
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Hutton, Megan Koepsell, Oksana Jajecznyk, Rachelle Douillard-Proulx, David Weiss
Since 2020, the changing educational landscape has highlighted the need for exploration into online and hybrid
education, which the IB is keen to be a part of. In 2022, the IB launched the Diploma Programme (DP) online pilot
programme, which aims to increase global access to the DP by testing an online delivery model. Featuring
representation from pilot partner school Dwight Global, the IB and thought leaders in online education, the panel
discussion aims to jump-start a conversation about online and hybrid education models and how they can be utilized
now and in the future.
Planned topics
• Lessons learned in moving the DP online
• New delivery models used by schools to deliver IB programming
• Student well-being and pastoral care in an online environment
• The role of technology platforms
• Brainstorming session on ways that online teaching can expand creative learning methods in the DP context
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING,CROSS-PROGRAMME

Broadening the impact of agency and engagement for IB students and schools
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Heather Lapper
This interactive session will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about the four IB programmes and how they
can support and sustain student engagement throughout your school. You will learn about the inclusiveness of the
Primary Years Programme and the Middle Years Programme, which cater to all needs of your student population. You
will explore extending the benefits of the Diploma Programme and broadening access through an innovative IB pilot
project and through offering the Career-related Programme. Imagine a whole-school culture framed around
international-mindedness and the attributes of the IB learner profile. Consider the benefits of a fully articulated
curriculum and the progressive development of the approaches to learning skills. Learn from the experiences of other
schools about how adding one more IB programme impacts student engagement and agency for learning.

Building an agentic school community through voice, choice and ownership
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Rachael Moyer, Misty Basham
Are you looking for your focus for the next school year? Do you want to tie your professional learning to students’
needs? Is it time to increase parent involvement? This session will show how school leaders from one North Carolina,
USA, public school district intentionally and systematically promoted agency in multiple schools throughout the IB
continuum. The presenters, both leaders in an IB context, will share how their team engaged with district leaders and IB
teachers in an optional book study and with school-level staff across a two-school partnership through required
monthly professional development that encompassed voice, choice and ownership. Participants will engage in several
activities to enhance their understandings of agency and its relationship to the content, process and product of
teaching and learning as well as to the skills and attitudes of IB learners. Participants will leave with tangible tools that
they can use with staff in their own schools.

Building inclusive classrooms through translanguaging
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Susan Clemesha
Language is essential to how individuals make meaning, develop their identities and create a sense of belonging in
their communities. Through language, diversity can be recognized and valued or suppressed and silenced. As society
and schools grow increasingly superdiverse, it is important to reflect on the language paradigms that guide classroom
practice. Are learners encouraged to use their full multilingual repertoires? How might educators intentionally plan for
more inclusive language practices? This session will discuss how translanguaging may help schools and teachers
support the language of the learner as well as the language of learning. The participants will be invited to explore
translingual practices collaboratively that may be used in the primary years. In this workshop, participants will be able
to reflect on how translanguaging and dynamic language practices can help create more engaging and inclusive
learning spaces.

Cross-disciplinary learning across IB programmes
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Robin Julian, Fidelis Nthenge
The ‘state of the field’ for cross-disciplinarity is dynamic, and this plays into the IB context as we seek to enhance
current and explore fresh opportunities for our students to learn via the family of cross-disciplinary approaches, in
tandem with their disciplinary-focused learning. In the words of Julie Thomson Klein (2021), ‘the very plasticity of
interdisciplinarity allows disciplinary and boundary work to be included in the same space and time’. As we move
forward, greater understanding of cross-disciplinary learning and how it can benefit students and educators is made
mor4e possible by observing and analysing how it is manifest in its various contexts across IB programmes, alongside

disciplinary learning. There is still much to understand about the outcomes for students from cross-disciplinary learning
and the IB can take the lead in this important area of research.

