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International Baccalaureate: Approaches to Teaching and Learning (OISE, Fall 2019, Online)

September 26, 2019 to December 5, 2019

  • Category: Course, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Other
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), Senior (grades 11-12)

Course Description

In this six week online course, you’ll examine how the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum design process upholds the IB Mission and philosophy within the K-12 international education context. You’ll have the opportunity to continue to practice the IB inquiry cycle (Inquire-Act-Reflect) as you learn how to design and plan effective learning in an IB programme based on learning theories, effective strategies and learning styles.

Key topics:

  • Exploring relevant learning theories, strategies and styles that support the design of effective IB learning activities
  • Teaching strategies and skills for designing learning activities that support IB learning aims and objectives
  • Designing learning activities with differentiated instructional strategies to meet the needs of all IB students
  • Selecting and evaluating teaching and learning models that support IB programming

Course Outline    
Download the course outline in PDF format for additional details including learning outcomes and module descriptions.