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Northville High School
International
Baccalaureate Diploma
Program
Updated PPT
(November 2013)
TEACHING 2030: What We Must Do for
Our Students and Our Public Schools
Now and in the Future
• Teach the Googled learner, who has grown up on virtual reality games and can find out almost everything with a few taps of the finger;
• Work with a student body that’s increasingly diverse (by 2030, at least 40 percent of students will be second-language learners);
• Prepare kids to compete for jobs in a global marketplace where communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving are the “new basics”;
• Use sophisticated tools to measure student learning and fine-tune instruction; and
• Connect teaching to the needs of communities as economic churn creates instability, pushing schools to integrate health and social services with academic learning.
(see Barnett Barry’s book under the above title for more information)
• Overview of IB DP: What are the pieces in
this hexagon?
• NHS and the DP: What plans are in place
at NHS?
• Beyond the DP: What could the DP
recognition mean?
IB DP Overview
• Academically-challenging and balanced
programme of education
• Programme which is normally taught over
two years, grades 11 and 12 in the U.S
• Programme gained recognition and
respect from the world's leading
universities
DP Overview continued
• Students study six courses at higher level or standard level
• At least 3 of the 6 courses must be taken at the higher level (HL) for the DP
• Students must choose one subject from each of groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, social studies, the experimental sciences, and mathematics.
• The sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student may choose another subject from groups 1 to 5
DP Overview continued
• Programme has three core requirements
that are included to broaden the
educational experience and challenge
students to apply their knowledge and
understanding:1) Extended Essay (E.E)
2) Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
3) CAS (Community, Action, Service)
EE / TOK / CAS
• The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying.
• Theory of Knowledge is an epistemological course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).
• Creativity, Action, Service requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. Students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately.
Assessment
• Written examinations at the end of the
programme marked by external IB examiners.
• Internal and external assessments tasks also
occur in the school, which are either initially
marked by teachers and then moderated by
external moderators or sent directly to external
examiners.
• These assessments differ by subject areas and
level of the course (higher or standard).
Assessment continued
• In each subject students’ assessments will
be evaluated; in each course they will
earn a mark of 1-7.
• The diploma is awarded to students who
gain at least 24 points.
• Students can be awarded up to three
additional points for their combined results
on TOK and EE.
How will this look here at NHS?
• Group 1 – English (HL)
• Group 2 – French, German, and Spanish (HL and SL)
• Group 3 – World Studies and History of Americas (one-year SL and HL)
• Group 3 alternate – Psychology (one-year SL and HL)
How will this look here at NHS?
• Group 4 – Biology HL, Chemistry SL, and Environmental Systems SL
(Note: ESS can count in Group 3)
• Group 5 – Math HL, Math SL, and Math Studies SL
• Group 6 – IB Visual Arts (one-year SL, two-year SL, or Two-year HL)
• + TOK/CAS/EE
What about AP?• IB DP will not replace AP at NHS, but it
will provide another oppotunity, one that
extends the MYP framework
• The full diploma progamme is arguably
the most beneficial as it is the most
comprehensive, but some students may
elect to enroll as Diploma Programme
Course students (formerly known as
certificate students); these “a la carte”
courses will work similarly to our current
AP offerings
What about AP? (continued)
• IB DP courses will work in a more
interconnected and cross-discipline
manner than individual AP courses
• IB DP courses include a variety of
external and internal (continuous)
assessments throughout the course of
study, in contrast to the typical one three-
hour AP test
Applicant Expectations
• Students will need to work with their
counselors and with the IB Diploma
Programme Coordinator to ensure all
requirements are satisfied
• The application asks for students to
prove the following: 1) Potential for practice and performance
2) Interest in Diploma Program
3) Understandings of expectations of DP
Why IB DP?
• Continues to grow in size and in recognition
• Fosters development of the whole student
• Well regulated in terms of school authorization,
curriculum development, and varied assessment
• Encourages inquiry and independence
• Responds to various student learner profiles
• Prepares students to be 21st-century thinkers
• Allows for depth and breath of an inter-related
and differentiated curriculum
Excellent preparation and practice
for university
• Highly competitive colleges and honors
colleges within competitive schools look
favorably on both AP and IB courses, but
some data shows in the most competitive
schools IB DP students have a slight
advantage
• IB DP students are pushing themselves in
six college-readiness courses in multiple
academic areas
01 January 2012
Source: IBDP Graduate Destinations Survey 2011/12 conducted by i-graduate International Insight
Strictly copyright © IGI Services 2011
University or College
IB students acceptance
rateTotal population acceptance rate
IB students vs total
population
Cornell University 31% 18% +13%Duke University 28% 16% +12%
University of Pennsylvania 24% 14% +10%Yale University 18% 7% +11%
University of Central Florida 90% 47% +43%Boston University 70% 58% +12%
University of California - Los Angeles 48% 23% +25%University of Virginia 64% 32% +32%
UNC Chapel Hill 63% 32% +31%Princeton University 16% 8% +8%
01 January 2012
University or college
IB students acceptance
rate
Total population acceptance
rate
IB students vs total
population
University of Florida 82% 42% +40%Florida State University 92% 60% +32%
Brown University 18% 9% +9%Stanford University 15% 7% +8%Columbia University 13% 9% +4%
University of California - Berkeley 58% 26% +32%Harvard University 10% 7% +3%
New York University 57% 30% +27%
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 71% 51% +20%University of Miami 72% 30% +42%
Source: IBDP Graduate Destinations Survey 2011/12 conducted
by i-graduate International InsightStrictly copyright © IGI Services 2011
What is happening now?
• NHS is recognized as an IB
candidate school (i.e., awaiting
authorization following November
2013 site visit)
What is happening now?
(continued)• All teachers have access to the IB online curriculum
centre (OCC), a website where teachers can obtain IB publications and teaching materials and can participate in online forums on programme-related topics with their colleagues from IB World schools around the world.
• The school has the support of the IB through advice by the relevant IB office and IB approved consultants.
Contact Information
James Davis, DP Coordinator:
Karin Pearson, DP Head of School:
IB Program:
Extension #3812 at Northville High
School