Designing curriculum in PYP schools
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Laura Griffin
What do schools need to be designers of curriculum? As part of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) subject guidance
review, PYP curriculum managers are collaborating with PYP educators to build a curriculum design toolkit. This session
will share the findings of research by the University of Twente, The Netherlands, into school-based curriculum design in
PYP schools and how the findings are informing the development of the toolkit. This session will identify and explore
some of the factors influencing the PYP curriculum design process and engage educators in a discussion around what
is needed to support the development of their PYP curriculum in diverse contexts.
LEADERSHIP
Discerniendo las competencias IBEN
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Dalit Halevi
De qué forma las habilidades afectivas y la transferencia impacta la forma en la que servimos a los colegios del mundo
IB? Cómo es que podemos hacer visibles estas competencias en los diferentes roles de IBEN?

Empowering multilingual English learners in the IB classroom
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Collier, Daphne Rorabaugh-Vogel
Language practices that engage all students and develop international-mindedness are vital in ensuring the access and
achievement of multilingual English learners. This session will focus on an approach that supports multilingual
students in the IB classroom by being actively engaged in meaningful communication as a tool for learning content.
This approach encourages interaction and collaboration among students, which helps them to develop social and
communicative skills, fostering inclusivity. The use of authentic materials and the incorporation of technology tools can
make the learning experience more relevant and engaging for students. Simultaneously, these materials and tools can
be used as formative assessments to help track students’ progress, identify areas for improvement and set
individualized goals for language development. This supportive learning environment and the scaffolding of language
instruction empower multilingual English learners in the IB classroom to feel valued and confident in their language
abilities.

Eureka in the courtyard! A case study on unravelling complexity to drive innovation and creativity
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Heena Jaffer, Gehna Hingorani
This session will explore the innovative instructional coaching programme at Bombay International School. The
“Eureka” factor lies in using an in-house, home-grown model for collaborative professional development—thus, the
“courtyard” metaphor. Discussions will revolve around envisioning institutional goals, the importance of trust in spaces
of growth and development, and nurturing teacher leaders. The merits of a targeted, bespoke model will be
highlighted, and the collateral impact on student gains in terms of engagement and involvement will be evaluated.
The team will elaborate on using a three-tiered approach—institutional, team and individual—to build social capital in
schools. Valuable insights from various elements of the model, like curating topics for learning networks, designing
peer observations and mentoring team leaders, will be shared. Using activities to unravel best practices, the team will
expand upon the success of synthesizing a top-down and bottom-up approach to build collective teacher efficacy
(Hattie, 2016).

Exploring the IB Career-related Programme: How can I be included?
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 86
Presenter(s): Chad Lower, Chris Downs, Becky Duffy
In an environment where the inclusion of personal and professional skills is paramount, the IB Career-related
Programme (CP) provides access to the IB for more students in schools with established career and/or pathway
programmes. The versatility of the CP not only provides access but ensures that students apply their skills to the global
marketplace. This session will provide an overview and the benefits of the CP, and how to integrate it with and
supplement your school’s existing IB programme(s) and/or career-related studies offerings. The facilitators serve as
coordinators from both Diploma Programme (DP) and non-DP schools.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME (CP)

Impact of the Career-related Programme - Access, equity, and building community through the CP!
Location: Room 711
Capacity: 120
Presenter(s): Christine Garrett
This session will explore the impact that the IB Career-related Programme (CP) can bring to a school community based
on the real-world experiences of a CP teacher and a recent graduate of their school’s CP. Listen to a powerful first-hand
account of how the CP helps draw new students into IB programming. Topics will include how the CP is uniquely
positioned to bring in diversity, inclusion and equity because of the dynamic nature of the varying career-related
studies and the scheduling flexibility that the CP allows. The session will also discuss how to launch the CP with intent
and with a fidelity to the ideals of the IB, with particular focus on personal growth and intercultural understanding. See

how schools can leverage the CP to build a sense of community that is synergistic and that teaches, inspires and helps
launch an even broader and more diverse group of students into their adult lives.

