Virtual Think-Ins & Seminars

Effective strategies for concept-based curriculum and the thinking classroom 2 & 5 March 2021

Facilitator: Kate Beatty

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for educators who already have developed some understanding of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy. The seminar will continue educators’ exploration of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy in which students build their capacity to critically engage with complex ideas to solve problems, create new ideas and understand why they are learning what they are learning. During the seminar you will create a conceptual lens and a unit web, and create higher-order Generalizations to scaffold students’ deep thinking.

Session1 The Power of Conceptual Lenses and Unit Webs. Scaffolding thinking through writing higher-order generalizations for deep thinking.

Session 2 Investigating assessment as a performance of understanding.

Session 3 Let´s put it all together! Develop a CBCI unit plan.

Session 4 Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction teaching and learning strategies.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 2 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 5 March, 2:00 PM CET

How do school leaders manage change? (includes free subscription to Leadership site) 3 March 2021

Facilitator: Chris Wright

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

The price includes a free annual subscription to Chris Wright’s acclaimed School Leadership site - www.thinkib.net/leadership - which contains more than 800,000 words of wisdom for School Leaders. Existing subscribers to Chris’s site can register for this Think-In for a special price of only 50 euros. To qualify, please state that you are a subscriber in the Comments field.

How do you bring about change and get ‘buy in’ from the team? This Think-In is an introduction to change management, suitable for senior leaders, programme coordinators and heads of department. The seminar will provide you with collaborative tools and resources. It will be interactive and give you opportunities not only to discuss but to construct tools you can use back in school.

Session 1 How do we lead change? In this session we will discuss why bringing about changes can be so challenging and identify the key drivers to make successful change.

Session 2 Is there a process for initiating change in your school? In this session we will explore some practical change management tools and models for bringing about changes and improvements in your team and school.

The price includes a free annual subscription to Chris Wright’s acclaimed School Leadership site - www.thinkib.net/leadership - which contains more than 800,000 words of wisdom for School Leaders. Existing subscribers to Chris’s site can register for this Think-In for a special price of only 50 euros. To qualify, please state that you are a subscriber in the Comments field.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions using Zoom 3 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Essay 4 - 5 March 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the essay assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an essay and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the essay task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 What makes a good ToK essay? This session introduces the essay task and takes a long hard look at the features that mark out a good ToK essay from the crowd. We shall discuss a number of approaches to the structure of the essay paying special attention to an example-driven strategy.

Session 2 Exemplification, generalisation, and evaluation This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the essay through a set of hands-on tasks.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a student essay through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Scaffolding writing skills Finally, we look at the craft of writing the ToK essay and develop strategies for scaffolding clear, purposeful writing, with particular reference to EAL students.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 4 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 5 March, 2:00 PM CET

Mastering concept-based curriculum and the thinking classroom 8 - 9 March 2021

Facilitator: Kate Beatty

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for educators who have already developed some understanding of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy. During the seminar you will continue your exploration of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy focusing on the Structure of Knowledge and the Structure of Process and their role in enabling and supporting students to critically engaging with complex ideas and creating new understandings. During the seminar you will explore examples of good practice, create higher-order Generalizations, design performance assessments and a unit plan. The Think-In will include approaches to concept-based teaching and learning in the classroom contexts of the subject areas of the participants in the workshop.

Session1 The Power of Conceptual Lenses and Unit Webs. Scaffolding Thinking through writing higher-order Generalizations for deep thinking

Session2 Investigating assessment in language classes as a performance of understanding

Session 3 Let´s put it all together and develop a CBCI unit plan!

Session 4 Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction teaching and learning strategies for subject classrooms.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 8 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 9 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: DP Mathematics IA - the Exploration 9 - 10 March 2021

Facilitator: Tim Garry

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

The internal assessment (IA) task for IBDP mathematics, the Exploration, is the same for both of the IBDP mathematics courses: Analysis & Approaches and Applications & Interpretation. This Think-In is designed for mathematics teachers who wish to expand their skills in supporting and supervising students, and develop their expertise in providing useful advice and feedback to students and in assessing their students’ Explorations. The primary objective of this seminar is to assist teachers in developing their confidence and competence in managing all aspects of the IBDP mathematics internal assessment component.

