Discover IB Exchange

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Completely redesigned for a more intuitive experience, IB Exchange is the online professional learning community with everything you need to develop your practice, network and career. Access 15,000 ready-to-use teaching materials, grow your support network, build new capabilities, and earn recognition for your experience and development.

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Why do educators love IB Exchange?

  • 15,000+ teaching materials designed for immediate use make it easy to deliver high-quality lessons for all Primary Years Programme (PYP) subjects and most Diploma Programme (DP) subjects.
  • Global teacher communities provide moderated, teacher-led spaces where you can connect with like-minded peers, share ideas and resources, and build a strong and rewarding support network.
  • Community events are an engaging way to undertake professional learning on key topics, through accessible Zoom webinars that are delivered by community leaders.
  • The completely redesigned interface now offers more intuitive navigation and a more powerful search, so you can find what you need fast.
  • New IB Microlearning Modules are convenient learning experiences designed to take approximately 15 minutes, empowering you to develop your practice whenever and wherever suits you best.
  • New IB Micro-credentials challenge you to put your capabilities into practice, so you can earn formal recognition for your experience or professional development.

Learn more about IB Micro-credentials

Why do schools love IB Exchange?

  • Boost the IB implementation in your school by empowering your teachers with the tools, materials and development they need to build their practice at their own pace.
  • Equip your teachers with 15,000+ materials ready to use in class.
  • Provide new IB Microlearning Modules, where teachers can build their skills through short, flexible learning experiences.
  • Offer new IB Micro-credentials, a convenient and cost-effective way to deliver professional development that empowers teachers to put their capabilities into practice, and earn recognition for their professional learning.
  • Connect your school with like-minded communities, so your teachers can benefit from sharing best practice and resources with schools that may have similar contexts or IB implementations.
  • Encourage teachers to attend community events, which provide peer-led, job-embedded professional learning through accessible Zoom workshops.

Which subjects are currently available on IB Exchange?

IB Exchange offers support and materials for the entire PYP and most DP subjects.

New content will be added regularly until all subjects and official languages are represented in IB Exchange. To be the first to hear when your subject is added, please update your MyIB profile to include all the subjects you teach.

As of September 2024, IB Exchange is available to all PYP educators, as well as teachers of the following DP subjects:

  • Biology
  • Business management
  • Creativity, activity, service (CAS)
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Extended essay
  • Global politics
  • History
  • Language A
  • Language B
  • Language ab initio
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Social and cultural anthropology 
  • Theory of knowledge

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Upcoming free IB Exchange events

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Data privacy notice

IBO staff will use your data to optimize the IB Exchange user experience, improve its content, and better understand educators’ needs for ongoing professional learning. No data on your usage of the platform will be shared with your local head of school, coordinator, or other administration.


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