Diploma Programme Update

Diploma Update

Programme

Alicia D’Urbano, DP manager, IB Americas, Bethesda, MD, US Andrew Atkinson, Head of Programme Development, The Hague Cecilia Villavicencio, DP associate manager, IB Americas, Buenos Aires, AR Margot Hoerrner, Head of Professional Development, IB Americas, Bethesda, MD, US IB Americas Riviera Maya, Mexico July 2012

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The team “I am because we are; we are because I am.”

South African saying Page 2

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IB Americas School Services Team Gloria McDowell – Head

Michael Clifton – PYP Manager

Ted Williams – MYP Manager

Alicia D’Urbano – DP Manager

Alicia Olea – Associate Manager

Sofia Dolega – MYP Associate Manager

Cecilia Villavicencio – DP Associate Manager

Erich Schmid – PYP Associate

Melissa Whitlock – MYP Associate

Cassandra Baker – DP Associate

Milagros Barrera – PYP/MYP Associate

Milagros Barrera – PYP/MYP Associate

Veronica Pereiro – DP Associate

Gustavo Palermo – School Services Assistant

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Lynda Seumo – School Services Assistant

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IB Americas Global Centre Offices - DP Bethesda, MD, US  Alicia D’Urbano – DP regional manager • alicia.durbano@ibo.org

 Cassandra Baker – DP associate • cassandra.baker@ibo.org

 Lynda Seumo – School services administrator • lynda.seumo@ibo.org

Buenos Aires, AR  Cecilia Villavicencio– DP associate manager • cecilia.villavicencio@ibo.org

 Verónica Pereiro – DP associate • veronica.pereiro@ibo.org

 Gustavo Palermo- School services administrator Page 4

• gustavo.palermo@ibo.org

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DP curriculum development IBAEM Global Centre – The Hague, NL Andrew Atkinson - Head of Programme Development James Monk- Curriculum Area Head Groups 1 & 2

Kelvin Williams- Curriculum Area Head Groups 3 & 6 David Jones - Curriculum Area Head Groups 4 & 5 Chris Mannix - Curriculum & Assessment Area DP Head, Hexagon core and IBCC Longfei Fu – DP Administrative Coordinator Page 5

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Meetings

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The Diploma Programme Committee Purpose: Strengthen the work of the heads of the programme (programme development, professional development and school services) by providing different perspectives and by providing advice aiming to develop the Diploma Programme in accordance with the IB mission, following IB principles and policies.

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The Diploma Programme Committee Most recent face-to-face meeting: 3-4 February 2012 in The Hague. The three DP regional managers are members of this committee.

•Chair of the committee: Dennis Stanworth – Principal, Yokohama International School, Japan •School representatives to the committee, one per region, are listed below.

•IB Africa, Europe, Middle East: Vangelis Symeonidis, DP coordinator, Geitonas School, Greece.

•IB Americas: Carol Kennedy Dickens, DP Coordinator, King’s Fork High School, USA •IB Asia-Pacific: Deidre Fischer, Superintendent, Cebu Page 8 International School, Philippines

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Some numbers “Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.”

George Gallup Page 9

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IB Programmes – Combinations Per Region 946

1000 900

770 800 700

MYP-DP

600

PYP-DP 500

All 3

375

DP Only

400

287 300 200 100 0 AEM

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AP

LA

NA

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Number of Schools Offering the DP: 2378 IB Africa, Europe, Middle East 770

IB Asia Pacific 375 IB Americas 1233

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Percentage of IB Programmes - Global PYP

MYP

DP

IBA

51.3%

70.2%

52%

IBAP

29%

13.3%

16%

IBAEM

19.7%

16.5%

32%

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IB Americas: 2,040 IB World Schools (6 July 2012) 2,040 IB World Schools in 24 countries and 4 territories

Central and South America: 338 IB World Schools

North America: 1702 IB World Schools

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IB Americas: 1233 Diploma Programmes (6 July 2012) 1233 Diploma Programmes in 18 countries

Central and South America: 287 Diploma Programmes

North America: 946 Diploma Programmes

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IB Americas: Largest DP countries in the Americas US 783 Canada 148 Mexico 59 Ecuador 50

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We’ve been busy!  2011 • 78 new candidate schools • 82 authorization visits • 169 self studies  2012 • 132 new candidate schools • 53 authorization/verification visits • 152 self studies and 5 evaluation visits (pilot) Page 16

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Widening access

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Prince George’s County Public Schools Objective: provide diagnostic and consulting services to improve the delivery of the programme at the 5 DP schools in the District.

 Stage 1: identify challenges.  Stage 2: one day visit to each school by an IB team.  Stage 3: comprehensive report with findings, commendations and recommendations for the school and by subject area.

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Chicago Public Schools Objective: customize professional development to work on maths, history and science continuum to revert the weak performance of the schools in those areas.

