Welcome back!

Ice cream social 9/18/12

Announcements

• IB store opens 10/1-10/14• Bryan Park Saturday October 13, 9:30am• IB breakfasts, first Friday of the month• MYP ceremony 11/21 at 9:30am

Discovering the DPLooking ahead to plan your future

Creativity, Action, Service• Graduated involvement that focuses on the 8 learner

outcomes– Middle School MYP: counted hours– HS MYP: two projects per year– DP: four goals each year

• Goals must address all outcomes and each of the three categories -- creativity, action, service – must be represented at least once

• Students must also have a cooperative project between grades 11 and 12

• Current activities such as sports, music lessons, religious training, such as for confirmation or bar/bat mitzvah, count; there just has to be a goal/rationale behind the activity.

ManageBac subscription• Online subscription

service created by former IB students and teachers

• Management system originally for CAS

• Expanded to all areas of submissions

• Must have an email address

• Convenient, paperless, no more “lost” papers!

Theory of Knowledge• Two year course, based in philosophy• Centered around discussions of the four ways of

knowing: sense perception, language, reason, emotion

• Not about new knowledge acquisition, but rather the consideration of knowledge issues

• Core of the program– How do we know what we know?– How is knowledge produced? – What is the difference between belief and knowledge?– What are the implications of knowing or not knowing

Extended EssayThe extended essay is:• compulsory for all Diploma Program students• externally assessed and, in combination with the grade for

TOK, contributes up to three points to the total score for the IB diploma

• a piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the student in cooperation with a supervisor in the school

• chosen from the list of approved Diploma Program subjects, published in the Vade Mecum

• presented as a formal piece of scholarship containing no more than 4,000 words

• the result of approximately 40 hours of work by the student

EE Support• Seminars • Support through TOK, junior year• JRT IB website and Library website• Classroom instruction by librarians (EE

coordinators)• Access to VCU and UR libraries and databases;

field trip 10/18• Subject teacher support• Student-chosen supervisor

Do I have to do the full diploma?

• Depends on what your goals are

• Colleges want the FULL diploma.

• Your other option is the certificate, i.e. a partial IB experience

• Yes, you can still potentially earn some credit for the IB exams that you do take, but scholarships, preferential admission is for full diploma candidates

Rigor & Workload

• IB curriculum is trans-disciplinary, higher order thinking, open-ended-- content AND concept

• Tests/projects/major assessments monitored through Google Calendar

Junior challenges• Increased rigor MYP DP– Creativity to discipline– Coping with an externally dictated curriculum

• Time management– Balancing fun with work– Sports and extra-curricular activities– Not procrastinating academic work!

• Researching colleges• SAT in the spring

Senior challenges• Time management– Course work– College application– Jobs, extra-curricular activities– Exam preparation

• Not giving in to SENIORITIS!!

Things you need to know…• In 11th grade you are “anticipated” candidates• In 12th grade you are diploma “candidates”• TOK, CAS and Extended Essay are required

components• Students will meet with IB counselor, Mrs.

Keating, to choose courses• See the All About IB booklet

SL or HL?• SL—150 minimum hours; HL—240 hours. HL

adds more concepts, greater depth• IB sets the rule: 3 SL, 3 HL• If you want 4 HL, 2 SL the requirements

change • By fall of your senior year you must have

made your final decision of SL vs. HL (where you have an option)

Courses*= the year you sit for exam

Junior • Group 1: IB English 11 HL• Group 2: IB French/Spanish

DP Year 2 SL/HL• Group 3: IB History of the

Americas HL• Group 4: IB Bio SL/HL or

IB Chem SL/HL• Group 5: MYP Extended Math or

IB Mathematics SL*• Group 6: IB Art HL; IB Drama SL;

IB Psych SL*; IB Bio or IB Chem SL/HL

• TOK

Senior

• IB English 12 HL*• IB French/Spanish

DP Year 2 SL/HL*• IB World Topics HL*• IB Bio SL/HL * or

IB Chem SL/HL*• IB Math Studies SL*• IB Art HL*; IB Drama SL*; or

Chem SL/HL*• TOK• AP Electives if space: Bio, Chem,

Physics, US History, Calculus AB/BC, Stats, Env. Science, Music Theory

Junior year exams• Students can sit for up to two SL exams their

junior year• Only those in IB Mathematics and IB Psych

will have junior year exams• NO other course will be a one year SL exam (IB

does not allow more than two 1-year SL courses)

IB Exams• Junior year exams:

– Students taking Mathematics MUST examine as junior– Students taking Psychology MUST examine as juniors– Can only take up to two exams as “anticipated candidates”

• Senior year exams: – English, History, Art ALL examine as HL’s– Science, Language examine as either SL or HL; Theatre SL

only– Could take Psych as a senior and exam in May

• Exams are always in May (May 6,7 Psych; May 8-9 Mathematics)

• Exam dates are unchangeable and non-negotiable

Exam Registration• Begins in the fall for juniors and seniors• Will be done through seminar on Oct. 25• Students will select exams and levels• Parents must sign the registration• Registration verification is given to students to

sign and due early November• There is a deadline in mid-November for

changes. After deadline MAJOR fines for changes

How is my final IB score tallied?

• Performance in each subject is graded on a scale of 1 point (minimum) to 7 points (maximum)

• A maximum of 3 points could be awarded for combined performance in TOK, EE

• Internal Assessment + External Assessment = final DP course score

• The requirements and percentages are different in each course

• Unlike AP where your final exam is the only assessment

Results? • Scores are released July 6• Scores are sent electronically to colleges

based on student request• Colleges grant credit differently, see their

websites• Every year, MYP and DP awards ceremony will

be held in November-- the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Achieving the Diploma• If student passed both TOK and EE, may achieve with 24**

points• All CAS requirements have been met• No “E” for TOK or EE. Need at least a D in one• Must complete all components of IA’s• No grade 1 in any subject• No grade 2 at HL• No more than one grade 2 at SL• Overall, no more than three grades of 3 • At least 12 points of 24 points must be in HL subjects (4 HL

students must earn at least 16 points on HL subjects)• At least 9 points earned on SL subjects (2 SL students need at

least 6 points on SL subjects• Not guilty of malpractice

**28 points if four HL exams

Thank you for coming!emharper@henrico.k12.va.us