In the Loop
Faculty News : Apr 4, 2016

Timothy S. Brophy assists in the redesign of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Music course

By Christina Haaf

As the International Baccalaureate is reviewing the Diploma Programme Music course, Dr. Timothy S. Brophy, Professor of Music Education and Director of Institutional Assessment, is assisting in the development of the future course through evaluation reports as well as through virtual and in person participation in development meetings in The Hague, Netherlands. His contributions are focused on the design of curriculum and assessment tasks, especially in his involvement with designing assessment criteria to support the successful teaching, learning and assessment of the future curriculum. Through his wide-ranging expertise and experience in the field of international assessment in music education he offers a great addition to the development team.

The participants from left to right are (by name and location at which they are based):

James Palmer, International School of Toulouse, France
Christina Haaf, International Baccalaureate, Den Haag, Netherlands
Timothy S. Brophy, University of Florida, USA
Lauren McCoy, American International School of Johannesburg, South Africa
Mark Bradshaw, United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA), Singapore
Rebecca Hamer, International Baccalaureate, Den Haag, Netherlands

-          Contributed by Christina Haaf, Curriculum Manager for the IB Diploma Programme in Music and Dance, International Baccalaureate Global Centre, The Hague, Netherlands