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 I want to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Lacey Forman and I am a high school MYP educator in Baltimore MD. I am also a Spanish B educator in the DP and the CAS coordinator. IB has been great to me and to my students. My goals with this blog are to gather and share resources and ideas that have worked well in my classroom. I hope that you are able to find resources and ideas that help you and your students in your IB educational journey. 



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