Transcript Fall Parent Orientation Program Diploma Program

Fall IB Orientation
Diploma Program
Priscilla Biddle
Coordinator
Henrico High School
Review of the Program: Mission
Statement
• 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.
• To this end the organization works with schools, governments and
international organizations to develop challenging programs of
international education and rigorous assessment.
• These programs encourage students across the world
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become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who
understand that other people, with their differences, can also be
right.
The Learner Profile
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IB learners strive to be:
• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
• Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk-takers
• Balanced
• Reflective
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The Program
Theory of Knowledge
• Core of the program
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How do we know what we know?
How is knowledge produced?
What is the difference between belief and knowledge?
How do the four ways of knowing work together?
What degree or certainty or obstacles to certainty do we
have in a given subject?
– How can we overcome some of this uncertainty to declare
knowledge?
Creativity, Action and Service
• Graduated involvement that focuses on Learner
Outcomes:
• increase their awareness of their own strengths and areas
for growth
• undertake new challenges
• plan and initiate activities
• work collaboratively with others
• show perseverance and commitment in their activities
• engage with issues of global importance
• consider the ethical implications of their actions
• develop new skills
Our CAS Process
• Students must have four goals each year in grades 11
and 12
• Goals must address all of the 8 outcomes and each of
the three categories -- creativity, action, service – must
be represented at least once
• Students must also have a cooperative project between
grades 11 and 12
• Current activities such as sports, music lessons,
religious training, such as for confirmation or bar/bat
mitzvah, count; there just has to be a goal/rationale
behind the activity.
ManageBac System Subscription
• Online subscription service created by former IB
students and teachers
• Management system originally for CAS
• Expanded to all areas of submissions
• Must have an email address
• Convenient, paperless, no more “lost” papers!
Extended Essay
• The extended essay is:
• compulsory for all Diploma Program students
• externally assessed and, in combination with the grade for theory of
knowledge, contributes up to three points to the total score for the IB
diploma
• a piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the
student in cooperation with a supervisor in the school
• chosen from the list of approved Diploma Program subjects, published
in the Vade Mecum
• presented as a formal piece of scholarship containing no more than
4,000 words
• the result of approximately 40 hours of work by the student
The Extended Essay and TOK Matrix
Extended Essay Support
• Seminars start in February for juniors; October is EE
month for seniors
• Support through TOK, junior and senior years
• Blog
• Library website
• Classroom instruction by librarians
• Access to VCU and UR libraries and databases
• Subject teacher support
• Supervisor
Our Curriculum
Grade 11, Year 1
• Language A1: English HL, Year 1 of 2
• Language B1: Year 4 or 5 SL, Spanish or French
• History of the Americas HL, Year 1 of 2
• Experimental Science
– Biology SL
– Chemistry SL or HL
• Mathematics
– Extended Math
– Mathematics SL or Math Studies SL
• Arts or Elective
– Psychology SL or HL, Theatre Arts SL or HL, Visual Arts HL or
Other IB science
• Theory of Knowledge
Our Curriculum
Grade 12, Year 2
• Language A1: English HL, Year 2 of 2
• Language B1: Year 5 SL or 6 HL/SL, Spanish or French
• World Topics HL, Year 2 of 2
• Experimental Science
– Chemistry SL or HL
• Mathematics
– Mathematics SL or Math Studies SL
• Arts or Elective
– Psychology SL or HL, Theatre Arts SL or HL, Visual Arts HL,
Biology SL or Chemistry SL or HL
• Theory of Knowledge
• AP Electives: Physics, Calculus, Statistics,
• World History, Art History, Environmental science
Rigor and Workload
• IB curriculum is trans-disciplinary, high order thinking,
open ended – content AND concept
• Paint by numbers  Color in the lines  Design your
own
• Tests/projects/major assessments monitored through
Google Calendar
No more than 2 per day
Multi-level classes may encounter problems
• Quizzes not monitored
AP vs. IB
International Baccalaureate (IB)
International-emphasis on global perspectives
From the International Baccalaureate Organization
(IBO) Mission:
Through challenging programs of international
education and assessment, IBO seeks to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people,
who will become compassionate citizens seeking a
better and more peaceful world.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Mostly US- more academic than philosophical
The College Board Mission:
To be a great educational organization dedicated to
preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to
college success and opportunity, with a commitment
to excellence and equity.
