Sep 27 2011
IB Course Pacing
The following table presents a possible pace with which a class could move through the IB Economics syllabus, with the corresponding chapters from my textbook, Pearson Baccalaureate Economics.
The timeline below is based on my school’s calendar over the two years of the IB program. In year 1 there are approximately 35 weeks (not all complete) of contact time with students. In year 2, IB classes meet for a total of 29 weeks, for a total of 64 weeks of contact time.
In my school, IB classes meet on average three times per week, for a total of 3.25 hours per week. Over the 64 weeks, an IB class will meet for a total of 208 hours. To meet the 240 hour requirement for instructional time from the IB, I use several online learning resources including this blog and Google docs assignments, as well as social bookmarking, and video lectures (learn more by exploring my resources at Welker’s Wikinomics)
Thanks Jason for this. I've been busy building off of what you've done and tweaking for my own plans. This has been majorly helpful in figuring out how to pace appropriately.
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Glad I could be of help, please let me know if you have any other suggestions or ideas for resources that would be beneficial to IB Econ teachers.
-Jason
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Would "everything" be too much?
I'd love to get a peek at your lesson plan structure, teaching technique, or planning schedule (how do you order your time to be adequately prepared to teach each lesson).
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Is it online course??
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No, this is not an online course. This is just my suggested pacing for the current IB Economics syllabus.
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