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CAWS IB Workshops At Lake Tahoe In June 2024

We hope to see you next summer for our 2024 workshops. Register early to ensure you can join us in person in the mountains near beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA.

WORKSHOP CHANGE: Due to significant interest we are now offering another session of Approaches to Teaching and Learning for ALL levels during the June 27-30 session. This June 27-30 session of workshops is primarily for PYP teachers, so take advantage of this new opportunity and sign up soon.

Registration and information here for Lake Tahoe from June 19 - 22, June 23 - 26, and June 27 - 30, 2024

Please contact Matthew Davis if you have any questions: Matthew Davis or 619 631-5444.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Warm regards,
Mike, Robin, Jerry, Matt and Tom

Featured

CAWS Congratulates our 2023-2024 Student Of the Year Award Winners!!

Open this page to meet some of Students of the Year.

Upcoming: IB/CAWS Roundtable: Language Learning in the PYP with Hostesses Kelsey Day & Laurel Ferreira

Join fellow PYP coordinators, CAWS Association leaders, and IB World Schools to gather resources brainstorm ways in which we can better serve students learning multiple languages in the PYP setting.

IB showcase highlights PBMS students’ community service projects

As an International Baccalaureate school, Pacific Beach Middle requires students to complete community service hours each year.

Sixth-grade students document 10 hours, seventh-grade grade will need 15 hours, and eighth-grade students are required to complete a minimum of 20 hours that become their community service project. Eighth-grade students can complete an individual project or work in groups of two or three to meet their community service project requirements.

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Congratulations 2023/2024 CAWS Teacher Award Winners!!

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2023/2024 Teacher Awards!! We had a record setting number of nominations and regret that there was not an award for each of those amazing educators. Everyone in attendance at our CAWS Spring Seminar enjoyed celebrating the achievements of those selected this year.

Professional Development Winners

These deserving winners will receive reimbursement to attend their events.

IB Global Conference in Washington DC

Jennifer Stahl, Competitive Edge Charter Academy

CAWS IB Training in Lake Tahoe

Maria Velasco, Pacific Beach Middle School

CAWS Exemplary Educators

These incredible teachers will receive $500.00 and a plaque

Tekoa Chilcote, Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts , PYP

Kelsey Courneya, Roosevelt International Middle School, MYP

Jaime Huerta, Monte Vista Christian School, DP

Meet the winners!

Events

19 Jun

IB MYP/PYP/IB ED Teacher Training

Location: Granlibakken Resort in Tachoe City, California

23 Jun

IB DP/CP Teacher Training

Location: Granlibakken Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA

27 Jun

IB PYP/MYP/DP/IB ED Teacher Training

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Recent News

Education Bills Pass and Fail as First Major Deadline Passes

The Legislature recently advanced bills dealing with charter school data, homework, and student-involved incidents while halting bills related to the science of reading, early enrollment in transitional kindergarten (TK), and school resource officers.

Last Friday was the deadline for bills that would have a fiscal impact to pass out of their first policy committee. As expected, very few bills were stopped this early in the process, although many were heavily amended.

PowerPoint Slides: IB-CAWS Programme Development Planning: Unlocking Continuous Improvement

Our roundtable event yesterday with Kelsey Day provided excellent practical information, direction and support for the IB Programme Development Plan launched in 2020. Kelsey is happy to share her PowerPoint slides and audio of our meeting through this email.

Education Committees Hear First Set of 2024 Bills

Last week, both the Senate and Assembly Education committees dispensed with their first hearings to consider newly introduced bills in 2024. Altogether, the two committees heard over 45 bills. We wanted to highlight a few of the major bills that passed and will now move on to the next steps in the legislative process. You can also find a list of all the actions taken by the committees here.