IB Coordinator Kurt Supplee and Brad Cartwright team up to present a series of workshops designed around the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and The Core, and a special workshop to inform Non-IB Teachers of the intricacies of the IB Diploma Program.

All workshops are designed to fill the gap between what the IB expects us to do and how to strategically implement it in your unique Diploma Program.

"This was undeniably the most informative, well-organized, and useful IB training session I have ever attended."

Tamisha | Bermuda

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

Michael

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop was exactly what I needed to transform how I approach the Extended Essay process at my school. The workshop provided a clear, step-by-step framework for managing a group of students effectively, from brainstorming topics to final submissions. Brad and Kurt’s insights on how to create a collaborative and supportive environment for both students and supervisors were invaluable. The practical tools and resources shared during the session have already made me rethink how I am going to organize and oversee the Extended Essay process. This workshop is a must for any Extended Essay or IB Coordinator looking to streamline and enhance their program.

Rachel | Tanzania

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

As a newly appointed Extended Essay Coordinator, I found both The Cohort Model and Effectively Supervising Any Extended Essay workshops incredibly useful in helping me implement the entire Extended Essay process. While I will need to go through a full Extended Essay cycle to evaluate its success, I am already very confident, based on the conversations I’ve had with my IB Coordinator, that it will bring tremendous benefits to our school. Thank you to Brad and Kurt for sharing their experience and advice!

Leslie | United States

Effectively Supervising Any Extended Essay Teacher Workshop

I’m so glad I chose to spend part of my Saturday attending this thorough and helpful professional development session on supervising the Extended Essay process! Having been an Extended Essay Coordinator for 11 years, it’s easy to become too attached to our established ways of managing this process. I’m excited to incorporate many (if not all!) of the strategies I learned to reboot our process for our next cohort, which begins in just a few short months!

Shannon | United States

Customized IB Faculty Training

Having a customized workshop that meets the specific needs of an entire site is incredibly rare. Brad and Kurt took the time to truly listen to us—through meetings and digital communication—and created a training that was exactly what we asked for! We presented them with a tall order: braiding together MYP and Diploma Programme so our staff could find cohesion between the two, and they delivered with flying colors. They spent four days with us, listening to all our thoughts and providing usable and practical materials. Honestly, I can never thank them enough.

Melissa | South Africa

Strategically Managing the IB Core

This was a great introduction to the IB Core. The ideas and opinions shared about The Exhibition and Theory of Knowledge Essay were incredibly helpful and presented a more holistic approach to the Core, Theory of Knowledge, and the critical thinking we are asking our students to develop. Thank you for an insightful workshop experience!

Jamie | United States

Effectively Supervising Any Extended Essay Teacher Workshop

This workshop was exceptional. It was extremely helpful and focused on exactly what the IB is looking for, addressing areas where we as IB educators are often left guessing. I highly recommend it to anyone supervising the Extended Essay.

David | Japan

Effectively Supervising the World Studies Extended Essay Workshop

The World Studies Extended Essay workshop is an excellent resource for teachers new to the Extended Essay process who are considering the World Studies topic as a potential focus. Both hosts are highly knowledgeable about the Extended Essay process and have a deep understanding of effective approaches that work.

Shannon | United States

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

I have attended many IB training sessions for both the MYP and Diploma Programme, but this is the first one that left me feeling re-invigorated and excited about making changes to our program. The training was practical, applicable, and highly relevant. I’m now looking forward to a customized training experience!.

Tamisha | Bermuda

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

This was undeniably one of the most informative, well-organized, and applicable IB training sessions I have ever attended. It also included many useful resources that are accessible even after the workshop! The cumulative Q&A session was a fantastic bonus. Thank you, Brad and Kurt, for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience!

Kelly | South Africa

The Cohort Model for the Extended Essay Workshop

This workshop was very well-organized and offered a perspective I hadn’t considered before. The best part was that it was only three hours—succinct and focused on how to tweak your current approach to better support students and teachers with this task. Thank you for the great ideas!

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Brad Cartwright

Founder | Instructor

Brad Cartwright created this site in 2018. He was most likely making himself some mate on a Tuesday morning. For some odd reason, everything always seems to happen on a Tuesday in Chile.  If you are wondering, mate is a South American - Andean tea, that is served in a gourd and sipped pretty much endlessly.  (If you want to know more, click here) 


Brad went to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he was a highly-competitive soccer athlete and double-majored in History and Public Policy.  As he traveled through Europe and Asia playing sports, his curiosity about countries, cultures, people and stories started shaping his life and his purpose. 


From traveling several for months through Southeast Asia, to becoming a United States Peace Corps Volunteer, where he lived and worked in the developing community of Los Marranitos in the Dominican Republic, Brad’s understanding of the importance of education became pivotal for the rest of his career in education. 


“The World is Our Classroom” is the lens through which Brad sets about his work as an educator.  The impact of education lies in curiosity, in diversity, in discovering, in researching, and experience.  The world and other people’s realities enhance our studies from textbooks. 


Brad has worked in diverse school settings: The all-girls college preparatory school in Atlanta, Georgia, The Atlanta Girls’ School, the American Nicaraguan School in Managua, Nicaragua, and The International School Nido de Águilas in Santiago, Chile.  His work includes serving as High School Principal in Nicaragua, leading curriculum strategic planning in all schools mentioned above, IB Economics teacher, Theory of Knowledge teacher, and Extended Essay Coordinator. 


Currently he is living in Santiago, Chile—at least for now—and dedicates his time not only to IB Economics, but also modest simple things like: visiting the Pacific coast, carpentry, gardening, yoga, and planning his future beekeeping project. 

Kurt Supplee

Co-Instructor with Brad

Kurt joined bradcartwright.com in 2021 as an IB Workshop Instructor and colleague.  He brings with him over 27 years of educational experience as a teacher and IB Examiner of IB Physics and IB Math, and most significantly as the IB Diploma Coordinator at the International School Nido de Águilas for the last five years.

Kurt holds an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Education from the United States.  His journey began at a small ski academy in Crested Butte, Colorado which set the foundation for his passion to connect with high school students both inside and outside of the classroom.  After stops in California and Caracas, Venezuela, Kurt currently resides with his family in Santiago, Chile

 

A life-long outdoorsman, Kurt is happiest when out from under a roof, be it skiing, hiking, surfing, or just listening to the crackle of an early evening campfire.