Lincoln High School IB Newsletter Fall 2014

Lincoln High School IB Newsletter Fall 2013

IB News from LHS Education for a Better World

http://tinyurl.com/Lincoln-IB

In this issue…

Manitowoc Lincoln High School

1433 South 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 IB Coordinator: Dan McGoldrick

[email protected] 920.683.4861 ex. 6195

Coordinator Notes

New LHS technology initiatives designed to meet IB requirements and updates

Assessment/ Credit Update

Exams sent around the world & new credit levels awarded by universities

Course Updates

IB Course Content Updates

Focus on the Extended

Essay

Extended Essay Information and student topics

Learner Profile

Thoughts

LHS students reflect on their role as “thinkers”

Life in the 21st century, in an interconnected, globalized world, requires critical-thinking skills and a sense of international-mindedness, something that International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program Students learn to know and understand.

Notes from the coordinator… In an effort to increase efficiency and encourage the incorporation of technology across the curriculum, the IB organization has announced the incorporation of several elements to stay ahead of the curve in a digital age. Some of these changes include electronic scoring, otherwise known as “emarking,” the ability (soon to be a requirement) for students to electronically upload work for assessment, as well as an increased emphasis on the use of technology for research and presentations.

In order to help ensure that students are able to “rise to the occasion,” diploma candidates have the opportunity to obtain a Chromebook through the IB program to be used for the duration of their participation in the diploma program.

International Baccalaureate Baccalauréat International Bachillerato International

Induction Ceremony

Join in welcoming students to IB!

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IB full diploma students to be honored at an induction ceremony

All current pre-IB and IB students, their parents/guardians, and others

are invited to celebrate…

16 December 2013, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Lincoln High School Auditorium

Our program for the evening will include:

• Welcome to the IB Diploma Years! • Information about IB in general • Academic Integrity • Guidance Notes • On the Road to Earning the IB Diploma • Creativity-Action-Service (CAS) • IB Induction and Pinning Ceremony: Renewing the Commitment • Photos taken & light refreshments will be served in the lobby afterwards

IB Seniors – Full Diploma Students Class of 2014

Riley Biddle

Quinlyn Boonperm Ashley Ford

Samantha Hang Angel Her

Galena Jacquart Logan Lackershire Claire LaLiberte Khaqhovia Lee Maia Madrid Paul Missouri

David Pankratz Josie Prickett Emily Pritzl

Megan Reinhard Baylee Sepnafski

April Thao Tiffany Xiong

IB Juniors – Full Diploma Students Class of 2015

Hailey Augustine

Amari Bauer Alexander Beilman

Emily Curan Angelica Damp

Lauren Davidson Michael Fedozzi Emily Hearley Hannah Hill

Lauren Imhoff Taylor Jurgens

Kersten Kielsmeier Siena Schoepp

Ethan Sorge Alyssa Strzyzewski

Paajtshab Thao Elizabeth Udulutch

Abigail Watson

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. -Khalil Gibran

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Congratulations to 2013 IB Diploma

Graduates

Gabby Gonzalez – attending the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; she was granted 24 credits as well as being offered a $34,000 scholarship from a different university due to her IB diploma program participation.

Alan Kiley – attending University of Lincoln, Nebraska with his major yet undeclared; he was granted 18 credits as well as being granted a $12,500 yearly scholarship due to his participation as an IB diploma student.

Krysta Larson – attending Creighton University in Nebraska and majoring in English and Journalism; she was granted 12 credits and $16,000 academic scholarship – the highest offered.

Most universities and colleges grant advanced credit for the successful completion of college-level coursework while in high school, and for high achievement on International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. Credits earned may be awarded toward general education requirements, degree requirements, or elective credit. Here is a sampling of credits offered for IB courses at popular universities; typically credit is given for HL courses only:

UW Madison: Biology-5 credits, English-6 credits, History-6 credits, Psychology-3 credits, Music-3 credits, Theater-3 credits

UW Green Bay: Biology-4 credits, Business & Management-3 credits, English-6 credits, History-3 credits, Psychology-3 credits, Music-3 credits, Theater-3 credits

UW Stevens Point: Biology-5 credits, English-3 credits, History-6 credits, Mathematics-4 credits, Physics-5 credits, Psychology-3 credits, Theater-3 credits

University Minnesota – Twin Cities: Art-8 credits, Biology-8 credits, English-8 Cr, History-8 credits, Mathematics-8 credits, Psychology-8 credits, Theater-8 credits

IB students earn university credits for their examinations.

