HISIBDiplomaProgramTransitionDay

ParentSession

* Generalinformation:where&when* Who'swhointheDPprogramatHIS* StudentclassscheduleforG11* TheHISIBDPhandbook* SampleDPexamquestions

Today’sAgenda

InformationabouttheDPatHIS

* Shadowdays* Teacher/DPpresentations* G12SubjectInformationSessions/Exhibition* Actionweek:focusonCAS* TransitionDay

Grade10DPTransition

G10DPTransitionDayTopics

* HISIBDPHandbook* Timemanagement* AcademicHonesty

* ExtendedEssay* Q&AwithG11* TheoryofKnowledge* Debriefing/conclusion

*  Whatnewinformationdidyoulearnaboutthediplomaprogram?*  Whatquestionsarestillunanswered?Whatareyouunsureof?*  Whataretherequirementsyouneedtofulfilloverthenexttwoyears?*  HowaretheexpectationsforstudentsintheDPdifferentthanexpectationsingrades9-10?*  Whattypesofhabitsareneededoverthenexttwoyearstobesuccessful?*  Whattypeofsupportwillyouneedoverthenexttwoyears?

DPTransitionfollowupdiscussionquestions:

FutureInformationSessions

* August:ParentInformationNight

*  Academicexpectations*  Academicsupport*  OverviewofG11

* November:OpenDay*  SAT&CollegeCounselingCrea2vity,Ac2on&Service,ExtendedEssay

HISDiplomaProgramWebpage

HISDiplomaProgramWebpage

KeyTeachersintheDPatHIS

*  DPCoordinator:Ms.Pechhold*  CASCoordinator:Mr.Hardisty*  ExtendedEssayCoordination:Ms.Pechhold

*  PamojaSiteBasedSupervisors:Ms.Pechhold*  CollegeCounseling:Ms.Kurokawa

IBDiplomaProgramatHIS

G11DPClassSchedule

* DPEnglishA&B* EnglishA:Mr.Renoutle;EnglishB:Ms.Kamibeppu* CombinedclasswithG12

* DPVisualArts:Ms.Kurokawa* G11DPMusic:Takako-sensei

ClassSchedule

* G11DPBiology:Mr.Hardisty* G11DPMathsSL&MathStudies:Ms.Omukova* G11DPGlobalPolitics:Ms.Annie

ClassSchedule

* G11DPJapaneseA:Yanagi-sensei

* G11DPJapaneseB:Junko-sensei* Homeroomperiod:Mr.Hardisty&Ms.Kurokawa*  Studyhall/weeklyplanning*  Collegecounseling*  DPinformation

ClassSchedule

* G11TheoryofKnowledge:Ms.Pechhold

* G11CAS:Mr.Hardisty&Ms.Kurokawa

* ExtendedEssay:Ms.Pechhold* Researchseminarsduringstudyhallbeginninginsecondsemester

TheDPCore

* Ms.Annie:IBDPExaminer* Mr.Barker:IBDPExaminer* Ms.Kurokawa:IBDPExaminer&Workshopleader* Ms.Pechhold:Schoolvisitteammember;IBDPExaminer* Takako-sensei:Workshopleader

DPTeacherExpertise

OverviewoftheDiplomaProgramme

Grades10-12

Grade11intheIBDPatHIS

Firstsemester:* Coursesbegin* CASbegins

Secondsemester:*  Mandatorystudyhallbegins*  EEbegins*  IAsbegin:endofsemester2

SummerafterG11:EEandpreliminaryIAwork

TheHISDPHandbookTrafficLights

* SuccessfulcompletionoftheIBDPwithgradesof3orhigherineachclassmeetsthecreditrequirementsforgraduationatHIS.

* CASisagraduationrequirement.

Credits&GraduationRequirements

* CoursecandidateshavedecidedNOTtoattempttocompletethefullIBDiplomaProgram.* AstudentmayelectNOTtositexamsinaDPcourse.* AstudentmayelectNOTtocompletetheEEorTOK.

* StudentsarenoteligibleforanIBdiploma,butwillearnanHISdiplomaiftheyearnagradeof3orhigherineachsubject.

* AllstudentsmustcompleteCAS=graduationrequirement.

Coursev.DiplomaCandidates

* HISexpectsDPstudentstodotheirbestatalltimes.* Eachassignmenthasaspecificpurposethatstrengthensknowledge.

* Successreliesonstudentstakingresponsibilityfortheirlearning.

AcademicExpectations

* Usedforplanninghomework&longtermassignments

* Willbeprovidedguidancetousetheplanner

*  IncludedinaDPworkbookfornextyear

DPPlanner

* SuccessintheDPrequires:* Communication* Beingpro-active* Takingresponsibilityforlearning* Makingacademicsapriority* Settinglimits*  Findingbalance

SharedExpectations&DiplomaCandidateHabits

* AlignedwiththeIBO’sstandardsofacademichonesty

* Reviewedthroughoutallsubjectareasasitappliestothesubjectarea&task

*  Focusisoneducation&prevention;notcrime&punishment

AcademicHonestyPolicy

* DescribewhatstudentsshouldbeabletodoineachsubjectgroupbytheendofG12

* Customizedforeachcourseforgrading

* ReflectedinassessmenttasksatHIS&HISgradereports

GradeDescriptors

* Atopicyouknowalotabout

* Couldyouwriteaboutitfor90minutesor2hours?

* Whatwouldyouexpectthefinalproducttolooklike?

Imagine…

SampleExamQuestions

Lookoverthesampleexamquestions.

* WhatdoyouSee?(observationsonly,nointerpretation)

* WhatdoyouThinkaboutwhatyousee?

* WhatdoesitmakeyouWonder?

See,Think,Wonder