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Diploma Programme

At a glance

The unique benefits of the Diploma Program at Dos Pueblos High School

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

IB Informational Parent Night

Welcome Introductions – Staff/Students Census of Audience 8th grade? 9th grade? 10th grade?

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Purpose: Explain the unique opportunity and benefit of the

International Baccalaureate Programme at DPHS. Give you information to make an informed decision for

your academic plan. Address commonly asked questions.

Listen to current student experiences.

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Current Student Reflections Why did you choose to pursue the IB Diploma?

What has the Diploma Programme been like thus far?

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A History of IB at DP

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2000 - 2001 Group One Teachers attend Orientation Conference 2001 - 2002 Group Two Teachers attend Orientation Conference - Application and Teacher Training Year 2002- 2003 Affiliation and Authorization yearl - Authorization of DP by IBO, July, 2003 2003 - 2004 First year offering six IB classes 2004 - 2005 First graduating Class of IB diploma Students from DP 2013 - 2014 Tenth year offering 20 classes Ninth graduating class of IB diploma students from DP 2014-2015 Eleventh year offering 13 sections and 17 classes 34 Full Diploma Candidates, 257 total students


What is the International Baccaluareate? The IB is an educational program for students to help

develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.

There are more than 1,240,000 IB students at 3,967 schools in 147 countries.

IB Provides four programmes: Primary Years, Middle Year, Diploma, and Career Certificate.

Dos Pueblos offers the IB Diploma Program for junior and senior students The DP is a demanding two-year curriculum leading to final

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“The International Baccalaureate Organization

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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What is the IB mission? The IB is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its educational mission, focused on the student.


What is the IB philosophy?

At the heart, the International Baccalaureate is motivated by a mission to create a better world through education.

Elements of the IB programme philosophy: Idealistic, peace promoting. Cultural awareness. High education standards, criterion based. Student-centered education with a focus on creativity, critical

thinking and reflection, problem solving, and exposure to a variety of global viewpoints.

University recognition & challenge

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Why makes IB unique? Reputation for high quality education sustained for over 45 years.

IB curriculum represents the best from many different countries rather than the exported national system of any one.

Diploma Program assessment is recognized by the world's leading universities.

High standards maintained by actively training and supporting teachers, and by authorizing and evaluating IB World Schools.

It is a complete, comprehensive education programme. We encourage international-mindedness in IB students.

To do this, we believe that students must first develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity.

All IB students learn a second language and the skills to live and work with others internationally—essential for life in the 21st century.

We encourage a positive attitude to learning Students are encouraged to ask challenging questions, to reflect critically, to

develop research skills, and to learn how to learn. We encourage community service because we believe that there is more to

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Internationalism in Education: What it means

From the IB perspective, internationalism is the development of responsible citizens of the world with young people who are active participants in their local and national communities, as well as in the broader international community.

Internationalism includes:

Genuine awareness of the interdependence of countries and peoples.

Ability to see one’s own culture, language and nation in a global perspective

Ability to recognize and rejoice in diversity and different perspectives.

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What is international about IB? International Offices in Geneva, Switzerland and

Cardiff, Whales, United Kingdom. Internationally focused curriculum. Internationally moderated Internal assessments. International examiners for end of course exams. International CAS projects. Exams administered simultaneously worldwide. Internationally standardized, criterion based rubrics. International teacher training and program support.

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The Diploma Programme Model

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Programmes: What is the Diploma Programme? The four IB programmes each contain four core elements

Diploma Programme Ages 16 - 19

Curriculum Student assessment

Professional development

School evaluation

The IB Diploma Programme is designed as an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, normally aged 16 – 19, for success at university and life beyond.

-Learner Profile -Core Requirements: Extended Essay Theory of Knowledge CAS -Six Subject Groups

Students are assessed by a combination of internal assessment performed by the school, and direct IB end of course exams.

Aimed to: support the professional growth of teachers and administrators, transform classroom practice and student learning, and cultivate enduring communities of learners.

5 Year, self study program evaluation by DPHS administration, staff, students, parents, and IB representatives.


Programmes : What is the Learner Profile? It’s the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.

