RECOMMENDED FOR:
Diploma Programme (DP) subject teachers who have
prepared students for at least one DP exam session in that
specific subject. Educators should enroll in a category 2
workshop in their particular subject area.
These workshops are designed for participants who are keen
to improve the teaching and learning experience in the DP
classroom. The workshop will enable participants to:
• unpack elements of the IB Programme standards and
practices as a guide for decisions regarding delivery of the
subject
• review and share strategies that support successful
collaborative planning and reflection which deepen links
with the DP core—theory of knowledge (TOK), CAS and EE
• consolidate understanding of the nature of the extended
essay and the role of the supervisor, to include reference to
world studies interdisciplinary extended essay
• examine the connection between their chosen subject, the
approaches to teaching and learning and the learner profile
while promoting international-mindedness
• create teaching and learning strategies that develop selfregulated and metacognitive learners
• design appropriate inquiry-based lessons and activities for
their subject
• discuss strategies for addressing assessment-related
challenges in the chosen subject
• understand how to arrive at a judgment using a common
assessment task and published criteria
• analyse IB subject reports to promote student achievement
• discuss successful strategies for recording, reporting and
monitoring ongoing student progress in the subject group
• design formative learning engagements that will equip
students with the required factual, procedural and
conceptual knowledge that support the summative
assessment task(s)
• engage with and integrate current IB publications on the
programme resource centre into the teaching of their
subject
• discuss and share strategies to promote academic integrity
• interact with and explore the TSM and subject-specific
teaching and learning resources on the programme
resource centre and in the programme communities
throughout the curriculum life cycle
• participate in professional learning communities within and
beyond your school to facilitate the transfer of professional
development
• reflect on the teacher’s role in programme evaluation,
particularly how to highlight horizontal and vertical inschool planning