Teaching German Ab initio

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• Workshop overview

  Online | € 500 | 4 x 1.5 hours of training | 13, 14, 20 & 21 November 2025 | 16:00-17:30 (Berlin time) | workshop leader: Conny Brock 

  Register for this workshop

  • This live online workshop is aimed at German Ab Initio teachers in the IB Programme.
  • The workshop leader, Conny Brock, is also the author of the German B Support Site and the coursebook German B for the IB Diploma by Cambridge University Press and Assessment.
  • The workshop consists of 4 x 1.5 hours of instruction, discussion and activities. 
  • The number of participants is limited to 20 participants, who will be able to engage with each other and the content through Google Meet and this website. Recordings of each session and downloadable content will be made available to participants who cannot make the live sessions. 
  • The workshop fee is € 500 (excl. VAT if applicable).
  • Participants will receive a digital Philpot Education certificate afterwards. This workshop is not endorsed by the IB.

   

  Workshop leader: Conny Brock

  

  Conny Brock has been working as an international educator for 17 years and is currently Home Languages and EE coordinator at the International School of Dresden, where she tries to instil her students with a love for languages–especially German. Her IB career began at Scarborough College, UK where she taught DP German Literature, German B, and Spanish. After five years in the UK she moved to Atlanta, Georgia to teach MYP/DP German Language and Literature, DP German B, German Ab initio, and MYP ESL at Atlanta International School. She then taught English A, B and MYP German Language Acquisition in Bogota, Colombia, and loved every minute of it! Conny has presented conference papers on European literature, the effective use of film in the MFL classroom, Thinking Routines, and teachers’ strategies during the pandemic. She has a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics from the Open University, has co-authored Cambridge University Press and Assessment's German B text book, ‘Deutsch im Einsatz’ and is an experienced examiner and MYP/DP assessment content developer.

  Erfahrungsbericht/Testimonials

  During the last two weeks I had the opportunity to attend a workshop related to teaching German B in the IB program that was led by the wonderful Conny Brock. Conny is an experienced IB language A and B teacher and I can only recommend her workshop. The workshop is designed for all German B teachers and is valuable for experienced and inexperienced teachers. After this workshop I feel more confident to continue my good practices and implement new strategies and help my students reach their full potential. - Ilda, Latvia