1. Biology – Cat 2 Denver, CO - 2014

2. Presenter Bio Joshua Platt Undergrad: Dartmouth College – Environmental and Evolutionary Bio Major; Grad Florida Teach – Marine Biology Major 14 th year teaching 10 th in IB I teach IB Biology and Environmental and AP Environmental Science Department chair / Group 4 coordinator IB Workshop leader and Site visitor

3. Agenda Introductions - Overview of course, terms, Learner Profile, Aims, Objectives, Subject Guide Format, Syllabus Outline, Syllabus Content and Burning Questions, OCC intro, Best Practices sharing structure Learner profile and the Nature of Science Application of the learner profile, impacts of big picture and NOS Understanding the structure of the new syllabus How will the new syllabus affect teaching Structure your class Telescope the syllabus for your class and pick your option Session 1 Session 2 Session 5 Session 3 Session 4 TOK and International Mindedness Resources for questioning and international connections

4. Agenda Structure of the External Assessment Assessment Objectives, Command Terms, Paper contents, Preparation, role of lab, assessed content External Assessment Marking Exemplar papers, scoring, markschemes, Into prescribed labs Scoring sample IAs Grade IA and compare to given marks, plan IA examples, Q & A Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Internal assessment Create your PSOW, consider prescribed skills and labs, how IA fits, how G4 fits, criteria for grading Session 10 EEs and closing EE details, Show and tell, closing and forward

5. WiFi Info - Classroom Password: OCC – School code: 000044 Userid: 27sept14 Password: 21243