Diploma Programme, Block 3: Friday 4:00 to 5:15

Integrating Holocaust and Genocide Issues into the IB Curriculum

Room: Colorado

presented by Richard S. Schwartz, Diploma Programme Coordinator, Minneapolis Southwest High School

The purpose of this session is to demonstrate how and why the study of the Holocaust and genocide are used as a vehicle for discussion and debate and action from ethical, political, scientific, religious, sociological and artistic points of view throughout the IB Diploma Programme. Objectives of the session are to: present best practice ideas, present and discuss varied methodology used in schools worldwide and demonstrate how aspects of the IB Diploma Programme can and do interrelate to enhance students' "international-mindness."

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The CAS Experience: From the Student's Perspective

Room: Mississippi

presented by Sara Leven, CAS Coordinator/Service Learning Coordinator, Nicholas Senn High School

This session will offer participants the opportunity to hear directly from local IB students who will share their CAS experiences and learn how CAS impacts our students' growth. Both the workshop leader and the student panelists will present a variety of CAS projects. This will be an interactive session so that participants will be able to engage in a question and answer session as well as participate in hands-on activities. Hear directly from the students how CAS has made a difference in their lives.

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A Perspective on the Future of Languages in the IB

Room: Mayfair

presented by Alex Horsley, Executive Director, CASIE (Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education)

This session will address a full range of issues relating to language study in all IB programmes. It will include an update of the deliberations of the IB's Second Language Working Party. Dual language programmes, content-based language instruction and other aspects of language education will be addressed. There will be an introduction to the Global Language Convention being hosted by CASIE in conjunction with the IB in Atlanta, April 2008.

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Action Research Methodologies and CAS: Exploring, Improving, and Studying

Room: Huron

presented by Benjamin C. Feinstein, Diploma Programme Coordinator, South High School
Wynn Cherry, Diploma Programme Coordinator, Broughton High School

Can you imagine doing a CAS trip to Guatemala? What effects would that have on the people that went, and on the community? How would you even begin to measure such effects? How could you apply what you learned to building future CAS Projects, and improving current projects? In this session, we will discuss how to employ Action Research methodologies by sharing the results of our own study on one of our own ongoing CAS Projects, Proyecto Quetzal. Proyecto Quetzal involves, among other things, an intensive service-learning trip to Guatemala. Come see what it's all about!

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