INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM Sophomore Orientation by Charlotte Kirkpatrick

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM Sophomore Orientation by Charlotte Kirkpatrick IB Coordinator Tuesday, January 8, 2019 & Thursday, January 10, 2019 3: 30 p. m. 6: 30 p. m.

Welcome Charlotte Kirkpatrick Specialized Programs Coordinator 714 -626 -4422 ckirkpatrick@fjuhsd. org Please call or email with any other questions not answered tonight.

Why did we receive the invitation? ○ ○ ○ Student’s have taken the most rigorous courses and are on track for IB courses They are very successful in their courses, high GPA (4. 0 weighted or above) I want you to be able to make an informed decision about entering the IB Diploma Program

What is the IBDP? https: //player. vimeo. com/video/927 25628

IB Mission Statement 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 programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

The IB Learner Profile The aim of all IB programs 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 Open-minded Knowledgeable Caring Thinkers Risk-takers Communicator s Balanced Principled Reflective

Academic Record Recommended academic standing for three semesters to date: first - second decile (weighted grade point average of approximately 4. 0 and above) Accepted academic standing for three semesters: weighted grade point average of 3. 8 and above Clean disciplinary record

University Policies and Attitudes: Selected American Universities “One of the advantages of an IB curriculum is its structure and quality. It is a coordinated program, well established, well known and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific. ” “IB is well known to us for excellent preparations. Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Program on the transcript. ”

University Policies and Attitudes: Selected American Universities cont “I have always been a supporter of the International Baccalaureate. It is a thoughtful and genuinely intellectual curriculum with an unusually high degree of integrity and connectedness. There is no other curriculum anywhere that does a superior job of both educating students and inspiring a true and broad-based love of learning. ” “The rigor of the IB Diploma requirements meets our recommendation for the strongest high school preparation possible. . . In sum, the IB Diploma candidate who has met the challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the William and Mary admission committee. ”

University Policies and Attitudes: UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA International Baccalaureate credits Students who complete the IB diploma with a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter (20 semester) units toward their UC degree. Students who receive IB certificates with scores of 5, 6 or 7 on Higher Level exams will receive 8 quarter (5. 3 semester) units. Designated examinations may be considered equivalent to UC freshman-level courses in the subject and may be used to satisfy general education or breadth requirements. Students or counselors should contact individual campuses for more information on how subject credit may be granted. The units granted for IB exams are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for declaration of a major or the maximum number of units a student may accumulate prior to graduation. Students who enter the UC with IB credit do not have to declare a major earlier than other students, nor are they required to graduate earlier. Duplication with college courses: College courses taken before or after attending UC may duplicate IB examinations. Duplicate exams will not earn duplicate credit. http: //www. universityofcalifornia. edu/admissions/counselors/ib-credits/index. html

WHAT COLLEGES WANT: When prestigious colleges and universities* evaluate applicants for admission, they seek students with the potential to succeed. Here are three things they believe an IB diploma will show about you, and that will help your college application stand out. 1. You have taken responsibility for your own learning. Your theory of knowledge course for the IB diploma will make you aware of yourself as a thinker who is willing to ask challenging questions and try different approaches to learning. At top colleges with rigorous intellectual communities, this type of independent-mindedness, initiative, and self-determination is valued. 2. You are prepared to conduct undergraduate research. Your extended essay for the IB diploma shows you can explore, analyze, and communicate a topic of special interest to you. In a top-college setting this type of project involves in-depth research, such as a senior capstone that integrates and synthesizes all you have learned in one piece of scholarly work. 3. You have expanded your learning beyond academic study. The creativity, activity, service element for the IB diploma involves applying your knowledge in purposeful activities that stretch your cultural understanding. At top colleges where students from all backgrounds come together, the ability to collaborate is an asset, as is an appreciation for the richness of diverse perspectives. * Such as The College of Wooster, which produced this poster to endorse the value of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Learn more about Wooster at wooster. edu/ib