Session 1 Overview of the Exploration; differences between SL and HL. Inquiry-based learning, conceptual understanding, ATL, IB Learner Profile and the Exploration. Introducing the Exploration to students; and developing an understanding of the task. Strategies for preparing students to write their Exploration.

Session 2 Exploration topic choice: the most important stage. How to effectively supervise your students’ choice of topic, and further stages of the IA. Giving feedback before their final draft. Developing skills and confidence in marking student Explorations.

Session 3 Real-time marking of Exploration exemplar(s). Best practice in marking Explorations; and relation to advice to students while writing their IAs. Providing written feedback on students’ final draft.

Session 4 Using the Exploration to support teaching and student learning of syllabus content. Overview of guidance and ideas for optimizing classroom management of the IA. Additional Exploration exemplars with scores and comments.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions via Zoom over two days: 1st day: 9 March, 2:00 PM CET and 2nd day: 10 March, 2:00 PM CET.

Improving student engagement in remote learning 11 March 2021

Facilitator: Dianne Blackburn

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In explores the teacher-faced challenges to student engagement in remote learning environments. The interactive sessions provide opportunities to experiment with interactive tools to engage students. Participants will create materials that can be implemented across educational contexts.

Session 1 Exploring the cycle of engagement Identifying challenges and barriers. Exploring strategies and tools.

Session 2 Developing practice across multiple educational contexts. Blended/synchronous/asynchronous – using tools and strategies to work SMART.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions using Zoom: 11 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The IA in Chemistry 12 March 2021

Facilitator: Paul Lloyd

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In will explore the range of approaches to scientific investigations including use of secondary data, modelling and simulations. We will investigate a range of resources for the different approaches. During the seminar we will also develop ways by which students may complete scientific investigations in a remote environment, including safety and authenticity issues. There will be opportunities to investigate successful strategies for satisfying the criteria in remotely conducted investigations. We will explore possibilities for experiments conducted away from the traditional laboratory environment using readily available apparatus. There will be opportunities to ask specific advice on achieving good outcomes for student investigations and for sharing useful resources.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions via Zoom 12 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Exhibition (FULL) 16 - 17 March 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the exhibition assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an exhibition and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the exhibition task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 The ToK Exhibition task This session introduces the exhibition task and situates it within the ethos of the new ToK programme: specifically, that knowledge can involve material objects, that knowledge is predominantly social, and that knowledge involves performance. We shall discuss what makes a good exhibition and how to scaffold the choice of objects.

Session 2 Exemplification and forging connections This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the exhibition through a set of hands-on tasks. Strategies for focusing on salient aspects of the prompt will be examined.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a number of exhibition samples through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Further refinements to the process of curating an exhibition Finally, we examine how teachers can further support students in the curation process by guiding participants toward producing an action plan for generating the exhibition sensitive to the specific school context.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 16 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 17 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The IA in Physics 17 March 2021

Facilitator: David Clapp

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In will explore the range of approaches to scientific investigations including use of secondary data, modelling and simulations. We will investigate a range of resources for the different approaches. During the seminar we will also develop ways by which students may complete scientific investigations in a remote environment, including safety and authenticity issues. There will be opportunities to investigate successful strategies for satisfying the criteria in remotely conducted investigations. We will explore possibilities for experiments conducted away from the traditional laboratory environment using readily available apparatus. There will be opportunities to ask specific advice on achieving good outcomes for student investigations and for sharing useful resources. “

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute face-to-face synchronous sessions via Zoom 17 March, 2:00 PM CET

Mastering concept-based language strategies for the thinking classroom 22 - 23 March 2021