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Theater IA: Thailand

Japanese Exams & IA: Japan

ITGS EE & Math HL IA: India

German Exams & Psychology EE:

Singapore

Physics IA: United Arab

Emirates

Music EE, IA, & German IA: Australia

Spanish HL Exam: Egypt

English EE & Exams, Theater IA, Psychology IA, Art IA: United Kingdom

History EE: New Brunswick, Canada

Spanish SL IA: Saskatchewan

Theater Exams: Czech Republic

Visual Arts Exams: Illinois, US

Biology IA: Maryland, US

Music Performance IA: France

Spanish HL IA: Spain

History IA: Greece

Business & Management Exams: Swaziland

Spanish SL Exams: Zimbabwe

Where did 2013 LHS exams go? Examiners residing around the globe are responsible for scoring IB assessments.

Below is a sampling of where both electronic and physical copies were sent.

Math Studies IA: Uganda

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The Learner Profile The aim of all IB programs is

to develop internationally- minded people who,

recognizing their common humanity and shared

guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and

more peaceful world.

The Learner Profile The IB learner profile is the IB mission

statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century.

The learner profile provides a long-term vision of education. It is a set of ideals that can inspire, motivate, and focus the work of

schools and teachers, uniting them in a common purpose.

IB Learners strive to be: inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-

minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective

Thoughts on the Learner Profile IB learners strive to be thinkers

They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical decisions.

I am learning to think about the how

and the why, not just the what.

My IB classes have helped me connect different

problems and topics we learn about to our lives

and the choices we make.

I am learning a more organized, systematic

way of solving problems that considers multiple

solutions.

IB allows you to use your own mind and

make educated decisions for yourself, better preparing you

for life.

LHS IB students share their thoughts on being thinkers.

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Focus on… The Extended Essay

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The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research culminating in a 4,000-word paper. As a required component, it provides:

• practical preparation for the kinds of undergraduate research required at university level.

• an opportunity for students to engage in an in-depth study of a topic of interest within a chosen subject.

Emphasis is placed on the research process: • formulating an appropriate research question • engaging in a personal exploration of the topic • communicating ideas • developing an argument

Participation in this process develops the capacity to: • analyze • synthesize, and • evaluate knowledge.

Students are supported throughout the process with advice and guidance from a supervisor (usually a teacher at the school).

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Riley Biddle: The Manhattan Project in the Shadow of the Cold War Quinlyn Boonperm: Extreme Beauty Practices Ashley Ford: Innocence in Catcher in the Rye Samantha Hang: What has influenced fashion throughout time? Angel Her: The Musical Spring Awakening and its Inner Monologues Demonstrated Through Song Lyrics Galena Jacquart: How Birth Control Started the Sexual Revolution in America Logan Lackershire: Animal Farm Claire LaLiberte: Parallels in Musical Development of Anna Glavare and Donilo in the Opera The Merry Widow Khaqhovia Lee: Viral Therapy Maia Madrid: Hasan al-Sabbah and the Order of the Assassins Paul Missouri: Human Experimentation Under the Nazis David Pankratz: Comparisons of Walter Scott’s The Bride of Lammermoor with Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor Josie Prickett: Cross-Cultural Themes and Connections in Creation Stories Emily Pritzl: Genetics, Heredity, and Adopted Children Megan Reinhard: Munchausen by Proxy Baylee Sepnafski: Should the NFL do more to prevent concussions? April Thao: To what extent is eyewitness testimony reliable in the court of law? Tiffany Xiong: Dentistry Advancements and its Impact on Female Body Image in the Late 19th Through 20th Centuries

Class of 2014 Extended Essay Topics

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HL Biology Seniors began working on their Ecology Option. They collected data at both Silver Creek and Manitowoc River. The students are using both abiotic and biotic data to discuss the topic “Healthy Manitowoc Waters” for their current internal assessment (IA). The students recently engaged in a presentation by Dr. Titus Seilheimer of the Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute; he presented Wisconsin DNR data compiled about the Manitowoc Watershed which will guide the students in their conclusion about the health of Manitowoc waters. HL Biology Juniors began working on their very first internal assessment (IA); the topic is “Investigate the propriety of diffusion or osmosis.” The juniors spent time researching which cell model (beets, dialysis tubing or eggs) was going to work best for their investigation prior to the data collection. IB Physics students are working on their first IA this week concerning motion and free fall. We will be working through forces and circular motion over the next couple of weeks, and finishing the quarter looking at alternative energy sources in preparation for the Group 4 project in early November.

