I recently attended an IB category 2 Economics workshop in Brussels. I found the workshop to be highly productive and valuable as we discussed current and upcoming changes to the IB economics curriculum. The assessment moderation portion of the PD helped assure me that I was marking my students assessments correctly and not inflating their grade, accurately preparing them for the IB exam in May. Making connections and networking with other economics teachers, sharing and trading resources, and exchanging contact information in case I needed help or had questions was worth the entire trip.
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Professional Development Philosophy @ IICS
“the most important factor affecting student learning is the teacher….seemingly more can be done to improve education by improving the effectiveness of teachers than by any other single factor”
(Wright, S,P., Horn, S, P., Sanders, W, L. 1997)
It is a fundamental expectation of all IICS staff members that they are willing and prepared to learn; not only how to improve their own capacity to elicit exceptional learning but also how to contribute to the learning of colleagues and to the development of IICS as an exceptional educational institution.





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