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IB Asia Pacific Newsletter

Quarter Two, 2007

Australasia

AAIBS Conference, 7 – 9 July 2007

The Association of Australasian International Baccalaureate Schools (AAIBS) warmly invites programme coordinators, Heads of school and members of the executive team in Authorised, Candidate and Interested Schools to attend their upcoming conference “Foundations and Futures”, which is being held at Narrabundah College, Canberra from 7 – 9 July. The conference is also ideal for teaching staff who are keep to keep up to date with developments in the IB community in Australasia and is suitable for PYP, MYP and DP schools.

The conference will host an impressive group of keynote speakers, including Dr Ian Hill, Deputy Director General of the IBO and Judith Guy, IBAP Regional Director. Ian and Judith will be addressing topical issues regarding the IB programmes and will also be providing insight into future plans for the organization. They will be joined by Mignon Weckert, IBAP PYP Associate Manager.

Other special guests who will be running sessions at the conference include six of Australia’s most active education leaders who will be discussing education developments in Australasia and the position of the IB and IB World schools in relation to this. Dr Peter Shergold, Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and his staff will be speaking on the proposals for national curriculum and IB and Dr Geoff Masters, CEO of ACER, will be speaking on the Australian certificate of Education and the IB.

The conference brochure and registration form can be downloaded from the AAIBS website: http://www.aaibs.org/news.php#24

ACER IB DP Perceptions Study & IB DP Recognition

ACER has recently presented IB Asia Pacific with the final report of the ‘Perceptions of the IB Diploma Programme in Australasian Tertiary Institutions’ study completed in late 2006 and early 2007. IB Asia Pacific will soon provide access to the report, or a summary of it in www.ibo.org/ibap. There was some very positive feedback about the manner in which DP Graduates are prepared for Tertiary Study. As a result of the feedback in the study, the Sydney office has decided to commence production of a regular Tertiary newsletter to assist in further developing understanding about the Diploma Programme amongst key Australasian University personnel.

IB has also developed a new publication ‘IB Diploma Programme: a guide for universities and colleges’. This publication which explains key aspects of the Diploma Programme, how it is implemented and assessed, what are the requirements for the Award, advice for universities about IB graduate recruitment and recognition policies, also provides a summary of some research that exists to differentiate IB students. There are also a number of testimonials from Tertiary staff about the IB.

IB Asia Pacific has engaged ACER to carry out a comparative assessment of the IB Diploma and State Senior Secondary curricula in Australia. This will involve an analysis of the content, assessment model, standards and work samples for four key subjects. The work will be completed before the end of 2007.

 

Greg Valentine, Regional Representative Australasia

Stefanie Sandford, Personal Assistant

Email: ibapausreception@ibo.org

 


Workshops

The latest IBAP regional workshops were held in the heart of Sydney City at Cliftons Training Centre on 27 - 29 April and were a great success.


We are very grateful for the time and effort the workshops leaders put into running such high quality professional development seminars, and also for the efficiency and hospitality of the Cliftons staff. Our thanks also to Rosalyn, Nigel Forbes-Harper from the Regional office and to the Cardiff staff.

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