AGIS 2020

Language learning is an integral component of our IB PYP curriculum as it enhances cross-cultural awareness. Where appropriate, German integrates learning with the Program of Inquiry of the respective grade level. This instructional focus enhances student understanding of essential content while developing competences in communicating as well as in reading and writing. Teaching mixed age classes require detailed planning and differentiation.

The session introduces the 2020 Standards and practices and provides an opportunity to explore their design as a framework for continuous school development.

Familiarization with the 2020 programme standards and practices and how they support school development.

A lapbook is usually a single-subject book created by a student.
A lapbook generally consists of a paperboard folder with smaller elements of paper arranged inside. These elements may contain facts, diagrams, illustrations, etc. related to the subject. Lapbooks can be adapted for any subject and grade level. Lapbooks can enhance creativity and critical thinking while integrating subjects such as science, language, history, geography, and mathematics, depending on the subject of the lapbook.
Lapbooking is a process oriented method of teaching.
In this session you will see examples and will have hands-on experience.


Outcomes:
Attendees will see examples and will have the opportunity of a hands-on experience of this process oriented method.

You can see it in the daily news: Democracy is getting under pressure. However, “democracy needs democrats” (Friedrich Ebert), so it should be a cross-cutting task of schools to raise political mature citizens.
If you want to educate your students in democracy, you don't have to teach politics or humanities. Democratic learning can take place in every subject whether through topics or methods.
We will explore different ways of teaching democracy in different subjects, not only by the choice of topics but also, maybe more important, by choosing methods that support democratic learning. Furthermore, you will develop and share ideas for your lessons.

Outcomes:
- You will explore ways of teaching democracy in school
- You will develop ideas how to teach democracy in your own lessons

Adding elements of gamification and competition engages students and can sometimes just give the class a bit of a breath of fresh air. In this session, I'll share a few different games I've developed in my science classroom (both when there was sufficient give room time-wise and when I've had to race against the clock in grade 12). Some of the games include: turning typical textbook worksheets into games such as ‘celebrity head: disease”, simple revision puzzles, vocabulary-based Quizlets, and using standard multiple-choice questions as an Easter egg hunt, as well as my boardgame, “Sci-ticulate”.
There will be opportunities to share games that have worked well in your own classroom, as well as brainstorm new ideas for your class.


Outcomes:
Develop ideas to engage students through games.
Develop ways to make vocabulary and revision more interesting.

Ideas, tips and suggestions from an IB Examiner for the ToK essay.

Outcomes:
- How to better understand the assessment instrument
- How to embed knowledge questions
- How to write in a clear and coherent manner for a ToK audience
- How to use interesting examples to the best of your advantage

This course will be focused on how to ask effective questions and prompt students to create discourse among themselves in a mathematics classroom. Different depths of questioning will also be discussed during this session.

Outcomes:
To create more meaningful discourse (as a teacher) through questioning and prompts within a mathematics classroom.