Creativity,

activity,
sevice

1
What is CAS?
and what is not...

CAS as well as TOK and EE is IB heart

Creativity

Activity

Service

exploring and
extending ideas
leading to an
original or
interpretive
product or
performance

physical exertion
contributing to a
healthy lifestyle

collaborative and
mutual
engagement with
the community in
response to an
authentic need

To complete CAS successfully:

18 months - weekly basis

CAS learning outcomes (7)
CAS experiences
recognize CAS stages
CAS portfolio & reflection
CAS project - 1 month at least
CAS interviews - 3 of them
CAS Handbook

2
What are 7 learning
OUTCOMES?

Seven learning OUTCOMES

LO 1
Identify own strengths
and develop areas for
growth
LO 4
Show commitment to
and perseverance in CAS
experiences
LO 5
Demonstrate the skills
and recognize the
benefits of working
collaboratively

LO 2
Demonstrate that
challenges have been
undertaken, developing
new skills in the process

LO 3
Demonstrate how to
initiate and plan a CAS
experience

LO 6
Demonstrate
engagement with issues
of global importance

LO 7
Recognize and consider
the ethics of choices and
actions

Seven learning OUTCOMES

LO 1 Ss
are aware of strengths and
weaknesses, able to
undertake self-evaluation,
open to improvement
LO 4 Ss
demonstrate involvement
and active engagement
with CAS experiences and
CAS project, show
commitment
LO 5 Ss
shares skills and
knowledge, willing to take
different roles within a
team, shows respect for
different points of view

LO 2 Ss
participate is personal
challenge, willing to go
into unfamiliar situations
and environments, acquire
new skills and abilities

LO 6 Ss
recognize the global
implications of local
issues, takes actions in
response to them locally,
nationally or
internationally

LO 3 Ss
recognizes CAS stages,
shows initiative in new
creative ideas, proposals
or solutions, able to
develop a coherent
action plan
LO 7 Ss
recognizes ethical
issues, integrates the
process of reflection
when facing an ethical
decision

3
What are CAS
experiences & stages?

About CAS experiences and stages

Whats this?

CAS stages represent a process

CAS experience is a specific

event in which the student
engages with one or more
of C A S.

STAGES

investigation
identify interests, skills and talents
investigate what you want to do
determine the purpose

preparation
clarify roles and responsibilities
develop a plan of actions to be taken
identify resources and timelines
acquire skills needed

action
implement idea or plan
decision-making, problem-solving
work individually or in a group

reflection
describe what happened, express feelings
raise questions

demonstration
share CAS experience in CAS portfolio

CAS experience can be a

single event or series of
events.
Series of CAS experiences
lasting at least one month
is a CAS project.

4
What is CAS portfolio?

The process of creating PORTFOLIO is easy

profile

evidence

experiences

CAS PORTFOLIO OUTLINE

Profile

Experiences

Evidence

includes:
interests
skills
talents
plans
goals
ideas

chronicle your journey

in CAS

collect the evidence of

involvement and
achievements

IB profile focus
identify shortterm and longterm goals

incorporate reflections,
learning moments,
personal achievements,
identify CAS stages
identify learning
OUTCOMES
show engagement

planning documents
letters
emails
certificates
participation docs
videos
photos

5
What is CAS reflection?

What reflection is and what is not

Reflection is:

honest
personal
sometimes difficult
sometimes easy
sometimes creative
building self-awareness
necessary for learning
surprising
about thoughts, feelings,
and ideas
adding perspective
what I did, combined with
how I felt

is not:

forced
right or wrong
good or bad
marked or graded
difficult
only a summary
done to please others
predictable
a waste of time
only written
to be judged by others
copying what someone else
said

A picture is worth a thousand

words

a reflexive photograph
composing a song
dramatize a poem
produce a short video
create a poster
create a blog, vlog
a paragraph
an expressive dialogue
a letter
a dance

Significant moments for reflection

IN A MOMENT
OF
DISCOVERY

WHEN A SKILL
IS MASTERED

WHEN
EMOTIONS
ARE
PROVOKED

WHEN A
CHALLENGE IS
CONFRONTED

ACHIEVEMENT
DESERVES
CELEBRATION

6
What is CAS project?

At least one CAS project!

collaborative
well-considered
series of sequential CAS experiences
cooperation
problem-solving
decision-making
team work
can be about C A or S or all of them at
once!
lasts at least a month
remember about CAS stages and
outcomes

Thanks!

Any questions?
You can find me at keson.malgorzata@gmail.com