See you at Engage Uganda!

Please arrive at Aga Khan High School between 9:00-9:45 to give yourself enough to register for the Opening Plenary begins.

This session will be co-hosted by the IBO and the Aga Khan School. There will also be a student performance!

In this session, we will explore what an IB Education is and how to become an IB World School.

IB Education Overview:

• Aims to develop globally aware, caring, and knowledgeable young people.
• Offers four comprehensive programs for students aged 3-19.
• Features unique components like Theory of Knowledge and Creativity, Activity, Service.
• Emphasizes a learner profile with attributes like open-mindedness and reflectiveness.
• Recognized worldwide, facilitating global university access.

Becoming an IB World School:

• Requires commitment to IB’s mission and philosophy.
• Involves a detailed application and authorization process.
• Necessitates infrastructure, trained staff, and curriculum alignment with IB standards.
• Includes ongoing professional development and evaluation.
• Connects schools to a global network for support and collaboration.

Together we will explore how your school can leverage existing strengths as an IB school while addressing the unique challenges of integrating a new programme.

We will discuss utilizing the school’s existing knowledge, resources, and infrastructure from current IB programmes to streamline the integration of the new programme. This includes applying best practices, professional development experiences, and the existing IB culture.

The session aims to equip educators, administrators, and IB coordinators with practical strategies and tools for successfully implementing the CP, emphasizing the importance of a globally-minded, career-focused education in today’s interconnected world.

The session will discuss strategies of planning, managing time and managing student’s workload and wellbeing in reference to Internal Assessment. Aligning school’s internal deadlines and IB’s deadlines in a way that maximizes students’ greatest achievement will be discussed. The session will also examine the critical role of Predicted Grades in the DP and discuss strategies of attaining meaningful, realistic and evidence-based PG in the DP.

Lunch will be provided by the IBO.

This session will explore the processes of teacher recruitment, induction and retention in international schools in East Africa. It is an interactive session with discussions on teacher turn over, retention policies, challenges and strategies that schools have used to manage the same.

This session will explore the meaning, theory and practice of transdisciplinary teaching and learning approach. It will delve into ways in which the transdisciplinary approach is based on a child’s natural curiosity and also their ways of learning even out of class.

This session will examine the concept of unit planning especially from an IB perspective. Participants will explore unit planning processes and practices and participate in unit planning exercises.

Participants will walk away with:

• A good understanding of unit planning in teaching and learning
• Benefits of unit planning as a means of enriching learning experiences for students
• Practical skills of unit planning in different subjects and for different levels
• Resources available for professional learning about unit planning

Please arrive at Aga Khan High School between 9:00-9:45 to give yourself enough to register before the first workshops begin.

Kognity provides a large range of tools to use: textbook, notes, reading assignments, question assignments, exam-style questions, but, do all tools work for all students? In this workshop, teachers will share with each other their experience with Kognity’s tools in order to broaden our perspective on how each tool can be used to benefit each of our classes.

An immersive workshop that blends the transformative power of “Beyond the textbook: Transforming education with inquiry led approaches” with the systematic roadmap of “From questions to discoveries”. In this dynamic session, educators will explore innovative strategies to move beyond traditional textbooks and embrace inquiry-led Approaches. From framing meaningful questions to guiding students through the investigative journey, participants will gain practical insights into transforming education through curiosity-driven explorations.

In this interactive session, participants will embark on a journey to explore the transformative potential of concept-based learning (CBL) and discover practical ways to implement it in a classroom. Through engaging activities, real-world examples, and collaborative discussions, attendees will gain insight into how CBL can deepen student understanding, develop critical thinking, and foster interdisciplinary connections.

This engaging workshop will explore differentiation in teaching and learning, providing participants with practical strategies to meet the diverse needs of students in their classrooms. Participants will discover how differentiation can transform their teaching practice, enhance student engagement, and promote academic growth. By the end of the session, attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of differentiation and a toolkit of strategies to implement in their own classrooms, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed.

This session will introduce Visible Thinking Routines (VTRs) with the aim of enhancing pedagogical skills and fostering critical thinking among students. Teachers will be introduced to VTR strategies and techniques and will learn how to use them effectively in classrooms and other learning contexts; to support deeper learning and thinking for students, and to cultivate powerful and lasting thinking dispositions.

Kognity provides a large range of tools to use: textbook, notes, reading assignments, question assignments, exam-style questions, but, do all tools work for all students? In this workshop, teachers will share with each other their experience with Kognity’s tools in order to broaden our perspective on how each tool can be used to benefit each of our classes.

This session will explore the meaning, theory and practice of interdisciplinary teaching and learning approach. It will delve into ways in which the interdisciplinary approach is carried out in the MYP. Participants will participate interactive sharing of best practices in MYP.

Lunch will be provided by Kognity.

In this session, participants will work in small groups to ideate what they would consider to be an ideal way of conducting formative or summative assessment using Kognity.

The presenter will introduce the ideation session by  providing a quick overview of what assessment opportunities are available in Kognity today,  and how these relate to common assessment objectives – so both seasoned Kognity users and those that are not will be able to participate.

The session explores Early Learning Programme as part of the IBPYP, best practices, lessons and challenges for this age of schooling. It is an interactive session on strategies, skills and resources available for making early learning a joyous experience for both learners and educators.

More details coming soon!

The keynote will lead participants through understanding the research behind how people learn and how teachers can use this research in delivering more effective lessons.

Key takeaways:

• What cognitive and neuroscience tell us about how people learn
• Teaching frameworks using the science of learning;  Rosenshine’s principles, Teaching for Understanding, Active learning, Project-based learning. 
• Motivating learners: the ARCS model, Drive and Flow

Join us for a complimentary dinner to celebrate two-days of learning and connecting! Food and alcoholic beverages will be provided by Kognity & IBO. Transportation from the school to the venue will be provided.