IB CAS at LHS 2012-2013

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Diploma Programme Requirements Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

http:/ /www.ibo.org/diploma/curriculum/core/cas/

“The CAS requirement is a f undamental part of the programme and takes seriously the importance of lif e outside the world of scholarship, providing a counterbalance

to academic studies.”

CAS Requirements …

a) I s required f or the I B diploma and graduation.

b) Requires all three areas of Creativity, Action, Service

c) Must demonstrate accomplishment of 8 learning objectives

d) Requires self -evaluation and reflection on your activities.

e) CAS activities average 3-4 hours per week.

f ) CAS advisors will record and evaluate your CAS involvement

g) Must have adult supervisor with e-mail and phone contact inf o.

CAS Philosophy…

a) Counterbalance to academics involving all extra- curricular activities

b) I s an interesting variety of worthwhile -rewarding activities

c) CAS is not passive—but is hands on and shows engagement

d) requires use of your abilities in cooperation with others

e) Can be done separate or together via large activity or project

f ) Activities are mutually benefi cial to you, LHS, and community

g) Transcends religion, race, class, gender or politics. (secular)

Creativity

Creativity Creativity includes the arts and other experiences that

involve creative thinking. 

This area also includes the creativity in designing and

implementing service projects.

It is being actively involved in creative activities

Music, drama, art, computer web design,

theatre production, technology, construction.

Helping design a fundraiser can be creative

Teaching music to peers /students is both creative and

service

Attending a play or concert is passive and not CAS But if you give your own talk or presentation about a

concert you attended to others—this is CAS

Creativity can often combine with service…

Action Action is physical exertion contributing to a healthy

lifestyle.

Action includes any varsity, or competitive sport

And any recreational, intramural, team or individual

sport.

Action can be taking part in special trips, or excursions.

It is also participating in local or international projects.

Action is any physical activity or work involved in any

creative or service activity.

Recreational or competitive community sports participation..

Service is… unpaid / voluntary exchange that has learning

benefit.

interaction with others in the community.

numerous community and social service activities.

NHS, Key Club, SGA, Interact, and many LHS clubs and

org.

helping children with special needs,and

hospital/hospice volunteering

Service activity: Stop Hunger Now sponsored by Interact and Rotary…

Page of Hope collects quality educational materials to be sent overseas to underserved areas…

Local papers and other media can be uses as evidence and documentation…

scanned printed programs of events are excellent documentation accepted

by IB…

Eight CAS Learning Outcomes

•Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth

•Undertook new challenges

•Planned and initiated activities

•Worked collaboratively

•Showed perseverance and commitment

•Engaged with issues of global importance

•Considered the ethical implications of actions•Developed new skills

CAS Learning outcomes 1 thru 4  

1.Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth achieved through experiences which test, develop and extend skills and abilities which grow your overall competence2. Undertook new challengesachieved by taking on a new or significantly extending an existing activity 3. Planned and initiated activities achieved with thoughtful discussion of and clearly defined areas of personal and group responsibility 4. Worked collaborativelyachieved by working in at least one project collaboratively which integrates at least two of Creativity, Action, and Service in one project

CAS Learning outcomes 5-8

5. Showed perseverance and commitment

achieved by attending regularly; accepting a share of responsibilities and persisting with an activity despite problems

6. Engaged with issues of global importance

achieved through international projects or engagement with global issues locally.

7. Considered the ethical implications of my actions

achieved through discussion during planning sessions and on-going reflection.

8. Developed new skills

achieved by taking on a new activity; or by developing an established activity so that a new skill is acquired.

Interact Club Holiday shopping for under-privileged children…Learning Outcomes: increased awareness; worked collaboratively;

considered ethical implications; developed new skills

Mission Trip could be all eight CAS learning outcomes: Increased awareness, new challenge, planned and initiated, worked collaboratively, perseverance, ethical implications, new skills.