Facilitator: Kate Beatty

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for Language Acquisition, Language and Literature and Language Arts educators who already have developed some understanding of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy. The seminar will continue educators’ exploration of the value and power of a concept-based pedagogy focusing on the Structure of Process and its role in enabling and supporting students to build their capacity to understand, respond, critique and produce language whilst critically engaging with complex ideas and creating new understandings. During the seminar you will explore examples, create a language focused conceptual lens and a language unit web, create higher-order Generalizations to scaffold students’ deep thinking and develop a unit plan. This Think-In include approaches to concept-based teaching and learning in the Language Acquisition, Language and Literature and Language Arts classrooms.

Session 1 The Power of Conceptual Lenses and Unit Webs. Scaffolding Thinking through writing higher-order Generalizations for deep thinking.

Session 2 Investigating assessment in language classes as a performance of understanding.

Session 3 Let´s put it all together and develop a Language CBCI unit plan!

Session 4 Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction teaching and learning strategies for the language classroom.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 22 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 23 March, 2:00 PM CET

Assessment and remote learning 23 - 24 March 2021

Facilitator: Dianne Blackburn

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for educators to explore the challenges of assessment in distance learning. We will consider the development of strategies in formative and summative assessment. Using digital tools, assessment can be developed to encourage student engagement and authenticity whilst creating exciting and diverse activities.

Session 1 Establishing the challenges and barriers to assessment in remote learning. Understanding the barriers to accepting feedback.

Session 2 Strategies to provide differentiated instruction and assessment.

Session 3 Reimaging communication through digital tools for formative assessment.

Session 4 Summative assessment - the challenges and strategies to effectively assess in a remote environment.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 23 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 24 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The IA in History 23 March 2021

Facilitator: Alex Bast

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In is designed for DP History teachers who wish to expand their skills in supporting and supervising students, as well as develop their expertise in providing useful advice and feedback to students in in their Historical Investigation. The primary goal of this seminar is to share the strategies and tips that will allow your students to achieve top marks in this component. You are also welcome to bring your current IA samples for some group moderation and feedback.

Session 1: Elements of Success How to guide your students in choosing the right topics, how to formulate the best research questions. IA logistics (timing, deadlines, preparation sessions). Source selection. Research Tips. OPCVL for an IA Level. How to get a 5-6 in Section A.

Session 2: The Investigation How can students get a 13-15 in Section B. How to structure an argument. How to incorporate and evaluate perspectives. What is a perspective in the IA. How to write exemplary reflections and get top marks in Section C. Moderation of Samples.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions + a 15 minute break, via Zoom 23 March, 2:00 PM CET

How do students learn? (includes free subscription to Leadership site) 24 March 2021

Facilitator: Chris Wright

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

The price includes a free annual subscription to Chris Wright’s acclaimed School Leadership site - www.thinkib.net/leadership - which contains more than 800,000 words of wisdom for School Leaders. Existing subscribers to Chris’s site can register for this Think-In for a special price of only 50 euros. To qualify, please state that you are a subscriber in the Comments field.

A Think-In for all teachers and subject leaders who want to develop their understanding of how learning happens. This seminar will provide you with collaborative tools and resources. It will be interactive and give you opportunities not only to discuss but to construct tools you can use back in school.

Session 1 How do we think? All about the brain This session will provide you with a quick and engaging way into understanding how to scaffold your teaching to support what science tells us about how the brain works and how we construct knowledge. Learning about how the brain works underlines the importance of many of the IB approaches to teaching and learning.

Session 2 How do we create the optimal conditions for learning? This session will provide you with the Top Tips of a global group of IB Educators and Workshop Leaders. In the second half of the session, we inquire into how to make learning memorable – how should we best prepare students for exams in a way in which they remember what they have learnt?

