October 21 & 22, 2024

Hilton Mystic

20 Coogan Boulevard

Mystic, CT 06355

The GIBS Conference is the perfect professional development opportunity for heads of schools, coordinators, teachers, and district and school board officials to promote best practices in the Northeast region.

Conference Resources

All the resources shared during the conference are linked below!

Don't forget to complete the Conference Survey

Keynote Session

Amy’s resources can be found HERE

Resources from IBO

IB Programme Group Meetings

Here are General Resources. Click the folders below for programme-specific resources.

Block 1

Breakout Sessions

Block 2

Block 3

We will be accepting Breakout Session Proposals through mid-July

Details HERE

Where to find us!

gibs.wildapricot.org

gibsnortheast@gmail.com

@gibsnortheast

GIBS Board of Directors

Andrea Darbee

President

Katie Rogers

President-Elect

Alison Scanlon

Vice President

DP/CP New York Metro

Patrice MacPherson

Vice President

DP/CP New England

Beth Billard

Vice President

MYP New York Metro

Diana Ljepoja

Vice President

PYP New England

Felicia Prince

Vice President

PYP New York Metro

Joe Santos

Vice President

Heads of School

Shelby Berry

Past President

Denise Kraft

Director of Conferences

Dr. Robert Brooks

Director of Finance

Jan Normile

Director of Communications

Ryan Alescio

Director of Outreach and Social Media

Did you know?

IB in the United States

1,914

IB World Schools

621 schools

719 schools

966 schools

147 schools

GIBS Members

2023-24

103

IB World Schools

23 schools

22 schools

65 schools

6 schools

Grant Opportunities

2024-25

GIBS project grants will be used to provide funding to support significant inquiry experiences that ​promote the ideals of the International Baccalaureate Programs. Projects could include the following:

• PYP: Exhibition or IB experience
  
• MYP: Community Project, Personal Project, student conference or IB experience
  
• DP: Creativity, Activity, and Service Project, student conference or IB experience
  
• CP: Service Learning Project, student conference or IB experience
  

GIBS will allocate $2,000 ($500 per program) in grant funding in the 2023-24 school year to support four ​projects with the goal of allocating funding across all IB programs. If no grant is awarded in one of the four ​programs, funds may be allocated to support a second project in another program.

DEADLINE: TBD

Conference Schedule

Last year’s schedule below - new schedule coming soon!

Keynote Speaker

Amy Baldwin

Amy Baldwin, Ed.D. is a Senior Lecturer in the Student Transitions department at the University of Central Arkansas where she served as the chair of the department for seven years. Previously, she was the chair of College Studies and instructor at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, two-year college. At both institutions, she has taught and supported first-year students who need academic support. She is the author of OpenStax' College Success, College Success Concise, and Preparing for College Success as well as a co-author of Promoting Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Resilience (Stylus) and A High School Parent's Guide to College Success (Wise Media). Her work in the student success field has taken her all over the US to speak to teachers, college faculty, staff, students, and parents. In her spare time, she posts ideas, confessions, and strategies for teaching as @thecuriousprofessor on Instagram.

Find out more about Amy and view more resources on her website.

Breakout Sessions

Monday, October 21

Block 1:

Breakout Sessions

Monday, October 21

Block 2:

Breakout Sessions

Tuesday, October 22

Block 3:

Meet our Exhibitors