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IB PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT MILestones
Having clear objectives and writing a road towards them are the best way to succeed. Therefore, the IB has provided for you four milestones. These should be seen as reference materials and not as a strict list of documents that have to be furnished. Every long-term plan needs to have focused steps. The milestones are these steps. Each school have to read these milestones as part of their own context. Strategies and development can only be successful if they are contextual, measurable and achievable. The duration of each milestone can vary. The idea is to start by understanding where you are, then using this information to plan your strategy. A good implementation can only happen when this is done carefully. Finally, after achieving the strategy, you have to step back, look at it carefully and use it as the starting point for a new reflection that will create new strategies. Programme development is continuous; the milestones are part of this cycle.
1.1 Conducting a needs analysis
1.2 Clarifying the challenges that inhibit growth and sustainability
1.3 Identifying the key area of focus for programme development
1.4 A rationale for the established strategic focus
1.5 Defining the desired outcome
2.1 Building community consensus and shared responsibility
2.2 Evaluating essential structures, systems, and resources
2.3 Organizational learning through inquiry, action, and reflection
2.4 Designing activities to grow and sustain IB programmes
2.5 Collaborative planning and project management
2.6 Developing an implementation timeline
MILESTONE THREE: EQUIPPED TO IMPLEMENT AND ADAPT
3.1 Indicators for highly developed practice
3.2 Monitoring impact
3.3 Advancing IB practices
3.4 Organizational collaboration and support
MILESTONE FOUR: SUSTAINABLY CO-CREATING HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
4.1 Continuous programme development
4.2 Advancing lifelong learning: Schools as learning organizations
4.3 Leading learning in a global community
How could these resources be improved?
PRIMARY RESOURCES
IB Standards and Practices: Helping Schools Grow [Video]
Programme Standards and Practices at a glance [PDF Brochure]
The Standards and Practices Framework [PRC Materials]
Programme Development Support [PRC Materials]
Programme Development Template [PRC Materials]
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
IB Excellence and Equity Framework [ibo.org webpage]
RECOMMENDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Guidance for programme development planning for evaluation [Free Nano PD]
How do we grow and develop our IB programmes? [Free Nano PD]
More Free Learning: IB Programme Standards and Practices [ibo.org webpage]
More Free Learning: Growing the IB in your school [ibo.org webpage]
IB PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Category 3: Strategies to increase DP cohort sizes [IB registration webpage]
Category 3: Approaches to teaching and learning for DP CP coordinators and pedagogical leaders [IB registration webpage]
Category 3: Building partnerships with parents [IB registration webpage]
Category 3: Cultivating learning focused IB World Schools [IB registration webpage]
Access the full IB Professional Development Catalogue
Read about the range of PD Workshop delivery options