University or college University of Florida State University Brown University Stanford University Columbia University of California - Berkeley Harvard University New York University of Michigan - Ann Arbor University of Miami IB students Total IB students vs acceptance population total rate acceptance rate population 82% 42% +40% 92% 60% +32% 18% 9% +9% 15% 7% +8% 13% 9% +4% 58% 26% +32% 10% 7% +3% 57% 30% +27% 71% 51% +20% 72% 30% +42% Source: IBDP Graduate Destinations Survey 2011/12 conducted by i-graduate International Insight Strictly copyright © IGI Services 2011 01 January 2012

University or College Cornell University Duke University of Pennsylvania Yale University of Central Florida Boston University of California - Los Angeles University of Virginia UNC Chapel Hill Princeton University IB students Total IB students vs acceptance population total rate acceptance rate population 31% 18% +13% 28% 16% +12% 24% 14% +10% 18% 7% +11% 90% 47% +43% 70% 58% +12% 48% 23% +25% 64% 32% +32% 63% 32% +31% 16% 8% +8% Source: IBDP Graduate Destinations Survey 2011/12 conducted by i-graduate International Insight Strictly copyright © IGI Services 2011 01 January 2012

Freshman Recommended Coursework ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ English Honors Foreign Language I World History Honors Biology Honors (or higher) Geometry Honors (or higher) Physical Education Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Logic and Algorithms, if Troy Tech

Sophomore Recommended Coursework ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ AP English Language Foreign Language II (or higher) AP European History (recommended not required, but must be in APUSH as a junior) Chemistry Honors (or higher) Algebra II Honors (or higher) Physical Education Troy Tech Class, if Troy Tech

IB Diploma: Program Overview

IB Diploma – Program Overview cont Theory of Knowledge is the central course in the IB curriculum. It places the learners at the center and engages them in critical thinking not only about what they are learning but also how they come to know it. This graphical representation is helpful in understanding how the course works.

Theory of Knowledge cont Theory of knowledge offers students the opportunity to ❖ reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and on areas of knowledge ❖ consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world. It also prompts students to ❖ be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge, recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Theory of Knowledge cont ❖ ❖ ❖ As a thoughtful and purposeful inquiry into different ways of knowing and into different kinds of knowledge, TOK is composed almost entirely of questions. The most central of these is "How do we know? " It is a stated aim of TOK that students should become aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases, regardless of whether, ultimately, these biases are retained, revised or rejected. It provides coherence for the student as it transcends and links academic subject areas, thus demonstrating the ways in which they can apply their knowledge with greater awareness and credibility.

IB Diploma – Program Overview cont. The Extended Essay The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4, 000 -word paper. As a required component, it provides ❖ ❖ practical preparation for the kinds of undergraduate research required at university level an opportunity for students to engage in an in-depth study of a topic of interest within a chosen subject. Emphasis is placed on the research process: ❖ ❖ formulating an appropriate research question engaging in a personal exploration of the topic communicating ideas developing an argument. Participation in this process develops the capacity to: ❖ ❖ ❖ analyze synthesize, and evaluate knowledge. Students are supported throughout the process with advice and guidance from a supervisor at the school.

These subjects are available at Troy: ❖ Biology ❖ Business and Management ❖ Chemistry ❖ Computer Science ❖ Design Technology ❖ English ❖ History ❖ Mathematics ❖ Physics ❖ Philosophy ❖ Visual Arts ❖ Film The student must have completed or must be enrolled in an honors, AP, or IB course in the subject area chosen. Others may be available upon request.

IB Diploma: Program Overview cont Creativity, Activity, and Service CAS takes seriously the importance of life outside the world of scholarship, providing a refreshing counterbalance to academic studies. Students are expected to be involved in CAS activities for 18 -24 months at the equivalent of at least 3 -4 hours each week during the two years of the program. A self-evaluation system encourages students to reflect on the benefits of CAS participation to themselves and to others, and to evaluate the understanding and insights acquired. The formal CAS project incorporate at least one of the CAS components and is of a significant duration. It does not overlap the Troy Tech Internship.

