Transcript So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate?

The Diploma Programme
Agenda
Patrick Heyden
Welcome
Paul Lasch
What is IB?
Learner Profile
The Diploma Program Video
Chris Knab
TOK presentation
Jeremy Michalski
A student’s perspective
Paul Lasch
IB at Kenmore East
The Shadow Program
What you need to know
about the IB and the
Diploma Programme
So what exactly is the International
Baccalaureate?
“... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a not-for-profit
foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world
through education”
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...The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring,
knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a
better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect...
...Our programmes encourage students across the world to
become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who
understand that other people, with their differences, can also
be right....
IB learner profile
• The IB learner profile is the IB mission statement translated
into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century
• As IB learners we strive to be:
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inquirers
knowledgeable
thinkers
communicators
principled
open-minded
caring
risk-takers
balanced
reflective
How is a school authorized and reviewed?
The IB DP in New York State
• 51 Schools have the IB Diploma Program
-18 member schools in the WNY IB Consortium
-3 IB World Schools in Erie County
• City Honors Buffalo (1980s)
• Kenmore West (2011)
• Kenmore East (2012)
Programmes: Diploma Programme
What is the International Baccalaureate
Diploma Program?
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a CHALLENGING TWO-YEAR
CURRICULUM for motivated collegebound students in the junior and senior
year of high school,
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that leads to a SPECIAL DIPLOMA, in
addition to your New York State diploma,
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can open OPPORTUNITIES for:
acceptance in highly selective colleges
college credit and advanced placement
(as much as a full year!) scholarships,
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and combines RIGOROUS ACADEMICS
with ACTIVITIES in sports, the arts, and
community service.
College Credit
• Differs by school (see www.ibo.org)
• Up to 30 credits for diploma at UB, Canisius, Fredonia,
and other SUNY schools – credit may be awarded for
individual courses
• Sophomore standing: UB, Ithaca, Harvard
• Credit for individual exams depending on score
• University of Rochester: $10K scholarship per year for IB
Diploma
The IB Diploma Program
The curriculum
contains
SIX
SUBJECT GROUPS
and a
THREE
PART CORE.
The Core: The Extended Essay
To get an IB diploma, all
candidates must successfully
complete an extended essay
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4,000 words
Written over 2 years of program
Offers the opportunity to investigate a
research question of individual interest
Students have faculty advisor who can
offer limited assistance with the paper
Familiarizes students with the
independent research and writing skills
expected at university
The Core: Creativity, Action, Service
All diploma candidates must complete
a Creativity, Action and Service (CAS):
• Encourages students to be involved in
artistic pursuits, sports and community
service
• Education outside the classroom
• Development of the learner profile
• Not an ‘hour count’ but a series of
reflections showing goal setting,
leadership and personal growth
The Core: Theory of knowledge
All candidates must
successfully complete the
TOK course:
• How do we know?
(Epistemology)
• Explores the nature of
knowledge across disciplines
• Interdisciplinary
• Encouraging an appreciation of
other cultural perspectives
Chris Knab
• Social Studies teacher and department chair
• Teaches Regents, AP, and IB
• Theory of Knowledge
A student’s perspective
Jeremy Michalski
• 2014 IB Diploma graduate
• Class salutatorian
• Pre-med student at Canisius
The Subject Curriculum
• Students study one subject
from each subject group.
• Three subjects are studied
at “higher level” 240
Hours over two years
• Three subjects are studied
at “standard level” 150
hours over two years
Kenmore East Highto
School
Kenmore East: Pathway
an IB Diploma
Pathway to an IB Diploma
Pre-IB Years
Group Department
IB Years
9
10
11
12
Language A Literature SL1
Language A Literature SL2
1
English
English 9
AP Language and
Composition
REQUIRED
— Open to ALL —
2
LOTE
Language B1
Language B2/B2H
Language B SL1
Language B SL2
Social Studies
Honors Global 9
or
Regents Global 9
AP European History
or
Honors Global 10
or
Regents Global 10
History Route 2 HL1
History Route 2 HL2
Science
Honors Living Environment
or
Regents Living Environment
or
Regents Earth Science
Biology HL1
or
Environmental Systems and
Societies SL1
Biology HL2
or
Environmental Systems and
Societies SL2
Math
Honors Geometry
or
Regents Geometry
or
Regents Algebra
Honors Algebra II/Trig
or
Honors Geometry
or
Regents Geometry
Mathematics (Calc) SL1
or
Math Studies (Pre-calc) SL1
Mathematics (Calc) SL2
or
Math Studies (Pre-calc) SL2
Art/Electives
An Arts Course
(Studio Art/Multimedia
Studio)
or
Music course
Health
If heading to Visual Art
Drawing and Painting is
encouraged
If heading to Music, AP Music
is encouraged
Health needs to be taken before
IB
Visual Arts SL1 or HL1
or
Music SL1 or HL1
or
Economics SL1
or
a second science SL1
Visual Arts SL2 or HL2
or
Music SL2 or HL2
or
Economics SL2
or
a second science SL2
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6
Honors Chemistry
or
Regents Chemistry
and/or
Regents Physics
How are IB students
scheduled?
Very carefully…
Sample IB Schedule
Period
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
1
Day 6
LOTE
BIOLOGY
LOTE
BIOLOGY
LOTE
BIOLOGY
2
STUDY HALL
3
ENGLISH HISTORY ENGLISH HISTORY ENGLISH HISTORY
4
5
TOK
PE
TOK
PE
TOK
PE
6
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
7
ELECTIVE/
ELECTIVE/
ELECTIVE/
ELECTIVE/
ELECTIVE/
ELECTIVE/
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
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ART
MATH
9
MATH
MATH
STUDY HALL
ART
ART
STUDY HALL
Sample IB Schedule
w/Music
Period
1
Day 1
ES&S
Day 2
LOTE
2
3
Day 3
ES&S
Day 4
LOTE
Day 5
ES&S
STUDY HALL
Day 6
LOTE
STUDY HALL
ENGLISH
HISTORY
ENGLISH
HISTORY
ENGLISH
HISTORY
5
TOK
PE
TOK
PE
TOK
PE
6
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
7
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
4
8
9
MATH
MUSIC
MATH
MUSIC
MATH
STUDY HALL
MUSIC
Sample IB Schedule
w/ Music and AM PE
Period
Day 1
AM
Day 2
Day 3
PE
1
Day 4
Day 5
PE
PE
ES&S
ES&S
LOTE
2
Day 6
LOTE
LOTE
ES&S
STUDY HALL
STUDY HALL
3
ENGLISH
HISTORY
ENGLISH
HISTORY
ENGLISH
HISTORY
5
TOK
STUDY HALL
TOK
STUDY HALL
TOK
STUDY HALL
6
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
LUNCH
7
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
4
8
MATH
MATH
9
MUSIC
MATH
MUSIC
MUSIC
STUDY HALL
Shadow Program
• If you would like to see it in action, we will set up a
shadowing experience for your 8th grader.
• 8th graders will be matched with an IB junior
• Will follow the junior to all their classes for the day
• Opportunity to see TOK, IB Music, IB Art, etc.
• Applications are available tonight, will also be on the
web site
• Any questions, contact Paul Lasch, IB Coordinator
• [email protected]
• [email protected]