The price includes a free annual subscription to Chris Wright’s acclaimed School Leadership site - www.thinkib.net/leadership - which contains more than 800,000 words of wisdom for School Leaders. Existing subscribers to Chris’s site can register for this Think-In for a special price of only 50 euros. To qualify, please state that you are a subscriber in the Comments field.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions using Zoom 24 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The IA in Biology 25 March 2021

Facilitator: Richard Scarr

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In will explore the range of approaches to scientific investigations including use of secondary data, modelling and simulations. We will investigate a range of resources for the different approaches. During the seminar we will also develop ways by which students may complete scientific investigations in a remote environment, including safety and authenticity issues. There will be opportunities to investigate successful strategies for satisfying the criteria in remotely conducted investigations. We will explore possibilities for experiments conducted away from the traditional laboratory environment using readily available apparatus. There will be opportunities to ask specific advice on achieving good outcomes for student investigations and for sharing useful resources.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions via Zoom 25 March, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The Extended Essay 29 - 30 March 2021

Facilitator: Jonathan Newell

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In will explore the roles and responsibilities of the supervisor and student in developing a successful research question, which is key to success in writing an extended essay. We will explore a range of different approaches to this often thorny issue, and we will also develop ways by which students may complete essays authentically. There will be opportunities to discuss different timelines and develop successful supervisory approaches, including an understanding of the administrative requirements of extended essay supervision and submission, and an understanding of the role of reflection in this process.

Session 1 Roles and responsibilities Objectives: to build understanding in helping students develop suitable research questions. Content: probing Enquiry and the EE - understanding roles and responsibilities – exploring student qualities - exploring research questions.

Session 2 - Research question development Objectives: to build further understanding in how a student may develop a suitable research question, and how the reflection fits in with this. Content: RQ empathy task – supervisor/student role-play – developing from a starting point .

Session 3 Resources and research Objectives: to clarify and deepen knowledge about these issues in relation to the EE. Content: research and writing process - critical thinking - academic honesty - citation and bibliography - the librarian.

Session 4 – Reflection and submission Objectives: to explore how the reflection ties into the essay’s development over time and how the supervisor can help putting it all together. Content: reflection requirements - the RPPF - the RRS - the supervisor’s role – a timeline - the viva voce - checklist for students

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions via Zoom over two days: 1st day: 29 March, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 30 March , 2:00 PM CET

Keys to success: The HL IA in Business Management 29 March 2021

Facilitator: Paul Hoang

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

The IB has changed the weighting of the HL Internal Assessment from 25% to 35% for the May 2021 to November 2023 exams. This Think-In will focus on all important aspects of supporting students throughout the IA process to ensure student success. The Think-In is suitable for all Business Management teachers in IB World Schools, irrespective of the level of experience.

Session 1 What makes a good HL IA title? The importance of primary research in the HL IA. Understanding the HL assessment criteria. Common mistakes to avoid. Effective strategies to support students in the IA process. Academic integrity.

Session 2 Marking exercise. Top tips for improving student achievement. There will also be plenty of opportunities to address the individual questions of workshop participants.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions + a 15 minute break, via Zoom 29 March, 2:00 PM CET

Focus on: Maths and approaches to teaching & learning 7 April 2021

Facilitator: Jim Noble

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In is for teachers who are looking to develop and exchange ideas about the ways in which we can bring variety and richness into our secondary mathematics classrooms. During the seminar you will engage in ideas, explore features of tasks that build in such elements as inquiry, concept, internationalism, global citizenship as we discuss how teachers can make this a part of their day to day teaching.

Session 1 In this session, we will engage with some example tasks to help bring out the key issues with how our tasks can be designed to incorporate various elements from the broad range of desirable features we set out in all the aims and goals above. We will exchange the pros and cons and get into some strategies and design principles that can help to make this a regular feature.

Session 2 The second session will feed on the inspiration for achieving what we set out in the first session and finish with a 30 ideas in 30 minutes presentation to make sure we all leave brimming with practical possibilities for both long term practice and maybe even tomorrow's class!