Promoción de una cultura de bienestar en el colegio
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Nataniela Barreiro, Irene Glas
Esta sesión revisará las medidas implementadas por el Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil con el objetivo de
enfrentar los efectos de la pandemia (salud física y mental) y así promover un equilibrio socioemocional en su
comunidad.
Se compartirán iniciativas realizadas como: cambio en el sistema de tutores, talleres para estudiantes, charlas sobre un
nuevo concepto de salud, día de juegos, día b (bienestar), grupos de apoyo y conversatorios dirigidos por estudiantes
para estudiantes. Además, se propondrán actividades para padres y madres y colaboradores, teniendo en cuenta que el
enfoque de autocuidado se transmite también, en la medida en que las personas adultas que rodean a los niños, niñas
y jóvenes son capaces de reconocer en sí mismas la importancia de atender su propia salud y estabilidad emocional. Se
compartirán los comentarios recibidos por miembros de la comunidad. La sesión se llevará a cabo de manera teórico-
práctica y abrirá un espacio para intercambiar buenas prácticas.
LEADERSHIP
The art of non-anxious leadership
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas, Michele Mindorff, Andrea Kulas, Tamara Siler
In unprecedented times, we are all dealing with our concerns and uncertainties. How do we lead in these situations?
How do we show up for our colleagues, our students, our school communities? Therapist and leadership consultant Dr
Edwin Friedman described a non-anxious leader as “someone who has clarity about his or her [sic] own life goals, and,
therefore, someone who is less likely to become lost in the anxious emotional processes swirling about …. Someone
who can be separate while still remaining connected, and therefore can maintain a modifying, non-anxious, and
sometimes challenging presence”. In this session, we will discuss some strategies to maintain a non-anxious presence,
even during times of crisis.

Using meaningful reflection and storytelling as inclusive and equitable pedagogy
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Heather Michael
Storytelling is at the heart of many cultures. Done well, with a plan, reflection is a form of storytelling that can connect
cultural experiences to the classroom. In doing so, reflection becomes light and joyful, inclusive and culturally
responsive. It is equitable pedagogy. This session will embrace these ideas, re-conceptualizing reflection from being a

boring task done after an assignment into a strategy that has the potential to enable students to see how their own
interests and experiences can connect to and improve their academic pursuits.
Participants in this session will explore these big ideas by engaging in several reflection strategies. It will be an active,
fast-paced session appropriate for teachers and educational leaders of all levels. Everyone will leave excited about
reflection and with a list of ideas that they can adapt in their own contexts.

Vers une conception universelle et inclusive: Ensemble, éliminons les barrières au PEI!
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Hèlène-Pascale Lemieux, Liane Van t'Wout-Avouac
Cet atelier vise à répondre à la question d’enquête suivante : comment la conception universelle de l’apprentissage
(CUA) permet-elle d’éliminer les barrières à l’apprentissage et de répondre aux besoins de l’ensemble des élèves pour
assurer l’accessibilité, la diversité, l’équité et l’inclusion dans une salle de classe de l’IB ? Par l’entremise d’un projet de
mise en œuvre de l’approche pédagogique de la CUA conçu au sein du Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Grand
Toronto), vous découvrirez cette approche pédagogique et pourrez établir des liens avec le Programme d’éducation
intermédiaire (PEI) de l’IB. Cette session expliquera l’influence d’une pédagogie universelle sur les performances
scolaires et sur l’état socioémotionnel et comportemental des élèves au moyen d’exemples, de stratégies, d’activités
d’apprentissage et de témoignages. Vous repartirez avec des outils prêts à être expérimentés dans votre contexte.
6:30PM - 10:30PM
Celebration dinner
Included for all participants
Location: Roy Thomson Hall (off-site)
Get ready for an unforgettable night of Toronto flavours, entertainment, and commemoration at the IB Global
Conference, Celebration Dinner! Join us for an evening that showcases the essence of Toronto's diverse
neighborhoods. This special event will take place at the iconic Roy Thomson Hall, located 0.3km away from the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre, an approximately 3-minute walk from the conference venue.
Immerse yourself in the culture of the city as we transport you through Toronto’s best-known districts. Experience the
lively sights, sounds, and flavours of Gerrard Street, also known as Little India. Wander into the bustling streets of
Spadina, Toronto's vibrant Chinatown. Travel further west along Dundas Street and discover the charm of Little
Portugal. Feel the hustle and bustle of Toronto's Financial District. Stroll down College Street and be transported to the
heart of Toronto's student culture. Treat yourself to the luxury and sophistication of Yorkville Avenue.
From entertainment inspired by the city’s unique characteristics to dishes and drinks that represent its culinary
treasures, each moment will capture the incredible culture of Toronto. So, come raise a glass with us and celebrate a
successful conference!

