IB Community Theme: Sharing our humanity

Student "pen pal"

Denver, Colorado IB school looking for high school students to correspond with.  My diploma students would be interested in starting a "pen pal" with other high school students. Interested persons please e-mail

dana_sandstedt@dpsk12.org

IB Theatre Arts Advice!

I recently was hired to teach IB Theatre Arts as a leave replacement for the first 6 weeks of the school year.  Any tips, ideas, and resources fellow colleagues could give me to start off the course would be greatly appreciated. 

Video Conferencing Global Connections

I am looking for classes to participate in video conferences with my 7th-grade Humanities students.  We are new to video conferencing, so we would like to focus on basic "getting to know you and your culture" information before we try out collaborative lessons and activities with other classes.  Please, let me know if you are interested in connecting with us.

natalie.mroz@bexleyschools.org

We Need Your Expertise

Hi everyone!!

Global Messages through Art

Grade 5 Art students at Western Academy of Beijing explored the concept of making connections with the community and environment through a series of installations designed to highlight the amount of waste that is produced as a result of a "throw away society." 

Dia de la Paz

Citas sobre Guerra y Paz

Presentación de PowerPoint para el Día Internacional de la Paz

CEIP Nueva Escuela, Fuente Álamo de Murcia, España

Managing TOK discussions via online wikispace or facebook

Has anyone used wikispaces or facebook to facilitate TOK discussion?  If so, have you devised a method for tracking the time they spend on this aspect of the class? 

Ozone day

Hello,

I am Science/Biology Teacher (Class Vth to Xth).  I &  my students are thinking to do something on Ozone day.  If any one interested kindly mail on laxmishukla@lycos.com

Laxmi Shukla

Biology Teacher 

Mumbai, India  

New Book: Taking the PYP Forward

I've just come across a great new book, called Taking the PYP Forward.

According to the publisher:

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme stands
in a proud tradition of reflective educators incorporating best
practice into international schools. For the PYP to maintain relevance
in education today, inquiry has to be rethought, refreshed and
reapplied. Taking the PYP Forward does exactly that.

Peace One Day - a call for people to participate in the International Day of Peace, September 21st 2009

September 21st is designated the International Day of Peace by the UN.

This short video by the person who lobbied to get a day designated as the international day of peace tells you a little about how the day came about and encourages participation.