Learning About IB International Baccalaureate

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Learning About IBInternational Baccalaureate
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ISD Students hold the world in their hands
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These are words you will learn about if you go to
school at an IB World School
Internationalism
Central Idea
Unpacking the Planner
Learner Profile
Key Concepts
Attitudes
Transdisciplinary Skills
World Languages
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Internationalism
Being an international-minded person means we
recognize that all people are humans sharing the
planet Earth.
We are all trying to help create a better and
more peaceful world.
We learn to appreciate other cultures and beliefs
and we try to become a person who demonstrates
the characteristics shown in the Learner Profile.
BALANCED
BALANCED
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Learner Profile
IB teaches us to be positive citizens of the
world. We can do this by modeling the qualities
of the Learner Profile.

• Ask questions
• Look for new information independently
• Are curious
• Always try to learn and discover new things
• Always try to know more

• Are original
• Try several ways to solve a problem
• Build on other peoples ideas
• Connect the things they know
• Use thinking skills to make good choices and
  solve problems

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• Follow directions
• Express feelings and ideas
• Share thoughts with others
• Talk about ideas
• Use other languages
• Are clear

• Make mistakes and learn from them
• Try new things
• Use their own initiative
• Believe in self
• Never give up
• Give it a go even if they feel shy
• Solve problems in different ways

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• Learn about self
• Learn about the world
• Try to learn about many different things
• Use what is known to solve problems in life

• Are honest
• Try to do what is right
• Are fair
• Follow rules
• Are responsible

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• Help others
• Care for other people
• Try to make people around them happy
• Are sensitive to other peoples needs
• Are nice
• Are considerate
• Show empathy

• Listen to others
• Accept other points of view
• Experience new things
• Accept that people are different and may do
  different things
• Try to understand others
• Know that not everyone thinks like them
• Accept opinions, traditions, customs and beliefs
  of others

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• Work hard
• Use their time wisely
• Are organized
• Eat healthy food
• Exercise
• Learn about different things
• Find the balance between work and play
• Rest well

• Think about what is said, done, and learned
• Learn from mistakes
• Are aware that actions and words have an effect
  on others
• Think about how they can improve
• Make changes in order to become a better person

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WE HAVE ATTITUDES
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Form
Function
PYP CONCEPTS
What is it like?
How does it work?
Connection
Change
Causation
Why is it like that?
How is it connected to other things?
How is it changing?
Perspective
Responsibility
Reflection
What are the points of view?
What is our responsibility?
How do we know?
Balanced
Communicator
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Social Skills
Self-management Skills
Research Skills
Thinking Skills
Communication Skills
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Thinking Skills

• Learning facts, ideas, and vocabulary
• Understanding and applying what you have learned
• Making decisions about things
• Putting little ideas together to make big ideas

Social Skills

• Sharing the responsibilities in a task
• Respecting others
• Cooperating with others, taking turns, being
  courteous
• Resolving conflicts
• Making groups decisions
• Being a leader and a follower

Communication Skills

• Listening to directions and to others
• Speaking and expressing ideas clearly
• Reading lots of different things
• Writing information in journals/taking notes
• Looking at information
• Presenting information to others
• Communicating non-verbally

I am an IB student.
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Self-management Skills

• Making good choices
• Using large and small muscles
• Being organized-planning activities
• Using your time wisely
• Being safe
• Making healthy choices
• Following the rules
• Making good choices after you learn more
  information

Research Skills

• Asking good questions
• Observing by using your senses
• Planning things out
• Collecting data
• Recording information
• Organizing information
• Drawing conclusions from data
• Presenting your findings

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PUTTING
ALL THE PIECES
TOGETHER
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Caring
Thinker
Risk-Taker
Knowledgeable
Open-Minded
Inquirer
Balanced
Communicator
Principled
Learner Profile
Reflective
International School culture, climate, students
example of adults, curriculum, resources,
staffing, language, special needs,
reflection,extension
Curriculum Everything for which the school takes
responsibility
Learners Constructing Meaning

Knowledge Who We Are Where We Are in Place and
Time How We Express Ourselves How the World
Works How We Organize Ourselves Sharing the
Planet Subject disciplines Language Math
Arts Social Studies Science and Tech. Pers. Soc.
And Phys. Ed.
Assessment by Self Peers Teachers Formative Summa
tive Formal Informal Public Criteria
Concepts Form Function Causation Change Connectio
n Perspective Responsibility Reflection
Effective Teaching Practices Inquiry Constructi
vism Collaborative Planning Collaborative Reflec
tion
Transdisciplinary Skills Social Communication Re
search Thinking Self- Management
Action Choose Act Reflect
Attitudes Appreciation Commitment Confidence Co-o
peration Creativity Curiosity Empathy Enthusiasm I
ndependence Integrity Respect Tolerance
Taught Curr.
Assessed Curr.
The Written Curriculum
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Unpacking the planner . . .
When we work on our units, we learn about other
countries, cultures, ways to take action, and
ways we can share the planet with other people
and other living things. We learn ways to
express ourselves, we learn about who we are, how
our world works, and how our world is organized.
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IB teaches us about things all around the world.
By demonstrating the Learner Profile and
Atittudes, we can become citizens of the world.