IB HL English juniors will be reading and discussing Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. This is part of the non-fiction requirement of the course. IB HL Seniors will be reading, discussing, and acting out Shakespeare’s Othello

Assessments in HL IB English include an interactive oral, reflective statement, supervised writing, and an independent, analytical essay where students investigate a cultural aspect for each work.

IB SL 20th Century Modern World History students are currently studying the Arab-Israeli conflict and its role as a turning point in the modern world. IB HL European History students are beginning their study of the roots and causes of the First World War. They will continue to investigate the course and consequences of this conflict throughout the fall. In addition, students will be choosing their topics for their Internal Assessment.

All IB history students will be selecting topics for the Internal Assessment component of the history syllabus – the Historical Investigation. In this research project students independently explore a question of their choice related to the course syllabus, while refining their research, analysis, and writing skills. We will be taking a field trip to the UW-Manitowoc Library in December to introduce students to academic resources not available to them at our LHS library.

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Ab Initio Japanese students have focused on tense and conjugation of adjectives, verbs and nouns in the positive and negative tense, past and present tense. They conducted a survey asking who did and didn’t do certain activities, and produced a written, as well as graphic summary, of their findings. They also finished learning half of the katakana character alphabet, and are now writing a diary text type describing what they did or didn’t do yesterday and how it was or wasn’t. Ab initio Japanese 2 students just completed studying the four seasons, including new kanji characters and sporting events. They created a kirigami (paper cutting) poster highlighting their favorite season, describing why they chose it and what types of activities they can do during that season. They just began studying weather and climate with an emphasis placed on the geography of Japan. Students will be able to describe weather and climate, and identify Japanese cultural symbols associated with weather. They will be able to calculate degrees F to degrees C and give compass directions. They will also compare their climate with the climate of Japan as practice for the Ab initio Written Assignment assessment.

IB Mathematics seniors are working on their IA Exploration along with probability and statistics. IB Mathematics juniors are having fun with functions and doing a Reality Project with sequences and series.

LHS Course Updates…

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IB Visual Arts IB Visual Arts is exploring the development of man's artistic sense. From 17,000 year-old cave paintings and the origins of language in Mesopotamia to the elegantly balanced hieroglyphics in ancient Egypt - we investigate the human instinct to create and hypothesize how man developed the criteria for what we consider to be beautiful.

Theory of Knowledge (ToK) students are continuing with their introduction evaluating all aspects of truth from four different realms of thought. They are currently focusing on the limitations of history and of art as a way to find truth. Students are working to improve their abilities to engage with truth as not only a function of multiple ways of knowing, but also how those ways of finding truth appear in multiple disciplines.

IB Spanish students have been working on past tense narration and cultural identity expression as seen in legends. We have taken a portion of a sample exam and will be working towards the oral exam proficiency. We will also be incorporating structure for more text types.

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French IB 1 and 2 are finishing the Social Relationships theme with a practice "Travail Écrit." This internal assessment will be done by testing IB 2 students at the end of the semester. The January assessment will be submitted for external evaluation. French IB students are also practicing for the oral internal assessments by describing images linked to the themes and francophone cultures. IB 2 students are also being scored on various interactive oral activities throughout the semester as the second part of the internal oral assessment. Students are regularly scored on oral activities; these scored in-class activities provide half of the oral task Internal Assessment component. Because of the multiple samples, students have the opportunity to have their best effort submitted as half of the oral Internal Assessment. The individual oral component will be in February, at which time a portion of this individual oral assessment will be to describe an image and comment on its relationship to Francophone cultures. The Individual Oral submissions are scored and then a sampling is sent in for external monitoring. IB Music October is the beginning of chordal analysis in music. As students reinforce this concept throughout the year, they will be able to look at a musical score and interpret exactly what is happening harmonically. As the month and semester continue, we will analyze classical symphonies, rock music, jazz music and world music. This month also marks the historical analysis of music from the Medieval and Renaissance time periods. We will study the development of music from once simple monophonic line to the introduction of thirds and sixths in music.

LHS Course Updates continued…

The LHS IB Newsletter will be published in fall, winter, and spring. Any material should be addressed by email to Rachael George, Social Studies Department Chair and teacher at LHS

[email protected]

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