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AN introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme

AN introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme. IB for All AHS Students!. The IB 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.

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AN introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme

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  1. AN introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme IB for All AHS Students!

  2. The IB 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 programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

  3. IB Learner Profile The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. IB Learners strive to be • inquirers • knowledgeable • thinkers • communicators • principled • open-minded • caring • risk-takers • balanced • reflective

  4. Remember: IB does not equal DP! • Diploma Programme (DP) • Last two years of high school • IB determines curriculum & assessments. • Middle Years Programme (MYP) • 6th-10th grade • IB determines pedagogy & assessment criteria. • Primary Years Programme (PYP) • Elementary school • IB determines pedagogy only.

  5. Middle Years Programme (MYP) Holistic Learning Intercultural Awareness Communication

  6. What school initiatives support MYP? • Differentiated Instruction • Student-Centered Instruction • Touchstones & Socratic Seminar • Thinking Maps • Higher Order Thinking Questions • Mastery-Based Learning • AVID = MYP Approaches to Learning • Vertical Teaming with Middle Schools

  7. Assessments: Beyond Scantrons • Oral presentations in both languages studied • Science fair • History Day fair • Congressional simulated hearing • Model UN Conference • Creative Writing Assignments • Hands on Projects

  8. The Personal Project • Documentary about religion • Graphic novel • Handmade canoe • Scientific experiments • Handmade guitar • Collections of poetry • Cookbook • Handmade Iroquois-era lacrosse stick • Catapult

  9. Areas of Interaction: Framework for Student Inquiry • Approaches to Learning • How do I learn best? • How do I know? • How do I communicate my understanding? • Community & Service • How do we live in relation to each other? • How can I contribute to the community? • How can I help others?

  10. Areas of Interaction: Framework for Student Inquiry • Health & Social Education • How do I think and act? • How am I changing? • How can I look after myself and others? • Environments • What are our environments? • What resources do we have or need? • What are my responsibilities? • Human Ingenuity • Why and how do we create? • What are the consequences?

  11. Example: 2012 Elections • Approaches to Learning • How can I learn the most accurate & objective information about each candidate? • Community & Service • Since I am under 18, how can I get involved in the political process? • Health & Social Education • How have my political views been shaped? • Environments • How does the region I live in affect what our community considers politically important? • Human Ingenuity • How can we reform campaign financing?

  12. Effects of Using Areas of Interaction • exploration of real-world issues • higher-order thinking skills • positive attitudes & a sense of personal and social responsibility • reflection on oneself as a learner • academic knowledge leading to thoughtful action • an interdisciplinary approach to learning • a common language for constructing and organizing the curriculum

  13. Final Thought IB programs teach our students that being smart is not a matter of heredity, but of motivation and hard work. The program leads students to deeper understandings of themselves and the world around them – basic skills for the 21st century. -Bernie Glaze

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