Welcome to the IB Teacher-Librarians' Pages!

The purpose of this site is to serve as a resource for International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) Teacher-Librarian's around the world. The site is maintained by members of the IBSO Round Table.

"The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a recognized leader in the field of international education, encouraging students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens. Founded in 1968, we currently work with 1,920 schools in 124 countries to develop and offer three challenging programmes to more than 500,000 students aged 3 to 19 years." From the IBO Official Website

IB Documents

• The Diploma Programme : (including the IB hexagon)
• School's Guide to the Diploma Programme
• A Continuum of International Education: From the IBO Official Website.
• IB Programme Standards and Practices : Geneva, 2005
• IB Learner Profile : From the IBO Official Website, March, 2006 

• IB Community Theme: from IBO website -- "sharing our humanity" --2003 (2006-2009)

   

   

   

Characteristics of the IBDP

• Multiple assessments (examinations, oral anaysis, written papers, individual portfolios, group projects)
• Moderation: student work is internally and externally moderated by worldwide examiners,  and other classroom teachers (as well as their own)

• Continuously upated curriculum: each subject area is updated in a five-year (5) renewal cycle)

   

   

IBDP Programme and Resources

• Group 1: A1 Language
• Group 2: Second Language
• Group 3: Individuals and Societies
• Group 4: Experimental Sciences
• Group 5: Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• Group 6: The Arts
• TOK
• Extended Essay
• CAS

General Resources in support of the IB

• Online Curriculum Centre (OCC) Password Required
• IB World Magazine

IB Curriculum Resources

• Curriculum Development and Ethics in International Education : The Meaning of the IB programme - A paper written by D.Ian Hill.
• History and Nature of International Education : Interpreting International Education. Geneva, 2002
• What Is Education For? : Six myths about the foundation of modern education and six new principles to replace them by David Orr. Published in the Journal In Context. 1996.

The Three Core Requirements of the IB

• IB Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS)
• Extended Essay Resources (EE)
• Theory of Knowledge Resources (TOK)

International Educational Associations

• Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA)
• Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE)
• Canadian Association of International Schools (CAIS)
• Centre for the study of Education in an International Context (CEIC)
• Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario (CIS)
• Council of International Schools (COIS)
• European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
• International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
• International School Services (ISS)
• International Schools Association (ISA)
• International Schools of Ontario (IBSO)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Created and maintained by Julia Beck in 2007. To add to these pages please contact jvbeck@bell.net