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Understanding the IB Learner Profile (10 min)

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Understanding the IB Learner Profile (10 min)

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Activity -Groups of 4

Which attribute best exemplifies you?

Which attribute would you like to be remembered for? Why?

Pick the attribute that you want most to develop.

Identify the learner profile attribute that is most developed in your school.

Identify the learner profile attribute that is least developed in your school.

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IB Learner Profile and Historical figures (10 min)

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IB Learner Profile and Historical figures (10 min)

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Find one historical figures and connect one or maximum 2 attributes to this figure. Explain why.

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Aspects of International Mindedness (20 min)

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Aspects of International Mindedness (20 min)

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Activity (15 min)
Consider the following facets of ‘international-mindedness’. Organize the statements into a Diamond 9 with the most important aspect being at the top.

Being open to different outlooks and world views

Ability to understand different cultural contexts ands viewpoints

Being able to take yourself away from the center of what is right and acceptable.

Demonstrating respect for others

Not to narrow minded

Multilingual

Knowing where you stand in relation to cultural relativism – being able to substantiate your cultural position

Ability to work in diverse teams

A declining sense of egocentricity

Ability to adjust communication

Adapts to different cultures

The oneness of humanity

Aware of own culture

A critical examination of oneself and one’s traditions

Concern and ability to think what it might be like to be in the shoes of a different person.

Being globally engaged – a commitment to address humanity’s greatest 21st century challenges

Examine the ideas of others that challenge their own beliefs

Go beyond mere tolerance and acceptance

Enjoy the complexity of ambiguity

Nonetheless reach rational conclusions

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International Mindedness and DP history (10 min)

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International Mindedness and DP history (10 min)

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choose three aspects of the statements from above and connect them to DP History. Why are they particularly important in a History classroom?

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Examples on how International Mindedness can be embedded in the classroom

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Examples on how International Mindedness can be embedded in the classroom

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John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4’x5′ plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

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In groups of 4 describe the programme model with the different layers. Some questions to think about:
Why is it round?
What is the difference between the different layers?
Why is IB Learner Profile in the center?

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Watch the video "What is an IB education.
Read the IB mission Statement:

The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. (ibo.org)

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Essential understanding:
DP schools align their
educational beliefs and
values to reflect those of the
IB in order to create a
challenging programme of
international education.
Objectives:
• To explore the history,
mission, and
philosophy of the DP
• To consider the impact
of the centrality of the
IB learner profile and
approaches to teaching
and learning in the DP
model
• To identify necessary
adjustments to create a
challenging programme
of international
education through the
study of history

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Groups of 4: find an image individually that represents something where you are from and where you live now (could be the same)
group members are asking you questions about the image until they have the answer

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Approaches to learning and teaching- Activity (20 min)

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Approaches to learning and teaching- Activity (20 min)

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Discuss in groups of 5: How are you using the ATL skills in your classroom. Each group chooses one of the ATL skills and gives an example on what kind of activity could you do in your classroom to focus on one of the skills. Share on google drive (link, all participants have access to all activities

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individually go to mentimeter and write down three words that you connect with IB education.
Groups of 4: discuss within your group which words resonate most and why