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International Baccalaureate North America Orientation Seminar: Introduction

International Baccalaureate: North America & Caribbean 475 Riverside Drive, Ste. 240 • New York, NY 10115

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Why Are We Here?

Goals for an Orientation Seminar:

1.  To provide an introduction to the International Baccalaureate and its programs

2.  To provide information about the process to apply to become an authorized IB World School

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What do children need to become productive citizens

in a global society?

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Global Trends

•  Economic (economic gaps) •  Technological (communication, technology) •  Demographic (migration, immigration) •  Social (conflicts) •  Health (disease) •  Environmental (global warming)

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What do our schools need to develop productive citizens

in a global society?

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What can schools do?

• Language learning across the K-12 continuum • International studies requirement for graduation • Fostering of tolerance and appreciation • Disciplinary grounding and multidisciplinary understanding • Lifelong learning, creativity and balance • Higher order cognitive and interpersonal skills

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Who we are

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Overview

The International Baccalaureate (IB) offers high quality programmes of international education to a worldwide community of schools.

Our three programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. There are more than 656,000 IB students at 2,401 schools in 129 countries.

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IB Mission Statement

High quality international education for a better world

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.

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A Brief History

1965 Diploma Program (for 16-19 year olds) established as the International Schools Examination Syndicate (ISES)

1967 Named International Baccalaureate Organization as a high school credential that could be earned in any country and interpreted in any country, sharing characteristics with many national systems, participating in none

1994 Middle Years Program (for 11-16 year olds) established 1997 Primary Years Program (for 3-12 year olds) established

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Characteristics of IB World Schools

The IB does not own or manage any schools. Instead, we work with schools that share our commitment to international education. These schools:

•  Share the mission and commitment of the IB to quality international education

•  Play an active and supporting role in the worldwide community of IB schools

•  Share their knowledge and experience in the development of the IB programmes.

•  Are committed to the professional development of teachers and administrators.

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What Makes IB Unique?

•  We encourage international-mindedness in IB students, starting with a foundation in their own language and culture.

•  We encourage a positive attitude to learning by challenging students to solve problems, show creativity and resourcefulness and participate actively in their communities.

•  We reflect real life by providing a framework that allows students to see the connections among the subjects themselves, and between the subjects and real life issues.

•  We support the development of communication skills, to encourage inquiry, understanding, language acquisition, and to allow student reflection and expression.

•  Through the learner profile, we emphasize the development of the whole student – physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.

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Where we work

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IB Regions

IB North America

IB Latin America

IB Africa, Europe & the Middle East

IB Asia Pacific

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IB Headquarters

•  Located in Geneva, Switzerland

•  Functions

•  Corporate headquarters

•  Corporate relations

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IB Curriculum and Assessment Center

•  Located in Cardiff, Wales, UK

•  Functions

•  Curriculum development •  Assessment development •  Examination administration •  Web services: Online Curriculum Centre •  Curriculum support •  IBNET and IBIS •  On line curriculum center (OCC)

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IB North America

•  Located in New York and Vancouver

•  Functions

•  Application process •  Authorization process •  Evaluation process •  School counseling •  Teacher training •  Regional university & government recognition

•  Other regional offices in Singapore (IB Asia Pacific), Buenos Aires (IB Latin America), and Geneva (IB Africa, Europe and the Middle East)

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265 schools in Canada in 9 provinces

916 schools in the US in 45 States

13 schools in Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles & the British Virgin Islands

IB Schools in North America: 1,194

Worldwide the IB works with 2,401 schools in 129 countries to offer the three IB programs to over 600,000 students.

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What we offer

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The Diploma Programme

The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced two-year programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, normally aged 16-19, for success at university and in life beyond. The programme is normally taught over two years and has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities.

Students study subjects from six different groups, maintaining both breadth and depth of study. In addition, three core elements – the extended essay, theory of knowledge and creativity, action, service – are compulsory and central to the philosophy of the programme.

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The Middle Years Programme

The IB Middle Years Programme, for students aged 11 to 16, provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world, and to become critical and reflective thinkers.

A programme, where eight subject groups are integrated through five areas of interaction, that provides a framework for learning within and across the subjects.

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The Primary Years Programme

The IB Primary Years Programme, for students aged 3 to 12, focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.

A framework guided by six transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored using knowledge and skills derived from six subject areas, with a powerful emphasis on inquiry-based learning.

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Transdisciplinary

Program of Inquiry

Action

Criterion Languages

Exhibition

Integration

Areas of Interaction

Community & Service

Referenced Languages

Personal Project

Concurrency of Learning

TOK

CAS

Assessment Languages

Extended Essay

PYP MYP Diploma

The IB Continuum

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Shared Features

All three programs share these common elements:

•  Have a strong international dimension •  Draw on content from educational cultures around the world •  Require study across a broad range of subjects

•  Include both individual subjects and transdisciplinary areas •  Give special emphasis to learning languages •  Focus on developing the skills of learning •  Provide opportunities for individual and collaborative planning

and research •  Encourage students to become responsible members of their

community

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Shared Features

All three programs include the following components:

•  A written curriculum or curriculum framework

•  Student assessment

•  Professional development for teachers

•  School support, authorization and programme evaluation

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Shared Features

All three programs emphasize

•  Development of life long learners

•  Teachers as learners

•  Student reflection

•  Demonstration of learning at the end of each program

•  Learning how to learn

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Features of an international education

•  Meaning and importance of culture, starting with one’s own but leading to that of others

•  The study of issues of global concern

•  An exploration of different dimensions of the human condition

Proposed by George Walker, former IB Director General

© IBO 2003

International Education

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The Learner Profile

All IB programs focus on the Learner Profile

The Learner Profile is a statement of the aims and values of the IB and a definition of what we mean by “international-mindedness”

-Inquirers -Open-minded -Knowledgeable -Caring -Thinkers -Risk-takers -Communicators -Balanced -Principled -Reflective

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The Learner Profile

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Investigation Phase (Interested School Form)

Review Phase

Planning Phase

Application Part B

Authorization

Application Part A

Becoming an IB World School

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Program Standards

•  A. PHILOSOPHY •  B. ORGANISATION •  C. CURRICULUM •  D. THE STUDENT

 Used for evaluation of programs  Involves a self study and the gathering of evidence and data

on the standards and practices  Involves all the key constituents within the school community

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IB Teacher Support

The Online Curriculum Centre (OCC) A tool that allows IB teachers from all over the world to interact with each other and to share their experiences and resources. •  Find resources/add resources •  Share experiences •  View curriculum materials •  Keep up to date •  Take part in online training

online.ibo.org

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Web Resources

•  IB Web site www.ibo.org

•  Workshop Schedule http://www.ibo.org/events/

•  IB Store http://store.ibo.org/

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How does the IB make a difference in a

school community?

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The “Bottom” Line

  A unique international curriculum

 No other curriculum in the world caters to such a huge number of countries and cultures

 What we are all about: our students

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For Additional Information

Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers!

Contact the IB North America Support Desk by phone at (212) 696 4464 ext. 1 or by email at [email protected]

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We at IB North America Thank You for Attending!

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