Building on the success of our 2024 and 2025 Concept‑Based Learning conferences, positive feedback from previous participants underscores its value and drives us to continue this critical conversation. This year's conference will continue to offer high‑quality academic resources and practical tools, helping teachers worldwide transition from knowledge transmission to fostering conceptual competence.
We are expecting this conference could:
• Deepen Professional Expertise: Enhance educators' systematic understanding of the theoretical foundations and practical frameworks of concept-based learning.
• Build a Practitioner Network: Connect school leaders and teachers into a supportive, sustainable global professional learning community.
• Catalyze Classroom Innovation: Empower participants to translate conference insights into actionable, subject-specific curricular and pedagogical innovations within their own contexts.
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| Rachel French | Dr. Justin Zhang | ||
| Concept-Based Inquiry Specialist | Assistant Professor, Director of IBEC of Namseoul University | ||
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| Amy Flanaghan | Anne Chung Ketcham | Charles James Rutherford | Chris Hayden |
| PYP Coordinator Utahloy International School Guangzhou | Numeracy Lead & ESF Primary Maths Committee Chair ESF Shatin Junior School, Hong Kong | Capstone Coordinator of Western Academy of Beijing | |
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| The Learning Environment Through a Conceptual Lens | Let the Thinking Happen: Designing Concept-Based Learning That Sticks | Integrating Metacognitive Cycles and Collaborative Norms in Math Inquiry | TBD |
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| Judy Imamudeen | Tania Mansfield | ||
| Lower Primary Curriculum Coordinator International School of Nanshan Shenzhen |
Upper Elementary Assistant Principal/G4-5 PYP Coordinator of American International School of Guangzhou | ||
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| From Speed to Sense-Making in Mathematics | Beyond topics: Designing for Conceptual Understanding through a Learners First Lens | ||
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Registration Fee:
(payable in USD)
Pre-Conference workshop on Nov 13: RMB 2000 per participant
Conference on Nov 14-15 RMB 3000 per participant
Workshop & Conference on Nov 13-15: RMB4000 per participant
(The above fee Includes refreshments and lunches)
Refreshment Break: coffee, tea, bottle waters, snack and fruits
Lunch: school lunches for two days and a social event on Saturday
Certificate: E-certificate will be issued after the conference.
Refund Policy:
• If the workshop is canceled for reasons beyond our control and we are unable to find a suitable alternative time for most participants, IES will inform participants of the cancellation and refund the actual paid registration fee only, additional expenses (such as hotel accommodations, transportation, etc.) are not eligible for refunds.
• If a registered participant notifies IES before 15/09/2026 that he or she cannot attend or transfer registration to another person or event, IES will issue a refund of the actual paid registration fee. However, if this notification is received after 15/09/2026, IES will not issue a refund.
• A 2% transaction fee, charged by the payment platform (not the organizer), will be deducted from any refunds.
Photo Policy:
By attending the conference, you acknowledge and consent to the capture of your image by official photographers and videographers. The resulting materials, which may include still photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings, can be utilized by IES without restriction in news articles, promotional content, on the website, and across other platforms.
