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IB Education workshops – Category 3
Principles of equitable and inclusive education
Agency, action and engagement
How can a school meet the IB principles of equity
How might school communities design and
and inclusivity in the delivery of an IB Education?
structure learning experiences and environments
Inclusive education has grown from a movement
to support the development and demonstration
that was about inclusion of students with disabilities
of student agency through action and
to a wholistic approach that is about all learners.
engagement beyond the classroom? In this
It is concerned about belonging, participation and
workshop participants will:
engagement of all students by removal of barriers.
• Learn how agency is used to help learners
This workshop will help:
understand their potential and impact on their
communities.
• Learn to have deeper conversations
with students about how to engage with local
and global communities.
• Explore the concepts of agency, action and
engagement and their manifestations across the
programmes (e.g. service, service learning).
• develop an understanding of the IB’s principles
and approaches to equity and inclusive
education
• develop specific pedagogical knowledge and
approaches to deliver an IB education holistically
to all students
• understand and develop an inquiry into the IB’s
policies and guidance on equity and inclusive
• Evaluate approaches to learning and approaches
education in learning, teaching and assessment
to teaching that aim to support understanding of
• gain knowledge to create whole school practices
and engagement with complex issues in a way
that foster equity and inclusive education
that honors personal and community needs and
Note: Given that this course about the full range of
aspirations.
the IB student population rather than about specific
• Identify opportunities for institutional growth,
enhanced curriculum design and deeper and
group of students or geographies, it will not address
countryspecific special educational requirements.
responsive community engagement.
Beyond the disciplines
Wellbeing across the school community
Learning in IB schools celebrates the many ways
How do we define wellbeing within our school
people work together to construct meaning and
community and implement strategies for wellbeing
make sense of their worlds. Through the interplay
that will positively impact and empower students
of asking, doing and thinking, this constructivist
and educators? When students feel supported and
approach leads teachers to embrace this sense
mentally healthy, they are better equipped to
of open, democratic classrooms. Beyond the
engage in their studies, perform well academically,
disciplines asks teachers to construct learning
and form positive relationships with peers and
so that their students can internalize and transfer
teachers. Prioritizing wellbeing in schools not only
meaning and understanding that encourage
promotes happier, healthier students but also
learning to know, learning to do, learning to live
lays the foundation for a more productive and
together and learning to be.
inclusive educational experience. In this workshop,
participants will explore how: Prioritizing student
wellbeing through investments of time, funds, and
resources not only advances their overall welfare
but also correlates with improved academic
achievements. Tailoring the definition of wellbeing
to align with the specific context of each school is
a recommended practice. Recognizing that the
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