IB Matters
IB Matters is a podcast (established in April 2019) which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for students, parents, and teachers interested in learning more about IB and for those working in IB schools wanting access to pedagogical support for their teaching.
Please listen, subscribe, and post a review to help us spread the word about the IB. Follow us on twitter @MattersIB and be sure to let us know what you would like to hear more about in future episodes.
The podcast is hosted in Minnesota by the MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) but is intended for a global audience.
Please listen, subscribe, and post a review to help us spread the word about the IB. Follow us on twitter @MattersIB and be sure to let us know what you would like to hear more about in future episodes.
The podcast is hosted in Minnesota by the MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) but is intended for a global audience.
Episodes
125 episodes
Play-based Learning with Smriti Sajjanhar
Smriti Sajjanhar from Genesis Global School shares her expertise in using Play-based Learning (PBL) with students in her PYP school. She shares great anecdotes telling how PBL has transformed the way students learn and even think about their le...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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39:55
#IBGC2024 "Optimizing IB MYP Personal Project with student-lead mentorship"
We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024 Use the hashtag #IBGC2024 to see what's happening on social mediaSession title: Optimizing the IB ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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16:14
#IBGC2024 "Humanizing Personalized Learning in the MYP"
We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024 Use the hashtag #IBGC2024 to see what's happening on social mediaSession title: Humanizing Persona...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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9:58
#IBGC2024 "Towards school-wide adoption - increasing access for all students"
We are releasing several quick casts featuring presenters at the IB Global Conference in Washington D.C. July 25-28, 2024 Use the hashtag #IBGC2024 to see what's happening on social mediaTowards school-wide adoption:...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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9:21
The Many Hats We Wear as IB Educators with Vikas Pahwa
Vikas Pahwa returns to talk about the many roles we play in our careers as educators. From teacher, mentor, colleague and leader to parent, learner, and counselor, we wear many hats throughout our lives.Vikas shares much of what he has ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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34:07
Book clubs, blogs, and teacher connections with Judy Imamudeen
Judy Imamudeen shares her experiences making connections with teachers around the world through her popular blog and educator book club. She also talks about the upcoming changes in the PYP and how to keep yourself healthy as you help young peo...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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32:31
Getting to know the PYP even better with Cindy Blackburn
The PYP, like all IB Programmes, is a dynamic and evolving framework of best practice. Our guest, Cindy Blackburn is well placed to guide us through the ins and outs of the Primary Years Programme in her role as a leader at Toddle.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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36:06
Celebrating 5 Years of IB Matters - Thank you!
In April of 2019, we set out to offer information about the IB for a Minnesota audience. Little did we know that it would grow to be heard in over 170 countries and become a labor of love for all things IB and a celebration of the global educat...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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5:40
The Snapshots Project - Sharing student service projects with Nate Samuelson
in this episode we talk to Nate Samuelson from Korea International School about his project called The Snapshots Project and a course he created called ‘Design Your Impact’. Not only will your students be invited to participate, you are encoura...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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34:40
Effective transitions when moving to a new school with Novadene Miller
In this episode we return to speak to Novadene Miller - this time we talk about making effective transitions when changing schools or changing roles within a school. But our conversation ranged widely from teacher skill sets in IB and inter...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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57:42
DP students from Exeter College share their CAS experiences
In this episode we talk to six students and their CAS coordinator from Exeter College in Devon County, England. As the third in a series of interviews with IB students around the world: first in the US (here in Minnesota) and then in India and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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55:19
Imagining IB With Artificial Intelligence: A leadership take on strengths and opportunities
This is part one of a series of episodes exploring the role of AI in the future of education.AI is here to stay and we need some tools and a plan to make the most of this transformative technology. Aruj Khaliq from Pakistan share...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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43:02
DP Students from Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon, India share their CAS experiences
In this episode we return to talk to Vikas Pahwa from Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon, India - but we are actually featuring some of his students who are sharing their CAS experiences. If this sounds familiar to regular listeners, that’s because w...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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46:04
DP Students from Minnesota (USA) share their CAS experiences
In this episode, we talk to four IB Diploma candidates about their CAS (Creativity, Activity & Service) experiences. Evan Whipple, Jynx Taylor, Lolu Ogunleye, and Audrey Mochama are all seniors at Champlin Park H...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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34:45
High Quality Learning with Sonia Singh
In this episode we return to talk to Sonia Singh, a school principal at Sreenidhi International School in Hyderabad, India about her school’s initiative to focus on high quality learning. While this may seem like an obvious goal o...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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39:48
De-tracking Schools in Shaker Heights with John Moore
In this episode we talk with John Moore from Shaker Heights, Ohio. The Shaker Heights City Schools have made the choice to de-track their schools in an effort to better prepare all their students for success in high school classes, including th...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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42:25
A Mission for our Association with Sarah Wernimont
In this episode we talk to our MN Assc of IB World Schools (MNIB) President, Sarah Wernimont, about the process we used this past year to develop our MNIB mission statement. You’ll hear it was a journey that I found challenging but very rewardi...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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24:43
The Connected IB Classroom with Novadene Miller
in this episode we return to talk to Novadene Miller. She was a guest in season 2 (episode 18) but she has now moved to a high school in Geneva and speaks about the connected IB classroom. Novadene has a PhD in physical geography, and is...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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42:48
Sustainable Project Based Learning with author Brad Sever
In this episode we talk to author, and IB high school assistant principal, Brad Sever about his new book, ‘Sustainable Project Based Learning’. Brad’s experience in an IB school makes him an excellent resource to help us navigate ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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42:00
The IB Educator Certificate with Cody Alderson
in this episode we talk to Cody Alderson from the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Cody is the director of the IB Educator Certificate Program at UNB. Cody and I talk about the many aspects of this great partnership b...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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32:32
IB School Improvement: The Program Development Plan with Jaya Sharma
When a school makes the effort to become an IB World School through a years-long period of reflection and self evaluation, the entire school agrees to embark on a continuous journey of self improvement. In this episode, we talk to <...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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36:06
Making a Difference: Incorporating Action in your IB Teaching with Bhavna Mathew
In this episode we return to talk with Bhavna Mathew from India about the role of action in the IB. As Bhavna says, Action is BIG! It is through action that we come closest to realizing the vision of the IB founders when they imagined a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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41:41
ATL's in the DP with Vikas Pahwa
In this episode of IB Matters we return to talk to Vikas Pahwa from India. Vikas is an experienced DP History teacher and great person to talk about how he implements the ATL skills in the high school. While we often think of ATLs in the...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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34:34
How the IB Languages put the International into the IB with Afroza Kazi
In this episode we talk to Afroza Kazi from Dhaka, Bangladesh about her role as a Diploma Programme teacher. While she specifically teaches Language B - English, we get a better understanding of what makes the IB work for so many students. That...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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48:19
ATL's in the PYP with Rezuan Chowdhury
In this episode of IB Matters we talk to Rezuan Chowdhury from Daka, Bangladesh. Rezuan, who is a returning guest, has recently moved to a new school as an assistant PYP coordinator. We follow-up our popular ATL series from this summer with som...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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42:33