International Baccalaureate* Education Certificate Courses

For course sequence, request a program calendar. Credits are listed in parentheses.

EDUC771 • Curriculum Processes (3 credits)

First in a series of four integrated courses that, when completed successfully, participants will be eligible to register for an IB Teacher Award. The focus of IB Curriculum processes will be on these four essential questions.

What is international mindedness and how does the International Baccalaureate’s mission and philosophy promote it?
What are the principles of learning that underpin International Baccalaureate curriculum?
What are the curriculum and instructional designs that make the Primary Years Program, Middle Years Program, and the Diploma Program unique?
What implications does the International Baccalaureate mission and philosophy have for matters of worldview?

EDUC772 • Assessment and Learning (3 credits)

Second in a series of four integrated courses that, when completed successfully, participants will be eligible to register for an IB Teacher Award. The focus of IB Assessment and Learning will be on these four essential questions:

1. What is the role of assessment in International Baccalaureate?

2. What assessment strategies and assessment tools are emphasized in all three programs?

3. What assessment strategies and assessment tools make the three programs unique?

4. How is assessment connected to faith and international mindedness?

Prerequisite: EDUC771

EDUC773 • Teaching and Learning (3 credits)

Third in a series of four integrated courses that, when completed successfully, participants will be eligible to register for an IB Teacher Award. The focus of IB Teaching and Learning will be on these five essential questions:

1. What are the learning strategies that are appropriate to effectively implement the the IB programs?

2. What teaching strategies, learning activities, and learning resources support the learner outcomes of the three IB programs?

3. How do the three IB programs support the learning needs of all students?

4. What resources support the learner outcomes of the three IB programs?

5. How can worldview and international-mindedness be integrated into teaching and learning?

Prerequisites: EDUC771, EDUC772

EDUC774 • Capstone (1 credit)

Fourth in a series of four integrated courses that, when completed successfully, participants with be eligible to register for an IB Teacher Award. The focus will be on two essential questions:

1. How does reflective practice and collaborative work support International Baccalaureate standards and practice?

2. What experiences can contribute to the learning of others for the purpose of becoming better members of the global community?

Prerequisites: EDUC771, EDUC772, EDUC773

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