IB Diploma Teacher Training Workshops
Autumn 2012
Information Booklet
Wellington College
www.wellington-college.berks.sch.uk
25th – 27th October 2012
ALL at Higher and Standard Level (unless stated)
Administration
Biology
Business & Management
Chemistry
DP Coordination
Design Technology
Economics
Environmental Systems & Societies
Geography
English A, Language & Literature
English A, Literature
Spanish ab initio
Spanish B
German B
Librarians
Maths Studies
Maths Higher Level
Music
Physics
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Visual Arts
IBDP CATEGORY 3*** WORKSHOPS
· Physics: promoting the Use of ICT
· Successfully Navigating University Recognition
www.ibo.org/events/news/index.cfm
*Category 1 Workshops are intended to provide training and assistance for schools that have decided to apply for IB authorization and/or for teachers who are new to a school with an existing IBDP programme.
** Category 2 Workshops are intended to provide a forum for experienced IB educators, focusing on
programme delivery. There is an emphasis on assessment, teaching and learning methodologies, and exploring best practice in the classroom
*** Category 3 Workshops provide a forum for exploring educational ideas and areas of interest and opportunities for investigation into specific areas of expertise.
All at £695 including course materials, meals, refreshments & VAT
CONTENTS
Workshop aims and Academic content 5
Timetable 6
Why Ibicus Workshops? 8
Important Notes to read before Registration 9
ON-SITE ACCOMMODATION - please read carefully 10
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION 12
Some local information 14
About Wellington College 15
Getting to Wellington College 17
Useful things to know when you get here:- 22
Ibicus Terms and Conditions 24
Workshop aims and Academic content
Outcomes
We hope that by the end of the workshop participants will:
· Feel well-prepared to teach the course
· Have a range of teaching strategies and resources to use
· Have an international perspective on their teaching
· Be confident about inserting elements of ToK into their teaching
· Have made new contacts and intend to keep in touch with some
· Have been given some short-cuts and tips for their teaching
· Have had a good time
· Feel that they have got value for money and have been treated as professionals
Each workshop covers:
(depending on workshop category and subject)
· The philosophy and pedagogy of the IB and the Diploma
· An overview of the core (ToK, extended essays and CAS) and the learner profile
· Subject-specific understanding of
o The content of the subject and how to structure a scheme of work
o Resources available
o Internal assessment (IA) – how it works and how to mark it
o External assessment (exams) – structure, sample scripts and marking
o Links with ToK
o Extended essays
Subject workshops provide you with the tools you need to develop the subject within your institution by engaging you in discussion, activities and reflection. You will share best practice and thoughts on teaching and learning strategies and resources. Leaders are responsive to your needs and aim to create a supportive, inclusive and collegiate atmosphere.
Timetable
(subject to minor changes)
Wednesday 24th October
1700 Arrival for residents. Please do not arrive before this time.
1900 Dinner in Dining Hall available until 2030 only
2000 College bar open (Napoleon’s Retreat)
Day 1 – Thursday 25th October
0745 – 0845 Breakfast for all participants
0915 - 0930 Registration in Theatre (coffee available)
0930 - 0945 Welcome
0945 - 1115 Subject session 1 (1.5h)
1115 - 1130 Refreshment Break
1130 - 1300 Subject session 2 (1.5h)
1300 - 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1530 Subject session 3 (1.5h)
1530 – 1545 Refreshment
1545 – 1715 Subject session 4 (1.5)
1715 - 1900 Leisure time*
1900 Dinner
Day 2 – Friday 26th October
0745 – 0845 Breakfast for all participants
0900 - 1030 Subject session 5 (1.5h)
1030 - 1045 Refreshment Break
1045 - 1215 Subject session 6 (1.5h)
1215 - 1315 Lunch
1315 - 1445 Subject session 7 (1.5h)
1445 - 1500 Refreshment Break
1500 - 1630 Subject session 8 (1.5h)
1630 - 1900 Leisure time
1900 Buffet Dinner
2030 College Bar Open
Day 3 – Saturday 27th October
0745 – 0845 Breakfast
0900 - 1030 Subject session 9 (1.5h)
1030 - 1045 Refreshment Break
1045 - 1215 Subject session 10 (1.5h)
1215 Workshop Ends. Depart
Total workshop tuition 15 hours
All workshop leaders have many years of IB experience in teaching, examining, leading workshops and/or IB administration. Workshop leaders will contact participants by email before the workshops to find out exactly what they want from the workshop and tell them what to bring.
