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9:45am CEST

From Sketchbook to Portfolio: Teacher Toolkit

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST

We are two teachers that have a design and a traditional visual arts background, and that use sketchbooks as a daily tool. We collaborated closely when drafting lower secondary, IGCSE and IB DP Schemes of Work to ensure maximal alignment in building up sketchbook skills. This is an ideal way to enable students to track and visualise their progress.
This presentation aims to equip visual arts educators with practical strategies to transform the sketchbook from a passive notebook into a dynamic tool that directly feeds into IB DP portfolio and IGCSE coursework. Designed for all secondary art teachers, it addresses the challenge of guiding students toward sustained experimentation, meaningful annotation, and reflective practice.

Participants will explore structured sketchbook routines: observational drawing prompts, artist analysis templates, and layouts that can be used to organise information on the page.

Participants will leave with a ready-to-use teacher toolkit and knowledge of the advantages and ways to use a sketchbook as a routine in and outside the classroom.

Speakers

Linda Gruet

Art Teacher, International School of Bremen

I am an Art teacher at the International School of Bremen.

Rosa Santana

IGCSE and IB Art teacher, International School of Bremen

I am an IGCSE and IB Art teacher at the International School of Bremen. I hold a Bachelor’s degree with honours from the University of Fine Arts in Lisbon, Portugal. After graduating, I established my own studio and exhibited my work in several galleries across Portugal. One of... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST
0.229 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject The Arts

9:45am CEST

Science Fair : Reimagining MYP Science from Assessment to Authentic Action

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST

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This session will explore how a grade 8 science fair can be intentionally designed as an IB MYP checkpoint that builds collaboration, fosters independent thinking and supports students' engagement in open-ended experimental inquiry. Participants will examine how open-ended experiments encourage students to formulate their own research questions, make methodological decisions, collaborate meaningfully, and reflect critically on their findings. Aligned with the MYP sciences objectives and assessment criteria (B and C), the science fair is presented not as a standalone event, but as a structured learning process that develops students’ readiness for higher-level scientific investigation. The session highlights how Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills—particularly collaboration, research, critical thinking, and self-management—are explicitly taught, practiced, and assessed throughout the science fair process.

Outcomes of this session:
1. Promote independent thinking and student ownership.
2. Implement practical strategies aligned with IB-MYP criteria.
3. To foster inter-school collaboration, we will establish a shared 'Science Fair Portal'—a digital repository where students from IB schools in Germany upload two-minute video pitches. This platform facilitates student engagement and enables teachers to work collaboratively on academic exchanges .

Speakers

Lloyd Mallender

Secondary Science Teacher, International School Hannover Region

To be added

Soniya Jadhav

Secondary Science teacher, International School Hannover Region

A dedicated IB Science educator and recipient of the 2025 Earth Prize Educator of the Year Award. My teaching philosophy rooted on fostering a dynamic, engaging environment where students are encouraged to question, explore concepts in depth, and connect theory and real-world app... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST
0.237 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Science

9:45am CEST

Supporting Musical Cross Curricular Integration with All Students

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST

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Real-world thinking is complex, showing educators how each of our subjects exist beyond the silo of our curriculum every day. Integrating music into various curricula can support retention, collaboration, creativity, and student confidence in the classroom. This workshop is intended to discuss ideas and ways to implement music into the curriculum for a multi-perspective approach to teaching. Special focus is given on incorporating music for democracy and protest from 1960’s to modern day (in a variety of languages), Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance, and Western Classical music from ~ 1600 to modern day. This workshop is suited for history, languages, and music teachers working with grades 6 through 12.

Speakers

Stephanie Mayer

Secondary Music Teacher, Metropolitan School Frankfurt

Secondary Instrumental Music Teacher

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST
0.222 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject The Arts

9:45am CEST

The Feedback Loop: Using Feedback to Navigate and Individualize Learning Support

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST

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In learning support, the most powerful tool isn’t a textbook—it’s the student’s voice. This workshop moves beyond "one-size-fits-all" instruction toward a Feedback Loop that builds genuine student agency. Using lean, digital systems (Google Forms, exit tickets, and AI as a learning coach), we’ll demonstrate how to capture real-time insights to pivot your curriculum.
Through the lens of our classrooms, we will show how student feedback transformed a standard program into a responsive curriculum featuring targeted organization and summarization strategies. Learn to design a "living curriculum" where modular planning and collaborative goal-setting put students in the driver’s seat of their own success.

Speakers

Jessica Shiffman

Learning Support Teacher, International School of Hamburg

With 25 years of classroom experience, Jessica brings a deep, multi-disciplinary perspective to education. She holds a BS in Speech-Language Pathology, an MS in Audiology, and an Ed.S. in Special Education. Her career includes a decade as an ELA teacher and three years as a learning... Read More →

Dagny Remmler Mörsen

Teacher of German and Learning Support Teacher, International School of Hamburg

With 11 years in education and three specializing in learning support, Dagny focuses on the intersection of resource management and developmental growth. She hold a BA in Education and an MA in Integrated Learning Therapy, specializing in learning and development support for children... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CEST
0.225 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

11:15am CEST

Confronting Stereotypes in Today’s Classrooms

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST

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Students don’t arrive to school as blank slates. They bring with them ideas, assumptions, and stereotypes shaped by family, media, peers, and the world around them. This workshop will focus on how educators can effectively address the stereotypes students hold about one another, and how those beliefs can affect classroom culture, relationships, and learning.

