Programme
They acquire the skills necssary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning.
What are Inquirers?
Focus for meaningful learning and teaching in a programme of international education
What is Global Context?
What does IB MYP represent
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
The IB develops inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through education that builds intercultural understanding and respect
What are some key components of the IB Mission Statement?
Overarching statement that encapsulates the central inquiry of a unit, guiding student learning and inquiry, and connecting concepts to a global context
What is Statement of Inquiry?
Language and literature, Language aquisition, Individuals and societies, Sciences, Mathematics, Arts, Design, Physical and health education
What are the 8 subject areas required for each IB student?
IB believes these attributes, and others like them, can help individuals and groups become responsible members of local, national and global communities.
What is the Learner Profile?
MYP expands language acquisition to include a second language, promoting bilingualism.
What is language aquisition?
Provides students with further opportunities to demonstrate their learning in an authentic situation. Is an opportunity to respond to the unit question.
What is the Culminating Task at the end of a unit plan?
Where can a teacher go to get ideas for unit plans, posters, etc?
Toddle school library or Toddle library
An IB core component, requiring schools to engage students in at least one collaboratively planned unit each year, integrating knowledge and skills from two or more subject groups
What are Interdisciplinary Units?
The area of interaction that encourages students to becomes aware of their roles and their responsibilities as members of communities.
What is Community and Service?
Identifies the essential understandings that students should retain in the future and become the notions and principles applied to solve problems and issues relevant to their lives.
What is the Key Concept?
How many Criterion areas are there?
4, Criteria A,B,C,D
Inquiry Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Culturally Responsible Teaching, Reflective Practice
What are the four IB teaching strategies?
We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
What is being Knowledgeable?
The area of interaction that encourages students to take increasing responsibility for their learning, to question and evaluate information critically, and to seek out and explore the links between subjects.
What is Aproaches to Learning (ATL)?
The description of the level for the scoring of a culminating task.
What is a descriptor, think rubric?
What are ATLs?
Approaches to Learning, include clear descriptions of how skills are explicitly taught and specific strategies are practised