PK12-IB4 - International Baccalaureate: Professional Learning & Capstone Project
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Course Description
Apply your learning in a mentored, real-world context.
This final course includes two parts: a professional learning series and a Capstone Project. You'll collaborate with an IB mentor and fellow educators to reflect on your teaching and complete a unit of inquiry in your subject area. If you're actively teaching, you'll implement the unit in your classroom. If not, you'll complete a guided simulation.
Course Format:
- 3 weeks of online course work
- 8 weeks to complete the Capstone Project
- Weekly-paced modules and optional live sessions
- Facilitated by an experienced IB educator and mentor
Capstone Project:
After completing the coursework, you will have 8 weeks to complete your Capstone Project. You'll be matched with a subject-specific IB mentor who will guide and support you throughout the project.
Course Progression:
This is course 4 of 4 in the OISE Certificate in International Education for IB. Courses must be completed in sequence:
- IB1: Curriculum Processes
- IB2: Approaches to Teaching and Learning
- IB3: Assessment and Learning
- IB4: Professional Learning & Capstone
Course Outline
Download the IB4 Course Outline for additional details.Learner Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the IB4 course, you will have learned to:
Part 1: Professional Learning
- Engage in three collaborative learning modules
- Reflect on your teaching practices and growth
- Explore digital tools and IB professional communities
- Deepen your understanding of IB authorization and evaluation
Part 2: Capstone Project
- Design and deliver (or simulate) a complete unit of inquiry
- Document planning, implementation, assessment, and reflection
- Work on-on-one with an IB mentor throughout the project
Heather Friesen is Head, Curriculum Innovation & Professional Learning at an independent IB World School in Toronto, where she oversees teaching and learning from JK- Grade 12 and teacher professional development and teaches IB sciences. Heather has taught Grades 7-12 in Ontario and Quebec, including the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs, and was the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Science and Technology. Heather has authored several teachers’ guides and oversaw the development of programs to support the Ontario science curriculum for TVOntario. She has been a workshop facilitator with several organizations and was the on-screen host for the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Exemplars Project. Her involvement with the IB includes as a Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) teacher, MYP coordinator, head of school, DP examiner, MYP Building Quality Curriculum reviewer, workshop content developer, workshop leader and parent.