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International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate. Middle Years Program. Philosophy. The IB Middle Years Program is focused on students making the transition through adolescence.

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International Baccalaureate

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  1. International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program

  2. Philosophy • The IB Middle Years Program is focused on students making the transition through adolescence. • Because they are at a crucial period of personal, social, physical and intellectual development, the program is designed to help them find a sense of belonging and to foster a positive attitude toward learning.

  3. What is the MYP? • The IB Middle Years Program provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world, and become critical and reflective thinkers.

  4. Curriculum Framework

  5. Interdisciplinary Focus • MYP teachers are encouraged to support interdisciplinary teaching and learning. • This focus may vary from small scale disciplinary extensions; to interdisciplinary “threads” in a course; to large scale interdisciplinary units or projects.

  6. Reflection • “Know thyself” ~Plato • Student learning is improved by providing a structure for students to reflect systematically over time on the learning process and to develop the aptitudes, skills and habits that come from critical reflection.

  7. Community and service starts in the classroom and extends beyond it, requiring students to take an active part in the communities in which they live. • The emphasis is on developing community awareness and concern, and the skills needed to make an effective contribution to society.

  8. In the final year of the program, students engage in a personal project, which allows them to demonstrate the understandings and skills they have developed throughout the program.

  9. Assessment • Assessment is criterion-related, so students around the world are measured against pre-specified criteria for each subject group. Teachers set assessment tasks that are assessed internally in the school. • External checks are carried out on this internal assessment to ensure worldwide consistency of standards.

  10. Professional Development • This is a challenging program that demands the best from both motivated students and teachers. Authorized schools must commit to ongoing professional development. • Teams from the organization visit IB World Schools from time to time in order to support an ongoing process of review and development, using standards and practices that apply to all IB World Schools.

  11. The OCC • The Online Curriculum Center provides support and guidance to IB teachers. • Locating and accessing the curriculum guides, teacher support material and teacher resource exchange will be most valuable as you transition from “traditional” to “IB” planning and teaching. • http://occ.ibo.org • School Code: 3613 • Username: classac • Password: flint

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