Transcript IBCC Reflective Project

International Baccalaureate
Careers-Related Program
(IBCP)
Walnut High School is now an IBCP authorized
school
 55 IBCP Schools in the US
 5 IBCP Schools in California
 WHS is the only school with the PLTW
Biomedical Sciences Program as part of it’s
IBCP in California
 The IBCP consists of two components:
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An International Baccalaureate component – this is
completed during the junior and senior year
A career-related component – the career component
at Walnut High School is the PLTW Biomedical
careers program – this part of the program begins
the sophomore year
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Students will take a minimum of 2 IB courses –
they CAN take more IB classes depending on
their interests and their class schedule
Students CAN take AP courses while doing the
IBCP – students will need to plan with their
GLC to include AP courses in their schedule
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Many HL IB courses are also AP courses in the first
year (example: Bio HL – the first year is AP Bio)
Students will also take:
 Approaches to learning: Students
participate in a course that
emphasizes critical thinking, a study
of ethics, problem-solving and the
acquisition of practical skills. This
course is taken during the spring of
the junior year and the fall of the
senior year.
 A World Language: Students must
improve their language proficiency
in a chosen foreign language.
In addition, students will participate in:
 Community and service: Students participate in
unpaid and voluntary activities that help the
community and that have a learning benefit to the
student. Volunteer activities occur on a regular, ongoing basis over the junior and senior year.
 Reflective project: Students must plan and create a
project based on some ethical question that has come
from their career-related studies. Students work on the
project over the junior and senior years. Students may
present their research in a variety of formats such as a
written paper, audio-visual presentation or a webbased presentation.
 Students are provided an advisor to guide them
through the process of Community and Service and
their Reflective Project.
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Students will take a total of 4 PLTW courses as
part of the IBCP program – The first course is
taken during the sophomore year:
Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PBS) –
Human Body Systems (HBS) – 11th Grade
Medical Interventions (MI) – 12th Grade
Biomedical Innovation (BI) – 12th Grade
10th Grade
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Student work involves the study
of human biology, medicine, and
an introduction to research
processes.
Students investigate the human
body systems and various health
conditions including: heart
disease, diabetes, sickle-cell
disease, hypercholesterolemia,
and infectious diseases.
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Students use a computer
simulation to view how
a protein’s shape
changes due to its
environment to build
designer proteins.
Students stain
chromosomes in cells
and observe them
under the
microscope.
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Students work with
Anatomy in Clay®
Maniken® throughout
the course to build
portions of the body
system
Students take
measurements of bones to
determine the person’s
sex, ethnicity, and height.
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Students work
with a
laparoscopic
surgery trainer
box simulation.
Students insert DNA
that codes for a
fluorescent protein
into bacterial cells.
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In the final course of the PLTW Biomedical Science
sequence, students build on the knowledge and skills
gained from previous courses to design innovative
solutions for the most pressing health challenges of the
21st century.
Students address topics ranging from public health
and biomedical engineering to clinical medicine and
physiology.
They have the opportunity to work on an independent
design project with a mentor or advisor from a
university, medical facility, or research institution.
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Just to name a few:
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Chiropractor, Dermatologist, Medical Assistant,
Orthopedist, Physical Therapist,
Speech/Language Pathologist
Nurses (RN, LPN,LVN), Anesthesiologist,
Dietician, Nutrionist, Dentist, Dental Hygienist,
Pathologist, Phlebotomist
MRI Technician, Ophthalmologist, Optometrist,
Audiologist, Podiatrist
Biochemical Engineer, Biochemist, Epidemiologist,
Forensic Pathologist
And hundreds of other options!
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IBCP students are part of an actual IB program.
The UCs have stated that they accept IB students FIRST
during the application process
Full IB Diploma Candidates are accepted first
Students who have taken IB classes (even if they are not diploma
candidates) are accepted next
 Students who have taken AP classes are accepted after students
who have taken IB classes
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The PLTW classes that the students take as part of the IBCP
program can also receive college credit depending on the
university – call the admissions offices of universities that
your student is interested in attending (check PLTW.org
under college and university partners)
Some colleges offer scholarships for PLTW students – again,
call the admissions offices of potential colleges
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Studies have shown:
PLTW seniors were significantly more likely to achieve
both a higher ACT composite score and higher ACT math
and science scores.
 In a high school study, students participating in PLTW
scored higher than non-PLTW students in all five subject
areas on the California Standards Tests (CSTs): English
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History/Social
Science, and Life Science.
 About 90% of a group of PLTW students who were
surveyed at the end of their senior year said they had a
clear and confident sense of the types of college majors
and jobs they intended to pursue. Those students also
said that their PLTW experiences significantly increased
their ability to succeed in postsecondary education.
(source: PLTW.org)
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Students who meet the following criteria are
eligible to participate in the IBCP:
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Must be currently in the 9th grade
Have a minimum 3.0 GPA in their core academic
courses.
Have completed Biology with a grade of B or better
or Honors Biology with a grade of C or better