Science SIP

Science SIP

SCHOOL

IMPROVEMENT!!

Increase acknowledgement of high achieving students in the school

• Promote high achieving students by creating an honor roll and principal’s list.
• Recognize good deeds and achievements in MYP assemblies

Increase literacy in science

• Insisting on better English in class
• Alter rubrics if necessary to include proper grammar and sentence structure (rubrics are too vague: “sufficient”)
• Use the library more
• Create assessments that encourage critical reading and writing

Improve MYP achievement

• Have consistent and progressive scientific method instruction from year 1 to 5
• Years 1 and 2 receive intensive training in the scientific method through inquiry projects
• Course counseling for students

Course counseling for students

Students with less than a 3 in Year 5 Science are recommended to enter the NB program, not any DP science class.

<5=SL, 5+=HL

Students in grade 9 & 10 receive information on Math and Science course planning for DP & grade 10 courses (particularly Math, which is streamed in grade 10)

Improve DP marks to above world average

• Curriculum mapping for DP preparation
• Re-writes allowed for some assessments
• Institute strong recommendations for students interested in the DP program.
• Institute recommended achievement levels for entry into DP Science courses (even SL level).
• Students unable to achieve in the DP should be placed in a program where they can succeed as soon as possible.
• Enforce ongoing deadlines for all major assessments.

Enforce ongoing deadlines for all major assessments.

Students must abide by the IB deadlines for submitting assessments.

Teachers have class deadlines at least one week prior to DP Coordinator deadlines.

Students not meeting a school DP IA deadline will forego the IB certificate for that course.