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions via Zoom 7April, 2:00 PM CET

Price 150 EUR / 135GBP / 185 USD

Keys to success: The SL IA in Business Management 7 April 2021

Facilitator: Paul Hoang

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

The IB has changed the weighting of the SL Internal Assessment from 25% to 35% for the May 2021 to November 2023 exams. This Think-In will focus on all important aspects of supporting students throughout the IA process to ensure student success. The Think-In is suitable for all Business Management teachers in IB World Schools, irrespective of the level of experience.

Session 1 What makes a good SL IA title? The importance of the supporting documents in the SL IA. Understanding the SL assessment criteria. Common mistakes to avoid. Effective strategies to support students in the IA process. Academic integrity.

Session 2 Marking exercise. Top tips for improving student achievement. There will also be plenty of opportunities to address the individual questions of workshop participants.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions + a 15 minute break, via Zoom 7 April 2:00 PM CET

Focus on: university admissions in the UK 13 April 2021

Facilitator: Emma Mitchell

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

Designed for coordinators, university advisers and academic/pastoral leaders, this Think-In begins with an update on UK university admissions in the increasingly competitive environment. You will be given guidance on designing a framework to support students in making diploma and university subject and institution choices, and a watertight “pipeline” for managing Oxford and Cambridge applications. The Think-In concludes by considering a checklist designed to ensure that your leavers have realistic expectations of the undergraduate experience.

Session 1 Start with the end in mind This session starts with a presentation on how university admissions in the UK are changing. We will also discuss how we can help the students making informed subject choices and how we can prepare for our students’ university applications with consideration of each individual.

Session 2 Aim high This session focuses on applications to highly competitive universities. We will discuss the importance of the balance between personal statements and our references. How do we plan for admissions tests and interviews? How do we support our students by ensuring that their expectations of university match the real undergraduate experience?

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions using Zoom 13 April, 2:00 PM CET

Inquiry Based Learning in the Virtual Classroom 14 - 15 April 2021

Facilitator: Dianne Blackburn

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for all educators as an introduction to IBL in a remote learning setting. Through an exploration into models of inquiry, you will develop skills to create engaging digital tools to enhance student engagement and generate high-quality teaching practice, transferable between the physical and virtual classroom.

Session 1 Introduction to IBL and exploring what is inquiry? Benefits and challenges of inquiry in remote learning.

Session 2 Exploring models of inquiry in remote learning. Adapting levels of inquiry through digital tools.

Session 3 Exploration of digital resources, apps and tools to foster IBL. Introduction to contextual multi-media documents.

Session 4 Curating inquiry and developing collaborative student interactive tools. Reflection.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 14 April, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 15 April, 2:00 PM CET

Inclusive approaches to remote learning 20 - 21 April 2021

Facilitator: Dianne Blackburn

Length: 6 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed to support educators in the creation of inclusive learning engagements using UDL (Universal Design for Learning) strategies, through interactive digital tools. Using current teaching practice, the seminar will explore opportunities to create inclusive multi-media planners that engage and excite the learner.

Session 1 Introduction to Universal Design for Learning as an approach for inclusive practice. Why should we change what we are currently doing? Transforming inclusive education. Consider human diversity and connect to design in our everyday lives.

Session 2 Variability of a student and barriers to learning. How are students variable, what should we consider? Identify barriers and explore strategies to remove these barriers.

Session 3 Working SMART. Consider vocabulary in UDL. Creating a resource to consider variability and removing barriers. Consider the impact of this on teaching and learning and the planning process.

Session 4 Create a qualitative SMART learning goal. Creating your UDL strategy. Collaborative planning.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 90-minute sessions via Zoom over two days: 1st day: 20 April, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 21 April, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Essay 22 - 23 April 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the essay assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an essay and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the essay task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 What makes a good ToK essay? This session introduces the essay task and takes a long hard look at the features that mark out a good ToK essay from the crowd. We shall discuss a number of approaches to the structure of the essay paying special attention to an example-driven strategy.