Exhibitors
Cambridge University Press & Oxford University Press will be exhibiting at this event.
* Classrooms & ICT facilities will be open until 1900. Wellington College has extensive leisure facilities which are available for our use at this time. Please bring appropriate swimwear/gym gear but note that use of the facilities is entirely at your own risk.
Why Ibicus Workshops?
In 2003, while working as an IB Diploma coordinator, Jill Rutherford realised that training for IB Diploma teachers was sporadic, yet most teachers who attended workshops gained inspiration and came back revitalised. Ibicus started small with a few teachers getting together to share their ideas and Kevin Brown made it all possible with his business and communication skills. Lesley Beckingham ()is the Administration Manager for the company, handling all your practical requirements.
We have run hundreds of subject workshops for thousands of teachers from schools in more than 100 countries, enhancing the provision that the regional IBAEM office gives for teacher training.
We don’t want to seem too missionary about the IB but we firmly believe in its philosophy and have seen that putting it into practice in schools changes the experience of the student and teacher for the better. The workshops are intensive but productive, as experience and feedback tell us that this is the way most of you like them. Groups are generally small so you have time to discuss your questions and most participants find that they leave the workshops with a network of new colleagues with whom they can continue sharing ideas. We know that teachers work hard and hope that you leave our workshops with concrete ideas to put into practice, some hints and tips on teaching the courses, some new colleagues and having had an experience that is inspirational or uplifting as well as a good time.
We look forward to meeting you.
Important Notes to read before Registration
REGISTRATION: Please ensure that you correctly enter all the details of your participants’ names on our registration section. Name badges and certificates of attendance will be produced on the information given by you on the registration form.
EMAILS: Please ensure that you provide an accurate and up-to-date email address for all participants, either personal or school, so that their workshop leader can contact them directly in advance. We cannot be held responsible for messages not being received if the information we have obtained from the registration form is incorrect. Please also ensure that your school’s spam filters do not block emails from Ibicus International Ltd.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Please refer to our Terms and Conditions regarding our cancellation policy.
TRAVEL: Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements to and from the event and for meeting any individual visa requirements. Please do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until participants have received confirmation of registration from us. Confirmation will be sent only when the minimum number of registrations for each workshop has been received.
VISAS: It is important to check visa requirements before registering. Please see our VISA SUPPORT LETTER on our website for downloading as required following confirmation of registration. However, we offer no guarantee that production of this document will secure the visa and offer no reimbursement of any monies paid in the event of a visa not being granted.
INSURANCE: Participants are strongly recommended to secure their own travel and health insurance.
CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE: Certificates of attendance will be issued to participants who attend the scheduled sessions. Each certificate will be emailed as a pdf attachment after the event and will be printed with the name and subject on the registration form.
ON-SITE ACCOMMODATION
please note – as of 25 September 2012, accommodation on site is NOW FULLY BOOKED so please see hotel accommodation section below.
If you booked before the end of 25 September, boarding house accommodation is available for you and 3 nights are included in the fee. If you booked on 26 September or later, please see hotel accommodation below.
Notes for all residents who booked before 26 Sept and require on-site accommodation
· Boarding houses will be divided into male/female for your comfort.
· All rooms will be allocated for single occupancy; some have sinks but most do not have private facilities although there are plenty of showers etc in the shared washrooms.
· All bed linen and towels will be provided.
· The boarding houses have security-coded doors, the codes for which will be given to you on arrival. There are no locks on rooms, which is a school policy for student safety. There are security cupboards in the rooms and suggest you bring your own padlocks if required although we have never had a problem with security.
· Each house has a central TV lounge.
· The Wifi cloud should cover the boarding houses, and the central core of college is also covered (V&A area).
