What is IB Teacher Certification Program？
ICU Graduate School launched the IB Teacher Certification Program in April 2019 as one of the study programs to train "practitioners" with a liberal arts background.
The program is also corresponding to the '5-Year Program', and aims to nurture future leaders in the field. Upon completion of the program, students will receive a certificate of completion.
IB Teacher Certification Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an international educational program hosted by the International Baccalaureate Organization. This program is designed for ICU graduate students (including 5-year students) who are considering teaching International School and IB World School.
Based on cross-cultural and interdisciplinary background, where ICU aims at cultivating promising individuals who make contributions to lasting peace, IB and ICU share the same ideals and goals. ICU has been aspired to build strong academic foundation of critical thinking, high multilingual proficiency and interdisciplinary learning. ICU also has been successfully adopted number of students who completed IB education since 1970s.
The IB curriculum is largely different from the so-called traditional Japanese education (teacher-led, cramming), and develops interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning. Students will seek out questions themselves and learn in critical thinking and communication with their classmates.
IB educator certificates are IB credentials that demonstrate that you are prepared to teach and lead at an IB World School (IBWS). Building upon IB professional learning resources and workshops, this offering is earned through the completion of IB-recognized ICU graduate school.
This program is open to ICU graduate students (including 5-year students) who are considering teaching International School and IB World School. Students choose either MYP (Middle Years Programme/equivalent to junior high school in Japan), or DP (Diploma Programme/equivalent to high school in Japan) and fulfill program requirements including teaching practicum at an IB world school. Those who completed the program can apply for the IB Educator Certificate which is issued by the IBO.
＜Reference: External Link＞
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
https://ibo.org/
https://ibo.org/professional-development/professional-certificates/
