consultant and site visitor training miami october 2011 your presenter alicia d’urbano, iba

Consultant and Site Visitor Training

Miami

October 2011

Your presenter

Alicia D’Urbano, IBA

© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007

Getting to know each other

Each participant will say:

- Name

- School

- Position at the school- An example of how the IB

influenced your professional teaching career.


Standards and Practices

The Programme Standards and Practices articulates the foundation of what it means to be an IB World

School


Normas y aplicacionStandards and Practices

They offer the the information needed to implement, develop and evaluate

all IB programmes


Definitions

Standards

The general requisites established for schools to implement any IB programme.


Definitions

Practices

Further definitions of standards

Some practices must be in place and other in progress at the time a school is authorized to implement any of the IB

programmes.

Implementing a practice will result in an outcome that can be identified with evidence


Definitions

Requirements

Programme specific detail on some common practices


Defining Standards and Practices

Put the puzzle together


Standards and practices

Section ASection A

Section BSection B

Section CSection C

Philosophy Organization Curriculum

Leadership and structure

Resources and supportWritten curriculum

Assessment

Collaborative planning

Teaching and learning


Standards and practices and your future roles

All the Diploma Programmes, everywhere in the world, share the same Standards and Practices.

We want to ensure a common understanding of the standards and the practices.


Consultants and visitors

The consultant will guide the school to improve those practices that need further development in order to meet the Standards

The visiting team will assess the preparedness of the school to meet the required standards


Relevant documents

Programme Standards and Practices http://www.ibo.org/es/become/documents/

Programmestandardsandpractices_es.pdf Guide to school authorization: Diploma Proramme http://www.ibo.org/es/become/guidance/documents/

DP_Guidetoschoolauthorization_es.pdf

WIKI: Materials for consultant and visitor training


Programme Standards and Practices

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Section Standards

A: Philosophy A: Philosophy The school’s educational beliefs and values reflect IB philosophy.

B: Organization B1: Leadership and structure The school’s leadership and administrative structures ensure implementation of the IB programme(s).

B2: Resources and support The school’s resources and support structures ensure implementation of the IB programme(s).


Programme Standards and Practices

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Section Standards C: Curriculum C1: Collaborative planning

Collaborative planning and reflection support the implementation of the IB programme(s). C2: Written curriculum The school’s written curriculum reflects IB philosophy. C3: Teaching and learning Teaching and learning reflects IB philosophy. C4: Assessment Assessment at the school reflects IB assessment philosophy.


Interpreting the standards

Working in groups

Each group will analyze a specific standard and feed back to the large group its conclusions.

The task:

Define the key concept of the standard Prepare a poster to define and convey this key element Share with the large group


Interpreting the Standards

Group 1: Standard A Group 2: Standard B1 Group 3: Standard B2 Group 4: Standards C1 and C2 Group 5: Standards C3 and C4


Levels of achievement/development

The implementation of an IB programme is a journey

A school will meet these standards, practices and requirements to varying degrees along the way


Levels of achievement/development

What do we expect to find in a school that is on its way to the Diploma Programme?

There are minimum global requirements that every school must meet at the time of the authorization

Reading: Section E Guide to school authorization from page 8’


The evidences

What is an evidence?


The evidences

Evidence is the observation or documentation that verifies a practice. It

demonstrates that a practice is in place at the school


The evidences

How is it seen, heard, felt each practice in a school that wants to implement the Diploma Programme?

or What evidence should the school present to

demonstrate that the minimum requirements are in place?


The evidences

Group work

Each member of the group chooses any practice from the Standard assigned to the group and identify 1 possible evidence that shows that the practice is in place at a school.

Share with your group and choose one to share with the large group


The world in which you were born is just one model of reality.

Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you:

they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.

Wade Davis


Session

The DP authorization process


Timelines and fees

http://www.ibo.org/iba/become/newprocess/documents/DPFeb-MarSPA_001.pdf

Schools in the November session

Schools in the May session

http://www.ibo.org/iba/become/newprocess/documents/DPAug-SeptSPA_001.pdf



reader

consultant

visitor


Consultants and visitors

The consultant will guide the school to improve those practices that need further development in order to meet the Standards

The visiting team will assess the preparedness of the school to meet the required standards


Becoming a consultant or site visitor

To become a consultant or a site visitor you will have to be familiar with the current application process

This information is being reviewed from time to time, so it is the responsibility of consultants and site visitors to ensure they are using the latest version (always posted on the IBA site)


Requirements for candidacy

Overview of requirements for candidacy


Candidate phase

The school implements the actions necessary to address the IB requirements for authorization

Support for the school:• Access to the OCC• Advice by the consultant• Guidance from the regional office• Professional development


Working with a consultant

20 remote hours and a consultation visit

-Refinement of the action plan-Refinement of the implementation budget

-Preparation of the Application for authorization


Case Study – International College

Read Application for candidacy

How would you support this school during the candidate phase?


Group 1 1 2 3Group 2 2 1 5Group 3 3 4 1 5Group 4 4 5 3Group 5 5 3 2 4


Consulting with the International College

Each group reads the Application for candidacy with the consultan eyes and under the light of the Standard assigned to the group. Please, use the Standarda and Practices section of the Guide to school authorization: Diploma programme to identify those practices that must be in place at the authorization (also take notes on those who must be in progress, if it applies)

Each group identifies the practices that need further development and write their findings.

