IB Matters

About IB Matters

IB Matters is a podcast (established in April 2019) which brings listeners content related to International Baccalaureate (IB) education. It is for students, parents, and teachers interested in learning more about IB and for those working in IB schools wanting access to pedagogical support for their teaching. Please listen, subscribe, and post a review to help us spread the word about the IB. Follow us on twitter @MattersIB and be sure to let us know what you would like to hear more about in future episodes. The podcast is hosted in Minnesota by the MN Association of IB World Schools (MNIB) but is intended for a global audience.

Publisher

Jon Peterson

Category

education · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Apr 2019

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

159 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   What Can IB and India Learn From Each Other? with Gayatri Mehta

   Send us Fan Mail What does the growth of IB in India tell us about the opportunities—and challenges—of bringing IB philosophy into different educational cultures? In this episode, Jon talks with longtime IB educator Gayatri Mehta about the place of IB within India’s remarkably diverse educational landscape. Their conversation moves from families seeking rigorous, internationally recognized education to the challenges students and teachers face when moving from finding the “right answer” to in...

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Teaching Mapmakers, Not Map Readers: Rethinking Concepts with Adrian Von Wrede-Jervis

   Send us Fan Mail In this second conversation about the new MYP themes, Adrian Von Wrede-Jervis takes us beyond the framework itself to a bigger question: How do we help students make meaning for themselves? Adrian challenges the idea that concepts are simply transferable from one subject to another. Instead, he suggests thinking of concepts as places where disciplines—and students—can meet, compare perspectives, and translate meaning. That leads to a powerful metaphor: Our goal shouldn't be t...

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   The IB Student Experience

   Send us Fan Mail What is the IB Diploma Programme really like from a student perspective? How are IB DP students navigating CAS, the Extended Essay, TOK—and now AI in education? Twin sisters Avantika and Anantika Nair, rising seniors at Washtenaw International High School in Michigan, share an unusually thoughtful look at their IB student experience. They discuss their transition from the MYP to DP, challenging HL courses, Extended Essays in physics, and how IB has encouraged them to think cr...

Who has been a guest on IB Matters

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Dunn
• Rezuan Chowdhury
• Rifat Abedin
• Chris Barres
• Sian Steggles

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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