 Workshops for teachers to define collaboratively the students’ graduation profile on each subject.  Backward planning of the contents and skills to be taught from year 9 to achieve the graduation profile.  Leadership workshop for heads of school and administrators Page 19

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Ecuadorian government project Objective: July 2012: 18 authorized schools  2005: Raul Vallejos, Ministry of Education: first contact contact with the IB  February 2006: agreement to implement the DP in one public school on each province  January 2012: Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador decides to implement the DP in 500 schools in the next 5 years.  62 schools submitted application for candidacy Page 20

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Buenos Aires city project Objective: to bring the DP to one public school in each borough Buenos Aires city, to bring international education to these schools.

Heads of 25 schools will be trained in August, out of which 14 will apply for candidacy.

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Major developments “Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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Major developments World Studies Extended Essay mainstream option 2011/13

New DP courses • Global Politics HL/SL: 2012–14 pilot 2015 first teaching to critically engage with new perspectives and approaches to politics in order to better make sense of our changing world (group 3)

• Sports, Health & Exercise Science (SL): 2012 – 14  incorporates the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition in sport, health and exercise (group 4)

Reviewed DP courses  launch of new guides for all group 5 mathematics courses and a new computer science course moving to group 4 TOK pre-publication guide December 2012

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Access: opening up the core

2012/14

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Diploma Programme courses online May Session courses September 2012 GROUP 2 GROUP 3

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Mandarin ab initio Spanish ab initio Business and Mgt SL Economics SL Economics HL ITGS SL ITGS HL Philosophy SL Psychology SL

November Session courses February 2013

Economics SL Economics HL Psychology SL

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Recommended session Enfoques para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en el Programa del Diploma Andrew Atkinson: Head of Programme Development – DP Saturday 11.15 to 12.30 Expocenter 2-4

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The new OCC “Getting information off the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.” – Mitchell Kapor Page 27

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The New OCC  Why? • Out of date technology • Not user friendly

• How? • • • •

Complete rebuild on new technology Faster – both navigation and document download New personalised dashboard News, forums and teacher resource exchange remain, but substantially improved

• When?

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The New OCC (cont.)

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Research

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IB Research – Diploma Programme The document Review of research relating to the IB Diploma Programme is a summary of academic research on the IB Diploma Programme (2008). http://www.ibo.org/research/resources/documents/dpresearchreview.pdf

Impact studies – Diploma Programme: lists the studies in progress and previous studies http://www.ibo.org/research/policy/programmevalidation/diploma/

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The processes

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Becoming an IB World School Year 1 1 April: May Session 1 October: Nov Session

School Information Form

Application For Candidacy

Year 2 1 April: May Session 1 October: Nov Session

Application For Authorization

Year 3

Authorization

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Evaluation process

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CAS sampling

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CAS sampling Nov11/May12: main findings  The international perspective of the CAS programme at the school needs to be further developed.  The school is starting CAS before the first year of the Diploma Programme.  The school does not provide funding to support the delivery of an appropriate and varied CAS programme.  There is no evidence of goal setting at the beginning of the CAS programme.

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Unannounced examination inspections

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Unannounced examination inspections Nov11/May12: main findings  Before leaving the examination room the invigilator did not place the candidates’ answer cover sheets/scripts in a plastic envelope provided by the IB Assessment Centre (except where an examination is split between rooms).  A large working clock was not placed in view of all candidates.  The start and finish times of the examination(s) were not written on a board/flip-chart in clear view of all candidates.  A copy of the poster Conduct of the examinations: notice to candidates was not on display in or outside the examination room.

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Self-studies

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Self-studies 2011: main findings Matters to be addressed:  Lack of or adequate assessment and language policies  TOK in one year and more than 2 SLs in one year  Unsuccessful diplomas

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New evaluation process (2012)  When?  Visit  Descriptors (rubrics)  Policies: admissions, special educational needs, academic honesty, language and assessment.  Professional development requirements (Mainstream 1 January 2014)

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Professional development requirements at evaluation Over the period under review, the school must have a plan that will ensure its compliance with the following requirements related to IB-recognized professional development.

• Head of school (or designee) if appointed during the period under review must participate in an appropriate IB workshop.

• Diploma Programme teachers, theory of knowledge (TOK) teachers, creativity, action, service (CAS) coordinator and Diploma Programme coordinator appointed during the period under review must participate in an IB category 1 or 2 workshop related to their subject or role.

• At least one Diploma Programme subject teacher per subject/TOK/CAS coordinator must participate in a relevant IB workshop if the subject or course has been reviewed during the period under review and a new guide has been published.

Source: Programme evaluation guide and self-study © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 questionnaire: Diploma Programme (2010)

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New publications in Spanish

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North America School Data

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North America Hotel Venues

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Latin America School Data

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