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Meet our Authors
John Sprague
Paul Hoang
I’ve been working with Hodder
Education since 2014 when I was
brought on board as editor of IB
Review then later as co-author
of the newest versions of the
Theory of Knowledge textbooks.
My strategy for writing has always been to write
like there is a teacher reading over the shoulder of
the student because the teachers need as much
support as the students, especially in TOK. My
other strategy was to write for my twin boys who
were just about to start the IB! Writing for others
has been the best way for me to develop and
solidify my own TOK-intuitions and help my own
students develop theirs.
I have been writing for Hodder
Education for most of my
professional teaching career,
starting as a contributing author
to Business Review and later as
lead author for several IGCSE
and IB publications for Economics and Business
Management. Hodder Education has always
given me the autonomy and flexibility to create
resources that appeal to teachers and students
alike, whilst providing me with the support and
guidance that I have needed.
Zara Kaiserimam
Although nothing can beat the
buzz of being in a classroom,
for me, developing resources
and designing tasks comes a
close second, and I’ve loved
working on the MYP by Concept
series! Unlike other programmes, the MYP gives
teaching practitioners the space to be as creative
as they like; assessment is largely skills based,
and as long as these skills are being honed and
students nurtured, teachers have autonomy over
the texts and content they deliver. As a writer for
the MYP by Concept series, I’ve been afforded
the same freedom, and I am delighted that I’ve
been able to include texts, topics and tasks that I
not only love, but that have been a success in my
own classroom. While other exam boards are only
now having discussions about diversifying the
curriculum, the IB has been promoting a more
inclusive approach to education for decades and I
hope this has been reflected in my books.
Rita Bateson
I first met the team at Hodder
Education in my previous
role as a Curriculum and
Assessment Manager for the IB,
while reviewing the upcoming
publications for MYP. This close
partnership, with the MYP by Concept Series as
the only officially recognised MYP publication at
the time I was impressed by their understanding
and fluency with IB philosophy, as well as MYP
concepts. I’ve been a passionate advocate for
mathematics education and when the chance
came up to work more directly with them, as an
author, I jumped at it! Working closely with the
team I was proud to be involved in the authoring
of MYP by Concept for MYP 1–5.
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