Texas IB Schools

A 501 (c)(3) organization that supports quality program development, curriculum improvement, and professional development training for IB World Schools in Texas

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What a great day at the TGAT Conference at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, TX! Karen Phillips (Executive Director of Texas IB Schools) and Lindsay Cooper (Business Development Manager, International Baccalaureate Organization) are ready to greet participants!

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It is always a good day when IB educators from across the state of Texas are gathered in the same room to learn and to share knowledge and experiences. TIBS Executive Director Karen Phillips is addressing the participants at the IB Conference in San Antonio.

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Texas IB Schools has a table at the Texas Association of Talented and Gifted State Conference in San Antonio. Stop by our table and meet Executive Director Karen Phillips and Special Projects Coordinator Ann Wink. They are poised and ready to greet you!

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TIBS Continuum Roundtable at Meridian World School in Round Rock today. Can you find Executive Director Karen Phillips among that participants? We love our teachers who will spend a beautiful fall Saturday learning and sharing knowledge about IB programmes. You are the best!

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Thanks to the wonderful members of the TIBS Board who met this week in Georgetown. We at Texas IB Schools appreciate your leadership and the gift of your time.

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TIBS hosted its annual in-person coordinator/administrator meeting yesterday in Georgetown. Guest speaker Lindsay Cooper provided updates from IB, followed by breakout sessions for PYP, MYP and DP/CP. Great leaders in attendance. Great leadership by Karen Phillips, ED.

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Texas IB Schools has loved its work with Longview ISD over the years. Here is a photo from today's IB leadership training! Folks are clearly engaged in learning.

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Photos from last week's IB Global Conference in Washington, D. C. Karen Phillips, TIBS Executive Director, Jennifer Love, TIBS Board Member, and Margaret Davis, Director of TCIS.

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Some photos from the IB Global Conference in DC last week. Karen Phillips, Executive Director, Jennifer Love, Board Member, and Margaret Davis, Director, TCIS.

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The TIBS annual visit to the Oasis during IB training was last night. The sunsets there and this spectacular group of trainers never disappoint!

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Texas IB Schools is busy with a week of IB workshops in Austin. We have definitely added some younger faces at registration and our snack stand. We appreciate their assistance.

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If you are attending the TAGT Gifted Equity Conference at the Marriott in Waco, please stop by the TIBS booth to visit with Ann Wink and Karen Phillips, Texas IB Schools Executive Director.

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Texas IB Schools had a very successful college fair yesterday. Thanks to the 1300 + IB students, their coordinators and counselors who brought them to the fair, and the nearly 100 colleges and universities who greeted them. It was a wonderful day!

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TIBS had a wonderful two days in Georgetown, first meeting with the board, followed by meetings with IB coordinators and administrators from across the state.
Our next meeting will be virtual on March 1st, 2024. We hope you will be able to join us.

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Recruitment of DP English A: Language and Literature and English A: Literature Examiners is now open for May 2024. We welcome applications from teachers of English as a first language. Apply online at: https://t.co/3qCMaGd4SX

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Busy times at the #IBGC2023 . Thanks for keeping us busy at our booth! @TexasIB.

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While many of us at TIBS are in the Austin heat at an IB training workshop, Executive Director Karen Phillips is enjoying the IB Global Conference in cool Toronto. Photos from the opening sessions of #IBGC2023 and a few from Westwood HS. Fortunately, both events are going well.

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Session two of our 2023 Austin training begins tomorrow. Registration was at the Renaissance Hotel this evening. We looks forward to seeing all our participants bright and early in the morning.

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A lovely tradition at our Austin summer trainings is dinner and sunset watching at the Oasis. While the lake is low on water, the spirits of this IB family of trainers and TIBS folks were very high. Family photos are always the best!

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We have just completed our first IB workshop in Austin for 2023. Over 500 participants enjoyed the hospitality of Westwood High School in Round Rock ISD, as well as the knowledge and skills of our outstanding workshop leaders. Session two begins tomorrow. Welcome to Austin.