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. 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.

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

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.

Middle Years Programme (MYP) Holistic Learning Intercultural Awareness Communication

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

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

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

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?

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?

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?

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

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