Cas is:

Teaching children with disabilities to swim

Establishing or Coaching a team Teaching guitar to a younger class

or peers Designing or Constructing

message boards Working with children to paint

murals Teaching a language to peers or

children Artistic/ musical exchange with

other schools I nter-generational learning and

f riendship Hospice Volunteer

Organizing a camp for children Raising f unds f or worthy causes Creating and managing a CAS web

site Assisting victims of natural

disasters Learning to Paint landscapes Volunteering abroad Doing dance, theatre, sports,

music, art Assisting the elderly or

handicapped Active participation in sports Volunteering in a summer camp

for children Peer Tutoring

CAS is not:

Any existing class activity or project already part of the diploma program. (it’s not CAS if it happens during school..)

Any paid activity or some other benefi t is awarded

Simple tedious repetitive work

Working with others when you have no idea what the project is doing

A passive activity , such as visiting a museum….. but if you f ollow up with a presentation of your own…

All f orms of duty within the f amily

Religious devotion Work experience which only

benefi ts (you) the student Any activity where there is

no responsible adult to evaluate you

CAS Process 1… 

a)THINK about what you want to do and how you want to spend your time completing your CAS hours. 

b)Make sure it's meaningful, meets the learning objectives.

c)Arrange for your adult supervisor who will follow through and complete a short evaluation on your participation when finished

d)Everyone at LHS along with countless people in the community can be resources for you and your development of CAS.

e)Enter you activity into ManageBac, and wait for approval from your advisor.

f) Be careful to not over-claim or under-claim learning objectives.

g)Be sure to enter a short description and supervisor PHONE and EMAIL information to get pre-approval

CAS Process 2… 

a)After activity is over---upload evidence (journal, photos, blog, scanned documents) of your activity on to ManageBac.b)Be sure to REFLECT, by answering answer CAS questions on ManabeBac Reflections tab. c)Request supervisor evaluation through ManageBac as soon as you complete your activity. Do this thru ManageBac! d)Check ManageBac frequently to see if your supervisor reviews have posted. e)Valid supervisor reviews are a non-negotiable. Seniors need them in by January 31. f)Activities that have no supervisor reviews will need to be deleted. See your advisors for help…g)The main problem first IB class had were late supervisor reviews…. avoid this… communicate with your supervisors! 

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Three Steps to CAS Completion:

1. Approval--- Must have ADULT SUPERVISOR email & phone

2. Document--- Use ManageBac as “digital scrapbook”.

3.Reflect --- Without reflection, activities are not finished.

1.Obtain Approval from your advisor 

a)Must obtain advisor approval on ManageBac

first

b)ADULT SUPERVISOR name, email AND phone

c)enter description & above info. Into

ManageBac

d)Wait for approval before beginning…

Must provide Supervisor name, email & phone and select learning objectives to add any CAS

activity…

a) All members of the LHS School Faculty and Staff are part of the IB diploma and are therefore part of the CAS team.

b) Any teacher, coach, administrator, or staff member of LHS is eligible to be your adult supervisor and mentor for your CAS activities.

c) Qualified adults in the community will also serve as your CAS supervisors.

d) CAS advisors will also come from outside of Citrus County.

CAS Supervisors…who are they?

2. Document: ManageBac is a“digital scrapbook”.

a)Documentation is mandatory per IB.ORG

b)Upload evidence and documentation to ManageBac.

c)This pictures, video –audio files, articles, programs

etc.

d)Documents are easily uploaded to ManageBac

e)Obtain SUPERVISOR REVIEWS (ManageBac email or

hardcopy)

f)Stay Current –Avoid reconstructing everything

afterwards

First documentation is to upload your CAS 1st Interview and Reflection to

ManageBac

Certificates of completion are documentation…

Uploaded documentation files on your ManageBac screen…

Reflection 1…

a)Answer CAS questions in Reflection Tab on ManageBac

b)Reflect on your CAS activities every few weeks and at conclusion.

c)Post or link journaling, blogs and reflective writing to ManageBac

d)Without reflection, CAS activities are not finished.

Reflection 2… Reflection is not always easy, it needs to be developed.  Kinds of Reflection: Public or privateIndividual or sharedObjective or subjective Various kinds of reflection work for different people.

TOK (Theory of Knowledge) will help with CAS reflections… 

Reflective questions..

Summarize and explain what you hoped to accomplish…How successful were you in achieving your goals? What were difficulties & how did you overcome them? What did you learn about yourself and others? What abilities,attitudes & values have you developed? Who helped you process what you learned? Who else helped and how? How did this activity/project benefit others? What might you do differently next time to improve? Can you apply what you learned elsewhere?

