IB World archive
2010
January - N° 58
Where do you start with the environment? With natural disaster, climate change, carbon footprints, deforestation and endangered species – and that’s just for starters – it can be hard to see how an individual or even a school can make a genuine difference.
2009
September - N° 57
Before the global financial crisis took hold, professional development (PD) was big news. Every company worth its salt had decided the best way to attract and retain quality staff was to offer them additional skills.
Such concerns might have slipped off the agenda elsewhere, but across the IB community, there's a growing awareness of the way PD can impact on teachers' satisfaction, progression and, ultimately, the way their students learn.
May - N° 56
New technology has irrevocably altered the way we work and play, and education systems have gradually begun to embrace the possibilities. A number of IB World Schools – where collaboration and inquiry are already a way of life – have embraced podcasting and other techniques that tap into students’ fluency in digital communication and love of discovery.
January - N° 55
The IB World language issue was always likely to provoke interest, and it has turned out to be one of the liveliest debates the magazine has seen.
2008
September - N° 54
Diversity is an idea many people are desperate to embrace but have a significant problem defining. In the world of education, the essential principle of being meritorious may often seem at odds with the idea of fostering diversity in the classroom.
May - N° 53
The IB community theme has already touched the lives of almost every student and teacher at an IB World School. Combating the horrors of war, fighting the devastation wreaked by poverty and creating opportunity for all have become urgent priorities, but who are we trying to help and how well do we really understand the developing world?
January - N° 52
In this issue, we attempt to define international-mindedness and assess its importance, finding out the challenging views of respected educational sociologist Dr Carlos Alberto Torres on page 10, before looking at how IB World Schools are putting the theory into practice from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, and all points in between. International-mindedness is certainly more difficult to achieve when you’re in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, as our correspondents explain.
2007
September - N° 51
Giving us his views on changes in education is leading psychologist and educational researcher Howard Gardner. In an exclusive interview on p10, he explains how shifts in teachers’ roles are transforming the classroom. Anyone familiar with Professor Gardner’s work on multiple intelligences will be interested to hear how his thinking is influencing IB and leading to educational reform around the world.
May - N° 50
Ethics in international education is a hot topic and this issue’s theme has certainly captured the attention of our readers. In an exclusive interview, we spoke to Mary Warnock, a world-renowned ethical philosopher and writer on ethics in education.
January - N° 49
This issue of IB World is rather a special one as it allows the students to have their say about our theme: being student-centred. On the central pages you will find comments from the young minds who are at the very centre of IB teaching and it certainly makes for some illuminating reading.
2006
September - N° 48
The theme of access, which is what we are looking at, is such a huge topic that it will no doubt spark some debate; that’s great, the more voices and opinions we have from IB colleagues around the world, the better. One of the things that struck me as I was reading the features for this issue was the amazing motivation shown by IB students to learn about other cultures and the desire to impart this knowledge to their peers.
In this issue, we catch up with the IB schools to schools campaign, find out how the new IB learner profile will work in the classroom and hear about a bold initiative in career-related education.
January - N° 46
Since its beginnings 38 years ago, the International Baccalaureate has been capable of adapting to suit changing times. In this new re-launched issue, IB World explores how the organization can move forward to embrace the future and meet the century’s challenges.
2005
November - N° 45 (PDF)
August - N° 44 (PDF)
May - N° 43 (PDF)
February - N° 42 (PDF)
2004
November - N° 41 (PDF)
August - N° 40 (PDF)
May - N° 39 (PDF)
February - N° 38 (PDF) ; IB World web issue (PDF)
2003
November - N° 37 (PDF)
August - N° 36 (PDF)
May - N° 35 (PDF)
February - N° 34 (PDF)
2002
November - N° 33 (PDF)
August - N° 32 (PDF)
May - N° 31 (PDF)
February - N° 30 (PDF)
2001
November - N° 29 (PDF)
May - N° 27 (PDF)
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