Wellington College International Shanghai

The Agenda


Friday - Building From the Ground Up

Session 1:  Crafting an Effective IB Classroom Culture

Session 2:  The IB Program: What is This Thing? 

Session 3:  IB Economics Course Overview – The Big Picture

Session 4:  The Five Essential Skills – Our Main Task

Session 5:  The Pacing - The Most Daily Task


Saturday - A Deep Dive Into IB Economics

Session 5:  Teaching Microeconomics

Session 6:  Teaching Market Power

Session 7:  Teaching Macroeconomics

Session 8:  Teaching The Global Economy

Session 9:  The Internal Assessment - The IB’s Greatest Gift to Us


Sunday -  Understanding IB Economics Assessments

Session 10:  The IB Economics Assessments – Paper 1, 2, & 3

Session 11:  The Extended Essay in Economics

Session 12:  The World Studies Extended Essay 

Session 13:  Pulling it All Together: Debrief and Next Steps