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PROGRAM OUTLINE

UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF PROGRAM

ICU’s IB Teacher Certification Program and IB Advanced Teacher Certification Program are both housed within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The programs offer pre-service and in-service teachers the opportunity to deepen their understanding and knowledge of practical and theoretical aspects of IB education through graduate level courses taught by university faculty and IB World School practitioners. Graduate study at ICU is designed to develop broad and deep scholarship, the ability to conduct research and the ability to fill leadership roles for the realization of peaceful coexistence of humankind in Japan and abroad. Courses are offered in English or Japanese. The program brings together students with diverse linguistic and educational backgrounds, including graduates of IB schools, who will contribute to critical and active dialogue.

Students who complete the ICU IB Teacher Certification Program are eligible to apply for the IB Certificate as below;

・IB certificate in teaching and learning MYP or IB certificate in teaching and learning DP (CTL)

・IB advanced certificate in teaching and learning research （ACTLR）

IB certificate in teaching and learning MYP/ DP （CTL）

Eligible Students:

Undergraduate students including students in the 5-year program at ICU who fulfill both of the following conditions:
①Students who have a GPA of 2.5 or above when register.
②Students who are enrolled in the Teaching Certification Program.
Graduate students at ICU including the 5-year program (M.A. or Ph.D. Program in any field) who fulfill the following conditions:
①Students who have (or expect to have by graduation) teaching certification in Japan or the equivalent in another country.
②Students who have a GPA of 3.0 or above when register.

* Non-degree students are not eligible.
ICU graduates who meet the specified requirements may participate as a non-degree student.
https://www.icu.ac.jp/admissions/undergraduate/exam/auditor/

Requirements of the Program:

Complete the required course: Total of 6 courses
Completion of 6 courses in total (3 courses of Required Courses, Choose one courses from each category of Elective Requirement Course) from the course list.
Complete a Teaching Practicum at an IB World School
QEED528 Teaching Practicum in IB World School
Teaching certification in Japan (or equivalent certification in another country)

Course List:

Required Courses

QEFD424 Introduction to IB Programmes
QEED529 Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the IB Programmes: MYP and DP
QELE516 Teaching Methods in English-Medium Instruction

Elective Requirement Course

①International Education
QEED515 Research on Education in Diverse Societies
QEFD406 International Comparative Education
EDU215 Fundamentals of Comparative and International Education

②Philosophy of Education
QEED526 Seminar in Philosophy of IB Education: MYP
QEED527 Seminar in Philosophy of IB Education: DP

③Instructional Design and Online Learning
QEED523 Practitioner Research- Instructional Design Cases
QEED522 Instructional Design: Theories and Principles
EDU101 Theories and Methods of ICT Application to Education

Please click here to see Courses and Syllabi.

IB advanced certificate in teaching and learning research （ACTLR）

Eligible Students:

Applicants must fulfill (a), (b), and (c).

(a) Those who fulfill one of the eligibility conditions of Master’s course regular students

(b) Those who have/are expected to have teaching experience for more than three years in total* as teaching staff in IB World Schools

*The period of leave cannot be included in the total year of experience. However, the period of teaching as parttime teacher can be included in the total year of experience.

*Unlike CTL, students must be selected and accepted for participation in the program when applying to ICU Graduate School.

Admission :　https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/admissions/gs/exam/