Diploma Programme presentation for parents and students

Hettie Tinsley Monday 02 November, 2009

Agenda

• • • • • • Introduction: greetings and goals DP Authorization visit Background information DP structure DP curriculum CAS, EE, ToK

Diploma Programme background

• • International Baccalaureate Organization – Has roots in United Nations (UNESCO) – developed in 1968 in Oxford by Alec Peterson and others The IB works with 2,728 schools in 138 countries to offer the three IB programmes to more than 752,000 students. – DP : currently 2,000 schools in 4 world regions. We are in The Americas with regional headquarters in New York.

Quick view of IB programmes PYP MYP DP

All programmes require application, authorization and evaluation processes.

All programmes require age-appropriate moderated criterion-referenced assessments.

All programmes require inclusion of international-mindedness in the curriculum (Learner Profile).

Culminating project

Exhibitions (PYP 8)

Transdisciplinary initiatives Action in communities

Themes Action component of unit Personal Project (MYP 5) Areas of Interaction Community service project Extended Essays (DP 2) Theory of Knowledge CAS

Features of the Diploma

• • • • • • • • A 2 year course of study Students are 16-19 years old Criterion-referenced assessment Preparation for university International perspective Sense of identity and culture Service is compulsory

Examined Subject Areas

• • • • • • • Group 1 Language A1: English Group 2 Second Language : Spanish/ French Group 3 Individuals and Societies: History Group 4 Experimental Sciences: Biology Group 5 Mathematics: Mathematics SL Mathematical Studies Group 6 The Arts: Music/ Visual Arts

Assessing student work

• • • • Classroom teachers and IB examiners work in partnership.

Focus on examinations with some internal assessment Chief examiners for each subject have international authority in their fields Criterion referenced results are not scaled

Compulsory non-examined requirement

• Extended Essay : – 4 000 words of independent research – Regionally-based topics are encouraged – Supervised by a school mentor – About 40 hours of work – Predicted grade by school – Marked by external examiner

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Sample Extended Essay

To what extent are demand factors responsible for the increase in prices of petrol in the Australian market in the last 5 years?(Economics) • Elliptic curves and cryptography (Mathematics)

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Compulsory non-examined requirement

Theory of Knowledge –explores the nature of knowledge: – Taught for a minimum of 100 hours – Essay from a prescribed list- 1600 words – Marked by IB appointed examiner – Presentation of 15 minutes per student – Marked by the school and subject to moderation with filmed evidence

ToK model

Sample ToK essay

• We often say that ‘seeing is believing’ but when should be trust our senses to give us truth?

Compulsory non-examined requirement

• Creativity, Action, Service: – Involvement in artistic pursuits – Involvement in sport – Involvement in community service – 150 hours over 2 years, preferably on-going and integrated – Supervised activities with reports

Diploma Marks

• • • • • • 3 HL and 3 SL examined subjects 7 marks each. 7X6= 42 marks Compulsory non-examined subjects ToK/ Extended Essay 3 marks combined. 42+3= 45 Minimum Diploma score is 24 CAS – course completion (150 hours)

The Outcome

‘The end result, we hope, is a more compassionate population, a welcome manifestation of national diversity within an international framework of tolerant respect’

Roger Peel, ex- Director General, IBO

Additional Information

• www.ibo.org

• Hettie Tinsley IB Coordinator [email protected]

Hettie Tinsley, October 2009, for The Codrington School.

Lifelong learners @ The Codrington School