The document provides an overview of the International Baccalaureate Program including its focus on 5 areas of interaction: approaches to learning, homo faber, environment, health and social education, and community and service. It describes the learner profile and organization of the program. It also provides examples of projects in subjects like forensics, global awareness, and simple machines that develop skills like inquiry, problem solving, and global awareness.

1. The International Baccalaureate Program Crystal Connery John Russo Michelle Drake Jason Simoni Christine Mattern Jessica Timmons Sarah Newell Deb Walker

2. The 5 Areas of Interaction Approaches to Learning Teachers will provide students with tools to: Take responsibility for their own learning Develop problem solving and decision making skills Develop awareness of thought process and learning strategies Develop critical, coherent and independent thought

3. The 5 Areas of Interaction Homo faber Program will provide opportunities for students to: Explore relationships between science, aesthetics and technology Examine, experience and reflect on the creative process Appreciate the human capacity to invent, create, transform and improve the quality of life

4. The 5 Areas of Interaction Environment Program aims to develop awareness of the environment so students: Accept responsibility for maintaining an environment fit for the future Understand local and global environmental issues Understand political and economic environmental issues

5. The 5 Areas of Interaction Health and Social Education Program aims to educate the student concerning their physical, social and emotional health. Students will: Develop skills and knowledge to make informed choices Take responsibility for their own well-being Understand the relationship between the individual and society

6. The 5 Areas of Interaction Community and Service This component extends learning beyond the classroom and requires students to: Take an active part in the community in which they live Develop skills to make an effective contribution to society Develop community awareness and concern

7. What is the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile? IB learners strive to be: Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective

8. International Baccalaureate Team Organization Advanced & Gifted Math and Language Arts Full year of foreign language At the end of 8 th grade, students will have 1 high school foreign language credit Upon completion of 8 th grade Algebra/Geometry, students will also receive 1-2 high school credits

9. The International Baccalaureate Program and Technology Integration Based on inquiry and problem-solving approaches Technology is infused in ALL content areas Minimum of 50 hours of technology integration Fundamental Concepts: Impact of Technology Global Technology Appreciation Communication and Products Sample Products: Web design Research projects Movies and presentations

10. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units Forensics Unit Scientific method presented through forensic science Crime scene is reenacted for students to identify the perpetrator Practice and master lab procedures: Fingerprinting Phenolphthalein blood screening ABO blood typing Hair shaft analysis Paper chromatography

11. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units Global Awareness Students build a replica of Earth Include the 7 continents, 4 oceans, major longitude and latitude lines African Film Festival Students create a movie about an assigned country in Africa using Movie Maker Present their film and provided ethnic foods from their country

12. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units International Gala Students research a variety of countries from around the world Create a movie presentation information on education, inventors and inventions, authors and languages Construct a PowerPoint presentation on the political organization, the economy, religion and war Each classroom is transformed into a continent to showcase student work

13. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units African Art Students create a replica of an original piece of African art Students explore why it’s important to reflect on other cultures Students study how geometry is integrated in art Students research how culture is expressed through artwork

14. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units The Florida Habitat Students research the variety of habitats found in Florida Students are assigned a habitat and an organism found Construct and build the following: A life sized model or their animal A PowerPoint quiz A display board complete with images, information and fun facts The habitat their animal inhabits Educate 4 th grade students from Wilkinson Elementary

15. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units Coming to America Students are assigned specific identities of European immigrants Students are set up in cooperative learning groups to study the history of immigrants “Old” and “New” Journal is in a first-person narrative of their assigned identity Ellis Island reenactment Gain admission to the U.S. or deportation

16. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units Japanese Kamishibai Project Oral story telling tradition Dated in the 1950’s in Japan Similar to a moving picture show Students created scene cards to engage listeners Students retell scenes from Beowulf and The Pearl complete with dialogue and sound effects

17. Samples of International Baccalaureate Projects & Units Simple Machines with Legos Students build all 6 of the simple machines using lego parts Students construct cars to demonstrate the forces of motion Pumpkin Lab Students use pumpkins to demonstrate the Bernoulli’s Principle, heat, light and oxygen supply Students demonstrate how these concepts are present in the real world

18. Red Bug Slough Clean-up

19. Apollo: To the Moon Love, Shakespeare Van Wezel Performing Arts

20. The Everglades

21. Key Largo Marine Lab

22. Myakka River State Park

23. Relay for Life American Cancer Society

24. The Middle Years Programme Brookside Middle School 2007-2008