Children have the world at their fingertips (literally)! Their little hands need to develop dexterity and strength to help them explore the infinite possibilities the world has to offer.
The goal of this guide is to equip educators with a bank of resources that help them understand and navigate the fine motor developmental milestones of children in the Early Years. You can journey with us from the start, or jump ahead to any milestone you are excited to discover!
In this resource you will get
Fine motor development continuum (for ages 1-6)
Developmentally-backed observation checklists
Beautifully designed student self-assessment sheets
Ready-to-use guiding question templates to plan provocations
Play based e-book to enhance fine motor development
Who is this resource for?
Early Years educators looking to deepen their understanding of fine motor skills
Early childhood leaders looking to support their staff and grow their understandings of learning through play
We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.
John Hope Franklin
As a DP educator, an important part of your role is to inspire your students to honour their strengths, take risks, and move out of their comfort zones. The IBDP CAS programme – Creativity, Activity, and Service – gives you the opportunity to create a space for students to build on their existing talents and explore others as they pursue the seven learning outcomes.
This guide has been designed to help you get insights into how the CAS programme is valuable for students and gain a thorough understanding of its requirements. As a coordinator, you will also discover actionable strategies to develop a programme that is challenging, enjoyable, and leads your students to a journey of self-discovery.
Please note:
We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.
Who is this for and what’s inside?
DP coordinators and school leaders looking for strategies and resources to support their teams understand and implement the CAS effectively
Imagine you’re in a dark room and you can’t see a thing. You only have a flashlight to guide you, so you turn it on and point it straight ahead of you. The light falls as a perfect circle on the wall where you see a painting. If that is the only thing that you see, does it mean that there’s nothing else in that room? Move the flashlight around and you’ll be surprised to see that the room has tons of other stuff, maybe other paintings, and some furniture. Think of the TOK course as a tool to help you move your flashlight! In a world where we are limited to echo chambers and bubbles, the TOK curriculum is a refreshing take on critical thinking while answering a simple question- how do we know what we know?
This guide has been designed to help you get insights into how the TOK is valuable for students, and gain a thorough understanding of its structure and assessment. As a coordinator, you will also gain insights into different ways to support your teaching teams and students on their TOK journeys.
Please note:
We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.
Who is this for and what’s inside?
DP coordinators and school leaders looking for strategies and resources to support their teams understand and implement the TOK course effectively
The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out.
Albert Einstein
Research opens pathways to worlds not yet explored. At its foundation, research is about curiosity; asking a question, and going in search of the answer. Sparking this curiosity is the way we as educators light up students’ interest and motivation for their extended essays (EE).
As an in-depth, independent investigation into a topic of their choice, the EE is a crucial step toward students’ preparation for undergraduate studies. This guide has been designed to help you get insights into how the EE is valuable for students, and gain a thorough understanding of its structure and assessment. As a coordinator, you will also gain insights into different ways to support supervisors and students on the EE journey.
Please note:
We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.
Who is this for and what’s inside?
DP coordinators and school leaders looking for strategies and resources to support their teams understand and implement the EE effectively
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
As IB DP language B educators, your goal is to unlock these limits and give your students the key to international-mindedness through the study of language, culture, ideas, and issues of global significance. Language B is a language acquisition course designed to provide students in the DP with an opportunity to develop the skills and intercultural understanding to communicate successfully in an environment where the language studied is spoken. This guide to language B is designed as a simplified introduction to help you achieve these goals in your classrooms!
The guide features blogs with actionable strategies and downloadable templates that you can use independently or with your teaching teams to discover the nuts and bolts of the language B course. We’ve also added bonus reflections and activities which you can undertake as you make your way through the guide, along with classroom tips to help you bring the language B course to life in your classroom!
Please note: We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.
Who is this for and what’s inside?
New teachers looking to dive into the what, why, and how of language B in the DP
DP coordinators and school leaders looking for strategies and resources to support their teams understand and implement the language B course effectively
Mariana, who is originally from Rosario, Argentina, earned her college degree in Second Language Learning with a focus on English and Spanish. She worked as an English language instructor in various contexts in Argentina, the US and Spain. It was there that her role evolved as the school moved towards a more international approach to education by pursuing IB accreditation. She took an active role in the process in different areas: academic policy writing, curriculum mapping, and programme development. Her roles in these past years have varied between CAS coordinator, IBDP language A and B educator, and IB DP coordinator. She has been a part of the wider IB global community in various capacities including professional development and curriculum review. She has recently moved to Saudi Arabia to join The Kaust School as K-12 World Language Coordinator.
Disclaimer: This guide has been produced independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s resources seek to encourage sharing of perspectives and innovative ideas for classroom teaching & learning. They are not intended to be replacements for official IB guides and publications. Views and opinions expressed by the authors of these resources are personal and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing ideas and strategies shared within these resources in your classroom.
To an outsider, an inquiry classroom can look, feel, and sound like a mystery. That makes PYP teachers detectives. The entire process, from provocation to action, can sometimes feel sticky, daunting, or just plain confusing.
We’ve created this guide to help you unpack inquiry in the PYP and get resources that can be used independently or with your team. We collaborated with amazing inquiry educators, Cindy Blackburn, Chris Gadbury, Ika Vargas, Joe Amabile, Misty Paterson, Snigdha Baduni, Shamal Merchant, and Shambhavee Sharma to create a toolkit unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
Who is this for and what’s inside?
1. For you, the inquiry educator: You will have everything you need to unravel the mystery of inquiry.
2. For your learners, the inquirers: Give your junior detectives guides, thinking routines, and classroom displays to document the process of inquiring.
3. For your families, the inquiry community: Make your learning community true partners in solving the inquiry mystery with our plug-and-play workshops.
Please note: We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.
This central question is one that we pursue in all of our choices as educators. Particularly so when we teach student-centred curriculums like the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). Understanding the MYP with all its nuances can often feel like being rudderless at sea! What if we told you we’re throwing you a line and bringing you ashore? This starter guide to the MYP is designed as a simplified introduction to help educators understand the different elements of the programme. From connections to other IB programmes to fundamentals of MYP unit planning, this guide explores how teaching and learning is organised in the MYP.
The guide features blogs with actionable strategies and downloadable templates that you can use independently or with your teaching teams to discover how the MYP works. We’ve also added bonus reflections and activities which you can undertake as you make your way through the guide, along with classroom tips to help you bring the MYP to life in your classroom!
Please note:
We designed this guide to be navigated sequentially. That being said, this is your inquiry so feel free to jump around to the sections you find most relevant to your context.Who is this for?
New teachers looking to dive into the what, why and how of the MYP
Experienced teachers looking for tools to enhance their teaching practices in the MYP
MYP co-ordinators and school leaders looking for strategies and resources to support their teams understand and implement the MYP effectively
