Diploma Programme, Block 5: Saturday 2:15 to 3:30

What Research Says About the IB Programme Standards and Practices

Room: Ontario

presented by David Ogden, IB Consultant,

What connections do the IB's programme standards have to school improvement research? Learn how the standards and practices align with research-proven practices. Participants will review selected research studies to see the overlap between research-based practices and IB's recommended practices for PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme schools. Schools can see how they follow the research when they implement the IB's standards and practices.

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Development and Expansion of International Baccalaureate Programmes through Grant Funding

Room: Superior B

presented by Michelle Moody, Project Manager, MSAP Grant/IB Citywide Administrator, Chicago Public Schools
Tracey Stelly, IB Administrator, The Chicago Public Schools

The Chicago Public Schools has developed an extensive network of International Baccalaureate schools throughout the city. In addition to financial support from the district, grant opportunities were explored to expand the International Baccalaureate programmes. The Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant allowed for the introduction of the IB Primary Years Programme as a magnet option and provided for the development of several whole school IB programmes. This session will discuss how MSAP and other grant funding provide for development and expansion of IB programmes and other innovative themes.

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The Role of Independent Schools in Global Education

Room: Colorado

presented by Richard DiBianca, Upper School Principal, Newark Academy

Unlike many of their public school counterparts, independent schools often have the professional and administrative freedom to make innovative curricular decisions. One might even argue that, in a nation such as the United States, educational innovations are the duty of independent schools. This session will explore the landscape of such innovations as they relate to global education and, wherever possible, to IB programmes. It will also provide time for the sharing of ideas among participants.

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The Design Cycle: Learning How to Learn

Room: Huron

presented by Rena Berlin, IB Regional Field Representative

The MYP Technology design cycle is a powerful teaching tool for all disciplines. This session reviews how the design cycle encourages student centered learning and organization while facilitating self-assessment and individual growth. Though the design cycle is a major part of the MYP technology curriculum, it is not only a tool for teaching technology; it is a tool for understanding the process of research. This session emphasizes how the design cycle is used in the MYP personal project and the Diploma Programme extended essay, and most importantly, how it can be used as a tool to give students an opportunity to learn how to learn.

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Destination TULSA - Why IB Students Choose The University of Tulsa

Room: Arkansas

presented by Rick Arrington, IB Recruitment Coordinator, The University of Tulsa

This session will focus on why colleges should target IB students for admission and why and how The University of Tulsa has strongly recruited IB students for the last six years. We will also talk about the results of that recruiting - for our university and for the students involved. Find out about an "exemplary" IB recognition policy - one that truly recognizes and rewards students' efforts as IB Diploma Programme students.

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