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The Next Chapter in the IB Programmes<br />
‘Inspiring Education’: the title given to<br />
the IB Regional Conference held during<br />
November in The Hague. This was<br />
indeed an apt concept presented by<br />
keynote speakers whose topics ranged<br />
from ‘preparing young people for living,<br />
learning and earning in the conceptual<br />
age’ to ‘mind, brain and education<br />
science’.<br />
Secondary & Concert<br />
Inspiring Education at the IB Conference<br />
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http://www.ibo.org/ibaem/conferences<br />
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We would like to take this opportunity<br />
to briefly summarize some of the<br />
developments that were presented<br />
during the conference and are currently<br />
under consideration within the IB<br />
Programmes.<br />
TISA Times<br />
The plenary speaker, Professor Erica<br />
McWilliams, is an internationally<br />
recognized scholar in the field of<br />
pedagogy. In keeping with the theme of<br />
the conference, she focused on<br />
preparing students of today for<br />
tomorrow’s schooling and higher<br />
education. Her presentation challenged<br />
orthodox thinking about teaching and<br />
learning, advocating that teachers<br />
become more proactive within the<br />
classroom and provide greater<br />
challenges and develop the creative<br />
abilities of their learners. The second<br />
speaker, Dr Lynn Erickson, whose main<br />
area of expertise lies in curriculum<br />
design, engaged the audience by<br />
describing her research and work with<br />
teachers in developing higher-level<br />
conceptual thinking skills. Her theories<br />
and research, backed by practical<br />
classroom experience, provided a<br />
wealth of ideas for developing student’s<br />
critical thinking and problem solving<br />
skills. The final keynote speaker, Tracey<br />
Tokuhama-Espinosa’s address examined<br />
connections between neuroscience,<br />
education and psychology, inspiring<br />
educators to review their thoughts<br />
about how the brain learns best. During<br />
the conference participants were<br />
provided with a wide range of workshop<br />
choices. If you are interested in reading<br />
about the presentations they can be<br />
Classical Concert<br />
“Music is the universal language of<br />
mankind.” (Henry W. Longfellow)<br />
On Friday, November 11 th , TISA hosted<br />
an evening of classical music with the<br />
Student Chamber Orchestra of Baku<br />
State Music Academy. The performers<br />
were young talented musicians, all<br />
students of the Baku Music Academy led<br />
by the Tutor of the Academy Chamber<br />
Ensemble, Professor Tofik Aslanov. This<br />
year is remarkable for the Baku State<br />
Academy as it celebrates 90 years<br />
anniversary.<br />
The concert program was a blend of<br />
Western European Baroque music of 16-<br />
17 th century by Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel<br />
and Azerbaijani classical music of 20 th<br />
The IB is reviewing the design of the<br />
MYP, with the aim by 2014 of opening up<br />
the Programme and aligning it more<br />
with the Diploma. Assessment and the<br />
use of criteria within subject areas will<br />
be simplified and perhaps standardized.<br />
A culminating task, at earlier grade<br />
levels, may be introduced and an<br />
interdisciplinary formative component<br />
mandatory by the conclusion of M5. A<br />
greater emphasis will be placed on<br />
Approaches to Learning and the Areas of<br />
Interaction will become ‘Global<br />
Contexts’ to facilitate action within a<br />
wider context.<br />
Proposed changes within the Diploma<br />
include an extended range of subjects<br />
to be offered and wider subject choices<br />
provided for vocational schools and<br />
colleges to combine their Programmes<br />
with Diploma courses. The addition of a<br />
World Studies Extended Essay now opens<br />
up possibilities outside of the discrete<br />
subject areas.<br />
As you have noticed, especially with the<br />
MYP, there remain a lot of ‘maybes’.<br />
This is because it is all part of planning<br />
for ‘the next chapter’, designed to<br />
enable students to be successful in their<br />
IB studies and create an innovative,<br />
concept driven programme that reflects<br />
the best of teaching and learning.<br />
Lesley Peacock and Nadine Mains<br />
Century presented in works of Qara<br />
Qaraev, Fikret Amirov, Agshin Alizade<br />
and Azer Dadashev.<br />
There were hardly any empty seats in<br />
the Hall. It was great to see so many<br />
people attending the event organised by<br />
PTA as a fundraiser for charities and<br />
also to benefit TISA students.<br />
Huge thanks to John Gillespie, Emma<br />
Burns and Melvyn Sawyer from the Music<br />
Department, Asim Alikishibayov,<br />
Business Office Manager and Hamid<br />
Ahmadov, Maintenance Supervisor for<br />
their support in the organisation of the<br />
concert.<br />
PTA<br />
Play during the SRAA Football<br />
Tournament at TISA<br />
The Baku Student Chamber Orchestra<br />
perform at TISA<br />
Conference
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