May 2017 IB Exams

The May 2017 IB Exam Season is drawing to a close. IB Exams commenced on Monday, May 1st and continue for SSIS students till Thursday, May 18th. Less than one week remains.

Graduation is next week.

Don’t Forget to Fill out the G2 Survey on OCC

After waiting 24 hours, I have (or will have) provided to you the May 2017 exam for your course. Review the exams and go to your subject section complete the G2 survey on OCC (found on the left column of options).

Year 1 IB Predicted Grades

As has been discussed since the beginning of the school year, providing a justifiable benchmark for IB Year 1 students at the end of their junior year is important for all stakeholders. All Year 1 IB teachers will need to provide their Year 1 IB students with a Predictive Score (1-7) in PowerSchool by the end of the grading period.

The better understand the why of this change toward better alignment with IB philosophy and expectations, see this presentation.

For an example of a comment to provide:

Lang & Lit students have done preliminary work on Parts 1 and 2 of the course and have completed Part 4. The predictive score reflects marks in those areas; next year’s score will change to reflect further assessment on Parts 1 and 2, in addition to the entirety of their Part 3 study. [Name] has completed assessments on Parts 1 and 2 that range from 4-6 on the 7 point IB scoring scale, has earned a 5 in [his/her] Part 3 study. Please discuss with your student what these scores mean and the percentages each is weighted; this information has been shared with [him/her].

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Two and a half weeks of school remain before Semester Exams. Four weeks remain before the final day of this school year. We are about to finish strong a difficult year. Kudos……