ManageBac Unit Planners – Scaffolding Teacher Planning across the IB Continuum

At ManageBac, we know IB Unit Planners need to be many things. They need to be future-focused but have space to reflect on the past. They need to be responsive, adaptable and capture the voices and interests of students. They must be inquiry-based, concept-driven,...

MYP Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning: 5 Key Questions

There are many elements of MYP interdisciplinary teaching and learning that carry forward in the new IB guide to Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in the MYP (first teaching September 2021). There are also some impactful differences that will need to be...

Academic Honesty and Online Assessments

Written by Lasse Nielsen, IB Continuum Coordinator & Academic at The Ostrava International School The question I get the most these days when it comes to Academic Honesty is “should I change my assessment style now that I am teaching online?” I would love to give...

IB Approaches to Learning: Fostering Self-Management in PYP Classrooms

During the past year, teaching ATL Skills has taken on a special meaning in the virtual learning environment. The pandemic forces teachers to think deeper on how students learn. The pandemic also leads teachers to realize that learning to learn is a process, in which...

Strategies for fostering the IB Approaches to Learning (ATL) in MYP and DP classrooms

The IB Approaches to Learning (ATL) embody the main pedagogical principles that underpin delivery of the IB programmes. The IB Approaches to Learning are skills and attitudes that allow students to develop as self-regulated learners, able to set and meet learning...

IB eCoursework: Using ManageBac to streamline organisation and upload of IB assessments

As IB Coordinators begin to collate and upload eCoursework for the May 2021 exam session, this blog provides an overview of how ManageBac streamlines the preparation, organisation and submission of assessments and IB forms. We are excited to announce that ManageBac is...