The Diploma Programme Seminole High School for risin

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The Diploma ProgrammeSeminole High Schoolfor
rising seniors
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• Senior year is not easier in a sense that you
  have less work but rather that you have the
  experience of the IB work-load and (hopefully)
  beneficial work habits that you developed during
  Junior year.  If you take an AP class as an
  elective, make you sure you are genuinely
  interested in the content college applications,
  the EE, TOK, and other assignments will consume
  more time than you would think.

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• Stock up on anti-senioritis medicine early in
  the year. You'll need it second semester!
  (especially when you're slammed with orals and
  IAs)

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• Start looking into scholarships early. There's
  nothing worse than a lost opportunity for money.
  Advice from my mother don't ignore a scholarship
  because it requires an essay or long resume if
  you spend 2 hours on a 500 scholarship, you just
  made 250 an hour.

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• With all these courses, simply be prepared to
  learn time management. The most beneficial aspect
  that a person will learn in IB is how to work on
  a little bit of everything each day.

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Agenda

• The IB Diploma Program
• Core program components
• The IB Diploma
• The State of Florida High School Diploma
• High school transcripts
• SHS IB program standards
• 2010-2011 requested courses
• Schedule change process
• Stress and the IB student
• Communication

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The International Baccalaureate

• Internationally recognized, rigorous,
  pre-university course of study
• Extensive liberal arts curriculum
• Prepares student to earn an internationally
  recognized diploma
• Honored by colleges and universities through the
  world
• Curriculum based on international standards and
  examinations that are evaluated by international
  educators

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Diploma candidatesComplete one course from each
subject areaComplete the Theory of Knowledge
courseComplete the Creative, Action, Service
programComplete an Extended Essay
IB Diploma Programme
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IB Diploma Programme Options
Group 1 Language A English HL
Group 2 Language B French and Spanish SL
Group 3 History History of the Americas HL
Group 4 Experimental Sciences Biology SL or HL Chemistry HL Physics SL
Group 5 Mathematics Mathematical Studies SL Mathematics SL Mathematics HL
Group 6 The Arts Electives Economics SL or HL Psychology SL or HL Music SL or HL A second Experimental Science A second Language B
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Extended Essay

• Compulsory for Diploma candidates
• Begin junior year, due October of senior year
• 40 hours
• Independent research
• Up to 4,000 words
• Externally assessed
• It provides students with an opportunity to
  engage in personal research in a topic of their
  own choice, under the guidance of a supervisor (a
  teacher in the school).
• Students are expected to
• Plan a research project
• Formulate a precise research question
• Gather and interpret appropriate material
• Structure a reasoned argument
• Use an appropriate format terminology
• Apply analytical and evaluative skills

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• Choose a topic you are extremely interested in
  because this will be your life's work for the
  next 5 months, believe me you do not want to hate
  what you are doing and do a bad job.  Oh, and
  don't procrastinate, it never works out well and
  the end of your summer is super stressful when it
  should be pretty chill.  Good luck guys!

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• Utilize your EE advisor, they are there to help
  you organize the bigger picture and maximize your
  time efficiency.  A HUGE help is to look at the
  UCF library book listings online before you ever
  go to the library.  Write down the location of
  the books in the library and use it as a jumping
  off point as other books related to your topic
  will be located nearby. (the library is much
  bigger than you think)

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• Choose something they are legitimately
  interested in for your EE.  You have to spend a
  lot of time researching and writing the
  experience is much, much more enjoyable if you
  are doing a topic that you actually want to know
  about and are excited about.

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• I personally had left the writing portion till
  later in the summer. I had my reasons, but they
  and the EE bit my backside the last week before
  school.Guys, although procrastination is in the
  IB blood, seep it out before this summer. It's
  not a difficult task, it's only time consuming.
  We know you're all exhausted after junior year,
  but get through all the exhaustion at once so you
  haven't anything to worry about at the end of the
  summer! Get your EE done as soon as you can."

