Seminar Calendar 2013-2014
Month / Trait
9th
Who am I? What is my
culture and how does it
affect my identity?
September /
Inquirers
October /
Knowledgeable
Welcome & website
Explain seminar & classes
New organization
Academic Honesty & CAS
Soph. visit for CAS 9/24
Kari 10/1
CAS appointments
November /
Thinkers
VTK—ATL 11/12
Librarians—ATL 11/19
To turn in:
Ethics quiz due 10/8
posted to History
December /
communicators
10th
How can one person
make a difference?
Survey results
New organization
Program review
MYP assessments & CAS
Kari 9/25
VTK—college goals/PSAT
10/2
Subject registration 10/2
PP begins
Library 10/9 citations
Mock presentations
Jumbo seminar w/Fuller
PP turn-in 12/18
VTK—exam prep 1/7
RTD guest speaker 1/28
Mr. Pollard 1/8
VTK—preparing for the
future
February /
Open-minded
Scheduling & prepare for PP
interviews
Kari 2/11
Introduce PP
Signed forms due
Soph. to visit 3/4
3/18
Distribute packets
Continue PP
Intro DP courses
“Something the Lord
Made”
PP
Cards for incoming class 4/8
“Growing Up Online”
“Digital Nation”
Surveys, sundaes and
slideshow
Surveys, sundaes and
slideshow
April /
Risk-takers
May /
Balanced
June /
Reflective
Registration due
10/9
PP
mock presentations
January /
Principled
March /
Caring
To turn in:
Reflection due 3/12
posted to Science
Seminar Calendar 2013-2014
11th
How do I know what I know
what believe in?
To turn in:
September /
Inquirers
Survey results
New organization
Program review
Begin EE 9/19
Collect summer work
9/12 posted to TOK
October /
Knowledgeable
EE
VCU Library 10/17
Exam registration 10/24
VTK—college & SAT 10/24
EE
MYP ceremony dress
rehearsal 11/21
Kari 10/4
“2 million minutes”
Exam registration 10/25
December /
communicators
EE
VCU Library 12/19
“Wild Child”
Reflection due
12/13 to Science
January /
Principled
“The Suicide Tourist”
Reflection due 2/5
posted to English
“My Sister’s Keeper”
Reflection due 2/7
posted to English
February /
Open-minded
Pledge, 3 new things
Int’l food day
Pledge and food due
2/27 posted to Lang.
B
10 things you don’t know
about me?
March /
Caring
VTK—transcripts 3/6
Peace Corps speaker 3/13
EE work session 3/20
April /
Risk-takers
Kari 4/3
EE 4/10
Exam prep
May /
Balanced
June /
Reflective
Exam prep
EE turn-in 5/29
Surveys, sundaes, and
slideshow
Month / Trait
November /
Thinkers
To turn in:
How can I prepare for my
future?
Survey results
New organization
Program review
Calendar for the year
t-shirt design
Paige for CAS 9/20
VTK—college prep 9/27
Film reflection due
10/25 posted to
History
Registration due
11/1
Peace corps speaker date?
Signed forms due 5/1
VTK—fun, college talk
4/11
Exam prep
Exam prep
Surveys 5/30
Sundaes and slideshow
College t-shirts and pics
Signed forms due
5/1
Seminar Calendar 2012-2013
Month / Trait
September /
Inquirers
October /
Knowledgeable
9th
Who am I? What is my
culture and how does it
affect my identity?
All About IB blue book, IB
culture, Academic honesty
& ethics website
CAS & ManageBAC
What does it mean to be
IB?
More CAS; ATL study skills
with Librarians and problem
solving with Valerie 10/9
To turn in:
10th
How can one person
make a difference?
To turn in:
Academic honesty
form to IB Office
9/25
Must login to
ManageBAC by 10/2
IB makes a difference: of
program review, CAS
review, academic
honesty
Subject registration by
10/15
Explain assessments
Personal Project—intro,
outline, AoI criteria,
citations (to the Library)
Personal Project—
presentations, scoring
the PP with the criteria,
work session
Personal Project—selfgrade, give checklist,
cover page, honor code
Jumbo session with Julia
Academic honesty
contract to IB Office
9/19
Summer work 10/2
Ethics quiz by 10/9
(Drama/Tech)
What is a culture?
November /
Thinkers
The World According to
Sesame St. (90 min.)
Reflection due
Dec. 4
(Lang. B)
December /
communicators
Language and Culture
“dual language citizenship”
Amy Tan essay
Reflection due
Dec.11
(English)
Guest speakers 12/11
January /
Principled
DP courses intro
Prepare for the future—
Valerie 1/30
Exam prep—Valerie 1/8
Ethics in journalism—Greg
Gilligan from Times-Dispatch?
1/29
February /
Open-minded
Wild Parrots of Telegraph
Hill (83 min)
PP kick off 2/19
March /
Caring
Sophomores to seminar
3/12
Library for citing sources
3/19
Personal Project
AoI review
Nuts and bolts
April /
Risk-takers
Personal Project
due 12/19
Reflection due 2/19
(Math)
Articles on blue babies &
Vivien Thomas
Something the Lord
Made (110 min.)
Lost Boys of Sudan (87
min.)
Reflection due
March 6
(History)
Reflection due
March 20(Math)
Activities due
(History)
Maya Lin articles and
film “A Strong Clear
Vision” (105 min.)
