CATEGORY 3 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FORM (PART A)
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PROGRAMME(Please indicate for which IB programme(s) the workshop applies). / ÿ PYP
ÿ MYP
ÿ Diploma
ÿ More that one of the above
X MYP-DP continuum______
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Workshop Title / CPS Workshop Pilot
Name of Lead Developer / Kim Burley & Jennifer Kramer
Organization (if applicable) / Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Address / 4204-58th Street
City, State, Zip, Country / Red Deer AB Canada T0C0Y0
Phone / 403-340-1308
Email /
Anticipated length of workshop / 8 sessions
CATEGORY 3 WORKSHOP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The overall purpose of workshops in this category is to provide a forum for experienced educators to build on and enhance their professional development portfolios. Participants will engage in an in-depth investigation into specific areas of interest and expertise.
(Please check the appropriate boxes below and elaborate where necessary).
GOAL 1
ÿ To provide a forum for exploring educational ideas and areas of interest:
OBJECTIVES
Participants will engage in detailed discussions around topics such as
ÿ Learning theory
ÿ Pedagogy
ÿ Assessment
GOAL 2
ÿ To provide opportunities for investigation into specific areas of expertise.
OBJECTIVES
Participants will engage in detailed discussions around topics such as
ÿ Subject specific content
ÿ Pedagogical leadership
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOP (Please limit the description to 300 words.)
This workshop will facilitate collaboration in science and assist with vertical curriculum planning that emphasizes the development of essential skills and conceptual understandings. Participants will be provided with planning, teaching and assessment strategies that will assist with the development of age appropriate practices to ensure student success and participation in IB programme courses.
RATIONALE OF WORKSHOP PROPOSAL (Please explain the perceived need for the proposed workshop.)
This workshop is a pilot program to assist a jurisdiction with articulation of programs within their schools in order to better prepare students for the rigours of the IB program and to facilitate interaction within the jurisdiction to improve student achievement overall.
INTENDED AUDIENCE (Please state who the workshop intends to target.)
Science teachers from MYP and middles school programs as well as DP science teachers.
RELEVANCE OF WORKSHOP TO IB PRACTICE (Where applicable, state how the workshop will enable participants to make connections with IB practice.)
The purpose of this workshop is to make explicit the core skills and conceptual understandings that are required by students to be successful in Group 4 subjects in IB. The participants will then map these core skills to their specific curricula in MYP programs or middle school courses (8,9 & 10 science classes) to design a program for teaching and developing these skills and concepts at the appropriate developmental level and for reinforcing them throughout the curriculum.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES OF WORKSHOP
(Please state what knowledge, understandings or skills participants will be expected to gain or develop during the days of the workshop.)
Day 1
Understanding of the requirements of the IB DP program in terms of student performance and the standards of performance required to achieve the different levels of achievement. (In general for the program and specific and detailed for the Group 4 subjects.
Understanding of the knowledge and skills students require to succeed in IB Group 4 subjects.
Profile of an ‘Ideal’ IB Group 4 student.
Deconstruction of the skills and concepts to identify the underlying knowledge and skills.
Construction of a timeline for skill and concept development across the grade levels.
Day 2
Design a framework using the specific curricula for the jurisdiction that articulates skills and concepts across the grade levels.
When is it first taught?
When and what do students do as guided practice?
What standard of performance is expected at each level?
What common experiences will students have had?
What level of independence will they have achieved at each grade level?
WORKSHOP DEVELOPER BIOGRAPHY
(Please provide any information about your expertise and experience that may be relevant to the proposed workshop. Please use the following headings when responding. Please attach a CV/resume to this proposal).
Knowledge and expertise in the area in which the workshop is being offered
Please see attached resume.
Experience in offering professional development or adult education events
Please see attached resume.
Relevant IB experience (If applicable)
Please see attached resume.
UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES
(Please provide any literature, research or other material that has informed the design of the workshop).
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Hammond G. (Sept 12, 2007) Multiple Methods of Assessment. http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/glenh/understanding_by_design.htm
Backward Design 101. Amherst Regional Public Schools. http://www.arps.org/users/ms/coaches/backward%20design%20101.htm
Wyatt-Smith, C. M., & Bridges, S. (2006). Assessment for learning: An Australian study in
middle schooling. Paper presented at the International Association for Educational
Assessment Conference, May 21-26, 2006, Singapore.
