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March, 2024

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Transdisciplinary & Active Learning in the PYP

Saturday, March 2, 2024 | 03:30 – 05:45 pm JST

What happens when students drive their own learning? They become responsible leaders and problem solvers, ready to tackle challenges in our ever-changing world. 

Join leading practitioners Julie Stern and Miho Nishita to learn how you can boost student engagement by making learning fun, engaging, and contextual. Discover practical strategies to promote self-directed learning and create impactful transdisciplinary units for your students. 

Session 1

03:30 – 04:30 pm JST (60 min)

What happens when you shift the power in the classroom from the teacher to the students? Join Julie Stern to boost the joy and learning in your PYP classrooms through concrete strategies. Learn how you can foster positive relationships with students, build thinking classrooms, stimulating learning environments, and above all, put students in the driver’s seat of their learning.

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Julie Stern
Session 2

Extending learning to real-life situations

04:45 – 05:45 pm JST (60 min)

By deeply connecting learning with the real world, learners can understand the true meaning of education and become capable problem solvers. Join Miho Nishita to explore transdisciplinary learning in the PYP and discover how to connect learning to local and global contexts, empowering learners to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

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Navigating the MYP & Balancing Assessment

Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 9:00 – 11:15 am JST

How can you effectively adapt the MYP framework within the Japanese context? 

Long-standing IB practitioner Gay-Ann Bagotchay will help you navigate the unique challenges and opportunities of implementing the MYP in Japan.

One typical challenge that MYP educators face is maintaining high academic standards of the MYP while also looking after the wellbeing of their students. IB Association of Japan Chair Daniel Reynolds will explore how us MYP educators can balance assessments in the classroom.

Please note: Both sessions will be available in English and Japanese.

Session 1

9:00 – 10:00 am JST (60 min)

For schools who also implement national curricular standards, implementing the MYP can be a challenge. In this workshop, we will cultivate a community of practice, fostering collaboration and support for MYP implementation in Japan. Together, we will examine challenges, explore opportunities, and share effective practices to navigate and thrive in the unique context of MYP in Japan.

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Session 2

10:15 – 11:15 am JST (60 min)

Assessment is an important tool for learning, but, what is the right amount? How do we ensure that we have data to inform instruction, while at the same time understand that assessment can be stressful for both students and teachers alike? The Head of School at Tokyo International School, Daniel Reynolds, believes that great schools balance wellbeing and learning, and will help educators find ways to balance assessment. 

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IBDP Assessment Masterclasses

Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 02:15 pm JST

In Japan, we IBDP educators often focus heavily on practice tests and revision techniques to prepare our students to ace the IBDP exams. In our virtual workshop, we will dig beyond the surface and share strategies for preparing our students for the IBDP exams with effective revision and stress management techniques. We will also examine how  an effective Diploma Program extends beyond student preparation. A robust and dynamic assessment policy is equally important, ensuring the school’s alignment with the IBDP’s philosophy on assessments.

Join our two power-packed masterclasses that will focus on preparing students for the IBDP exams and developing an impactful assessment policy for your school.

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Session 1

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm JST (60 min)

With the IBDP exams just around the corner, do you find your students struggling to cope with the stress? 

Join us to explore strategies that you can implement to motivate and prepare students for their exams. In this session, Oliver Furnival will share strategies and insights from his IB Survival Booklet and revision techniques guide to ensure you are equipped to set your students up for success in the IBDP.

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Session 2

01:15 pm – 02:15 pm JST (60 min)

Join Mineko Kobayashi to unpack the elements of creating and implementing a functional assessment policy that aligns with the updated IB standards and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. Whether your school is looking to incorporate IB requirements into an existing policy or starting from scratch, this session will provide the insights and strategies you need to enhance your approach to assessment in the DP.

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Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle's events are organised to enable exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for the IB official workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB.