Grounded in the principles of diversity, justice, belonging, and inclusion, the session will explore practical ways to guide students toward empathy, critical thinking, and respectful dialogue. Participants will examine common classroom scenarios, practice language for responding to biased comments in real time and learn strategies for facilitating conversations that challenge harmful narratives.

Through reflection and collaborative discussion, educators will build confidence in helping students question assumptions, appreciate differences, and recognize shared humanity.

Speakers

Maude Robitaille

Progress Leader Grades 7 & 8, Berlin Metropolitan School

20 years of teaching experience, focus on pastoral care and student experience. Proud chaos coordinator!

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST
0.227 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Well-Being

11:15am CEST

Enhancing STEM Learning by Unlocking Micro:bit Capabilities Through Innovative Classroom Projects

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST

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This 60-minute workshop focuses on a snapshot of how Micro:bit is used in Grades 6-10 to create engaging and meaningful STEM learning experiences with some AI integration. We will also explore how these pocket-sized computers can be easily integrated into your curriculum-even on a small budget- to foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.
What is the Micro:bit?The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized, highly affordable programmable computer designed specifically to make learning and teaching coding easy, tangible, and fun. It allows students to write code on a computer and see it come to life on a physical device.

Speakers

Melih Gulcan

Computer Science Teacher, Metropolitan School Frankfurt

IBDP/IGCSE Computer Science Teacher
Middle School STEM Teacher
Clubs: Ad-Astra Space, 3D World, Competitive Robotics, Maker Kids Camps

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST
0.237 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Design

11:15am CEST

The Inclusive Classroom: Supporting Diverse Learners and Students with Disabilities in Core Subjects

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST

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What does an inclusion classroom look like? What does it mean to be inclusive? How do I develop inclusive lesson plans?

Designed for core subject area teachers—including Math, Science, English, Humanities, Music, and the Arts—this session explores practical, classroom-ready strategies for building inclusive learning environments that support students with disabilities and diverse learning needs. Participants will develop a clearer understanding of what an inclusive classroom looks like in practice, including how to embed inclusive principles into everyday teaching and lesson planning.

Speakers

Dr. Candyce Edwards-Allen, Ed.D.

Secondary Learning Support Teacher, Bavarian International School

I am from a big little city called Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the US. I moved to New York City early in my career, where I spent over a decade in the public schools working with diverse learners from all over the world. I am committed to creating classrooms where students feel valued... Read More →

Esme Crocker

Learning Support Teacher, Bavarian International School

Learning Support teacher

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST
0.225 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

11:15am CEST

Thinking about engagement in STEM

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST

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Description:
This presentation interrogates what we mean when we speak about “engagement” in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) within international school settings. Rather than equating engagement with visible participation or on-task behavior, the session conceptualizes it as a multidimensional construct involving cognitive challenge, emotional resonance, and intellectual agency. It critically examines how engagement is frequently interpreted through observable compliance, while deeper indicators—curiosity, persistence, and epistemic ownership—remain less visible but more consequential.

Drawing on contemporary educational research, the session considers how inquiry-driven pedagogy, authentic problem framing, and interdisciplinary design can foster sustained intellectual investment rather than short-term task completion. Particular attention is given to how teacher assumptions shape classroom structures that either enable or constrain meaningful participation.

Intended Impact:
Participants will leave with a conceptual framework for diagnosing disengagement and rethinking learning design. The session ultimately challenges not only how we teach STEM, but how we define and evaluate student involvement in complex, future-oriented disciplines.

Speakers

Dr Ana Abreu

Teacher of Physics, International School of Bremen

I am a Physics teacher at the International School of Bremen.

Nicola Perfect

Mathematics Coordinator, International School of Bremen

I am the Mathematics coordinator at the International School of Bremen.

Saturday September 19, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST
0.227 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

1:15pm CEST

Queens of Crime: The Golden Age

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm CEST

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Description:
Do you enjoy a good mystery? Do you know about the “Queens of Crime”? This engaging one-hour workshop invites educators to explore the captivating realm of Golden Age detective fiction, focusing on the influential works of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh, collectively dubbed the “Queens of Crime.” Participants will delve into the defining characteristics of this literary period, which flourished from the 1920s to the 1930s, with principal works spanning from 1920 to 1940. The workshop will analyse how these elements manifest in Agatha Christie’s renowned novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, highlighting plot structures, tone, and symbolism. Educators will know how to incorporate these features into short classroom activities, enabling students to creatively engage with the material, enhance their understanding of narrative techniques, and develop critical thinking skills.

