IB Updates for 2016-2017
With so many new teachers to the high school, there is a great deal of energy and optimism to motivate through all the work that will need to be done. Jay Prodger, Lara Keller and I will be reorientating Y2 students to be better prepared for upcoming IB due dates and exams. New and retuning teachers are creating a very positive atmosphere of support for our IB students as well.
In order to assist our IB students to remain focused on their final steps in their IB path, I will be collecting IB due dates based on each course so that I may provide this list for students, parents, teachers, and administration. I will also create prominent posters so that all stakeholders may remain well aware of IB due dates and the necessary cultural expectations needed to adhere to these due dates.
Although the beginning of the year is always challenging, note the choices, times and locations of upcoming JobAlikes. If you have not attended a JobAlike before, you will have the opportunity to connect with fellow course teachers in the Vietnam-Laos-Malaysia-Cambodia (VLMC) Region. SSIS will be hosting the Group 5 JobAlike on Friday September 30th, 2016. Led by Bill Fossgreen, I look forward to having SSIS demonstrate our dynamic Maths Department. To sign up for a JobAlike, check the link below and let me know so that I can officially sign you up:
VLMC Region JobAlikes 2016-2017 Info and Participants
If you have questions about the JobAlike, please come see me. If you have questions about attending or funding for the JobAlike, please see Jacob Hendrickson or Tina Fossgreen.
IB Training Opportunities
October 28 -31, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
English A: Language and literature, cat 2
Vietnamese A: Literature, cat 1 & 2 mixed
Korean A: Language and literature, cat 1 & 2 Mixed
English B, cat 2
History, cat 2
Visual Arts, cat 2
TOK, cat 2
Mathematics HL, cat 2
Administrators, cat 2
Geography, cat 2
Managing the extended essay, cat 3
For IB webpage information:Â http://www.ibo.org/en/event/419679
Registration:Â http://www.cvent.com/d/8fqr3r/1Q
EARLY BIRD registration ends 28 August 2016
Registration ends 14 October 2016
Please note the Early Bird rate which ends on the 28 August.
November 2015 IB Exams or now loaded on the server. They will be excellent resources for in-class practice as well as for Semester Exams coming in December or for Mock Exams next Spring. You can find the newly uploaded November 2015 IB Exams folder on the Server via Faculty Resources->HS->IB->Examination Papers->2015 November.
Although it is too late for 2016, the IB World Student Conference will be scheduled later for 2017. If you know of any student who may be interested and qualified to attend, please broach the topic with them in order to cultivate the intentions and direction to make such a rewarding trip possible.
IB workshops
For a full list of workshops, including all online offerings, please see the public website. Online workshops are no longer available for registration via Regis. To register for any workshop please use the specific registration button in the events search page.
NEWS:
Important notice for all history teachers
Following feedback from coordinators, teachers and examiners there have been some minor changes to the specimen paper 1 of the new course (first examinations in May 2017).
Important notice for all history teachers
Following feedback from coordinators, teachers and examiners there have been some minor changes to the specimen paper 1 of the new course (first examinations in May 2017).
I look forward to collaborating with fellow IB teachers this year finding ways to improve IB pedagogy and strengthening the IB culture, attitudes and atmosphere here at SSIS. Additional IB information is below.
2017 IB May Examination Schedule
IB Catalogue for Workshops 2016
Link to all IB related resources for students on Moodle
Links to all Ecoursework information <—-all IB teachers will be trained in 2016-2017
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