Uploads & Uplifted Spirits in March! Final PGs and IA Grade Submissions – March 24th

Cassie Armstrong | March 16, 2017 | AP/IB Info | No Comments

Congratulations to Nomer on being chosen to be an IB Examiner in Visual Arts!

IB eCoursework Groups 1 & 2 Uploads Completed

March 15th saw the completed uploads of Groups 1 & 2 as well as TOK Essays and EEs. These are now off to IBO. Kudos to Lara for leading the EE charge and a thanks to all EE Supervisors. Your investment in time and energy for this Grade 12 was immense and it will pay off.

PGs and IA Uploads

Several teachers have already submitted PGs and IA grades. Any questions should be able to be addressed below. However, if you have questions, please do come see me.

The eCoursework folder is available on Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwPDNWShT_P1NkpVZUl1dVBTcmc

Submission deadline for the upload of predicted grades and internal assessment scores 10 April, 2017. However, Spring Break is nearing making the final verification quite difficult to cut so close. All SSIS PGs and IA grades need to be submitted to me by March 24th. I will be in Japan the following week.

Submission deadline for the upload of internal assessment sample work is 20 April, 2017.

Visual arts exhibition submission deadline is 20 April, 2017.

Submission deadline for the upload of group 6 externally assessed coursework components is 30 April, 2017.

Visual arts process portfolio and comparative study submission is 30 April, 2017.

CAS status – deadline date for CAS status submission on IBIS is 01 June, 2017.

(Next year, we are exploring expanding Managebac for all IB courses as this LMS has a direct link to IBIS eCoursework with all the forms and abilities to export directly to the IB system in March/April.)

IBIS computers and Vietnam wifi connection are not to be trusted. This is why March 24th is a suitable internal SSIS upload deadline to get ahead of conferences and Spring Break.

These dates are for IBIS submission. After these dates, IBO will not accept any upload. This is why the March 24th deadline ensures compliance.

IB Core Exhibitions

The IBDP Core Year 1 Core Exhibition on March 20 during advisory in the Auditorium.Students were given the details for this event on Monday; and the slideshow was shared. Here‘s the list of exhibitioners by location.

Non-full DP juniors are welcome to visit. The main audience will be grade 10 students, so they can see and hear about the DP core (CAS, EE, TOK) work that our current juniors are doing. Reflection is at the heart of CAS, so this is a great opportunity for our juniors to gain insight on their journey thus far.

CAS Seniors are pulling it together. Most have caught up on their reflections and added evidence to Managebac. Dan and I expect them (with the odd exception) to be finished their CAS by March 29, the date of their IBDP Core Year 2 Exhibition. I will be conducting their final CAS interview over the next two weeks. This is designed for them to reflect upon their personal growth through CAS since August 2015.

The exhibition is similar to the Year 1 event but more focused on a final culmination of their core program, especially CAS. This is a time to celebrate their achievements and invite discourse about their core journey over the past 18 months. They will have CAS, EE and TOK work on display. This will be an evening event, 18:00-19:00 in the Auditorium. The main audience will family, friends and grade 11 students. This is open to all, so please drop by to help acknowledge the dedication, perseverance and accomplishments of our seniors. They have a lot to be proud of.

Year 1: Monday March 20, 12:25-1:05 (during Advisory), Auditorium

Audience: all grade 10 students, all grade 11’s welcome, staff, admin, etc.

Year 2: Wednesday March 29, 6:00-7:00pm, Auditorium
Audience: parents, relatives, friends, staff, admin, etc.

You can see certain examples displayed in the HS Library right now.