Middle Years Programme (MYP) ISH 2014 - 2015

Middle Years Programme (MYP)
ISH 2014 - 2015
IB MISSION STATEMENT
‘…to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and
caring young people who help to create a
better and more peaceful world through
intercultural understanding and respect.’
H. Bergman, ATL coordinator, on behalf of M.Cunnane MYP coordinator – 9 September 2014
Welcome
  MYP curriculum in years 10 and 11
  Pastoral system in years 10 and 11
  Meet the mentor
Changes
  Names of subjects (details next slide)
  Service and Action
  Concept based curriculum – prescribed key and related
concepts per subject (“macro” and “micro” concepts)
  Global contexts (“perspectives”)
  Four assessment criteria per subject (max. level 8)
  Common conversion table for grades 1 – 7
Name changes
  Language and Literature
  former Language A
  Language Acquisition
  former Language B
  Individuals and Societies
  former Humanities
  Design, (Product Design and Digital Design)
  Former Technology
  Physical and Health Education
  former PE
Mother Tongue (Language A)
  Depending on student interest and availability
of tutors
Tuition offered in the past: Danish, Polish,
Finnish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian,
Mandarin, Swedish, Japanese
Contact: [email protected]
Mrs Ponsteen, Mother Tongue coordinator
  Even if no tutor, advice to practise formal
writing, reading and speaking (if needed in
Year 12, IB Diploma Programme)
6
This school year
Type of Assessment: the same
  Formative and summative assessment
  Assessment is continuous
  Criterion related
  Students in years 10 and 11 assessed
according to the MYP assessment criteria for
MYP year 5 (in IB documentation)
  No external examination in current year 11
Common assessment
standards
  Internal standardisation per year group per
subject
  Annual moderation for validation of students’
final grades
  Teachers assessment practices externally
moderated by IB appointed moderators
  Moderation report per subject that is moderated
Feedback to students and
Parents
  Results of all summative assessments via ManageBac
  Progress reports & full reports via ManageBac
  Student subject portfolios
Year 10
Take home their portfolios after every key assessment/on a regular
basis
Year 11
Subject portfolios are kept at school/parents can request to see them
Reports
  Progress report – October
  Full report – December
  Interim report – March
  End-of-year report – July
Personal Project –timescale
  Introduction and guidelines to students in April of
Year 10
  Student submits a proposal and is assigned a
supervisor – May, Year 10
  Completion by January Year 11 - new students
complete later
  Exhibition of projects: 3 February 2015
  Internally assessed, selection sent to IB
Year 11 promotion to
IB Diploma Programme
  Specific details later this autumn
  MYP/DP information evening 17 December
  Information on the promotion criteria
  Information about the IB Diploma Programme
  Possibly information about the IB Careers Certificate
IB MYP certification
documentation
  At the end of Year 11, June 2015
Students are eligible for a MYP Record of
Achievement and MYP Certificate if they meet
certain conditions
The Record of Achievement
  Gives a grade (1-7) for each subject registered
  Indicates that Service and Action has been completed
successfully
  Until this year: even if no Language & Literature course
(details on 17 December)
MYP Certificate
Indicates the overall standard of achievement in
all aspects of the MYP
Student needs to satisfy the following conditions:
ü  Has participated in MYP for a minimum of year 11
ü  Has gained at least a grade 3 for the personal project
ü  Has gained at least a grade 2 in at least one subject
per subject group (6 subject groups)
ü  Has met the school’s requirements for Service and
Action
ü  Has gained a grade total of at least 28 points from a
total of 49
For Year 10
  Significant change in the new MYP
June 2016
  Externally marked onscreen examinations
  Externally marked portfolio (Language
acquisition)
  Internally assessed & externally moderated
e-portfolios (Physical & Health Education,
Arts, Design)
6 subject groups for award of
MYP Certificate
  Language and Literature
  Language Acquisition
  Mathematics
  Individuals and Societies
  Sciences
  Arts / Design / Physical and Health Education
(PHE)
For more information
  School website
http://www.ishthehague.nl/
  IB website
http://www.ibo.org
  MYP coordinator: Mrs Cunnane
[email protected]
  This presentation will be posted on i-shMoodle (Students
– MYP General information). Please ask your children.

Download Report