Share your findings with the large group.

1. Students who are talented for Sciences will be allowed to focus on this area, avoiding studies on Languages and Math.

2. IB states that all students should do the full diploma.

3. The school should allocate resources for TOK and CAS activities

4. Professional Development for teachers is not required any longer after school authorization

5. Theory of Knowledge must be implemented over two years

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Application for authorization

Application for authorization

Becoming a site visitor


Before the verification visit

- Application for authorization reading (IB educators)

- Subject outlines reading (IB educators)

-Matters to be addressed are sent to the school (if applicable)

-School addresses matters

-IB Americas approves application for authorization and schedules a visit

-IB Americas assigns site visitors


After the verification visit

•Site visitors write the verification visit report

•Decision made by the regional office

•Matters to be addressed sent to the school, if applicable

•School addresses matters

•IB Americas recommends authorization to DG

•School receives authorization letter from DG

•IB Americas sends welcome letter to school with commendations and recommendations

•Implementation starts


Purpose of the verification visit

To validate the written application and collect qualitative information to make an informed authorization decision.

The visitors inform the Regional Office the findings that support:

•commendations to schools for their good practices, •recommendations that will enhance programme implementation•matters that must be addressed before programme implementation.


Feedback to the school

Findings ONLY


• Findings +

• Commendations

practices that go beyond the requirements

• Recommendations

that will enhance programme implementation

• Matters to be addressed:

matters that endanger the authorization if they are not addressed

The verification visit report for the Regional Office


• Authorization granted

• Authorization postponed

•Authorization denied

Possible results


Become a site visitor



Read Guide for site visitors

Questions?



•Read the data collection protocols •Prepare the questions for the verification visit

30’


Sample agenda for the verification visit

Day 1

Time Event Participants Location

8:30-9:00 Welcome andIntroductions

Site visiting team and staff Auditorium

9:00-10:00 Tour of school Informal conversations with students, teachers, administrators, and staff. Includes classroom visits.

School

10:00-10:15 Break Please provide coffee for team

10:15-10:45 Head of school meeting

Team and head of school Conference room

11:45-12:30 Coordinator meeting Team and coordinator designate Conference room

12:30-13:30 Lunch Please provide a light lunch for team

13:30-14:00 Group 2 meeting Team and group 2 teachers Conference room


14:30-14:45 Break Please provide coffee for team




Sample agenda cont…

Day 2

7:30-8:15 TOK and CAS meeting

Team, TOK and CAS coordinator (this meeting can be split) Conference room



9:45- 10:00 Break Please provide coffee for team

10:00-10:30 Support staffmeeting

Team and librarian/ EE coordinatorAdd counselors if deemed necessary

Conference room

10:30-11:00 Administration meeting

Team and board members/district people (depends on school type)

Conference room

11:00-12:00 Student meeting Prospective DP students (the team wants to talk to all the students who will be taking the DP – but use your discretion if you need to choose a sample).

Library

12:00-13:00 LUNCH Please provide a light lunch for team

13:00-14:00 Parent meeting Prospective DP Parents (if not scheduled the previous evening). The team would like to talk to a representative sample of prospective DP students’ parents.

Library

14:00-15:00 Team meeting to review visit

TeamPlease provide coffee/tea for team

Conference room

15:00-16:00 Exit interview to share findings

Team, Principal, Vice PrincipalCoordinator Designate (to be agreed upon ahead of time)

Conference room

Feel free to schedule the meeting with prospective DP parents after school hours or in the evening if you think you will get a better turn out.


How does it feel to be on a verification visit?

Role Play

International College



If you have been given a task, it is time to perform!

Interview 1: Governing body

Interview 2: Diploma Programme coordinator

Interview 3: Language teacher / TOK teacher

Interview 4: Parents

Interview 5: Students


Asks Performs10 Maximitch Johnston, Shelley Color codes15 Romero Figueroa, Mauricio17 Tschirhart, Penelope1 Aaronson, Russell Governing Body2 Blackwell, Chuck5 Buchanan, Laurie Diploma Programme Coordinator6 Dirks, Arno9 Kibler, Barbara CAS Coordinator

11 Monsalve, Pedro3 Boswell, Matthew Language Teacher8 Figari, Gianvi

12 Montalvo Arias, Gloria TOK13 Remtulla, Fatima16 Stevens, Jill Parents 4 Bradley, Jonathan7 Doyle-Davison, Michelle Students

14 Robertson, Tracey

Role Play teams


Scenario assessment

Observe the interaction.Record the observations based on the appropriate protocol (coordinator interview, head, TOK, teachers and students).• Questions that should have been asked.• Positive attitudes• Negative attitudes• Any do’s or don’ts that you observed• Comments or suggestions


Some definitions

Commendations These relate to school practices that are beyond the requirements for authorization and will benefit the implementation of the programme.

Recommendations These provide guidance for the school on further developing the programme.

Matters to be addressed

In certain cases there are areas within a school’s practice that, if not addressed immediately, will jeopardize the integrity of the programme and, thus, the school’s entitlement to be considered an IB World School for the programme


Well done! Thank you for a wonderful academy

Enjoy your evening!

End of consultant and site visitor training

consultant and site visitor training miami october 2011 your presenter alicia d’urbano, iba

Documents

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definitions standards

definitions of standards

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common practices

required standards

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