Podcasts by 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.
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Analyzing the 2020 DP Exams: Where do we go from here? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tim Kane and Asheesh Misra from IB Schoolimprovement.com share their take on the 2020 IB exam issues and how they have helped schools work with the fallout and results from this unique situation.
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Optimizing Learning in a Pandemic with Oanh Crouch of Globeducate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Oanh Crouch speaks about ways her schools are using the COVID19 crisis as an opportunity to improve instruction and bring all parts of the educational community together.
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 7 - Policies and a virtual consultancy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rockford parent, Maris Ehlers interviews IB Coordinator, Matthew Scheidler about the end of the 2020 school year affected by COVID-19 and the continuing effort to add three IB Programmes to RHS.
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MYP Design & Making IB Connections with Andy Richardson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Veteran MYP teacher and global IB educator, Andy Richardson talks about the MYP Design course and building a personal network of engaged educators from around the world.
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Time to recognize the vital role of the CP with Jon Halligan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jon Halligan's recently article challenges the IB to help the CP take itself out from the shadow of the more well-known Diploma Programme. Jon argues that each Programme has its own strengths and t...
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Responding to the Killing of George Floyd from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode of IB Matters we talk to outstanding members of the Minesota IB community who will share their reactions to the murder of George Floyd in our local community here in Minneapolis, Mi...
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Design and Beyond with Jason Reagin, host of Design Cast, and Design Teacher Kurt Carlson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak with Jason Reagin of the "Design Cast" Podcast and Kurt Carlson about a wide range of topics from design teaching to assessment, distance learning, and even a bit about podcasting for an I...
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Becoming an IB School - COVID-19 edition - A Virtual Authorization Visit w/Asnaha Fahreen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Asnaha Farheen speaks about the new option for a virtual site visit while the COVID-19 virus shuts down schools world-wide.
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Deep Dive into Conceptual Teaching with Adrian von Wrede-Jervis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Adrian shares his interest in improving conceptual teaching through research-based practices.
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Toddle's Online Teaching Tools for PYP from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Staff from PYP support platform, Toddle, talk about how they are adapting to help teachers take their lesson online.
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Modeling effective distance learning with Sara VanDerWerf from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sara VanDerWerf, a national leader in math education and a former IB teacher, about how to use modeling to prepare students for learning from videos
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 5 - A principal's perspective from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A new but experienced HS principal, Paul Menard, makes a compelling case for using IB as the core framework for everything happening in the school.
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Maintaining Student Wellness in the IB with Jenny Magdal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jenny Magdal shares some important ideas on how to maintain student wellness while embarking on the rigors of an IB education.
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Exploring Multimodal Literacy with Trevor Aleo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak with Trevor Aleo to discuss his post in the NCTE Blog advocating for teaching Multimodal Literacy.
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A DP Parent and Student Perspective on IB from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from veteran IB parent and her daughter about what IB added to the high school experience and how IB prepared her and her sister for university.
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Design Thinking in the PYP with Humera Riyez from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Humera Riyaz is back to talk about design thinking and how it has been incorporated in every classroom at her school.
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 4 - A new to IB teacher & More parent questions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from an experienced teacher who is just beginning to learn about MYP and DP. We also get some more parent questions about how adding IB will impact their students' educational future.
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Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) with Peter Muir from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Peter Muir describes the key role of CAS as a core aspect of the Diploma Programme
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Vendor feature - Toddle - The Planathon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak with Toddle co-founder and CEO, Deepanshu Arora about the Toddle platform and their upcoming PYP Planathon
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MYP Service as Action with Loredana Giovanelli from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Loredana Giovanelli shares many practical ways to incorporate SA into her MYP school community
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Building a PYP school culture with Asnaha Farheen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Asnaha Farheen speaks about the process of training an entire school staff in the common practices found in all PYP schools across the globe.
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Vendor Feature - Kognity: Intelligent textbooks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We speak with Karin Bjerde about Kognity - an award-winning digital publisher that combines the power of technology and textbooks to create a vastly elevated learning experience.
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Assessment for Conceptual Learning with Julie Stern from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Julie Stern shares great examples of how to assess students' understanding of big concepts.
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 3 - Parent Questions from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An engaged parent at an IB candidate school asks about how IB will change the school experience for students at Rockford High School.
