IBDP LANGUAGE B TEACHER TOOLKIT
Peak inside the IBDP Language B Teacher Toolkit !
A few samples of the many resources available to you
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BONUS CONTENT!
A DIGITAL WORKBOOK
Your digital workbook is designed to help expand your work on the core concepts within each online session. A wide range of activities, real classroom examples, infographics, and self-assessments will help enhance your understanding of each concept as it relates to your specific DP and MYP subjects.
Each digital workbook is downloadable and may be be printed when you begin your Ibtrove session. Consider it your unique repository of observations and reflections that you can share with students, peers, or as a reference tool while you navigate your IB school year.
Highly Engaging courses
Unique Learning Paths
Video Conferencing
Assignments
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Earn a digital certificate that can be used for re-licensure (depending on your state or country).
Inside the IBDP Language B Teacher Toolkit Structure
SESSION 1 - Planning
a. DP Language B Workbook
b. Introduction to DP Language B Toolkit
c. Your Scope & Sequence
d. The Prescribed Themes
SESSION 2 - Teaching
a. Identities
b. Experiences
c. Human Ingenuity
d. Social Organization
e. Sharing the Planet
f. Teaching Any Theme
SESSION 3 - The Internal Assessment:
a. Overview of the lA
b. Using the Rubrics
c. Assessment Samples
d. Resources for the lA
SESSION 4 - The External Assessments
Overview of the EAs
Paper 1 Overview
c.
Paper 1 Resources
d.
Paper 2 Overview
e.
Paper 2 Resources
SESSION 5 - The Approaches & The DP Core:
a. Introduction to the IBD
b. Approaches to Learning (ATL)
c. Approaches to Teaching (ATT)
d.
The DP Core
e. Final Thoughts
SESSION 6 - Appendix: Language B Fundamentals
a. Start Here if you're new to the IB
I
b. Aims and Assessment Objectives
c. More on the lA
TOOLKIT CONTRIBUTORS
Rachelle Eastep
Stephanie Romero
Muzi Wong
Leanne Chase
DP Senior Educator For Spanish B
Rachelle is a newly retired public educator of 32 years where she had the honor of serving as her school’s DP Coordinator and Spanish B teacher.
Educator for Spanish B
Stephanie has been a public educator since 2014 specializing in teaching the three different levels of Spanish B, where she holds the honor of having a 96% passing rate of SL students and 100% passing rate of HL students.
IB Educator for Chinese A and B Language and Literature
Muzi teaches IBDP Chinese A Language and Literature to native Chinese speakers, as well as IBDP Mandarin B and IBDP Chinese ab initio to non-native Chinese speakers at her school. She also serves as a Chinese EE supervisor. She received her BA in Film and Communication from Beijing Normal University, China. Then she went to the University of Bristol in England to study a Master’s program in Sociology. And she also earned an M.Ed from the University of Maryland, College Park in the US.
Educator for French B
Leanne Chase teaches French B in Canada. For over thirty years, she has been teaching a mix of courses en français including grades 6-12 regular French, français in the Immersion program, and DP French. She has supported learners in French Immersion resource and taught sciences humaines, histoire, géographie, and arts dramatiques.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How does the toolkit help me with IA & EA?
This toolkit includes both content to deepen your knowledge of the assessments and 30+ downloadable resources on the EAs and IA.
This includes:
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Explanations and examples of how to conduct your IA including scheduling the IOs, facilitating the IO, and selecting excerpts and images.
- Detailed information on using the rubric to grade your students' assessments.
- Assessment samples to practice your marking.
- Lesson activities to help you prepare your students for the IO, Paper 1, and Paper 2.
Can an experienced DP Language B teacher benefit from using the IB toolkit?
Definitely! With over 50+ printable resources and lots of classroom ideas and expert advice, our toolkit includes a wide variety of ideas to spark your creativity and get you excited about teaching DP Language B.
Can I use this for all my teachers at my school and district?
Yes! This DP Language B toolkit is designed to work with our other Ibtrove toolkits so all your teachers deepen their knowledge in their IB subject and have classroom examples and downloadables to use in their classroom.
Bundle this toolkit with our other Ibtrove toolkits to create a customized learning plan for your teachers!
Can I use this toolkit if I'm not teaching Spanish, French, or Chinese?
Yes! This toolkit includes everything you need for teaching any language in Language B. Most student samples are in English from English B and many resources are in English for accessibility for all teachers and classes.