· There will be tea and coffee making facilities in the boarding house kitchens.
· Breakfast times and location will be advised nearer the time.
· Napoleon’s Retreat (school staff social bar) will be open after dinner in the evenings for your enjoyment.
· Fire Evacuation procedures / house fire assembly point is highlighted on back of this notice please read & note procedures
· The College is a No Smoking campus (the fire alarms are very sensitive so please do not attempt to smoke in or near any building or use hairspray or deodorant in rooms close to the fire sensors)
· Please be aware that some College staff & their families live in adjacent buildings
· Please return to houses / rooms quietly and before 2400
· No loud music after 2300 (we know you’re all teenagers at heart....)
· Private parties in rooms / houses are prohibited
· In the event of an emergency call the Porters on 01344 444001 / Day Porters (0630 – 0130) Mobile 07887 714086 / Dog Patrol (0130 – 0630) Mobile 07769 944521
· If using vehicles on site please observe the 20mph speed limit
· House PCs available - Usernames / Password supplied to Ibicus – please ask
· If there are any issues with your room /house please report to the Ibicus Help Desk who in turn will report to the College contact
· Enjoy your stay!
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION – please read carefully
We have recommendations within walking distance of Wellington College.
PLEASE CONTACT THE HOTEL DIRECTLY asking for the ‘IBICUS’ rate via the details given below only once you have received confirmation that your workshop is running from our Administration Manager, Lesley Beckingham.
Please note that booking and payment for your hotel accommodation should be made separately direct to the hotel/guest house and not via Ibicus.
It is the responsibility of the participant to make any necessary cancellation direct to the hotel; otherwise their full cancellation policies (available on request to them) will apply. Transport to and from the accommodation will be at the participants’ responsibility, although both hotels mentioned below are within an easy walk of Wellington College.
Please make sure you make the booking direct with the hotels and quote ‘Ibicus’ when booking to secure the rates below!
The Waterloo Hotel – Dukes Ride, Crowthorne.
+ 44 (0)1344 777711.
http://www.waterloohotelcrowthorne.co.uk
Convenient to both the M3 and M4, The Waterloo Hotel is an impressive Victorian red brick building, which has enjoyed a £1million refurbishment in 2007 in a sympathetic contemporary style - including bedrooms, meeting rooms and the brand new restaurant, The Grove Bar and Brasserie. Offering excellent accommodation, the hotel is situated on Duke's Ride, named after the 1st Duke of Wellington, who enjoyed hunting in the area. Built in 1860, the hotel was once the hostel for the Masters at Wellington College.
A double room for single occupancy per night is £70 per person. This includes breakfast and free wireless internet.
THE GRANGE HOTEL – Charles Square, Bracknell, RG12 1DF
+44 (0) 1344 474000
Additionally, the Grange Hotel is now offering an Ibicus rate of £225 for 3 nights. Please call to ask for details.
NOW FULL
Dial House Hotel – 62 Dukes Ride, Crowthorne –+44 (0)1344 776941
http://www.thedialhouse.co.uk email
The Dial House is ideally situated for both the business and leisure traveller in the village of Crowthorne. The hotel is minutes away from Bracknell, Wokingham, Sandhurst and Camberley. The hotel is a popular choice for people who appreciate the home away from home atmosphere created by our dedicated team and always receives good feedback from Ibicus participants.
A standard single room per night is £60.00 per person (a few singles) and a double room for single occupancy on the same basis is £70.00. These rates include full breakfast buffet and free wireless internet.
Alternatively you could try www.laterooms.com with Crowthorne as your desired destination, http://www.booking.com, www.travelodge.co.uk, www.expedia.co.uk, www.hotels.co.uk
As at 1st October 2012, there was plenty of availability at hotels within 5 miles of Wellington College.
Taxis
You might wish to pre-book a taxi, especially if you are coming directly from the airports to the school late on Wednesday or very early on Thursday. We recommend Prestige Cars on on +44 (0)118 9890890. Additionally you could try Crowthorne Taxis, or Bees Taxis. We will have a notice board onsite for you to add your details if you wish to share transport to an airport on departure day to save costs.
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