The International Baccalaureate

Program

Crystal Connery John RussoMichelle Drake Jason Simoni Christine Mattern Jessica Timmons Sarah Newell Deb Walker

The 5 Areas of InteractionApproaches to Learning

Teachers will provide students with tools to:

• Take responsibility for their own learning

• Develop problem solving and decision making skills

• Develop awareness of thought process and learning strategies

• Develop critical, coherent and independent thought

The 5 Areas of InteractionHomo faber

Program will provide opportunities for students to:

• Explore relationships between science, aesthetics and technology

• Examine, experience and reflect on the creative process

• Appreciate the human capacity to invent, create, transform and improve the quality of life

The 5 Areas of InteractionEnvironment

Program aims to develop awareness of the environment so students:

• Accept responsibility for maintaining an environment fit for the future

• Understand local and global environmental issues

• Understand political and economic environmental issues

The 5 Areas of InteractionHealth and Social Education

Program aims to educate the student concerning their physical, social and emotional health. Students will:

• Develop skills and knowledge to make informed choices

• Take responsibility for their own well-being

• Understand the relationship between the individual and society

The 5 Areas of InteractionCommunity and Service

This component extends learning beyond the classroom and requires students to:

• Take an active part in the community in which they live

• Develop skills to make an effective contribution to society

• Develop community awareness and concern

What is the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile?

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open-minded

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

Reflective

International Baccalaureate Team Organization

• Advanced & Gifted• Math and Language

Arts• Full year of foreign

language• At the end of 8th grade,

students will have 1 high school foreign language credit

• Upon completion of 8th grade Algebra/Geometry, students will also receive 1-2 high school credits

The International Baccalaureate Program and Technology Integration

• Based on inquiry and problem-solving approaches

• Technology is infused in ALL content areas• Minimum of 50 hours of technology integration

• Fundamental Concepts:• Impact of Technology• Global Technology Appreciation• Communication and Products

• Sample Products:• Web design• Research projects• Movies and presentations

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• Forensics Unit• Scientific method

presented through forensic science

• Crime scene is reenacted for students to identify the perpetrator

• Practice and master lab procedures:

• Fingerprinting• Phenolphthalein

blood screening• ABO blood typing• Hair shaft analysis• Paper

chromatography

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• Global Awareness• Students build a replica

of Earth• Include the 7 continents,

4 oceans, major longitude and latitude lines

• African Film Festival• Students create a movie

about an assigned country in Africa using Movie Maker

• Present their film and provided ethnic foods from their country

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• International Gala• Students research a

variety of countries from around the world

• Create a movie presentation information on education, inventors and inventions, authors and languages

• Construct a PowerPoint presentation on the political organization, the economy, religion and war

• Each classroom is transformed into a continent to showcase student work

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• African Art• Students create a

replica of an original piece of African art

• Students explore why it’s important to reflect on other cultures

• Students study how geometry is integrated in art

• Students research how culture is expressed through artwork

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• The Florida Habitat• Students research the variety

of habitats found in Florida• Students are assigned a

habitat and an organism found • Construct and build the

following:• A life sized model or their

animal • A PowerPoint quiz • A display board complete with

images, information and fun facts

• The habitat their animal inhabits

• Educate 4th grade students from Wilkinson Elementary

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• Coming to America• Students are assigned

specific identities of European immigrants

• Students are set up in cooperative learning groups to study the history of immigrants “Old” and “New”

• Journal is in a first-person narrative of their assigned identity

• Ellis Island reenactment

• Gain admission to the U.S. or deportation

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• Japanese Kamishibai Project• Oral story telling tradition• Dated in the 1950’s in

Japan• Similar to a moving

picture show• Students created scene

cards to engage listeners• Students retell scenes

from Beowulf and The Pearl complete with dialogue and sound effects

Samples of International BaccalaureateProjects & Units

• Simple Machines with Legos

• Students build all 6 of the simple machines using lego parts

• Students construct cars to demonstrate the forces of motion

• Pumpkin Lab• Students use pumpkins

to demonstrate the Bernoulli’s Principle, heat, light and oxygen supply

• Students demonstrate how these concepts are present in the real world

Red Bug Slough Clean-up

Apollo: To the Moon

Love, Shakespeare

Van Wezel Performing Arts

The Everglades

Key LargoMarine Lab

Myakka River State Park

Relay for LifeAmerican Cancer

Society

The Middle Years Programme

Brookside Middle School2007-2008