IB Purpose by Dr. Andrea von Biberstein

Monthly IB Learner Profile Awards

vonbiberstei — 2025-07-21 17:17:42 UTC

Expand IB awards to encompass a broader audience

vonbiberstei — 2025-07-21 17:18:27 UTC

Consider LP on weekly announcements???

vonbiberstei — 2025-07-21 17:18:53 UTC

vonbiberstei — 2025-07-21 17:22:34 UTC

vonbiberstei — 2025-07-22 15:16:19 UTC

How do we get students to own it?

Student-given awards (IB students recognizing other IB students

2025-07-24 17:14:17 UTC

Amazing growth in subject tests!

2025-07-24 17:14:44 UTC

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Spotlight on what is happening in IB classes in loft videos

2025-07-24 17:15:09 UTC

Make the program more visible within the school.

Grow numbers thru PR with 9th and 10th grade teachers

2025-07-24 17:15:29 UTC

IB Student-led “study groups”

2025-07-24 17:15:47 UTC

How to promote value of IB beyond college credit?

2025-07-24 17:15:55 UTC

Grow the footprint of IB in the school. Some students seem to prefer AP to IB and we need to figure out how to change that opinion.

6 period day

2025-07-24 17:15:59 UTC

bosse14 — 2025-07-24 17:16:00 UTC

Work together with 9th and 10th grade to prepare students for skills necessary to be successful in the program.

2025-07-24 17:16:06 UTC

Increase recruitment/ numbers for IB econ

TOK as a zero period will always be prohibitive

2025-07-24 17:16:35 UTC

Short classes and time management

2025-07-24 17:16:45 UTC

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School wide projects led by IB students (recycling, gardening, planting muralz, fundraisings..)

2025-07-24 17:17:14 UTC

Idea for getting students to own it: eliminating test corrections

2025-07-24 17:17:14 UTC

Y2 Students were eager to push themselves and took bigger risks than years past.

Loss of many many instructional days/time to school stuff

2025-07-24 17:17:26 UTC

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More student-led opportunities

Selling the program/DP when it's easier to do AP for 1 year or dual enrollment for free

2025-07-24 17:18:14 UTC

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IB diploma(?) reading/discussion group?

bosse14 — 2025-07-24 17:18:16 UTC

Students can sometimes come into the program thinking it is going to be easier than it is. Because of this, some students really struggle and have to drop after year 1. There needs to be a balance between selling the program and being honest about the workload and rigor.

Re-centering CAS in the Cen10 school community

2025-07-24 17:19:11 UTC

Assessments’s results!!!

2025-07-24 17:19:12 UTC

IB transférable to AP!

2025-07-24 17:26:33 UTC

Continue (and expand) current IB students doing authentic outreach to ensure underclassmen have good information to make decisions.