Creativity, Action, Service PPT Gyanendra Tewatia

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Creativity Action Service The Heart of the IB Programme

Gyanendra TewatiaIB DP CAS CoordinatorG D Goenka world school

Gyanendra TewatiaIB DP CAS CoordinatorG D Goenka world school

Extended Essay (EE)

4000 word essay, on a topic of student interest

Provides excellent preparation for independent study at university level

Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

A framework for experiential learning, involving students in new and active roles

Develops awareness and a sense of responsibility towards the community

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

Critical reflection on how we know and what we know

Develops awareness of cultural perspectives and biases

Allows for connections to be established between disciplines

What is the purpose of CAS? Involve students in new roles

Develop a spirit of open-mindedness and an appreciation

for lifelong learning

Challenge students to enhance their personal growth

Educate the whole person, not just the mind

CAS Aims Create students who are…

Reflective thinkers who understand their own strengths, limitations, goals and strategies for personal growth

Willing to accept new challenges and new roles

Aware of social responsibilities

Active participants in sustained, collaborative projects

Balanced, involved in activities that are intellectual, physical, creative and emotional learning

Averaging about 3 hrs/wk over 18 months (150 hrs)

New CAS New guide for candidates who will complete the

Diploma from 2010.

Aims have been re-written to highlight connections with the learner profile

Emphasis on CAS as experiential learning

New learning outcomes – shifting the focus from “hour counting” to the purpose and quality of activities

Reflection but less form filling

Need for a team approach

New CAS Requirements First Exams May 2010

Several key differences from “old” rules

CAS Team

Monitoring

Acceptable Reflection

Not counting hours, so how do we know if a student

is doing enough?

Learning outcomes are key

Reinforces existing best practice

Cont. Connects to Learner Profile & CAS aims

Shorter than current guide tighter focus, less repetition

Aims to reduce form-filling and mechanical administration

Emphasis on experiential learning

Importance of reflection as part of process

Need for team approach

Focus on

Creativity Artistic activities including

music, dance, theatre, visual arts

Designing and implementing service projects

Examples:

Addressing world hunger or global health issues

Organizing a peer tutoring group in a neighborhood

Planning and implementing an activity to help middle schoolers prepare for high school

Action

Participation in

expeditions

Individual sports

Team sports

Physical activity involved

in carrying out service

projects

Service Building links with individuals

or groups in the school, community, national, and international level

Doing things for others withothers

Examples:

Tutoring or mentoring

Volunteering with community organizations to help people in need

Working on a conservation project

CAS should involve…….. Real, purposeful activities that student initiates, with

significant outcomes

Personal challenge: tasks must extend the student and be achievable in scope

Repeated reference/connection to the

Learner Profile

A clear mindset that CAS is

• education of the whole person,

• framework for experiential learning,

• way for student to make a difference

What Makes an Activity a CAS

Activity? You plan it in advance and set a goal.

You interact with others to work toward the goal.

You can reflect on your progress during and after the activity.

You meet at least one of the 8 learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

Increase awareness of strengths and areas for growth

Undertake new challenges

Plan and initiate activities

Work collaboratively with others

Show perseverance and commitment in activities

Engage with issues of global importance

Consider ethical implications of your actions

Develop new skills

CAS is NOT: IBDP coursework

Any activity for which the student receives payment or

similar benefit

Tedious, repetitive work

Family duties

Religious devotion

Unsupervised by an adult

An activity that could cause division among groups in the

community

A passive pursuit

CAS Guiding Questions

Is the activity a new role for me?

Does it have real consequences for other people and myself?

What do I hope to learn from getting involved?

How can this activity benefit other people?

On what can I reflect during this activity?

What learning outcome will I achieve?

CAS Tips Enhance your Action and Creativity by performing a

related Service, such as coaching younger students or volunteering to do an art project at a senior center.

Enhance your Service by adding Creativity when you take on a role organizing a new dimension of the service or creating a useful tool for the service experience.

Enhance your Service by adding Action, such as clearing brush for hiking trails or picking up trash from the shoreline.

CAS Expectations

Approximately 150 hours over junior and senior years

Concurrency of learning –sustained over 18 months; beginning 1st day junior year

8 learning outcomes

Collaborative project

Portfolio w/ minimum 15 pieces of documentation (reflection & evidence)

CAS Portfolio Professional look

Needs to include:

Summary of activities

Approximate hours

Reflections

Evidence of activities

Formal “presentation” in winter/spring senior year

Build a CAS Portfolio Possible formats:

Scrap book PowerPoint

PhotoStory Display board

Video Other

Arrange by:

Activity Learning Outcome

Creativity/Action/Service

Chronological Other

Reflection Examples A paragraph about one of the learning outcomes

What you hope to accomplish

Difficulties you encountered and overcame

(or why you did not overcome the difficulty yet)

What you learned about yourself and/or others

Abilities, attitudes, or values you developed

How someone helped you think about your learning

How the activity benefited others

How you would improve next time

How you can apply what you learned to other situations

Evidence Examples Pictures/Videos/Newspaper

Program schedule/pamphlets/ ID Card

Registration Slip/jersey/Certificate/ LOR

Emails sent to organization or supervisor

Flier you developed or used

Sport schedule

Audio of music you played or directed

Music Notation

Copy of slides from PowerPoint

CAS MANAGER

ManageBac

Possible future use

Test drive under process

Details later

Programme can launch on students request

What needs to be done?Before Activity begins:

Submit CAS Activity/ Project Proposal form

During Activity:

Write reflections.

Gather evidence.

Submit copies of reflections and evidence:

Attach CAS coversheet indicating learning outcome

Junior year: November, February, May

Senior year: August, December, March

Constantly update CAS Portfolio.

Due Dates for Next Year Reflection and Evidence

December junior year

February junior year

May junior year

Portfolio Meeting

Spring

Portfolio complete with junior year activities

Individual student meeting with CAS coordinator

IB CAS Coordinator

Mr. Gyanendra Tewatia is usually in room or Fitness

Center.

Forms are available online at gdgws.gdgoenka.com

You can write you queries at [email protected]

You are invited to visit CAS Coordinator

Before or after school and by appointment

For a quick chat between classes