Welcome to
Introduction to IB
Please…
1. Sit in your assigned seat.
2. Introduce yourself to your tablemate.
3. Complete the questionnaire.
4. Look up when the bell rings.
Ms. Berndt – “Ms. B.”
Learning Intentions
Success Criteria
We are learning (to)…
We’ll know we’re successful when:
• about this course (i.e. what it
• we understand the information in the course syllabus
• we can describe the class in our own words and feel
comfortable sharing that description with our families
• we understand the rules, consequences, and procedures
for Rm. 203.
• we know more names of fellow students than when we
entered the classroom and we know enough about our
tablemate to introduce him/her to another student.
is and what the goals and
objectives are for the year)
• how to be successful in
Room 203
• about our classmates and
our teacher.
Agenda
Teacher Introduction
Reagan Paperwork – A1 only
Fact or Fiction
52 Questions
Course Syllabus & Procedures
(MYP Lingo and Notes)
Homework
Welcome to
Introduction to IB
2
1
1.
Place the homework in the A1 basket (i.e. the
student questionnaire – due today and last
page of your syllabus – due Mon.)
2. Sit in your assigned seat.
3.
Get out a piece of paper.
4.
Respond to the following two questions in
writing:
Do you agree or disagree with Quote #1? Why?
Do you believe Quote #2? Why or why not?
Learning Intentions
Success Criteria
We are learning (to)…
We’ll know we’re successful when:
•about our classmates and our
teacher
• how to be successful in
Room 203
• about this course (i.e. what it
is and what the goals and
objectives are for the year)
• about the IB program –
specifically MYP and all of its
“lingo”
• we know more names of fellow students than when we
entered the classroom and we know enough about our
tablemate to introduce him/her to another student
• we understand the information in the course syllabus
• we understand the rules, consequences, and procedures
for Rm. 203
•we know what IB, PYP, MYP, DP, LP, AoI, and GC mean
• we can describe the class in our own words and feel
comfortable sharing that description with our families
Agenda
Think-Pair-Share
Review Syllabus
Sharing is Caring
Fact or Fiction (A1 Only)
MYP Lingo and Notes
Fear in as Fishbowl – Exit Slip
Homework – Syllabus & Materials
Introduction to
Middle Years
Programme (MYP)
What is the IB Middle
Years Programme?
 For students aged 11 to 16
 Encourages students to embrace and
understand the connections between
traditional subjects and the real world.
 Become critical and reflective thinkers.
The Curriculum
 Eight subject groups
 Students are required to study their mother tongue,
a second language, humanities, sciences,
mathematics, arts, physical education and
technology.
 Five Global Contexts (Areas of Interaction)
 Students also engage in the Personal Project,
which allows them to demonstrate the
understandings and skills they have developed
throughout the program.
Subjects
 Language A
 Language A is defined as the student’s best
language.
 Language B
 The primary aim of language B is to
encourage students to gain competence in a
modern language other than their mother
tongue, with the long-term goal of balanced
bilingualism.
8 Subjects
 Humanities
 geography
 history
 economics
 politics
 civics
 sociology
 anthropology
 psychology
Sciences
• biology
• chemistry
• physics
• environmental
• anatomy
 Mathematics
 Mathematics in the MYP aims to provide
students with an appreciation of the
subject’s:
 usefulness
 power
 beauty
 The Arts
 visual arts
 performing arts
 Physical education
 The aim of physical education in the MYP is
to facilitate your “holistic” development:
 physical
 intellectual
 emotional
 social
 Technology
 More detail to follow…
MYP prepares you for your junior and senior
years of IB education at Reagan ….
Certificate/
Course
Student
IB Career
Certificate
Student
Full Diploma
Student
Keep in mind:
• Your decision is made at the end of your sophomore year.
• Your performance in your MYP course can affect your options.
Global Contexts
formerly known as “Areas of Interaction”
 Approaches to Learning
 Community and Service
 Human Ingenuity
 Environments
 Health and Social Education
Technology
We’ll use the Design Cycle as a vehicle for
solving real-life “problems”, such as:
 Learning Styles
 Study Skills
 IB Learner Profile
 7 Habits of Highly
EffectiveTeens
 Computers and Technology
 Personal Project
Outcomes
(i.e. year-long success criteria…)
We’ll know we’re successful when we…
 understand how our learning styles and the IB
Learner Profile traits help us to be successful in
school, at home, and in our community;
 develop an appreciation of the significance of
technology for life, society and the environment;
 use knowledge, skills and techniques to create
products/solutions of appropriate quality;
We’ll know we’re successful when we…
 develop problem-solving, critical- and creativethinking skills through the application of the
design cycle;
 develop respect for others’ viewpoints and
appreciate alternative solutions to problems;
 use and apply information and communication
technology (ICT) effectively as a means to
access, process and communicate information,
and to solve problems.
Fear in a Fishbowl
fear
doubt
worry
anxiety
Anonymously complete one of the following sentences on a piece of paper…
“In this transition to high school, I am (most) afraid that…”
OR
“In the first month of being a freshman the worst thing that could
happen to me would be…”