ALIGNMENT WITH THE IB MISSION
(Please state, if applicable, how the workshop content relates to the IB’s mission).
This workshop is designed to assist schools with increasing student success on the IB exams and potentially increasing participation.
EXTERNAL REFEREES
(Please provide the names of three referees who are familiar with your work or provide references to relevant material you have published).
Erin Albright:
Access Projects Curriculum Specialist
IB Americas
Paul Campbell
Head of Regional Development
IB Americas
Shannon Mitchell
Examination Manager, Biology 30 - Alberta Education
Education Program Standards and Assessment Division-Learner Assessment Sector
Ph.: 780–415-6122
Office use only
Ms. Kim Burley
RR#1
Clive AB,
Canada T0C 0Y0
Home: (403) 340 -1308 Work: (403) 347-1171
email:
Education:
M.Sc. in Biological Sciences
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta – October 1999 Supervisor: Dr. E. Prepas
Bachelor of Education
- Nipissing University College, North Bay, Ontario. June 1986.
Honours B.Sc. Kinesiology (Cooperative Program)
-University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. May 1985.
Employment:
Red Deer Public School District #104 – Lindsay Thurber High School
-1989-present
-taught General Science (10, 14, 24) Physics 20, Biology (10/20, 20, 20 IB, 25 IB,
30, 30IB, 35IB) CALM 20, Marine Biology 25
Red Deer College – Faculties of Science, Nursing, Physical Education, Adult
Upgrading
-1986-1989
-taught laboratories in human anatomy and physiology, general introductory
biological science, and lectures in general biology and human anatomy
Publications:
Burley K. and D. Smith (2011) IB DP Global Lesson- Cholera.
Ritter R, K. Burley and D. Fraser. (2006) Biology. Nelson Science Publishing. Toronto Canada.
Burley K., and M.J. Caldwell (1993) Integrated Activities You Won’t Find in a Textbook. Red Deer, AB.
2 activities on Action BioScience website
(http://www.actionbioscience.org/lessondirectory.html)
Worked on the Biology materials for the IB Access Project-Coordinated by Erin Albright
Special Certifications and Awards:
Distinguished Alumni Award June 2010- Faculty of Education, Nipissing University
Canadian Outstanding Biology Teacher Award 1996 (NABT)
APEGGA Science Teaching Award 1996
Radiation Safety Training
Specialist Certificate from Ontario – Teacher of Native Children
IB Experience
DP Biology Category 1
September 2007 – Houston Texas IBNA (With Bill Ward)
February 2008 – Charlottetown PEI IBNA
DP Biology Category 2
December 2007 – FLIBS (With Bill Ward)
June 2008 – FLIBS (With Bill Ward)
December 2008 – FLIBS (With Bill Ward, Randy McGonegal and Pat Tosto)
June 2009-FLIBS (With Ann Murphy)
October 2009-Halifax Nova Scotia
December 2009 - Chandler Arizona
June 2010 FLIBS
October 2010 – Indianapolis IN
CAS Category I
February 2009 – Houston – IBA (With Malla Kolhoff)
Additional Professional Experience:
-Item Writing for Alberta Learning 1992 – present
-Setting Standards and Marking Diploma Exams 1994-present (Group Leader,
Supervisor)
-International Baccalaureate Assistant Examiner 1999-present; Senior Examiner 2010-
-reviewer for Pearson Canada Science 7, 8, 9 and 10 resources
-led workshops or sessions at: ATA Science Council Conferences (10x), NABT
Conventions (4x) NSTA Conventions(2x), BC Science Teachers Conferences (2x),
Palliser Convention (3x), Central Alberta Teachers Conventions (2x), Alberta
Assessment Consortium Conference, University of Alberta Science Teachers Student
Conference (2x), University of Calgary Faculty of Education Division IV Science. Red
Deer Public Schools #104 Knowledge Institute
-ATA TRC representative for Biology 30 Diploma Exams
-Director of Outstanding Biology Teacher Awards Program Western Canada 2001-
present
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