The attributes of the learner profile express the values inherent to the IB continuum of international education: these are values that should infuse all elements of the three programmes and, therefore, the culture and ethos of all IB World Schools.

IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge.

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

Reflective


Contents: What does the Diploma Programme curriculum contain? The curriculum contains six subject groups and a core of three parts.

three subjects at higher level (240 hours each).

three subjects at standard level (150 hours each).

all three parts of the core.

The IB Learner Profile and the core are central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme.

Students study concurrently:


What does it mean to be a Full IB Diploma Candidate in the IB Program?

Take IB courses in 6 different subject groups Four courses are 2 years each Test in 3 subjects at higher level (240 hours minimum) and 3

subjects at standard level (150 hours minimum) Courses have internal & external assessment components Students can earn up to 7 points for each exam Potentially earn an IB Diploma in addition to their high school

diploma

Complete core elements Theory of Knowledge Course Extended Essay Creativity, Action, and Service

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What does it mean to be an IB Course Candidate?

Students who choose to take 1 or more of the IB courses offered in 11th and/or 12th grade

Students complete all course internal and external

assessments Students receive an IB Certificate upon completion.

Note: Some students decide to stop the Full Diploma

portion by not completing CAS or the Extended Essay, but still complete all course requirements. Page 17


IB Course Offerings at DP IB English – World Literature HL IB Spanish, French, Latin SL IB Spanish, French HL IB History of the Americas HL IB History of the 20th Century HL?SL IB Economics SL, HL IB Psychology SL IB Math SL IB Biology SL IB Visual Arts SL, HL TOK

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Contents: What does the Diploma Programme curriculum contain?

Creativity, action and service (CAS):

Encourages students to be involved

in artistic pursuits, sports and community service

Education outside the classroom

Development of the learner profile

150 hours are required during the two Diploma years in creativity, action and service endeavors

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Student CAS Examples: Class of 2014 CAS is conducted over both junior and senior year.

Planning and construction of fountain for Nurses Hospice Care SB.

Devereux Greenhouse Gardening Summer Camp Counseling US Geological Survey-agricultural

planning for Ethiopia. JSA-Planning debates and public

speaking events Planning, training, competing for a

half marathon Mock Trial Participation Century Ireland History Project-

Dublin Ireland

CASA Esperanza Natural History Museum

Planetarium instructor Lakes of Love Race (Pediatric

Cancer Research) SB Film Festival 10-10-10

competition Wounded Warriors benefit concert SB Museum of Art Ridley Tree

Center ceramics instructor Design ‘That’s Totally 80’s Art’

exhibit. Goleta Valley Historical Society

preserving local history and culture Community Clean Up

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Theory of knowledge:

Interdisciplinary approach

Explores the nature of knowledge

across disciplines

Encouraging an appreciation of other cultural perspectives

Explore “areas of knowledge”: Ethics, History, Sciences, Math, Arts…and “ways of knowing”:…Emotion, Reason, Perception and Language

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TOK Essay for Examination 1200-1500 words

Should a knower’s personal point of view be considered an asset in the pursuit of knowledge, or an obstacle to overcome?

“What I tell you three times is true.” (Lewis Carroll) Might this formula – or a more sophisticated version of it – actually determine what we believe to be true?

How can society ethically decide which knowledge should or should not be pursued?

“What distinguishes areas of knowledge from one another is not how ideas are generated, but how they are evaluated.” Do you agree?

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There are three core requirements

The extended essay: 4,000 words

Offers the opportunity to investigate

a research question of individual interest

Familiarises students with the independent research and writing skills expected at university

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Previous Extended Essay Topics at DP How did the oil spill of 1969 in the Santa Barbara

Channel effect the Channel Islands ecosystem? Are the Turkish arguments of why the Armenian

genocide was not really a genocide reasonable? How did the economic changes for the Perestroika

contribute to the collapse of the USSR? “Burn, Baby, Burn”: Comparing the coverage of the

Watts riots by the L.A. Times and the L.A. Sentinel Adaptations for subsonic communication in Elephants

and Sauropod dinosaurs How did the ready availability of social media

networks impact the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street movements. Page 24


What is unique about IB assessment? Applied Learning!

