BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.369546.field_event_date.0@www.wright.edu DTSTAMP:20260220T065354Z CREATED:20190911T201748Z DESCRIPTION:International Baccalaureate (IB) is a world-wide\, recognized c urriculum taught in 6\,812 programs across 5\,175 schools in 157 countries – www.ibo.org.  IB is delivered across 4 programs:  Primary Years\, Middl e Years\, Diploma\, and Career-Related.  IB is one of five external exams accepted for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ an d is often compared to Advanced Placement (AP) in its rigor and quality.  Locally\, Fairmont and Springfield high schools teach IB courses in the Di ploma program.  IB tests are scored 1-7\, with 7 being the highest score.  The IB courses are taught as Standard Level (SL) and High Level (HL).  In ternational and US students have taken IB courses and completed the tests needed for college credit\, yet ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has been limited i n its acceptance of IB scores on both the SL and HL tests https://www.wrig ht.edu/sites/www.wright.edu/files/page/attachments/International-Baccalaur eate.pdf\n\n Bisma Sheikh\, Development Associate for International Baccala ureate Organization (IBO)\, will be on ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´â€™s Campus on October 11 \, 2019 to provide two presentations on how universities have developed tr ansfer policies for IB test scores.  The first presentation will be from 1 0-11 in Millett 244.  The second presentation will be from 1:30-2:30 in th e Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).  Ms. Sheikh is also available fo r individual appointments during the day.\n\n Contact Regina Klotz at regin a.klotz@wright.edu with registration questions.  Contact Carl Brun at carl .brun@wright.edu to schedule an appointment with Ms. Sheikh.  This is a gr eat opportunity to update our IB transfer equivalencies and attract studen ts who have taken courses in this rigorous program. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T143000 LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T202037Z LOCATION:023 Dunbar Library\, Center for Teaching & Learning SUMMARY:International Baccalaureate Presentation URL;TYPE=URI:/events/international-baccalaureate-pres entation-0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR