2016 Americas conference

• Over 1,500 participants attended
• 97% of attendees interviewed indicated they will be able to use what they’ve learned at this conference in their schools

• Close to 96% of survey respondents expressed they had ample opportunity for reflection and dialogue with their peers at the conference 

• Nearly 98% of survey respondents agreed the conference provided them with additional insights into the IB

July 15th

July 16th

• 11.15am - 12.30pm - Building a Culture of Service- The MYP community project [3.6 MB] 
• 11.15am - 12.30pm Define Engage and apply social emotional learning skills in your classroom [1.2 MB]  
• 11.15am - Creating a Makers Lab [19.6 MB]
• 11.15am - Make Some Space Incorporating Specialist Teachers into the PYP Planner [3.1 MB] 
• 11.15am - Using Inquiry and Authentic Learning Experiences to Inspire Action [12.3 MB] 
• 11.15am - Español Lengua A Lengua y Literatura - Uniendo Partes - Eugenia Carion [1.3 MB] 
• 2pm - Building the CP and From the Ground Up [5 MB] 
• 2pm - Every Student Succeeds Act and Opportunities for Advanced Coursework [12.7 MB] 
• 2pm - Extraordinary Inquiry Creating a Successful Environment for Empowering Individualized, Student-Driven Inquiry and Community-Based Action [19.8 MB] 
• 2pm - L'enseignement et l'apprentissag des concepts [2 MB] 
• 3.45pm - Under Fire University Recognition Update [4.8 MB] 
• 3.45pm - 5pm - Coding and PYP. Encouraging critical thinking in the primary grades [3.7 MB] 
• 3.45pm - El Proyecto Comunitario una experencia de vida [15.7 MB] 
• 3.45pm - For Sale. Selling the IB Programme in Your Community [12.5 MB] 
• 3.45pm - Control C -Detecting and Deterring Plagiarism in a Digital World [1.9 MB] 
• 3.45pm - Does your school community have a shared understanding of global citizenship [14.6 MB] 
• 3.45pm - MYP update [2.8 MB] 
• 3.45pm - PYP Update [8.3 MB] 

• 3:45 - 5:00 pm - DP Update [9.9 MB] 

• 11.15am - Welcome to How Thinking Routines Promote ATL and Inquiry in Early Childhood Classrooms [18.2 MB] 
• 11.15am - The Quest to Become a Rockstar Coordinator [12.2 MB] 
• 11.15am - Meeting the needs of gifted students within the IB framework [450 KB] 
• 11.15am - K12-University IB partnerships Supporting authentic intellectual work through collaborative conversations [1.8MB] 
• 11.15am - Admissions Case Studies [2.5MB] 
• 11.15 am - Discover Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to respond to learner diversity [2.8 MB] 
• 2pm - 3.15pm - Kickstarting PYP concepts with school-wide initiatives[15.7 MB] 
• 2pm - Social Emotional Considerations for IB Diploma Programme Students [1.4MB] 
• 2pm - IB for all - building a culture of access, excellent and equity [17.7 MB] 
• 2pm - Getting Beyond Credit to Success Translating the Value of IB [6.2 MB] 
• 3.45pm- Let’s talk – getting students to speak spontaneously in language B classes [3.7 MB] 
• 3.45pm -Bold School An Inquiry Model to Transform Teaching [3.9 MB]
• 3.45pm - Using IB Rubrics in Leading Student Reflection [2.1 MB]
• 3.45pm - Diploma Programme curricular updates in sciences and mathematics [1.9 MB] 
• 3.45pm - Inspirer le changement authentique grâce [11.2 MB] 
• 3.45pm - Oportunidades de estudios universitarios en Canadá [1.7 MB] 

July 17th

Other materials

• 9am - Too Many Mandates Using the IB as a Framework for Streamlining Success! [8.7 MB] 
• 9am - Social Justice Robertson Naik [6.7 MB] 
• 9am - Creating Authentic Units to Motivate Learners [2 MB] 
• 9am - Case Study of SchoolUniversity Initiatives Creating Collaborative Partnerships [16.7 MB] 
• 9am - IB For All - Equity and Access in the DP [908 KB] 
• 9am - Juggling the IB and OSSD [3.1 MB] 
• 9am - Aprender Jugando [27.4 MB] 

 Conference app 

Dr. Siva Kumari

Margaret Atwood

Wab Kinew

Mary Ehrenworth

Blye Frank

Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A

Heather Michael

Gerald Calnin

David Miller