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What is unique about IB assessment? IB assessment is rigorous, criterion related, consistent and differentiating of student ability.

Assessment is done by exams

that are externally marked all over the world and internal assessments that are marked by the classroom teacher and moderated by the IB

All 4,000 examiners are ‘quality checked’ through a process of moderation.

The IB undertakes random inspections of schools during exams.

The diploma is graded over 45 points giving ample scope to differentiate student ability

Diploma is awarded to students who gain at least 24 points.

Marks awarded for each course range from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest).

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Classroom Assessment All of the following are used as both formative and summative assessment to plan instruction and assess students progress towards an IB Diploma. oral commentaries/reports written essays/responses student portfolios individual or group presentations lab notebooks artistic performances mathematical & historical investigations photographs & tape recordings of student work interviews/formal conversations with students self/peer evaluations research workbooks exhibitions of student work Page 27


Internal Assessments Each subject incorporates an internal assessment conducted with the guidance and supervision of the classroom teacher and moderated by at least two IB scorers. Examples include: Group 1: English Literature-Individual Oral Commentary and Discussion, Individual Oral Presentation. Group 2: Language B-Individual Oral Discussion, Interactive Oral Activity, Individual Research dossier from selected Source (Latin). Group 3: History-Historical Investigation. Group 4: Biology-Practical Field or Laboratory Work. Group 5: Mathematics-Two investigations and mathematical modeling. Group 6: Visual Arts-8-11 Individual Works with Exhibition style text. TOK-Presentation exploring knowledge issues raised by a real life situation that is of interest to the student.

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External Assessment Because of the greater degree of objectivity and

reliability provided by the standard examination environment, externally marked examinations form the greatest share of the assessment for most subjects.

The grading system is criterion-based (results are determined by performance against set standards, not by each student’s position in the overall rank order).

Validity, reliability and fairness are the watchwords of the Diploma Programme’s assessment strategy. Page 29


Assessment in the Diploma Programme

These assessment tasks are conducted and overseen by classroom teachers without the restrictions of examination conditions, but are then moderated or marked externally by examiners. Past IB examiners have been from: Switzerland Saudi Arabia India Lebanon Argentina Peru Ghana Austria Chile Turkey Ukraine France Netherlands Indonesia Spain Canada Australia China United States United Kingdom Greece …and many, many others Page 30


Benefits of the IB Diploma Extrinsic: High School Diploma + IB Diploma (or Certificates) Preferred acceptance to select colleges and

universities worldwide. Substantial college credit for IB coursework, exams,

and completed Diploma (Universities Vary). Substantial tuition savings (Universities Vary):

UCSB- $34,000 UCLA-$32,000 USC-$64,000 Duke-$61,000 NYU-$64,000 Yale-$58,000

IB Exam fees: Roughly $1,000.00 spread over two years.

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Recognition of the IB Diploma Comments by University Admissions Officers: MIT, Marilee Jones, Director of Admissions: “Send us prepared

students a la IB…it is the best high school prep curriculum an American school can offer”

Duke University, Christoph Guttentag, Director of Admissions: “One of the advantages of an IB Curriculum is its structure and quality. It’s a coordinated program, well established, well known, and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific.

Harvard University, Marilyn McGrath Lewis, Asst. Dean of Admissions: “IB is known to us as excellent preparation. Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Program on the transcript.”

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University of California Admissions Officers “The breadth and depth of the IB program, the curriculum,

provides us at the Admissions Office with the kind of information and assurance that students have done the work that we expect of them in the academic area. Not only that, they exhibit the potential of doing very well at our institution. In short, what is in the program of IB, the emphasis on the linkages between the disciplines being studied, for example, the extended essay, all of these things are really excellent indicators to us that the student has done the work that we require, and, also, the student will bring a lot to the institution.” “…there are other things that are intangible…These particular candidates exhibited evidence of determination, tenacity, motivation and all these kinds of qualities that are really, really very valued by all of us as we do our selection for admission.” Page 33


Benefits of the IB Diploma Intrinsic: Comprehensive preparation for the rigors of University

and professional life Time management skills Organizational skills Writing skills Analytical and problem solving skills Research skills Communication skills Local to Global Awareness Interdisciplinary Focus Completing a challenging task

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Who is an IB Candidate? Sir Ken Robinson

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

IB is suited to the motivated learner, the curious mind. It is not just for the academically elite.