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Theory of Knowledge

• Compulsory for Diploma candidates
• Critical thinking and integration of knowledge
• What we know in various fields of knowledge and
  how we know it
• Make connections among classroom and
  non-classroom knowledge and experience
• Examine the ethics, value judgments, and belief
  systems of the various disciplines
• Taken senior year

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Creative, Action, Service

• 150 hours in three categories
• Creative (50 hours)
• Product created, designed, developed
• Artistic endeavors
• Problem solving
• Action (50 hours)
• Physical exertion
• Service (50 hours)
• Traditional concept of community service
• Organization must be on county approved list
• CAS fulfills Bright Futures community service
  requirement
• Begin junior year and extend through senior year
• One activity extends throughout the 18 month
  period
• Satisfy eight learning outcomes
• Meet with CAS advisor prior to activity to ensure
  approval
• First 75 hours are due April 23

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• Waiting until the last minute to complete CAS is
  really not a good idea.

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• Get most of your CAS hours done during the
  summer so you don't have to worry about them
  during college application season.

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Diploma candidatesComplete one course from each
disciplineComplete the Theory of Knowledge
courseComplete the Creative, Action, Service
programComplete an Extended Essay
IB Diploma Programme
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Point Requirements

• Minimum points needed for IB Diploma - 24
• IB score scale 1 - 7
• Passing score 4, 5, 6, 7
• Add subject scores together
• Highest diploma score possible 45
• 6 subjects x 7 possible points 42 points
• 3 bonus points for TOK EE
• SHS Average 30 to 32 over the last 5 years
• World Average 29.5
• European schools looking for 32
• Oxford looking for 39

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Bonus Points Matrix

• F - 28 points overall will be required to be
  eligible for the diploma if a student attains an
  E grade in either the extended essay or theory
  of knowledge.
• Attaining a grade E in both the extended essay
  and theory of knowledge continues to represent an
  automatic failure.

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Dont underestimate the value of EE TOK

• IB Diploma Results Class of 2009
• Out of 93 candidates, five did not earn the
  diploma
• Two of those five earned 23 points and earned no
  bonus points for EE/TOK.
• Of those 88 who did earn the diploma
• Four students earned 23 points and received a
  bonus point for EE/TOK, raising score to 24.

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Sample IB Transcript

• International Baccalaureate Organization
• Results Summary
• This is a summary of candidates results in the
  session May 2007
• Personal Details
• Candidate May 2007 001147 299
• Name Sammy Nole
• Category DIPLOMA
• Birth Date 03 APR 1989
• Subject Details
• Grade Subject
• 4 May 2007 - English A1 HL in English
• 6 May 2007 Spanish B SL in Spanish
• C May 2007 History EE in English
• 4 May 2007 Hist.Americas HL in English
• 4 May 2006 Psychology SL in English
• 5 May 2007 - Chemistry HL in English

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State of Florida Diploma
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Transcripts

• Cumulative record of achievement
• Grades recommended to continue IB
• Colleges use as basis for admission
• Rigor
• Grades
• Test scores
• Extra-curriculars
• Recommendations

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Transcripts

• By semester
• Course code
• H/A
• Course title
• Grade
• Attendance
• Credit
• Audit
• Credit Denial
• Semester GPA
• Dist Wt GPA
• FL St. Unwt GPA
• Percentile Rank

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SHS IB Program Standards

• IB students will maintain the following
  standards
• Minimum cumulative weighted gpa of 3.0 and higher
• Passing grade in all required PreIB, AP, and IB
  courses
• Recommended that students have no grade lower
  than C
• Adhere to the honor code policy
• Adhere to the SHS Code of Conduct
• Good attendance
• One semester probationary period if standards are
  not maintained.