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Julie Stern

Julie Stern is passionate about synthesizing the best of education research into practical tools that support educators in breaking free of the industrial model of schooling and moving toward teaching and learning that promotes sustainability, equity, and well-being. She is the best-selling author of Learning that Transfers, Visible Learning for Social Studies, and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary. She is the thought leader behind the global workshop series Making Sense of Learning Transfer and is a certified trainer in Visible Learning Plus. Julie is a James Madison Constitutional Fellow and taught social studies for many years in Washington, DC and her native Louisiana.
Miho Nishita
Miho is an experienced language teacher and IB PYP workshop leader. She trained as a bilingual workshop leader in 2012 and has facilitated numerous workshops in both Japanese and English on behalf of the IB. Miho's depth of knowledge and wealth of experience enables her to bridge and create connections between the IB and the Japanese community. She is a key figure in implementing the IB PYP in Japan. Miho has completed a Master's Degree in Linguistics from Monash University, Melbourne.
Gay-Ann Bagotchay
Gay-Ann currently serves as the K-12 English Bilingual/Immersion Program Director at Katoh Gakuen School. Before this, she held the role of MYP coordinator for over a decade. Starting as a DP Chemistry teacher in 2001, she has expanded her expertise to include DP Physics and MYP Sciences. Throughout her career, she has taken on diverse roles like PP coordinator and CAS coordinator. Beyond her school duties, she contributes to the IB community with experiences spanning teacher professional development, school advisory, and curriculum review.

Originally hailing from the Philippines, she has contributed her skills to international schools in both her home country and the Bahamas. Her true passion lies in organising service activities within her hometown—ranging from feeding programs to aiding disaster victims and advocating for library book support.
Daniel Reynolds

Growing up in rural Canada, Daniel had never believed his life would turn out the way it has. His international education journey started 25 years ago and he had the privilege of working in six wonderful schools. He started as a physical education teacher and moved on to senior leadership on 3 different continents. In his experience, great schools ensure the two pillars of wellbeing and learning work in unison. He truly believes that laughter is the best medicine and hopes that in any school he leads, students will always enter eagerly and walk away enriched.
Gay-Ann Bagotchay

Gay-Ann currently serves as the K-12 English Bilingual/Immersion Program Director at Katoh Gakuen School. Before this, she held the role of MYP coordinator for over a decade. Starting as a DP Chemistry teacher in 2001, she has expanded her expertise to include DP Physics and MYP Sciences. Throughout her career, she has taken on diverse roles like PP coordinator and CAS coordinator. Beyond her school duties, she contributes to the IB community with experiences spanning teacher professional development, school advisory, and curriculum review.

Originally hailing from the Philippines, she has contributed her skills to international schools in both her home country and the Bahamas. Her true passion lies in organising service activities within her hometown—ranging from feeding programs to aiding disaster victims and advocating for library book support.
Daniel Reynolds

Growing up in rural Canada, Daniel had never believed his life would turn out the way it has. His international education journey started 25 years ago and he had the privilege of working in six wonderful schools. He started as a physical education teacher and moved on to senior leadership on 3 different continents. In his experience, great schools ensure the two pillars of wellbeing and learning work in unison. He truly believes that laughter is the best medicine and hopes that in any school he leads, students will always enter eagerly and walk away enriched.

Oliver Furnival
Oliver’s roles in the English National Curriculum include Director of Humanities, Gifted and Talented Lead Teacher and GCSE Exam Team Leader. Oliver’s 22-year relationship with the Institute of Education includes Trainee Teacher Mentor and Workshop Leader. Within the International Baccalaureate Oliver has held the positions of Diploma Programme Coordinator, IB Curriculum Manager and Director of Teaching and Learning. Oliver is an IBEN Programme Leader.
Mineko Kobayashi
Mineko Kobayashi earned her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Hiroshima. Since August 2018, she has been serving as a Japanese language teacher at UWC ISAK Japan, where she instructs DP Japanese B and DP Japanese ab initio courses. Her teaching journey also includes positions at AICJ Junior and Senior High School, Malaya University, Ristumeikan Uji High School and K. International School Tokyo.

Mineko Kobayashi is a firm believer in the IB philosophy and actively contributes to its dissemination across Japan. She has conducted twenty-three IB workshops, visited twenty-four schools for verification and evaluation, and collaborated with seven schools as an IB consultant, all of which achieved successful authorization as IB world schools.

Her commitment to education and the IB philosophy is evident in her extensive involvement and contributions to the growth of IB programs in Japan.