IB is student-driven and inquiry-based. IB is ideal for motivated learners in our from Honors and College

Prep classes

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If the IB Diploma Program doesn’t begin until 11th grade, what classes should my child

take in 9th and 10th? . . .

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Estimated Four Year Timeline for College Prep or IB Diploma-.

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9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade 9th grade English Honors

10th Grade English Honors

IB English HL Yr 1 IB English HL Yr 2

AP World History

!B HOA HL Yr 1 IB HOA HL Yr 2

Foreign Language 2 (Spanish, French or Latin)

Foreign Language 2 or 3

Foreign Language 3 or SL

Foreign Language HL* –or- SL

Math I with Enrichment

Math II with Enrichment

IB Math SL

SBCC Calculus or Statistics

Physics, Chem or Bio

Physics, Chem or Bio

IB Biology SL (requires1 yr previous bio)

IB Biology SL -or- elective

Art/Health/PE/Elective

Art/Health/PE/Elective

IB Visual Arts HL Yr 1

IB Visual Arts HL Yr 2


Alumni Testimonials College is all about writing, so is IB. The practice I got in IB writing a

variety of types of papers was undeniably the largest benefit for me. Particularly in terms of English and History, the IB writing style is very applicable to college writing.

The IB Programme very effectively prepared me for a liberal arts education because the learning styles are pretty similar, i.e. focused on writing, in-depth studies of specific topics, close relationships with teachers and other students.

Because of the well-rounded curriculum, talking about art, philosophy, history, or any other topic is easier and more comfortable. Classes like ToK or IB Art provide a background and some confidence to discuss those subjects whether I take another class in that area or not. There's no day to day homework, only large assignments and weekly problem sets. For one class, in a ten week period there are 7 projects that take 5-20 hours each, which amounts to a lot of internal investigations. Coincidentally the reason I'm awake at the moment. Page 39


Frequently asked questions Can I do IB and the Engineering Academy? Yes and No. Both programs

require full course loads, therefore students can not be full Engineering and IB Diploma candidates. Yes, Engineering students can take selected IB Courses, for example English, History, Foreign Language, Theory of Knowledge.

How much homework is there each night? Many IB assignments are long term projects so time must be managed well. It varies from 2 – 4 hours/night.

How large are the IB classes? 30 - 35 students What are the prerequisite courses? Slide 32 addresses the four year plan. What is the selection/application process? Applications are accepted Feb –

March. Students with sufficient grades, interest, coursework and abilities are considered.

Are there exam fees? Exam fees vary depending on number of exams. Fees start at approximately $295 for one exam, up to $727 for five exams.

Can I still do extracurricular activities like sports, theater or music? Certainly! Most of our IB students do!

Will I have to take a zero period? As of now, yes, junior year has IB Visual Arts zero period. Some seniors take Calculus zero period.

Can I take classes for certificates or do I have to do the full IB Diploma? Many students take a combination of IB and AP classes and do not attempt the full Diploma.

How many students participate in the IB program? 7 senior Diploma Candidates 27 junior Diploma Candidates 259 students taking 1 or more IB courses. 24% of juniors and seniors enrolled in one or more IB courses.

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A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to

its old dimensions. -Oliver Wendell Holmes

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For further information go to: www.ibo.org

www.c-ibo.org www.dphs.org

(This presentation will be available on the school’s website) Contact information:

Matt Moran, IB Co-Coordinator, [email protected]

Jeff Sofro, IB Counselor, [email protected]


Thank you for coming and considering the International

Baccalaureate Program at Dos Pueblos High School

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