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Standards specific to seniors

• Pass the first year of any HL course
• English
• Individuals Societies (HOA, Econ, Psych)
• Experimental Sciences (Biology, Chemistry)
• Arts Electives (Music)
• Pass Spanish or French III PreIB
• Pass grade 11 mathematics course
• Hold a minimum 3.0 cumulative weighted GPA
• Complete 75 hours of CAS/18 mos project
• Complete all assigned Internal Assessments
• Sit for your IB exams
• Meet any deadlines set by EE Advisor
• Annotated Bibliography
• Meeting with advisor
• Draft

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Making up credits

• Student Incentive Program (SIP)
• First semester F
• No more than three unexcused absences second
  semester
• Pass semester two
• Pass semester two exam with a C or higher
• Grades of D and F
• Florida Virtual School
• Courses for acceleration Florida Virtual School
• Summer School at SHS
• Courses for forgiveness ( D or F grades), credit
  denial, drivers education
• Registration forms due April 23
• Semester 1 June 14 -July 1
• Semester 2 July 6-22

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Summer Opportunities

• For advancement
• Florida Virtual School
• www.flvs.net
• Create student and parent accounts
• Add requested course
• Notify Mrs. Craft
• Seminole State College
• 3.0 unweighted cumulative gpa
• Register by April 23
• Pass CPT or have minimum SAT/ACT scores
• University of Central Florida
• Contact Jeff Knizatko at jknizatk_at_ucf.mail.edu
• Collegiate summer programs
• Low cost, high selectivity
• High cost, low selectivity

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2010-2011 course requests

• Please review requested courses
• Schedule change
• For any reason up to the last day of school this
  year (June 9, 2010)
• Email, call, or submit note in writing
• After that, school policy applies
• IB School Counselor doesnt work during the
  summer
• Courses may be dropped and/or added during the
  first five days of school ONLY if one of these
  conditions is met
• 1) you have already earned credit in the course
• 2) you failed the prerequisite for the course
• 3) you are scheduled for too many or not enough
  courses
• You may not change your schedule because you have
  changed your mind about a course, you took too
  many hard classes and now your gpa is lower, or
  you do not like your lunch period.
• Choices
• Students may exit IB within first ten days of
  school, at the end or beginning of a semester.
• Choices transfer options
• Senior year completion allowance

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2010-2011 course requests

• Making wise decisions
• Goal is not to take hardest courses
• Listen to recommendations of teachers
• Parent override needed to change teacher
  recommendation
• Taking seven academic classes is strongly
  discouraged
• Depression/anxiety
• Professional long-term mental health counseling
• Parent waiver form
• No schedule change

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To IB or not to IB

• Leaving IB?
• Submit a signed intent to exit letter.
• This decision should be made prior to June 9
• Can be made as late as August 20 or 27
• When a signed Intent to Exit form is submitted
• If staying at SHS students will receive a
  traditional registration form to be completed and
  returned to Mrs. Craft.
• If returning to zoned school
• Complete SHS w/d June 9
• Take w/d paperwork to zoned school for enrollment
  

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What to expect senior year

• Internal Assessments
• TOK Paper
• English/Language B orals
• Extended Essay
• CAS
• College research/final list
• College applications
• Scholarship applications/financial aid
• May examination schedule

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Stress and the IB Student

• Causes of Stress
• Procrastination
• Lack of sleep
• Having it all
• Perfectionism
• Taking too rigorous a schedule
• Remedy
• Document due dates in planner, make
  mini-deadlines to stay on track, stick to the
  planner.
• No one can have and do everything. Learn to say
  no.
• No one is perfect, turn in something.
• Temper your enthusiasm look within yourself.

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Communication

• Progress Reports and Report Cards every 4 ½ wks
• P.I.N. Parent Information Network
• Email or phone communication with teachers
• IB Email distribution list
• Do we have YOUR email address?
• Parent, student, teacher conferences

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Contact us

• Mindi Craft
• IB Counselor Grades 10-12
• [phone]
• mindi_craft_at_scps.k12.fl.us
• Judy Gresham
• IB Secretary
• [phone]
• Judy_gresham_at_scps.k12.fl.us
• Mary Cragar
• IB Coordinator and Assistant Principal
• [phone]
• Mary_cragar_at_scps.k12.fl.us