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DP workshops – Category 2
Visual arts
Environmental systems and societies
These workshops are designed to prepare
participants to teach a specific DP subject in a
manner that supports the IB mission statement and
philosophy. The workshop will enable participants to:
• develop a deep understanding of the IB organization: its history, mission statement, learner profile,
IB continuum and the international dimension
• consider the impact of the centrality of the IB
learner profile and approaches to teaching and
learning in the DP and CP models
• consider how the course makes links with
theory of knowledge (TOK) and creativity, activity,
service (CAS) and takes the CP context into
DP workshops – Category 3
consideration
Physics: A focus on the experimental programme
• explore the nature of the extended essay and
Practical work is an important feature of the Diploma
the role of the supervisor, to include reference to
Programme (DP) physics course. This workshop
world studies interdisciplinary extended essay
supports you in the development of a balanced
• develop an understanding of student and teacher
and practical scheme of work that provides
approaches to inquiry in the DP/CP classroom
opportunities to assess students using the sciences
• design course outlines that align with curriculum
group internal assessment criteria. You will examine
requirements, aims and assessment objectives of
various student samples to develop a clear under-
the subject, IB terminology and the relevant
standing of the application of the internal assess-
standards
ment criteria and the moderation process. The
• design student engagements for interactions with
the syllabus concepts and content
ways in which teachers can scaffold teaching and
learning to prepare students for internal assessment
• articulate the assessment requirements
will also be explored. This workshop is suitable if you
• create formative assessment tasks that will equip
wish to improve your practical schemes of work as
students with the required factual, procedural
well as if you are new to teaching physics in the DP.
and conceptual knowledge that support the
summative assessment task(s)
• use assessment criteria to make judgments about
student achievement (criterion-related, best fit)
• interact with and explore the TSM and subject-
Language A: Literature – Teaching poetry
for enjoyment and assessment
Poetry, as a genre, is available for study in several
units in the language A: Literature course (also
specific teaching and learning resources on the
the Language A: Language and literature course),
programme resource centre and in the programme
as well as in several assessments in this course.
communities throughout the curriculum life cycle
Poetry provides great opportunities for student
• select and analyse suitable resources that support
teaching and learning in an IB classroom
writing and the kind of closereading analysis
necessary for work in DP literature. This workshop
• promote the importance of academic integrity
will investigate several aspects of selecting and
• participate in professional learning communities
teaching poetry to stimulate student interest and
within and beyond your school to facilitate the
prepare students for IB assessments. It is available in
transfer of professional development
English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.
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