CAS cont CREATIVITY ❖ Students may participate in a wide range of arts activities through which they design and implement service projects, grow personally in their creative abilities or develop creative ideas for projects.

CAS Activity cont ❖ Students may participate in local or international sports teams and projects that require physical exertion. Alternately, action may be physical exertion as part of a service activity. It is not political action!

CAS cont. SERVICE ❖Students may participate in a host of community and social service activities. Some examples include helping children with special needs, visiting hospitals, and working with refugees or homeless people. Many are available through the clubs the students are a part of on campus.

CAS cont ❖ In identifying and designing their CAS project, students are encouraged to consider the IB maxim, “Think globally, act locally. ” With this in mind, students will certainly engage with issues of global importance.

IB Diploma vs. IB Courses You may enroll in IB courses without pursuing the full IB Diploma. ❖ Generally speaking, IB HL exams do earn college credit, whereas SL exams do not. ❖ Colleges will not give double credit for AP and IB HL exams in the same subject. See college websites to learn how much credit the school will offer. ❖

IB Exam fees: May 2019 testing Registration (junior year only for Diploma students; both years for Courses students) $172 Exams X 6 ($119 each) $714 Total $886 **Additional fees will apply for registering the exams using Total Registration. **This is not exact as fees will increase each year. **IB Exam fees may be offset for students that receive free and reduced lunch.

IB Diploma Students: Junior Year Classes and Exams ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ IB SL English (first year of two year curriculum) IB SL Foreign Language (Level 3 – first year of 2 -year curriculum) or AP/IB SL Language (Level 4) (AP) US History (preferred and required if taking History of Americas IBHL) District Graduation requirement AP/IB SL Biology, AP/IB SL Physics, (AP Chemistry, APES) Pre-calculus – Honors recommended (or higher) Philosophy IB SL (first year of two year curriculum) If Troy Tech student – IB SL Business Management, IB SL Computer Science, IB SL Design Technology, IB SL Film Journalism or Yearbook Summer: Troy Tech internship

Online IB/TT Class Pamoja Education offers several IBO approved courses online you can take at your own expense. http: //www. pamojaeducation. com/

Extended Essay and CAS • • Proposed Extended Essay subject area: ________________ Began in the junior year, finished except for minor changes before the end of the year. Final draft due December senior year. Proposed CAS project: ________________ Runs continuously both years of the program. Final due in April of senior year.

IB Diploma Students: Senior Year Classes and Exams ❑ AP/IB HL English Literature (2 nd year of course) ❑ AP (recommended) Gov’t/Macroeconomics (district grad. requirement) ❑ AP/IB SL Calculus AB or BC (or higher) ❑ Theory of Knowledge/IB HL 2 Philosophy ❑ AP/IB SL or HL Language (Level 4, if not completed in junior year) ❑ Science (or other elective) ❑ _____ (Extra Troy Tech Class/NJROTC/sport/ASB/Art) ❑ Troy Tech Internship (completed during summer prior)

Extra-curricular activities: choices will need to be made! The junior year schedule is very full for IB/TT students • Involvement in extracurricular activities like sports, Marching Band, ASB, NJROTC, Oracle, Yearbook, etc. become much more difficult and time consuming. • They are not impossible to do, but require extra effort on your part and an extra allowance from your advisors/coaches. Not all are willing to work with IB. •

IB students: Justin Wang: current senior in the full IB Diploma Program Shayan Rauf: Graduate attending Columbia University

Next step: IB Individual Meetings ❑ Online sophomore interest survey can be found on the pre-IB sophomore information page of IB website. Must complete by Tuesday 1/15 ❑ I will contact you about an individual meeting after I have reviewed semester grades, class enrollment and your survey. No one is guaranteed a meeting or placement in IB. ❑ Meetings will take place throughout January and February. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Thank you for coming today! I am looking forward to meeting with you about your future in the IB Diploma Program at Troy! Please make sure you fill out the survey by Tuesday January 15 th for consideration in the IB Program. If I do not receive a survey from you I will assume you are not interested in pursuing the full IB Diploma but will take a courses route instead.