An Introduction to the IB Middle Years Programme

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An Introduction to the IB Middle Years
Programme

• IB for All Students!

West High School
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IB Learner Profile

• The aim of all IB programmes is to develop
  internationally minded people who, recognizing
  their common humanity and shared guardianship of
  the planet, help to create a better and more
  peaceful world.

• IB Learners strive to be
• inquirers
• knowledgeable
• thinkers
• communicators
• principled
• open-minded
• caring
• risk-takers
• balanced
• reflective

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The IB Mission

• The International Baccalaureate aims to develop
  inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people
  who help to create a better and more peaceful
  world through intercultural understanding and
  respect.
• To this end the organization works with schools,
  governments and international organizations to
  develop challenging programmes of international
  education and rigorous assessment.
• These programmes encourage students across the
  world to become active, compassionate and
  lifelong learners who understand that other
  people, with their differences, can also be
  right.

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Middle Years Programme (MYP)

• Holistic Learning
• Intercultural Awareness
• Communication

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What School Initiatives support MYP?

• Differentiated Instruction
• Student-Centered Instruction
• Socratic Seminars
• Thinking Maps
• Higher Order Thinking Questions
• Mastery-Based Learning
• Vertical Teaming with Middle Schools

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Assessments Beyond Scantrons

• Oral presentations in both languages studied
• History Day fair
• Congressional simulated hearing
• Model UN Conference
• Creative Writing Assignments
• Hands on Projects

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Areas of Interaction Framework for Student
Inquiry

• Approaches to Learning
• How do I learn best?
• How do I know?
• How do I communicate my understanding?
• Community Service
• How do we live in relation to each other?
• How can I contribute to the community?
• How can I help others?

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Areas of Interaction Framework for Student
Inquiry

• Health Social Education
• How do I think and act?
• How am I changing?
• How can I look after myself and others?
• Environments
• What are our environments?
• What resources do we have or need?
• What are my responsibilities?
• Human Ingenuity
• Why and how do we create?
• What are the consequences?

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Effects of Using Areas of Interaction

• exploration of real-world issues
• higher-order thinking skills
• positive attitudes a sense of personal and
  social responsibility
• reflection on oneself as a learner
• academic knowledge leading to thoughtful action
• an interdisciplinary approach to learning
• a common language for constructing and organizing
  the curriculum

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Example 2012 Elections

• Approaches to Learning
• How can I learn the most accurate objective
  information about each candidate?
• Community Service
• Since I am under 18, how can I get involved in
  the political process?
• Health Social Education
• How have my political views been shaped?
• Environments
• How does the region I live in affect what our
  community considers politically important?
• Human Ingenuity
• How can we reform campaign financing?

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The Personal Project

• Documentary about religion
• Graphic novel
• Handmade canoe
• Scientific experiments
• Handmade guitar
• Collections of poetry
• Cookbook
• Handmade Iroquois-era lacrosse stick
• Catapult

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MYP Language Requirements

• The Mother Tongue
• World Languages
• Spanish
• French
• German
• Students will select a language of choice at the
  end of his/her 6th grade year and continue
  through 10th grade.
• Develop acquisition and fluency

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9th Grade Curriculum Model
West High
MYP
English Honors or College Prep
Language and Literature
World Languages Spanish/French/German
Language Acquisition
Mathematics
Math Algebra I Honors/CP, Geometry (H)
Individuals and Societies
History World History Honors or CP
Sciences
Science Biology (H) / Physical Science CP
Fine Arts Theatre, Band, and VisualArt
Arts
Physical and Health Education
Wellness
Design Course Level 1
Design
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10th Grade Curriculum Model
West High
MYP
English II Honors or College Prep
Language and Literature
World Languages Spanish/French/German II
Language Acquisition
Mathematics
Math Algebra II Honors/CP, Geometry (H)
Individuals and Societies
History American Government Honors or CP
Sciences
Science Biology / Chemistry I
Fine Arts Theatre, Band, and Visual Art II
Arts
Physical and Health Education
P.E.
Design Elective Level II
Design
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Remember IB does not equal DP!

• Diploma Programme (DP)
• Last two years of high school
• IB determines curriculum assessments.
• Middle Years Programme (MYP)
• 6th-10th grade
• IB determines pedagogy assessment criteria.
• Primary Years Programme (PYP)
• Elementary school
• IB determines pedagogy only.

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Final Thought

• IB programs teach our students that being smart
  is not a matter of heredity, but of motivation
  and hard work. The program leads students to
  deeper understandings of themselves and the world
  around them basic skills for the 21st
  century. -Bernie Glaze

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