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PMSS Grad Transitions: CAS

PMSS Grad Transitions: CAS. Creativity Action Service Grads 2011 Parent Info Presentation. What is CAS. CAS enables students to enhance their personal and interpersonal development and provides a counterbalance to the academic pressures of the rest of the Diploma Programme . What is CAS.

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PMSS Grad Transitions: CAS

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  1. PMSS Grad Transitions: CAS Creativity Action Service Grads 2011 Parent Info Presentation

  2. What is CAS • CAS enables students to enhance their personal and interpersonal development and provides a counterbalance to the academic pressures of the rest of the Diploma Programme.

  3. What is CAS • Creativity: arts, and other experiences that involve creative thinking. • Action: physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle. • Service: an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student.

  4. What is CAS CAS should involve: • Real, purposeful activities with significant outcomes • Personal challenge—tasks must extend the student and be achievable • Thoughtful consideration—planning, revising, reviewing, reporting • Reflection on outcomes and personal learning CAS is about the student and their journey through life.

  5. What is CAS CAS is one third of the IB Core along with TOK and the Extended Essay. CAS must be successfully completed to earn the IB Diploma. CAS is Pass/Fail for IB.

  6. What is CAS CAS 11 and CAS 12 are required components of the PMSS CAS programme. CAS 11 and CAS 12 are BC Ministry of Education 4-credit courses and are part of the BC Graduation Programme. CAS 11 and CAS 12 must be given a percentage and letter grade to satisfy BC M.o.E. requirements.

  7. Learning Outcomes • There are 8 learning outcomes that must be met over the 18 months of CAS. • Students need to plan activities, carry them out and provide evidence to show the learning outcomes are met. • We don’t count your hours! It is expected that students will spend approximately 3 hours per week on CAS activities.

  8. Outcome 1 • Increased awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth. They are able to see themselves as individuals with various skills and abilities, some more developed than others, and understand that they can make choices about how they wish to move forward.

  9. Outcome 2 • Undertaken new challenges. A new challenge may be an unfamiliar activity, or an extension to an existing one.

  10. Outcome 3 • Planned and initiated activities. Planning and initiation will often be in collaboration with others. It can be shown in activities that are part of larger projects as well as in small student-led activities

  11. Outcome 4 • Worked collaborativelywith others. Collaboration can be shown in many different activities, such as team sports, playing music in a band, or helping in a kindergarten. • At least one project, involving collaboration and integration of at least two themes of creativity, action and service, is required.

  12. Outcome 5 • Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities. At minimum, this implies attending regularly and sharing responsibility for dealing with problems that arise.

  13. Outcome 6 • Engaged with issues of global importance. Students may be involved in international projects, but there are many global issues which can be acted on locally.

  14. Outcome 7 • Considered the ethical implications of their actions. Ethical decisions arise in almost any CAS activity. Evidence of thinking about ethical issues can be shown in various ways, including journal entries, and conversations with CAS advisers.

  15. Outcome 8 • Developed new skills. As with new challenges, new skills may be shown in activities that the student has not previously undertaken, or in increased expertise in an established area.

  16. Experiential Learning

  17. ManageBAC: Your Child’s New Best Friend • https://portmoody.managecas.com/login • Online management software for CAS and more. • Secure and private. • Message board, calendar, to do list, group organizer, world lit, TOK, EE …

  18. Manage BAC

  19. Evidence • Journal on Manage BAC regularly. • Activities should be 3 hours per week—recording should be 15 -30 minutes. • Weekly or bi-weekly is best—keep a record over time. • Go beyond description—explain what you learned and experienced. • Include emotional responses, make connections to your learning, track your changing opinions or beliefs, make it worthwhile. • T3N • Today I observed… • Today I participated… • Today I learned… • Next time I will..

  20. Timeline and Dates • September 21, 2009: Log-on and Register on PMSS CAS Manager. • September 25, 2009: 250 word (min) reflection on “What does CAS mean to you?” uploaded as MS Word document to CAS manager in the Calendar or Events Drop box. • September 30, 2009: Initial CAS Plan uploaded to CAS Manager in the Calendar or Events Drop box.. • October 2009-April 2011: Monthly meeting with CAS advisor. Keep updating evidence and activities. • April 2011: Exit Interview.

  21. Concerns • Late start • Not keeping up with regular updates • Balance of activities • Service activities • Creativity

  22. How can you help your child? • Time management • Ask them to show you what they are doing on Manage BAC • CAS Guide, PMSS CAS Handbook, Rubrics, other info is available on Manage BAC in the files section • Use the PMSS website (not quite ready yet…sorry)

  23. Questions Contact the Dynamic Duo a.k.a. • Mr. Bolognese (dbolognese@sd43.bc.ca) • Mr. Lenihan (slenihan@sd43.bc.ca)

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