Reflection due
(Chemistry)
Reflection due
June 5
(PE)
________
May /
Balanced
Growing up online (60 min.)
Reflection due June
54(PE)
Digital Nation (90 min.)
June /
Reflective
Slideshow
______
Slideshow / Summer
work
Seminar Calendar 2012-2013
Month / Trait
11th
How do I know what I
know?
To turn in:
September /
Inquirers
EE Kick off 9/20
October /
Knowledgeable
Extended Essay, librarians
Field trip to VCU Library 10/18
Summer work 9/13
(TOK)
EE contract 9/27
Academic honesty
contract 9/27
10/25 preliminary
research & research
question due 10/25
November /
Thinkers
Nov. 8 work session in Library
Valerie 11/15—SAT and
college prep
Exam registration by 11/15
Resubmission of
rejected preliminary
work due 11/15
(TOK)
December /
communicators
The Wild Child (60 min)
January /
Principled
The Suicide Tourist (60 min)
February /
Open-minded
Open-minded articles
Do-something challenge
Hungry Planet
Bring food 2/21
Commitment to positive
change
EE bibliography 12/6
EE thesis statement
6/13
Reflection 12/20 (no
seminar, give to lang.
B) (elective)
EE outline and
annotated
bibliography 1/10
Reflection due 2/7
(Elective)
Reflection due 2/21
(Science)
March /
Caring
EE paper (draft) due
3/21
April /
Risk-takers
“Nelson Mandela” (45 min.)
EE work session 4/11
Exam prep 4/18
Revised EE 4/25 (I
pick them up from 5th
period)
May /
Balanced
June /
Reflective
Exam prep 5/2
EE turn-in ceremony 5/30
Final slideshow
EE turn-in 5/30
To turn in:
Seminar Calendar
2011-2012
Month / Trait
September /
Inquirers
October /
Knowledgeable
9th
Who am I? What is my
culture and how does it
affect my identity?
All About IB blue book, IB
culture,
CAS & ManageBAC (Paige
9/27 and John Carroll 10/4)
Academic Honesty;
Turnitin.com; NY Times
articles; ATL study skills
To turn in:
10th
How can one person
make a difference?
To turn in:
Academic honesty
form to IB Office
Must login to
ManageBAC by 9/26
IB makes a difference:
LP, review of program,
CAS, assessments, ethics
website
Personal Project—intro,
outline, AoI criteria,
citations (to the Library)
Ethics quiz due
(Arts)
contract to IB Office
Reflection due
Nov.22
(Drama/Tech)
Personal Project—
Libby?
presentations, scoring
the PP with the criteria
Reflection due
Dec.13
(English)
Personal Project—selfgrade, give checklist
Personal Project
due 12/14
Guest speakers 12/13 (Yan,
Annette, ESL kids and parents? )
Exam prep—Libby 1/3
Making choices—guest
speaker from Times-Dispatch?
1/10
Tapped (76 min.)
“making choices” due
Jan. 10
(SS)
Children Of Chabanne
(93 min.)
Reflection due
Jan. 20
(English)
Black History Month, guest
Reflection due
(Math)
Articles on blue babies &
Vivien Thomas
Something the Lord
Made (110 min.)
Reflection due
March 7
(SS)
Reflection due March
27
(Bio)
Libby 3/7
Reflection due
(Math)
(Libby 10/18 Julia 10/25)
November /
Thinkers
December /
communicators
January /
Principled
February /
Open-minded
What is a culture and how
do I study it?
Amy Tan essay, “Englishes”
begin The World According
to Sesame St. (90 min.)
Language and Culture
Finish Sesame St.
“dual language citizenship”
speakers (Henry Marsh?) 2/7,
Reflection due
With All Deliberate Speed
(110 min.)
March /
Caring
April /
Risk-takers
Wild Parrots of Telegraph
Hill (83 min.)
Diving into the Personal
Project introduction, LP
inventories
Personal Project
AoI review
Nuts and bolts
Guest speaker from Holocaust
Museum?
Lost Boys of Sudan (87
min.)
Awerbul.net
Guest speaker?? 3/28
Activities due
(PE)
Maya Lin articles and
film?
Man on a wire (94 min.)
Reflection due
(Chemistry)
Reflection due
June 6
(PE)
________
Libby 4/17
May /
Balanced
Growing up online (60 min.)
Reflection due June 5
(language)
Digital Nation (90 min.)
June /
Reflective
Slideshow
______
Slideshow / Summer
work
Seminar Calendar 2010-2011
Month / Trait
9th
10th
How can one person make a
difference?
September / Reflective
Who am I? What is my
culture and how does it
affect my identity?
All About IB / CAS
October / Principled
November / caring
December / inquirers
Academic Honesty;
Turnitin.com; NY Times
articles
The Lost Boys
LP, review of program, CAS,
ethics website
Personal Project
Personal Project
Personal Project
March / Communicators
What is a culture? How do I
study it?
Approaches to Learninginventories
Black History Month, guest
speakers
Personal Project
April / Open-minded
Personal Project
Maya Lin
Picnic / Summer work
Taking risks to take an standlanguage
Picnic / Summer work
January / Knowledgeable
February / Thinkers
May / Risk-takers
June / Balanced
Something the Lord Made,
article and film clip