UAIS IB Diploma Parent Presentation September 7, 2016 Welcome UAIS IB Diploma Parent Presentation September 7, 2016 Welcome! Please pick up your family packet at the back of the cafeteria and have a seat!

Tonight’s Goals/Objectives Provide a general overview of special program requirements: IB Rules & Regulations, Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and Extended Essay (EE) Review requirements for IB diploma eligibility Explain the general roles and responsibilities of students, teachers, and parents Discuss support structure and communications with parents

General Regulations: Diploma Programme Please return by Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Document for students & their legal guardians Content and requirements of the IB Diploma (art.8) Award of the IB Diploma (art. 13) Recognition of the IB Diploma (art. 5) Academic infringement and malpractice (art. 20-25) Plagiarism and falsifying CAS records

Layson’s Drop-off Box

IB Diploma Framework

CAS Definition (Broad) Creativity: arts and other experiences that involve creative expression or design Activity: physical exercise that contributes to a healthy lifestyle Service: unpaid, voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student All three components center on experiential learning that must take place outside IB classes.

CAS Requirements for IB Diploma At least 150 total hours of CAS Sustained 18 months (including summer!) Completion of one CAS project Sustained reflections (TOK) Adequate balance of creativity, action, and service Completion of five personal interviews with CAS advisor

CAS Community Service At least 150 hours Less than 75 hours Goal-oriented Hour-oriented Ongoing evaluation by interviews Single evaluation by completion Internationally-minded Locally focused Requires extended project Requires none Requires deep reflection Requires minimal or no reflection Activities demand personal challenge Activities often menial in nature Creativity and activity required Only service required

CAS Requirements for IB Diploma CAS is not awarded points on the traditional 45-point scale Advisors recommended pass or fail condition Failure renders the student automatically ineligible for the IB diploma

Managebac (uais.managebac.com) Funded by IB Parent Boosters Website storage facility for all CAS and other IB-related student information All documentation, proposals, and reflections are virtual

CAS Advisors (UAIS Teachers) Conduct student interviews Monitor range of activities and reflections Help students develop and alter goals Read and respond to reflections Verify involvement of CAS supervisors Help troubleshoot potential issues Make final recommendations (pass/fail) to coordinator

CAS Supervisors & CAS Safety Can be teachers or other adults in the local community, but not UAIS parents or family members Required for experiences/projects Provides guidance/training Monitors attendance Report on student performance Know the key players in their CAS world!

Extended Essay Between 3,500-4,000 words Subject area of choice for students Involves university-level research 3 formal reflective sessions submitted Completed outside of coursework Represents a 50-hour commitment Externally assessed by IBO evaluator Training begins October of junior year

Role of Supervisors A UAIS teacher who: Uses expertise in subject area to provide advice and guidance to students, for a total of five hours Helps define research question Aids in the research process Reads and comments on one rough draft Submits a predicted grade to the IBO

The UAIS EE Schedule Process begins October junior year Topics chosen/supervisors assigned early November 2016 Background reading and research begins mid- November 2016 Summer homework focus: CAS/EE/College Quality draft due first day of senior year Final draft due no later than November 2016

The Core Points Matrix – TOK/EE

2018 EE Parent Reminder

UAIS Intervention System Level 1: Student informed via email and CCed to Yeokum, Spear, and Layson; alternate deadline set Level 2: Student informed via email and CCed to Yeokum, Spear, and Layson; parent contact by teacher warning of DP eligibility implications; alternate deadline set Level 3: Student informed via email that diploma eligibility status is temporarily suspended until student responds; meeting to plan solution with Mr. Spear and Mr. Layson; parent contact by coordinator

UAIS Intervention System This is not a punishment! We’re here to help! Sets specific internal deadlines among students and teachers Requires communication with parents to help address the issue Provides a specific, individualized student plan to catch up Maximizes IB diploma eligibility

Academic Misconduct Ultimate responsibility lies with student Works or ideas of others must be correctly acknowledged Supervisor confirms that the EE the student submits is authentic work of the student Both plagiarism and collusion—accidental or not—are forms of malpractice Any falsified CAS document, including reflections, is grounds for malpractice

DP Don’ts for Parents Focus too narrowly on grades at the expense of the core requirements of the program Shy away from asking your child questions Fill up the summer between junior and senior year Assume that your otherwise responsible child will handle all of this gracefully

DP Dos for Parents Make the core (TOK, CAS, EE) as much a part of your school discussions as classes Be informed and responsible about their activities Provide transportation for CAS and EE work, when needed Support completion of full EE rough draft before senior year begins Suggest experiences/projects that may develop future career skills Utilize the DP Parent Calendar!

Sample Questionnaire

Contact Information Websites: uaiscas.com & uaisresearch.com Managebac: uais.managebac.com Email: justin.spear@uticak12.org Phone: 586-797-3107 Email: amyjo.yeokum@uticak12.org Phone: 586-797-7192 Email: christopher.layson@uticak12.org Phone: 586-797-3250