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Inside the Career-related Programme with Chantell Wyten from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chantell Wyten, senior Curriculum Manager for the CP, describes core aspects of the Programme
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Talking DP, TOK & Ideas Roadshow with Irena and Howard Burton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, we hear how the TOK course drew the Burtons to the IB and led them to create video and print resources for 21 different IB subjects and for the core of the Diploma Programme.
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Vendor Feature - ManageBac from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
ManageBac's Kari Davidson explains the many features and recent enhancements of the ManageBac platform to support IB schools
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
IB coordinator Matt Scheidler talks about the local and global IB support community helping his school along the path to IB school authorization.
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Improving equity and exam scores in the Diploma Programme with Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Asheesh Misra and Tim Kane share their strategies to improve DP exam scores in any IB school
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Developing new IB Programmes - The role of Development Manager from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
IB development managers Jonathon Bradley and Phil Evans describe how they help prospective IB schools journey through the process of becoming members of the IB movement.
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IB Service in Action - The We Help Two Organization from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk with Trevor Bergman about his work with "We Help Two" - an organization that helps many IB schools with service learning projects and "taking action" as an extension of the curriculum.
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IB Vendors at #IBNOLA2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vendors at the #IBNOLA2019 Global Conference preview their products and services
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IB Global Conference Special #IBNOLA2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A special IB Global Conference preview featuring presenters and vendors #IBNOLA2019
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Becoming an IB School - Episode 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode of IB Matters we talk to Matt Scheidler, a newly designated IB coordinator and a principal on special assignment about the process of becoming an IB school.
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International teaching with Jon Eversoll from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jon Eversoll talks about his experiences teaching in four different schools in four different countries outside the US.
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Diploma Programme assessment explained from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mike Cassidy, a Diploma Programme coordinator, Film and TOK teacher, and a Film examiner, helps us better understand the multi-modal DP assessment system.
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The MYP Personal Project from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jon Eversoll explains the MYP capstone experience, the Personal Project.
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The role of the DP examiner with Mike Cassidy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mike Cassidy, an HL Film teacher and IB Film examiner, shares a behind the scenes look at how examinations are scored by a team of expert teachers across the globe.
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Conceptual teaching & learning with Julie Stern from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
ulie Stern speaking with us about her work in conceptual teaching and learning.
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The MYP Community Project from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode, hosted by Angela Wilcox, we hear from two 9th grade students who describe their MYP Community Project. As Angela tells listeners, the Community Project is the culminating activity ...
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Linking Design and Action with Leon Wang from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We talk with Leon Wang of Firebird Design Lab about how he helps develop student (and adult) agency through teaching design and how it can lead to action outside the classroom.
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Inquiry in the PYP with Humera Riyaz from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Experienced PYP coordinator, Humera Riyaz of Bhopal, India shares her school's work with inquiry education.
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The IB Educator Network (IBEN) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A description of the IB Educator Network (IBEN) and a call to apply to become an IB leader/trainer.
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The MYP assessment framework from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We review of the MYP assessment framework and how it is directly tied to the written curriculum of the school.
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Introducing the IB Programmes: The Career-related Programme (CP) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CP Coordinator, Chris Baker-Raivo introduces the IB's newest Programme, the Career-related Programme
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Introducing the IB Programmes: The Diploma Programme (DP) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
DP coordinator Max Athorn explains the IB Diploma Programme and the role of the DP coordinator in a large urban school.
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Introducing the IB Programmes: The Primary Years Programme (PYP) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
PYP coordinator, Kirsten McPherson lays out the framework of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)
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Diploma Programme alumni talk about IB from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former Diploma Programme students talk about how the IB Diploma Programme helped them succeed in college.
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Introducing the IB Programmes: The Middle Years Programme (MYP) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
MYP Coordinator, Angela Wilcox takes us on a tour of the IB MYP and how it is an all-inclusive programme suitable for every middle years student.
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IB Leaders: Martina Talic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
IB practitioner - Martina Talic talks about her journey to become an IB educator and how IB does Language education.
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IB Matters introduction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An introduction to the new podcast, IB Matters.
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IB Matters introduction from 2019-04-22T22:00
Introducing a new podcast, IB Matters, which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for students, parents, and teachers interested in learning more...
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IB Matters introduction from 2019-04-22T22:00
Introducing a new podcast, IB Matters, which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for students, parents, and teachers interested in learning more...
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