Sunday 30 July
9:0AM - 10:15AM
Breakout sessions
Admission case studies
Capacity: 294
Presenter(s): Marie Vivas, Jonathan Burdick, Shannon Gundy, Andrea Kulas
Join a mock admission committee session and experience what reading applications is really like. We’ll review sample
applications in a holistic manner, paying close attention to the added dimension of the IB programme.

Comparing university outcomes of IB Diploma Programme graduates
Location: Room 604
Capacity: 144
Presenter(s): Jen Merriman, Davies, Bob Poole
The IB’s Diploma Programme (DP) is a rigorous assessed programme for students aged 16 to 19 that is respected by
leading universities across the globe. In this session, you will learn about research that examines higher education
outcomes for DP students, with a particular emphasis on new findings comparing university outcomes of DP graduates
to their peers in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada. An interactive discussion will follow.
LEADERSHIP, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

Creación de talento
Location: Room 705
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Ana Isabel Lopez
Ante la problemática de la rotación de personal, la jubilación de los maestros con gran experiencia, y la introducción de
maestros de nuevo ingreso, se esta desarrollando este programa para asegurarnos que la calidad y el servicio se
mantenga según lo esperado por nuestros alumnos y padres de familia.

Delivering an inclusive curriculum: Moving from differentiation to personalization
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Daniel Cowan
When we think of how to meet the needs of diverse learners, we ask how we can differentiate the prescribed
curriculum to meet their needs. We may be asking the wrong question. This session dives into the theory underpinning
differentiation and personalization of learning to explore a model that moves from a teacher-centred solution to a

student-centred solution for inclusive learning. Both differentiation and personalized learning have promise and
problems associated with them. This session explores how both of these approaches to enhance inclusive access to the
curriculum have struggled to meet diverse learners’ needs. It then provides a framework for personalized learning that
unlocks students’ potential at any ability level. The session explores the beliefs about learning that block teachers and
leaders from moving from differentiation to personalization of learning. Examples of personalized learning
programmes in action are shared, and then participants are invited to share their experiences and perspectives.
LEADERSHIP
IBEN capability insights
Location: Room 714
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Dalit Halevi
How do Affective Skills and Transfer impact the way we serve IB schools? What do these capabilities look like and feel
like in different IBEN roles and how can we make them visible.

Impactando el futuro a través de la inclusión del aprendizaje socioemocional
Location: Room 605
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Jonathan Arrieta
El propósito de esta sesión es valorar la importancia del aprendizaje socioemocional (SEL). El tema de las emociones ha
sido abordado desde diferentes perspectivas y disciplinas. Con la llegada de un nuevo siglo, y principalmente
posterior a la pandemia se depositan grandes expectativas en lograr que el aprendizaje socioemocional contribuya al
rendimiento académico del estudiante, a su motivación por aprender y, en general, a su bienestar y desarrollo
humano. En algunos sistemas educativos la SEL, ha sido visto como algo extracurricular. En esta ponencia evaluaremos
las formas, características y beneficios de la inclusion del SEL, dentro del aula, potenciando al estudiante como centro
del aprendizaje y realizando una inclusion dentro del aula. No podemos enfocarnos en crear personas con habilidades
académicas pero con falta de manejo emocional, en un mundo de competencias el SEL forma parte de la mentalidad
internacional y educación de emociones en esta nueva década.
LEARNING AND TEACHING,

