About the universities—Oakland University
Oakland University’s School of Education and Human services has developed its Program for IB Educators to prepare K-12 teachers and administrators in international education. The course of study has been recognized as meeting the Level 1 IB teacher award requirements for IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma programme teachers. The programme focuses on the following five key areas:
- Introduction to the International Baccalaureate Philosophy
- Global and International Education
- Teaching, Learning and the IB Curriculum
- Assessment in IB Programs
- Professional Learning through Action Research
Following successful completion of the course, participants are eligible to apply for the Level 1 award in one of the three IB programmes.
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Oakland University: Program for IB educators
Course length: 18 Months
Component Title |
Contact hours |
Non-Contact hours |
Assessment activities |
Credits |
IB philosophy and practices (face-to-face) IB 670 |
5 sessions |
0 |
Forum discussion, informal assessment, workshop evaluation, reflective essay (4) |
2 |
IB philosophy and practices (E-Learning) IB 671 |
0 |
23 hours |
Forum discussion, abstract, reflective essay, field assignment (4) |
2 |
IB: International and global education (face-to-face) IB 672 |
4 sessions |
0 |
Class participation, short essay, response papers, global education plan. (4) |
2 |
IB: International and global education (E-Learning) IB 673 |
0 |
23 hours |
On-line participation, response paper, resource inventory, essay (4) |
2 |
IB: Teaching, learning and the curriculum (face-to-face) IB 674 |
6 sessions |
0 |
In-class/ home assignments, Moodle discussions, IB Unit plan (3) |
2 |
IB: Assessment to support learning (face-to-face) IB 675 |
6 sessions |
0 | Forum discussions, 2 x field assignments, presentation, web site (5) |
2 |
IB: Curriculum and instruction in the classroom (E-learning) IB 676 |
0 |
23 hours |
Online agendas, observations, 2 x lesson implementation, reflection (5) |
2 |
IB: assessment in the classroom (E-Learning) IB 677 |
0 |
23 hours |
Discussions, assessment task, comparison chart, rubric development, QA example, QA assessment task (6) |
2 |
IB: Professional learning through reflective practice and research (face-to-face) IB 678 |
4 sessions |
0 |
Reading responses, in-class participation, final paper (3) |
2 |
IB: Professional learning through collaborative action research (E-Learning) IB 679 |
0 |
23 hours |
Autobiographical intro, journal, discussion forums, problem statement, 3 x data collection, peer review, action research project (9) |
2 |
TOTAL |
25 sessions |
115 hours |
47 |
20 |