CAS Questions TAB on ManageBac…

Request “Supervisor ReviewSupervisor Review” through ManageBac as soon as you complete your activity. Hard Copy ““CAS CompletionCAS Completion Form” Form” is on the “Worksheet” screen.

CAS Completion Form Hard Copy

“Request Supervisor Review”

CAS Project 1… 

• min. of one project is a CAS

requirement

•project is teamwork and collaboration..

• minimum of two or three people…

•uses two of Creativity, Action, & Service

• project must be of “significant”

duration

•can be local or international in nature..

CAS Project 2… 

a) is more than an activity you simply attend…

b)plan, design, and create in collaboration with

peers..

c) can be a one-time event, such as a fundraiser

d)Is an ongoing – continuous activity

e)Projects run the gamut… it can be high end or low

key

f)only requirement is planning and

collaboration

Colors for CASA: Project of Hannah Huntington and Amanda Pitre

IB Project:Mary Lumapus, Zuhair Sami, Allyson Talaroc, Chandni Patel, Amy Chen

NHS Activity: Stenciling LHS Hallways on Saturdays…

Interact “Stop Hunger Now”

ROCCS: Rowing Organization of Citrus County Students…

Instructing your own martial arts (Vahda) course

Girls State

Junior Deadlines August 31 2012 Successful ManageBac logon---know how to access and use ManageBac.You must have logged onto ManageBac--- see advisors for help. 1st interview uploaded onto ManageBac—is 1st activity on ManageBac. Must see your advisor- during class- after school or by appt.

December 31 2012 Min. of 3 to 5 significant CAS activities averaging 3-4 hours per week CAS Project Proposal posted on ManageBac.

January 31 2013 Approved CAS project proposal on ManageBac by 1-31-13 or earlier.Have 3 (three) completed activities WITH supervisor reviews.Evidence, Reflection, Documentation, CAS Questions answered, 3 successful supervisor reviews on ManageBac CAS and CAS Project must be completed by 12-31-2013.As Seniors you should finish CAS by 12-31-2013. You will not have time for CAS Spring Sem. Senior Year.Focus will be on your IB exams and Internal Assessments.

Senior Deadlines August 31 2012

Min. of 3 to 5 significant CAS activities averaging 3-4 hours per week.CAS project proposal due by 8-31-12: class of 2013First interview uploaded and personally see your AdvisorE-mail Interview will tell you these are complete

December 31 2012

Min. of 10 significant CAS activities averaging 3-4 hours per week. Your CAS Project is completed.

January 31 2013 CAS is officially over and all requirements should be completed. All supervisor reviews are returned. Obtaining timely supervisor reviews was Primary Problem for 2012.All evidence, reflection, documentation, uploaded on ManageBac.CAS questions completed on ManageBac Seniors will not have time for CAS Spring Semester ---focus is on your IB exams and Internal Assessments.

http://lhsib.weebly.com/cas

http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/lhs/ (go to carella)http://globalengage.ibo.org/

Three CAS websites to help…

http://lhsib.weebly.com/cas

http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/lhs/

Global Engage: http://globalengage.ibo.org/

CAS in Sum 1: a)Min. 3 to 5 activities per semester with CAS averaging 3-4 hours per week. b)CAS project proposal due by 8-31-12: class of 2013c)CAS project proposal due by 1-31-13: class of 2014 d)Simple rule is that CAS is significant in some way and is not “going through the motions”e)If you’re passionate about it, or it is “out of your comfort zone”-- guarantees a good CAS activity. f)Dedication and devotion to any worthwhile organization, team, club is excellent CAS!

Cas in Sum 2…a)Must demonstrate significance to you or to the people or organization your activity serves.b)Not all activities will or can be of “super significance” --- but goal is to tap into your full abilities. c)ALL THREE areas of CAS must be represented (it’s given you may favor one area over another…)d)Must show ALL 8 learning outcomes, with evidence, reflection, documentation posted for each one. e)IB defines CAS on average 3 to 4 hours per week. More some week, less hours the next.f)IB:CAS is not counting hours, but is engaging in experiential learning through worthwhile endeavors.