Explore IB professional development
Choose from a variety of IB PD options and pathways, all of which are supported by a global architecture, consistently high-quality materials and ongoing workshop leader training.
Scheduled workshops
Every year, the IB schedules and organizes a wide range of professional development workshops to strengthen individual teaching practice and professional learning communities.
Delivery options
Individual educators can attend any of these workshops face-to-face, online or virtually.
FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS
take place at several events which the IB and our partners organize throughout the world. Every event generally consists of multiple workshops hosted at conference venues, hotels and IB World Schools.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
are primarily synchronous: they closely resemble the experience of face-to-face workshops, but through a virtual platform. They offer comprehensive learning over three consecutive days.
ONLINE WORKSHOPS
are generally four weeks long, offering a primarily asynchronous learning option led by an experienced online facilitator. They also offer participants a unique opportunity to network and share experiences and best practices with other teachers around the world.
Requested workshops
The IB delivers professional development workshops to educators from one or more schools upon request. Schools can request any workshops from our IB Workshops and Services catalogue and select their best preferred dates. Each workshop a school requests is delivered exclusively to a group of educators from their own school.
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Use our cost-free assets to augment your professional learning community’s agenda, to introduce new ideas and to “refresh” existing knowledge.
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Which workshops should I choose?
CHOOSE CATEGORY 1 if you are new to the IB or if your situation is similar to any of the following:
- You are new to the faculty of a longstanding IB World School and have not taught in an IB programme previously.
- You are aware of the IB philosophy and programme structure but are not experienced in teaching or administrating the IB.
- You are familiar with the IB subject guide (including assessment procedures, moderation) and would like greater confidence before teaching a course.
- You have inherited a course and would like to review the subject content before teaching it to suit your own style and expertise.
CHOOSE CATEGORY 2 workshops to develop your expertise in delivering an IB programme.
You will have an opportunity to:
- make connections between programme frameworks and classroom practice
- enhance your understanding of assessment in IB programmes
- discuss and analyze standards and practices
CHOOSE CATEGORY 3 workshops to go more deeply into areas you enjoy and to deepen your understanding and mastery of a particular area or subject.
Note: Teachers and other school leaders who do not teach in an IB school but wish to sample IB learning may choose to participate in category 3 workshops.