Rocklin Unified School District

The IB continuum of international education for 3 to 19 year olds is unique because of its academic and personal rigour. Students are challenged to excel in their studies and in their personal growth. Students are encouraged to inspire a quest for learning throughout life that is marked by enthusiasm and empathy.

 

The IB aspires to help schools develop well-rounded students with character who respond to challenges with optimism and an open mind, are confident in their own identities, make ethical decisions, join with others in celebrating our common humanity and are prepared to apply what they learn in real-world, complex and unpredictable situations.

 

IB learners strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. These attributes represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond intellectual development and academic success.

 

• Knowledge - Significant, relevant content that we wish the students to explore and know about, taking into consideration their prior experience and understanding.
• Concepts - Powerful ideas that have relevance within the subject areas but also transcend them and that students must explore and re-explore in order to develop a coherent, in-depth understanding.
• Skills - Those capabilities that the students need to demonstrate to succeed in a changing, challenging world, which may be disciplinary or transdisciplinary in nature.
• Attitudes - Dispositions that are expressions of fundamental values, beliefs and feelings about learning, the environment and people.
• Action - Demonstrations of deeper learning and responsible behavior through responsible action; a manifestation in practice of the other essential elements.

 

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The teaching and learning of language at Sierra Elementary stems from the belief that language is fundamental to lifelong learning. Language is the key connecting all aspects of learning. All teachers at Sierra are language teachers and are responsible for language instruction. Every Sierra student is a language learner. We believe that our students will become effective communicators through the exploration of a rich language program and environment.  Click on the link below to learn more.

 

The purpose of assessment at Sierra Elementary is to gather student performance information for teachers to effectively guide and improve student learning. Areas of academic strength and needed growth are communicated to students and parents through various types of authentic assessments. Frequent, regular, and continuous assessment is integral to all teaching and learning. The types of assessment listed in this policy are used regularly in the classroom to guide instruction.  Click on the link below to learn more.

We believe that all of our students are on a life-long learning journey. At Sierra Elementary we are laying the foundation for our students to develop the skills and desire necessary to learn and reach their potential with built-in individual supports, including: affirming identity and building self-esteem, differentiating, and extending learning. To provide access to the IB Primary Years Program at Sierra, we apply approaches and support systems that address the individual needs and diverse learning styles of all students.  Click on the link below to learn more.

The IB and the CCSS share many goals, the foremost of which is their mutual emphasis on career and college readiness. An IB education not only holds students to the highest academic standards but also incorporates an understanding and appreciation of other cultures and points of view, and world language competency—precisely the soft skills in demand by the global economy. IB students demonstrate a strong competency in the context of global readiness and are, not surprisingly, sought after by colleges and universities for their soft skills as well as their hard-earned academic achievements.

 

Check out the links below to learn how the Common Core Standards are incorporated into our IB Program.

 

Connecting IB to the Core - English Language Arts Standards

 

Connecting IB to the Core - Mathematics Standards

If your child is already enrolled at a RUSD school, you can go to Step 2.