Secondary Principal’s Blog
February 18, 2022, Update
Christina Powers, Secondary School Principal
Grade 10 IB Course Selection:
Grade 10-course selection for IB is just around the corner. In order to help parents and students plan for this important commitment, we would like to share with you the schedule for ensuring that students and parents students understand their course options.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, during a town hall, students will be provided with introductory information about IB course during town hall. Students will hear from the IB coordinator and the high school counselor.
On Wednesday, we will specifically address the following
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- Introduction to the IB
- What are HL and SL courses, and what courses are available at ISY. See options
- Things to think of when choosing IB courses- How it may impact University acceptances?
- How to select your courses through PowerSchool.
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On Thursday, February 24, 2022, during periods 3 and 4 students will learn specific information about courses that are available. Including the course expectations and details about the Internal Assessments.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 6:30 PM ISY will be hosting an IB information evening for parents and grade 10 students. All grade 10 students and a guardian are required to attend, as IB course decisions will impact students for the next two school years. The zoom link for this evening will be sent in a follow-up email.
At the Parent information session, you will learn the following
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- General information about the IB
- Couse decisions and impacts on Universities
- Answer specific questions you may have.
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Measure of Academic Progress(MAP)
February 21- March 3rd Students in Grades 6-9 will be taking an online adaptive assessment in the area of Reading Math and Writing during their regularly scheduled English and Math classes. The information obtained on this assessment is only one data point that will be used to better understand a student’s strengths and weaknesses.
General Information about MAP Testing:
- MAP Schedule for each grade level
- MAP Assesses Reading, Writing, and Math Skills.
- MAP assessments are online adaptive assessments that provide useful data in developing a fair and accurate assessment of a student’s academic achievement and growth.
- Teachers combine MAP assessment data with all other student data that they have collected in the classroom. This combination of data informs teacher instruction in meeting the needs of each child.
- Students with online and/or in-person learning will be able to take part in this assessment.
- The data obtained on the assessment will not impact reportcard grades.
- No advance preparation is needed just a good night’s sleep.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact cpowers@isyedu.org
The International School Yangon
20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
+95 (0) 9 880 441 040