Research, Block 3: Friday 4:00 to 5:15

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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Making Data Work for You: Where the IB is Headed

Room: Ohio

presented by Michael Dean, Research Manager, International Baccalaureate
Helen Skillern, Analyst Programmer, International Baccalaureate

The success of the IB in North America and the Caribbean has fueled growth and notoriety. In order to maintain a high level of service and meet the growing data needs of schools and districts as well as local and national governments, IB is developing new data collection methods and tools. The school districts project will allow IB to better address schools’ needs, plan for the future and provide current detailed reports of IB students and schools in North America and the Caribbean. This session is designed to offer heads of schools, coordinators and any other individual interested in IB data an introduction to the new data collection tools to be introduced at the beginning of 2008. The session will also discuss the uses of this data and provide a forum for discussion on all topics related to IB data.

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