Welcome to the IB!

Zone Information Sessions 2011

Priscilla L. BiddleHenrico HS

Ellie HarperJR Tucker HS

What is IB?

• A continuum of education for ages 5-19. Our district offers the Middle Years Program (grades 9-10) and the Diploma Program (grades 11-12) for the high school student.

• A program with a 40 year history of the pursuit of excellence in teacher training, curriculum design, and student achievement which sets international standards.

• A program with a mission to bring about world peace, to raise good stewards of our planet, to foster lifelong learning, and to promote individual excellence.

What is IB?

• It’s a program with a Mission: • 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 to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

What is IB?

• It’s a program with defined character education and leadership training through the Learner Profile.

• IB learners strive to be:• Inquirers

• Knowledgeable • Thinkers

• Communicators • Principled

• Open-minded • Caring

• Risk-takers • Balanced • Reflective

What is IB?

• It is a program of rigorous instruction with external moderation and examination in all subjects.

• Middle Years Program

MYP Curriculum

• Grade 9, MYP Level 4• English 9

• Language – Year 2 or 3 of Spanish or French

• World History and Geography II

• Biology• Geometry or Algebra II or AP

Stats• Arts (Theatre or Visual Arts) –

semester• Technology – semester

• Health and PE

• Grade 10, MYP Level 5• English 10

• Language – Year 3 or 4, French or Spanish

• US Government and Virginia History

• Chemistry• Algebra II or Extended Math• Arts: Theatre Arts or Visual

Arts (semester)• Health and PE

• Assessments and Personal Project completed toward the

MYP Certificate

What is IB?

• Diploma Program

Diploma Program Curriculum

• Grade 11, Year 1• Language A1: English HL, 1 of 2• Language B1: Year 4 or 5, Spanish

or French• History of the Americas HL, 1 of 2• Experimental Science

– Biology SL*– Chemistry SL*

• Mathematics– Extended Math– Mathematics SL* or Math

Studies SL*• Arts or Elective

– Psychology SL*, Theatre Arts (Yr 1 of 2), Visual Arts HL (Yr 1 of 2) or

– Other IB science• Theory of Knowledge

• 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– Biology SL or HL(HL starting 2013)

• 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 HL or Chemistry SL or HL

• Theory of Knowledge• AP Electives: Physics, Calculus,

Statistics, World History, Art History, Environmental Science

What is IB?

• Inquiry-based instruction that allows students to pursue passions in-depth with advanced projects– Grades 9-10: The Personal Project: A student-centered

project, research-based and interactive, after which the student reflects on what he/she has learned in a 3500 word paper

– Grades 11-12: The Extended Essay: A piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the student in cooperation with a supervisor in the school in a 4000 word paper

What is IB?

• Instruction with dimension– Areas of interaction provide a context for the real-life

relevance for academic learning. These “lenses” allow students to see a tangible application for what they are learning in the classroom as they prepare for the rigor of the Diploma Program.

– Theory of Knowledge provides a meta-cognitive analysis of what they are learning, how they are learning, and why they are learning it. Students grow in critical thinking skills as they examine themselves as knowers and become more critical consumers of information.

What is IB?

• A program of leadership and service training– Creativity, Action, and Service 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

What is IB? IB is not AP!

• 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.

• Holistic or Total Program- The IB Program is a course of study, encompassing six areas: English, history, science, foreign language, math and an IB-approved elective.

• 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).

• 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)

• Emphasizes process and integration of content across content areas

• IB students may also sit for AP exams

• 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.

 • Single Strength or Cafeteria Style in which students

choose AP courses that fit their strengths and that are independent of one another.

• No additional requirements

• More Convergent- asks what more than why• Graded in US• Score (1-5) hinges on the exam

• Content driven

• AP students may not sit for IB exams

Why IB?

• “Brand name” recognition of national and international excellence in instruction and student achievement

• IB scores may earn college credit• 80% of IB students nationwide earn their degree in

five years or less• Students are prepared for college and beyond with

adult time-management skills, high-level problem solving abilities, comfort in new and unusual situations, and a honed craft of self expression.

Why IB?

• Last year, 25% of Henrico’s IB seniors went to UVa; many others were accepted.

• Students are accepted at “big name” universities, in state and out.

• Last year, 71 HHS graduates were offered $6.1 million in scholarships and grants.

• Many colleges allow students to enter college as a second year student with an IB diploma.

Why IB?

• School within a school provides opportunities of a comprehensive high school (sports, clubs, etc.) with the oversight and TLC of a small program

• Program-trained counselors whose case load are only IB students.

• IB coordinators and their assistants provide another layer of care and oversight.

• Faculty with a team approach

Why IB?

• Your Questions• IB blogs:www.henricowarriors.org/biddle

http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/emharper/