PK12-IB4 - International Baccalaureate: Professional Learning & Capstone Project
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Course Description
The fourth and final course of the OISE Certificate in International Education, International Baccalaureate (Diploma Programme) comprises two distinct components:
- Professional Learning (three modules) and
- A Capstone Project
Professional Learning Component:
Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers, participate in inquiry-based tasks and reflect on current practice as you:
- Explore the principles and processes of reflective practice, including the impact of reflection on student learning and improving teaching practices within the IB Diploma Programme
- Understand the role of collaborative working in planning, implementing and evaluating the IB Diploma Programme’s learning targets
- Discover the interactive technologies and communities of practice that enable professional engagement amongst IB Diploma Programme practitioners
About the Capstone Project:
You’ll demonstrate the practical knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout the program in the final Capstone Project, as you create a unit of inquiry that aligns with the IB Diploma Programme’s learning targets, mission, and overall philosophy. Your work will be captured through a unit of inquiry portfolio, which will include your written curriculum, assessment components and reflective evaluations of your teaching approach within the unit of inquiry. You’ll be partnered with a practicing IB teacher in an authorized school, who will act as a mentor to guide and assess your practical learning throughout the capstone project.
Key topics:
- Principles and processes of reflective practice, including the impact of reflection on student learning and improving teaching practices within the IB Diploma Programme
- The role of collaborative working in planning, implementing and evaluating the IB Diploma Programme’s learning targets
- Interactive technologies and communities of practice that enable professional engagement amongst IB Diploma Programme practitioners
- Capstone: Creating and applying a unit of inquiry portfolio aligned with the IB Diploma Programme’s learning targets, mission and philosophy.
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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.