Inductive and deductive concept-based teaching: From principles to practice
Location: Room 603
Capacity: 132
Presenter(s): Cody Alderson
IB teaching and learning emphasizes teaching for conceptual understanding using inquiry and student-centred
pedagogy, but what does this look like in practice? This session will begin by exploring the theory of concept-based
teaching but will then move into the practice of inductive and deductive teaching. Participants will leave the session
with a specific strategy to help students build conceptual understanding through examining examples and non-
examples to construct meaning inductively. This will be contrasted with deductive approaches where students are
provided with definitions and asked to apply these definitions to new scenarios. While examples will be taken from

Diploma Programme (DP) geography and DP environmental systems and societies, the explored strategy can be
applied to any subject area and to any programme. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in a lesson, as
students would, to see the strategy in action.

Maximizing student agency, balancing effective routines, and embedding UDL in a PYP classroom
Location: Room 715
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Gutavo Roig
This session is divided into five sections. In the first section, the concept of agency and its importance are examined.
Teachers are provided with activities to promote agency in their classrooms. The second section focuses on routines
and studies supporting routines in the classroom. Participants engage in an open dialogue to determine essential daily
routines. The third section explains the concept of universal design for learning (UDL) and its significance, and provides
strategies to implement it in the classroom. The fourth section focuses on integrating agency, routine and UDL in the
PYP classroom. The final section is an open dialogue among all participants that will reinforce the conclusion that a
harmonious combination of agency, routine and UDL in the PYP classroom creates a student-centred, engaging and
inclusive learning environment.
Planning and structuring inclusive IB meetings to increase equitable engagement and follow-through
Location: Room 709
Capacity: 75
Presenter(s): Sara Fliehman
Collaboration among educators and other key stakeholders is a key component of the 2020 programme standards and
practices. Creating spaces and time for collaboration is only the first step. This session will provide participants with
tangible ways to structure effective and collaborative team meetings so that all participants leave feeling more
knowledgeable, more connected and more inspired to take action in their learning communities. Ideas for increasing
follow-through on action items developed during meetings will be presented and explored. This session is geared
towards anyone at a school or district level who plans and facilitates meetings.

Putting the “we” in DP: Promoting more inclusive perceptions of the IB
Capacity: 156
Presenter(s): Gina Graham, Nancy Hawkinson
We, as IB community members and leaders, have the ability to change programme implementation and perception to
be more inclusive and equitable in our schools.
Join our interactive session as we explore possible perceptions about the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and how best to
include and support all students. Collaborate with other participants to consider and evaluate strategies to support
students’ academic and social-emotional well-being, while aligning our beliefs and actions to the IB’s mission. Explore
what inclusion and equity look like given your school’s context and student body. Reflect on your current practices and

walk away with applicable goals and knowledge about DP participation and perception that are unique to your
context.

Reimagining the MYP curriculum: Fostering inclusivity and well-being
Capacity: 102
Presenter(s): Matthew Moline, Elpidio Pintor, Paula Miranda, Eric Haak
This session is about how the Richard Edwards IB School in Chicago, IL, USA, re-examined the student experience to
include all Middle Years Programme scholars in equitable and inclusive opportunities to engage in a curriculum
designed to cultivate service-oriented global citizens that are well-rounded and emotionally intelligent self-advocates.
This session will explore how the school staff were able to create a weekly Culture and Climate Day that allowed
teachers and students to address high school, college and career planning, social-emotional learning, financial literacy,
sexual health education and approaches to learning skills, as well as the IB service learning project.