Holistic or Total Program- The IB Program is a
course of study, encompassing six areas: English,
history, science, foreign language, math and an IBapproved elective.
Single Strength or Cafeteria Style in which students
choose AP courses that fit their strengths and that
are independent of one another.
Students also take a class called Theory of
Knowledge, write a senior research project called the
Extended Essay, and complete CAS (Creativity,
Action, and Service).
No additional requirements
More divergent- asks why more than what
Graded World-wide
Many factors, such as papers, orals, and projects, in
addition to the written exam, determine the final
score (1-7)
More Convergent- asks what more than why
Graded in US
Score (1-5) hinges on the exam
Emphasizes process and integration of content
across content areas
IB students may also sit for AP exams
Content driven
AP students may not sit for IB exams
Diploma Requirements
• TOK, CAS, Extended Essay
• Internal assessments
• Exams
– Must have at least 3 Higher Level or 2-year courses
• English, history and visual arts are only offered at HL
– Remainder are Standard Level courses
• Mathematics and Math Studies are only offered at SL
• Year 5 Language B must examine at SL
• Year 6 Language B, Psychology, Chemistry, and Theatre Arts may
be EITHER HL or SL
• Language B and Theatre Arts are mandatory 2 year SL’s
– May have 2 1-year Standard Level courses
More on Exams
• Exams start in junior year
– Students may take up to 2 exams as “anticipated”
candidates
– Students taking biology, mathematics OR math studies
MUST examine as juniors
• Exams finish in senior year
• Exams are always in May
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May 2-22, 2012
• Exam dates are irrefutable, unchangeable, and nonnegotiable
Registration
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Will begin mid-October in seminar for seniors and juniors
Visit to English class for seniors and juniors
Students will select exams and level
Parents must sign registration
Registration verification is given to the student to sign
Must be complete by November 8
Fines after November 15
No changes after January 15
College Credit and IB Scores
• IB Scores released July 6
• Scores sent electronically to colleges based on
student request
• Colleges grant credit differently. See their websites.
• All Virginia state institutions MUST grant credit for
SL exams as they would AP exams due to recent
legislation
Achieving the Diploma
• Must have submitted CAS, TOK, and EE (may earn points)
• If student passed both TOK and EE, may achieve with 24 of
42 points
• 12 of the 24 points must be in Higher Level
• No grade 1 in any subject
• No grade 2 in Higher Level
• No more than three grades of 3, generally
• Student who has failed EE or TOK OR who takes 4 HL
exams must earn 28 points
» No more than one grade 2 at Higher Level
» No more than two grade 2’s at Standard Level
» At least 11 points earned on Higher Level or 14 points if 4 HL exams taken
Support Documents
• “All About IB”
• IB required Policy Statements
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Assessment
Academic honesty
Language
Special Needs
» All can be found on the blog!!
Academic Honesty Initiative
• Visit Academic Honesty website, accessible through
blogpage:
http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/ib/ib_ethics/
Support for parents and children
• Specified and
communicated
expectations and parent
input
“All about IB”
Blog
Teacher course outlines and
syllabi
Community Advisory Council
• Communication
Blog
School Space
Emails
• Seminars
Enhance trans-disciplinary
thinking
Support TOK, EE and CAS
• Team leaders
Keeping an eye out for crisis
Recognizing student
success
• Breakfasts
• Lunch in Presentation
Room
• “Biddle Pass”
• College application
process
Meet Ms. Terry
• College application process
– SAT preparation
• Scholarship newsletter
– Blog
– School Website
– In the counseling office
How parents can support us
• Program wide committees
– Volunteer
– Advisory Council
• Grade level committees
– Breakfasts
– Learner Profile Gift Bags
– Silver Tray Ceremony (seniors)
Forms
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Volunteer forms
Sign up sheets
Phone number book mark
College application process info
Auction flier
Questions and Answers
Our Motto
• We think; therefore, we be.