2013Oct17

[[image:Screen Shot 2013-10-16 at 5.34.18 PM.png width="280" height="207" align="right"]]#MYPChat 17Oct2013: What is an IB Education?
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A key resource for this chat will be the IB document "What is an IB Education?" (pdf).

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Following #MYPChat

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Welcome

 * Introduce yourself. What is your role? How did you become "IB" as an educator?
 * Please use #MYPChat in all posts. This IB doc will be useful: http://www.ibo.org/myib/digitaltoolkit/files/brochures/whatisanibeducation-EN.pdf

We'll use the Q1/A1 format in the chat, so please let us know which question you're referring to with A1, A2 etc. The moderator will try to keep up with the questions.

 * 1) Q1 What does "an IB education" mean to you?
 * 2) Q2 How closely does the mission of the IB match the mission of your school? How 'lived' are they?
 * 3) Q3 How does a "constructivist approach, leading to open, democratic classrooms" look in your context?
 * 4) Q4 Does the nature of the inquiry cycle change in your school/ context through the MYP?
 * 5) Q5 What do you hope for the future of IB education as it grows & becomes more 'globalist'?
 * 6) Open Discussion. Please share resources, stories & inspirations.

Resources
 * Open access:**
 * IB Position Paper: What is an IB Education?
 * "This constructivist approach leads towards open, democratic classrooms." p4
 * IB ed. "creates communities: Ss can increase understanding of lang. & culture, which can help them become more globally engaged". #MYPChat
 * IB Position Paper: East Is East, West Is West by George Walker
 * IB Position Paper: Learners without borders, a curriculum for global citizenship
 * Blog post (Stephen): What is an international education?
 * Blog post (Stephen): The MYP: a greatest hits of curriculum theory
 * Blog post (Stephen): The MYP: a greatest hits of curriculum theory

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