Intended Impact:
By the end of the session, educators will be able to inspire and elevate their students’ appreciation for classic detective fiction. They will leave with a toolkit of themes from which to approach the study of detective fiction from this era.

Speakers

Suzanne Durham

Secondary Teacher of English, and IGCSE Business Studies, International School of Bremen

I am a Secondary Teacher of English, and IGCSE Business Studies at the International School of Bremeen.

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm CEST
0.229 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Language Learning

1:15pm CEST

Supporting Neurodivergent Learners: Strategies for Effective Classroom Management

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm CEST

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This workshop is designed for MYP students with practical strategies and approaches for effectively managing classroom behavior and creating a supportive learning environment for neurodivergent learners. Participants will gain insights into the neurodivergent experience, learn evidence-based strategies, engage in activities, and discuss ways to build an inclusive classroom culture that celebrates

Speakers

Kat Kimling

Learning Support teacher, Bavarian International School

Learning Support teacher

Saturday September 19, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm CEST
0.227 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

2:30pm CEST

Digital Citizenship in the Middle Years: A Grade 6 Case Study

Saturday September 19, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CEST

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This workshop is designed to share how Digital Citizenship has been woven into the pastoral and ICT curriculum to support students, focusing on Grade 6. This presentation’s starting point was a survey to gather more awareness of how students use tech, which informed both designing a pastoral unit “Our Digital Lives,” as well revamping the Digital Citizenship components in the ICT curriculum. Further development is being done in the domain of algorithmic literacy, or, pedagogical methods that explore how algorithms influence all aspects of digital life, from online identities to the types of content that young learners are “fed” on social media and online gaming platforms.

We will explore these questions:
-How do students interpret and critique what they see online?
-To what extent do online conversations intervene in classroom socialisation?
-How do we teach younger learners about digital and algorithmic literacy?
-What are the best practices for curriculum development, given the rapid pace of technological change and the continual development of AI?

Speakers

Courtenay Comiskey

Secondary EAL / I&S, Grade 6 Lead Teacher, Leipzig International School

to be added later

Clinton Glenn

Learning Technology Support Specialist, Grade 6 ICT Teacher, Leipzig International School

to be added later

Saturday September 19, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm CEST
0.225 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

4:00pm CEST

Podcasting in the Classroom: Engaging Students through Storytelling and Sound

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST

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This workshop will introduce teachers to podcasting in the classroom. Podcasting provides opportunities for students to develop communication, research, and critical thinking skills while working on a creative and authentic product.

What to expect:
- Breakdown of the key stages of a classroom podcast project
- Examples of a range student work from simple narrative storytelling to more complex investigative or interview-based episodes
- Examples of learning experiences that develop the necessary podcasting skills
- Hands-on time with some of the technical tools
- Anecdotes from my experience teaching podcasting

Outcomes:
- Overview of the stages of a podcast production and an idea for how to get a project started in your own classroom
- List of teaching resources for podcasting
- Familiarity with some of the technical skills involved in podcasting
- Hopefully inspire you to try podcasting in your own classes

Speakers

Jonathan Cooper

Design Teacher, Heidelberg International School

Studied Film and Television at SCAD, teaching in the IB for the last 10 years (currently MYP Design), enjoys adventure sports and speciality coffee.

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
0.227 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Design

4:00pm CEST

Visual Media in Education: Imagining Artificial Intelligence

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST

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Description:
Join me for this interactive session where we will explore the history of artificial intelligence through movies, illustrations, and icons. How people see movies, cartoons, and shows has always shaped AI. From its early days as simple machines to its many forms today, visual media has led to common misunderstandings about what AI really is. The objective of the workshop is to spark ethical debates amongst primary and secondary students and teachers by providing a set of valuable visual resources. The presentation aims to give you engaging ideas for using these learning materials across different school subjects, such as science, tech, history, and art.

Intended Impact:
This interactive workshop empowers international primary and secondary teachers to critically explore how movies and visual media have shaped global perceptions of artificial intelligence, equipping them with practical, cross-curricular resources to spark ethical debates, strengthen media literacy, and foster informed, responsible AI discussions in diverse classrooms.

Speakers

Víctor González, Ph.D.

Teacher of Spanish & Book author, International School of Bremen

I am an experienced language teacher, examiner, and author with expertise in language learning, e-learning, digital media, and world cinema. I combine a strong command of assessment practices and curriculum standards with the ability to design and deliver effective, technology-enhanced... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
0.227 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16
Subject Transdisciplinary (teaching pedagogy & Methodology)

5:15pm CEST

Evidence-Based Gamification in Foreign Language Classrooms

Saturday September 19, 2026 5:15pm - 6:15pm CEST

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Gamification has become a popular trend in education, yet its impact depends entirely on thoughtful design. This interactive workshop explores how evidence-based gamification can meaningfully enhance motivation, retention, and communicative competence in foreign language teaching.
Grounded in motivational theory and classroom research, the session will briefly examine why superficial reward systems often fail and what actually works. Participants will experience a tool to gamify their lessons and units, and explore how narrative, progression systems, and challenge structures can increase student engagement without sacrificing academic rigour.

Speakers