Taking a Learner Profile Selfie

September 9, 2015

The IB learner profile is at the centre of the teaching and learning philosophy for the IB Mission. It is considered as the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.  The ten IB learner profile attributes are aspirational...

Online Curriculum Centre

July 31, 2015

It is easy to forget to look at possibly the best IB resource – that of the Online Curriculum Centre – the OCC. Apart from routine resources, such as programme guides, examination papers and session reports, you can access specimen papers, markschemes and...

Making the case

July 3, 2015

Using case studies to support the delivery of Business and Management is essential as it allows students to see how the theories taught in the classroom are applied in the operations of real businesses. There are two main types of case study that complement the IB...

Reflection in the BM classroom

May 31, 2015

Learning to think and reflect is crucial in IB classrooms. I recently wrote some resources for an examining board, which had developed a skills based programme. While researching for these materials, I came across the Harvard Project Zero site that looks at thinking...

The scourge of SWOT and other misused tools

April 30, 2015

One useful exercise to conduct with your students is to set them a task of identifying and classifying business tools, theories and techniques from the Business Management guide for the core level and also for higher extension. This list will help your students with...

Extended essays – preparing for change

April 1, 2015

With extended essays for 2nd year students having left the premises, minds are turning, or have turned, to the next batch! So, this may be a good time to take stock of the process and the pitfalls, especially given the fact that the theory of knowledge/extended essay...