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1. “What the IB did for me was really stress • the importance of higher order thinking skills that we all know are critical for learning. • The lifelong learner concept really came alive for me as a teacher. The whole experience truly makes you, the teacher, become a lifelong learner.” • - Joe Kennedy, Head of School • West Sound Academy • Washington State

2. An IB education The IB prepares students to succeed in a rapidly changing world. The IB is more than a set of rigorous academic standards The IB is a community forged by passionate educators after the challenges of World War II

4. Can peace be taught? In the 1950s, a small group of passionate educators asked themselves difficult questions. Can education cultivate intercultural understanding? Can education reap peace?

5. The dawn of a new era By the 1950s and 1960s the world was changing. Smaller, interconnected world International affairs • Interdependent national economies

6. An ideal and a necessity “The creation of an international baccalaureate had ceased to be solely an internationalist idea and became a practical necessity.” An emerging, highly mobile professional class faced a difficult challenge. Continuity of education, regardless of location A need for international academic standards Alec Peterson “Schools Across Frontiers”

7. Here comes everybody In a parallel development, many governments all over the world realized they had to invest in higher education to remain competitive. Increase in university student population Reevaluation of the role of high school

8. Time for high school to grow up Suddenly, high school may not be enough. Was high school adequately preparing students bound for university? A need for international academic standards.

9. Une bonne idée - a single international diploma Paris, 1949: A group of educators convened to find a solution. An international diploma at the end of high school Knowledge of a second language and conduct research on a topic of global significance

10. 1968: The Birth of the IB The first International Baccalaureate Diploma exams were piloted in seven cities: • Beirut • Copenhagen • Geneva • Manchester • New York City • St. Donat's (Wales) • Tehran

11. IB provides an educational continuum • India • Mexico • Spain • United Kingdom • United States 1968: Diploma Programme (16-19 yrs) 1994: Middle Years Programme (11-16 yrs) 1997: Primary Years Programme (3-12 yrs) Highest concentration of IB World Schools Argentina Australia Canada China Ecuador Mexico

12. The three IB programmes form a continuum of education • Key Elements of IB Programmes: • Cross-cultural study of a broad range of subjects • Language learning • • Learning across disciplines • • Learning to learn • Inquiry • • Action and reflection oriented community service

14. The IB Learner Profile defines the universal attributes strived for by members of the IB community around the world. The IB Learner Profile • Open-minded • Caring • Risk-takers • Balanced • Reflective Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled

15. The IB is more than a set of high academic standards Principled, multilingual, and possessed of the highly-developed critical thinking and interpersonal skills required to bridge gaps in understanding across cultures. IB educators prepare students to become representatives of their own nations and cultures:

17. “We have learned that it’s not enough for students to study content In isolation… they must think deeply about the big questions of the disciplines. The IB standards seem tobe particularly well suited to achieving these aims.” A tradition of academic excellence designed for the 21st century Where do we work? Whom do we serve? 140 countries 880,000+ students 3,000+ schools David Conley Educational Policy Improvement Center Study 2009

18. The IB believes in investing in educators The IB has a long-standing, institutional commitment to our educators’ growth. Whether you are brand new to the IB, or a 20-year veteran, the IB strives to offer challenging workshops and other exciting opportunities for your professional development.

19. “Rather than learning about a subject, an IB teacher learns how to teach a subject and how to assess students.  This is very valuable.  Without the guidance and training from the workshops, we would practically be lost.” What an IB educator does An IB educator helps develop internationally-minded people who, recognizing our common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better, more peaceful world. Dra. Celina Garza Quintanilla, Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo de Educacion Bilingue (CIDEB), Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

20. The IB educator You are the future of the IB “We strongly believe the IB gives students the possibility to study at an international level, compete internationally with other students, and learn many things about the world through very innovative pedagogical methodologies.” Liliana Gomez, Diploma Coordinator Gimnasio Feminino Bogota, Colombia When you become an IB educator, you become part of a 60-year old international movement to create a more peaceful world through education.

21. Online network of 70,000 teachers • Online curriculum centre (OCC) facilitates communication among teachers across the world An international network of educators

22. Throughout the Americas, governments are funding state schools offering IB Ecuador 22 state-funded IB World Schools in 19 provinces United States Miami Beach, Florida K-12 IB World Schools Peru Free Diploma Programme educationfor top-performing students

23. Increasing access to IB “The Diploma Programme stands out among other high school curricula available today in the US public education system because it offers a rigorous, aligned, and integrated instructional system that … is transformative for minority and low-income students.” —2008 McKinsey Study Commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Transforming the educational experience for students around the world. IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant

24. Preparing students for the futureLet’s meet the students…

25. The many faces of the IB “My IB education certainly laid the foundation for many of the successes I am grateful for now. The IB programme taught me how the power to think and the will to act could shape my life.—Darrell Bennett Jr.Morehouse ValedictorianHarvard Law School

26. The many faces of the IB “My passion is education and I owe my discovery of that passion to the IB programme and the IB community. My personal IB education experience was such an awakening, so inspiring that I’ve committed myself to giving others a rich educational experience both here in America and, one day, in Ethiopia.”—Yourdanos Refu, IB Diploma Graduate / War Refugee

27. The many faces of the IB “Beyond academics, the Middle Years Programme helped me to discover who I am and who I would like to be.”—Safeena Meckalai, IB Middle Years Programme Graduate Educator / Filmmaker / Activist

28. Our 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. www.IBO.org