Supporting equitable opportunities for ALL students
Capacity: 360
Presenter(s): Michael Clifton, David Weiss, Kelsey Day
Join school leaders from IB World Schools across the globe as they share successful approaches to working with
students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. IB World Schools, particularly those in areas with large numbers of
economically disadvantaged students, need to balance equitable access to the IB with supporting the individual
learning needs and well-being of their students, often when the school is providing supports and services that
supplement what is available outside of school. This interactive session will ask school leaders to explain their context,
describe their experience and share their expertise with the participants. The “fishbowl” protocol will encourage school
leaders to play an analysis role and a reflector role, allowing them to deepen discussion on professional practice.

The added value of an IB education for learners in faith-based schools
Location: Room 701
Capacity: 270
Presenter(s): Antrina Leeth, Heather Lapper
What is the value “add” of an IB education for learners in a faith-based school? How can my school’s faith-based values
and culture align with an IB education? This interactive session will provide you with an opportunity to understand the
value of an IB education from preschool to year 12. An IB education encourages students to gain a sense of the world
around them and their responsibility to it. Participants will develop an understanding of how an IB education engages
our human values in building a learning community, develops our students to become lifelong learners, and provides a
foundation for developing deep intercultural awareness.

LEADERSHIP
The future of IB Authorization: What’s happening and how you can help
Location: Room 707
Capacity: 48
Presenter(s): Pamela Bender, Natasha Deflorian
What will IB authorization look like in five years? Come to this session and help us figure that out!
10:15AM - 10:45AM
Coffee break
Location: Pre-function foyer, Level 800
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Closing general session

Keynote speaker: Dr. Michelle Zimmerman
Balancing human capacities when AI surrounds a generation of changemakers

The young people of today will be changemakers. Whether that change sets society on a positive or negative trajectory
depends on many complex factors, and educators can have a profound influence on the changes young people will
make. While it is true that artificial intelligence (AI) can replace certain tasks—including teaching—our challenge is to
identify the unique human capacities that are not easily replicated by machines and provide learning experiences that
allow a balance between human and computer interaction. Each geographical region, culture and identity has
something unique and unifying to contribute to local and global challenges, to arrive at elegant solutions. The
applications found for AI in teaching, learning, assessing, creating and iterating should be unique to you, while
respecting, valuing and being inspired by different perspectives to develop an understanding for an inclusive future.

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Presentations will fall under one of the following strands.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION .

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING .

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LEARNING AND TEACHING .

Competencies and strategies needed to facilitate lifelong learning.

Advanced content for education leaders.

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Thursday 27 July Friday 28 July

9.30am–4.00pm Pre-conference 9.00am–10.30am General session

3.45pm–5.00pm Breakout sessions

Saturday 29 July Sunday 30 July

9.15am–10.30am Breakout sessions 9.00am–10.15am Breakout sessions

10.30am–11.00am Coffee break 10.15am–10.45am Coffee break

11.15am–12.30pm Breakout sessions 10.45am–12.15pm Closing session

2.00pm–3.15pm Breakout sessions

3.15 pm–3.45pm Coffee break

3.45pm–5.00pm Breakout sessions

6.30pm–10.30pm Celebration dinner

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Location: Room 715

Presenters: Melissa Cuculich, Laura Lane, Renee Illhardt

Pre-conference workshop 2: Differentiation: IB for all!

Location: Room 714

Presenter: Cheryl Tradewell

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Location: Room 716 B

Presenter: Sabrina McCartney

Location: Room 718 A

Presenter: Heather Michael

Pre-conference workshop 5: Techniques for consistent student success on rubrics

Location: Room 718 B

Presenter: Rebecca Hodges

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Location: Room 717 B

Presenter: Jessica Jasso

Location: Room 714

Presenter: Cherissa Vitter

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Pre-conference coffee break

Independent schools meet up

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LEARNING AND TEACHING, CAREER-RELATED PROGRAMME (CP)

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CONTINUUM

LEARNING AND TEACHING

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LEARNING AND TEACHING, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (MYP)

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LEARNING AND TEACHING, PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP)

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LEARNNG AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

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Dessert and coffee

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING, CROSS-PROGRAMME

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LEARNING AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

LEARNING AND TEACHING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (DP)

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