IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference 2015

On March 19 to 21, 31 Boulevards was invited to Macau to join the IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference, where educational leaders, decision makers, and practitioners from schools, universities and governments gathered to discuss best practice in educational quality, pedagogical leadership and international mindedness across the Asia Pacific region.

IB has a policy of collaborating with organizations worldwide, to produce detailed reports examining the impact and outcomes of IB in the region. Studies conducted by researchers from Australia show that IB students in Hong Kong and China are globally mobile, multilingual and inter-culturally aware. These characteristics form the core competences creating their advantage in an extremely competitive world. These advantages are viewed as bringing benefits over the short, medium and long term.

The keynote speakers in this year’s IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference included Julia Gillard, the Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, Dr Michael Anderson, Professor of Education from the University of Sydney, and Dr Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Global Studies in Education from the University of Melbourne.

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Introducing Super Safari from Cambridge English

Come and join Polly, Leo and Gina from Super Safari on an exciting adventure that encourages complete beginners to learn English through exciting stories, action songs, arts, crafts, and plenty of playtime. With children’s development needs in mind Super Safari introduces new language through play while improving memory and concentration; practising sensory-motor skills; and developing thinking and creativity. Together with animal friends children also discover the fascinating world around them in the joy of playing together, and the importance of sharing and other social values.

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Understanding and using the CEFR for teaching and learning

Cambridge English Language Assessment has a webinar about the CEFR that gives an overview of the scales and explains the criteria of each level. The speakers describe what learners “can do” in terms of listening, reading, writing and speaking at the six reference levels (A1 – C2). On the other hand, the webinar also focuses on how teachers can use the CEFR scales in their daily teaching by adding familiarization activities and how they can use the scales with their students to support teaching and learning.

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