Session 2 Exemplification, generalisation, and evaluation This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the essay through a set of hands-on tasks.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a student essay through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Scaffolding writing skills Finally, we look at the craft of writing the ToK essay and develop strategies for scaffolding clear, purposeful writing, with particular reference to EAL students.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 22 April, 9:00 AM CET 2nd day: 23 April, 9:00 AM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Exhibition 6 - 7 May 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the exhibition assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an exhibition and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the exhibition task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 The ToK Exhibition task This session introduces the exhibition task and situates it within the ethos of the new ToK programme: specifically, that knowledge can involve material objects, that knowledge is predominantly social, and that knowledge involves performance. We shall discuss what makes a good exhibition and how to scaffold the choice of objects.

Session 2 Exemplification and forging connections This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the exhibition through a set of hands-on tasks. Strategies for focusing on salient aspects of the prompt will be examined.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a number of exhibition samples through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Further refinements to the process of curating an exhibition Finally, we examine how teachers can further support students in the curation process by guiding participants toward producing an action plan for generating the exhibition sensitive to the specific school context.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 6 May, 9:00 AM CET 2nd day: 7 May, 9:00 AM CET

Student & teacher well-being in remote learning 13 May 2021

Facilitator: Dianne Blackburn

Length: 3 hours over 1 day

This Think-In explores strategies and tools to support teacher and student well-being with a focus upon the challenges faced during remote classrooms. Participants are invited to build a portfolio of diverse approaches to improve well-being in consideration of their own context.

Session 1 Student well-being, implications for the remote classroom, identifying needs. Exploring student voice and social engagement. Session 2 Teacher well-being – challenges in remote learning. Developing strategies and tools to improve balance.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and a certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Two 90-minute sessions using Zoom 13 May, 2:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Essay 26 - 27 August 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the essay assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an essay and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the essay task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 What makes a good ToK essay? This session introduces the essay task and takes a long hard look at the features that mark out a good ToK essay from the crowd. We shall discuss a number of approaches to the structure of the essay paying special attention to an example-driven strategy.

Session 2 Exemplification, generalisation, and evaluation This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the essay through a set of hands-on tasks.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a student essay through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Scaffolding writing skills Finally, we look at the craft of writing the ToK essay and develop strategies for scaffolding clear, purposeful writing, with particular reference to EAL students.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 26 August, 14:00 PM CET 2nd day: 27 August, 14:00 PM CET

Keys to Success: the TOK Exhibition 2 - 3 September 2021

Facilitator: Ric Sims

Length: 4 hours over 2 days

This Think-In is designed for ToK teachers who are looking to develop their approach to the preparation of the exhibition assessment component. Participants will be encouraged to think carefully about the skills that are needed in the different stages of the processes of building an exhibition and how these skills can be nurtured in the ToK classroom. At the end of the seminar participants can expect to have a clearer idea of what is required in the exhibition task and how these requirements can be nurtured and scaffolded.

Session 1 The ToK Exhibition task This session introduces the exhibition task and situates it within the ethos of the new ToK programme: specifically, that knowledge can involve material objects, that knowledge is predominantly social, and that knowledge involves performance. We shall discuss what makes a good exhibition and how to scaffold the choice of objects.

Session 2 Exemplification and forging connections This session examines the roles these processes play in the construction of the exhibition through a set of hands-on tasks. Strategies for focusing on salient aspects of the prompt will be examined.

Session 3 Assessment This session aims to refine participants’ appreciation of the subtleties of the assessment process by taking an in-depth look at a number of exhibition samples through the eyes of a senior examiner.

Session 4 Further refinements to the process of curating an exhibition Finally, we examine how teachers can further support students in the curation process by guiding participants toward producing an action plan for generating the exhibition sensitive to the specific school context.

The maximum number of participants per seminar is 25 and an InThinking certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the seminar.

Four 60-minute sessions using Zoom over two days: 1st day: 2 September, 2:00 PM CET 2nd day: 3 September, 2:00 PM CET