Implementing the IB Diploma Programme: A Practical Manual for Principals, IB Coordinators, Heads of Department and Teachers - Softcover

Loo, Marc Van; Morley, Kevin; Goodban, John; Prof Dr Frans Van Loo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521544874 ISBN 13: 9780521544870

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The IB Diploma Programme is a two-year pre-university high school programme. Schools wishing to introduce the Diploma Programme are faced with a major investment in terms of time, effort and money in order to become IB-authorised. This hands-on manual helps prospective schools to navigate the process by providing comprehensive information on the Diploma Programme and a clear roadmap for successful IB implementation.

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About the Author

Dr Marc van Loo is the Project Manager and Chief editor of this book, which was written in collaboration with 30 IB experts from around the world. Formerly an IB teacher (further) Mathematics and TOK at the United World College of South East Asia, Singapore, Marc followed his interest in developing cross-curricular and experiential education and took up his current post of Coordinator of Critical Thinking at NanYang Technological University, while at Overseas Family College, a Singaporean affiliate of CalState University, he is Coordinator of Critical Thinking and Experiential Learning, as well as Professor of Mathematics and Physics. <P>Marc is founder and owner of LooLa Adventure Resort, an educational resort on Bintan island, Indonesia, which is a popular destination for both Singaporean and International schools alike. LooLa plays a central role in the 'Keyboards for Kids' community service programme, which has delivered over 300 computers to local schools so far, and whose aim is to supply all Bintan schools with computers over the next 5 years. He has conducted corporate training courses at his resort, and has taught adults (mostly teachers) from 1995-2000 in the Open University's BSc mathematics programme. Finally, he is developing the education programs for Monkey Island, an exciting edu/eco project to rescue Singapore's Long tail macaques. Marc contributed the opening chapters to the book, as well the mathematics chapter (together with Peter Joseph), which puts forward the case for a more holistic interpretation of the mathematics curriculum. <P>A Dutch national and Singapore PR, Dr van Loo earned his PhD in Mathematical Physics in 1995 from the National university of Singapore, where he was invited to study on a research scholarship. His continuing research interest is cosmology, especially the large-scale evolution of the universe.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521544874
• ISBN 13: 9780521544870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 548