myp y10&11 presentation for year 9 parents, november 2010
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Presentation for Year 9 Parents on MYP Year 10 & 11 Curriculum at CIS in November 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME (IBMYP)
AT CIS IN YEARS 10 & 11
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MYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTSMYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Intercultural awareness
Developing attitudes, knowledge and skills as students learn about their own and others’ social and national cultures
Fostering empathy with, understanding and tolerance of and respect for the beliefs of others
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MYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTSMYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Holistic education
Teaching and learning includes and transcends traditional subjects
Areas of Interaction
Interdisciplinary links
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MYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTSMYP FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
Communication
Central importance of communication in MYP goals and assessment criteria for all subjects
Two languages required(CIS: Chinese & English)
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THE STRUCTURE OF THE THE STRUCTURE OF THE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMMEMIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME
Curriculum modelCurriculum model
© IBO
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Subject areas: fundamental importance
Language A (English; Chinese) Language B (or second Language A: Chinese) Humanities (History or Geography) Sciences (all three co-ordinated) Mathematics Arts (two of Drama, Film, Music, Visual Arts) Technology (CT or DT) Physical Education An additional elective (e.g. a third language; an extended
course in one of the Arts)
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Areas of Interaction: incorporated into the subjects (not separate subjects)
Approaches to Learning Community and Service Health and Social Education Environments Human IngenuityHuman Ingenuity
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Personal Project
An individual, independent study started in Y10, completed in Y11
Focuses on the Areas of Interaction
Forms part of summative assessment
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External ModerationExternal Moderation
In March of Year 11, samples of student work in each subject and the PP are submitted to the IB for moderation
Type of student work to be submitted is determined by the IB for each subject.
A range of assessment tasks are specified, which in most subjects include testing
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Benefits of External ModerationBenefits of External Moderation
International validation of student achievement; university recognition; transferability
Final results determined by application of world wide standards of criterion related assessment
Schools provided with detailed IB moderator’s report on their assessment practices in each subject
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Documentation of Student AchievementDocumentation of Student Achievement
Students receive 2 official IB documents:
MYP Record of Achievement
MYP Certificate
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MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-2013
ALL STUDENTS TAKE:
* as advised by the Department
plus ONE OTHER ELECTIVE SUBJECT (see Electives list)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE A
CHINESE LANGUAGE A* or LANGUAGE B*
MATHEMATICS* or MATHEMATICS EXTENDED*
SCIENCES
HUMANITIES GEOGRAPHY or HISTORY
ARTS (CORE) DRAMA, FILM, MUSIC, VISUALARTS
TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER or DESIGN
PE
CHOICES
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MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-13 (Cont’d)
You must select:
1) ONE Humanities subject2) ONE Technology subject3) ONE other subject as the first choice from the list headed Electives below 4) ONE reserve choice from the Electives list in case the first choice is not
available
Record selections (3 subjects + 1 reserve subject) on the subject choice form.
1) SelectGEOGRAPHY or HISTORY
2) SelectCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY or DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
3) Select ONE other subject as the first choice from the Electives list
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MYP YEARS 10 & 11 COURSE SELECTION2011-13 (Cont’d)
Electives: 2 year courses
DRAMA EXTENDED (Extended: greater depth, wider range of skills than in the MUSIC EXTENDED semester Core Arts courses)VISUAL ART EXTENDEDPE EXTENDED FRENCH B (continuing students only: no beginners)SPANISH B (continuing students only: no beginners)GEOGRAPHY (as a second Humanities subject in addition to History)HISTORY (as a second Humanities subject in addition to Geography)COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (as a second Technology subject in addition to DT)DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (as a second Technology subject in addition to CT)
4) Select ONE further subject as the reserve choice from the Electives list above.
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MYP YEARS 10-11STUDENT COURSE SELECTION FORM
2011-13Student name in Capitals:
Homeroom:
You must indicate your 4 selections in the “subject selected” column .
CHOICE # GROUP SUBJECT SELECTED
1 HUMANITIES
2 TECHNOLOGY
3 1ST CHOICE ELECTIVE
4 RESERVE ELECTIVE
Student signature:
Parent signature:
Date:
This form is to be returned to your Home Room Teacher by Wednesday 15 December.
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AIMS OF MYP AND IB DIPLOMAMYP
Aims of MYP expressed in
fundamental concepts: intercultural awareness communication holistic learning
Subject specific aims are
concrete expression of
these concepts.
IB DIPLOMA
Aims of IB Diploma expressed in four
statements: educate intelligent, responsible young people
as critical and compassionate thinkers ensure knowledge of academic disciplines,
one’s own heritage and inquisitiveness about new ideas
develop international understanding and responsible citizenship
lifelong learners respecting cultural diversity
Subject specific aims are concrete expressions
of these concepts.
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Diploma Programme
Extended Essay
Group 3Economics Geography
History
Group 2Chinese B Language
Group 4Biology, Chemistry
Physics Design
TechnologyGroup 6
Arts: Film, Music, Theatre, Visual ArtsComputer Science, French B,
Spanish BChemistry (2nd Science) or Economics (2nd
Humanities)
Group 5Mathematics
at 3 levels
Group 1Chinese A
Literature; Language & LiteratureEnglish A
Literature; Language & Literature
Theory of Knowledge
CAS
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ARTICULATION BETWEENIBMYP YEARS 10 & 11 AND IBDP YEARS 12 & 13
IBDP GROUPS IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES
MYP YEARS 10 & 11 SUBJECTS
IBDP YEARS 12 & 13 SUBJECTS
GROUP 1 and GROUP 2 English and Chinese
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH CHINESE (Putonghua)
Language A Language and Literature Language A (Language and Literature) Language B (Language)
English A Literature English A Language & Literature Chinese A Literature Chinese A Language & Literature Chinese B
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ARTICULATION BETWEENIBMYP YEARS 10 & 11 AND IBDP YEARS 12 & 13
IBDP GROUPS
IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES
MYP YEARS 10 & 11 SUBJECTS
IBDP YEARS 12 & 13 SUBJECTS
GROUP 3 INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY (HUMANITIES)
History Geography
History Geography Economics
GROUP 4 EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Sciences Co-ordinated
Biology Chemistry Physics Design Technology
GROUP 5 MATHEMATICS
Mathematics Extended Mathematics
Mathematics HL Mathematics SL Mathematical Studies
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ARTICULATION BETWEENIBMYP YEARS 10 & 11 AND IBDP YEARS 12 & 13
IBDP GROUPS IBDP SUBJECT CATEGORIES
MYP YEARS 10 & 11 SUBJECTS
IBDP YEARS 12 & 13 SUBJECTS
GROUP 6 ARTS OPTIONS
Arts (Co-ordinated) Drama Film Music Visual Art French or Spanish History Geography Computer Technology Design Technology PE (Extened)
Theatre Music Visual Art Film Alternative to Group 6 French B or Spanish B Economics (as a 2nd Group 3 subject, with History or Geography) Computer Science Chemistry (as a 2nd
Group 4 subject, with Physics or Biology)
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