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5 Things to Consider when Choosing your English B literature
Five important aspect to consider when choosing books for your English B students, who are living in an ever-increasingly globalised world.
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Nov 26, 20244 min read
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Are you choosing a variety of accents for your English B class?
10 resources to ensure you are covering a variety of accents for your IB DP English B class.
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
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10 activities to develop ATL Skills in English B
10 activities to help you explicitly develop ATL skills in your IB English B Classroom.
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Oct 10, 20245 min read
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3 ways to incorporate Theory of Knowledge into your English B planning
Three ways to incorporate TOK into your English B classes that require less than 5 minutes of planning.
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Sep 9, 20243 min read
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How to turn individual tasks into collaborative activities for English B
How to change individual tasks into pair work or group tasks to ensure you are including a variety of activities in your English B Classroom
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Aug 8, 20244 min read
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How to explore Mass Media Texts with your English B class (part 2)
How to cover interviews, opinion columns, reviews and speeches as mass media texts with your IB English B HL class.
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
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How to explore Mass Media Texts with your English B class (part 1)
How to cover articles, news reports, blogs, brochures, leaflets and pamphlets as mass media texts with your IB English B HL class.
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Jun 12, 20243 min read
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How to Explore Professional Texts with your English B class (part 2)
How to explore the professional texts of essays, questionnaires, surveys, reports and a set of instructions with your English B students.
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May 1, 20244 min read
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How to explore Professional Texts with your English B class (part 1)
How to explore the professional texts of blogs, emails, formal letters and proposals with your English B students.
laurawippell
Apr 3, 20244 min read
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How to teach Personal Texts in your DP Language B class
An overview of how to teach the five types of personal texts in your DP Language B Classroom.
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Mar 4, 20246 min read
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Taylor Swift isn’t the only victim: why you should be exploring deepfakes with your students
Are you discussing deepfakes with your students? Here's why you should be...
laurawippell
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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3 ways to explore news events with your English B students
Three engaging ways to explore current news events with your English B students, that need minimal planning time.
laurawippell
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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The final thing you need to know when designing a Language B Course
The final principle you need to reflect on when designing an English B Course is TRANSPARENCY. Read on to find out how...
laurawippell
Dec 4, 20233 min read
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The second thing you need to know when designing a Language B Course
When you’re designing an English B course, the first principle you should consider is VARIETY. But what comes next? Find out here.
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Nov 2, 20235 min read
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The first principle in designing a Language B Course
If I asked you what the three principles for designing an English B course are, would you be able to tell me?
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Oct 2, 20235 min read
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10 activities to develop IB learner profile attributes
10 engaging activities to explore each of the IB learner profile attributes with your students.
laurawippell
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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Leaflets: love them or hate them?
Admit it, I know you have an opinion on leaflets. I’m not going to try and change your mind, but here is some food for thought and my perso
laurawippell
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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What are authentic texts anyway?
Are you exploring authentic texts in your English B classroom? Read on to learn more about them and recommendations for activities.
laurawippell
Jul 3, 20235 min read
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Three ways to explore ChatGPT in your English B classroom
Here are three ways on how to explore ChatGPT in your English B classroom, based on your teaching style and how you're currently feeling.
laurawippell
Jun 5, 20234 min read
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Are your students fluent in English?
“I want to speak like a native speaker.” How many times have you heard this before? Guess what? This is not a desirable goal when it...
laurawippell
May 2, 20233 min read
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