Learning
MYP 4-5 Grab bag Free
Need to revise and review a topic quickly? Here are some quick activities that students and teachers can use to check in on understanding of key concepts of MYP Physics, and perhaps use as formative assessments....
About the course
Really Useful Resources
On this page I have curated a collection of really useful resources that I have used to teach, write and develop science curriculum and education materials over the years. Teachers may want to browse...
Assessment
Can-do for a growth mindset
How do we engage students in formative assessment as a prompt to meaningful reflection about their learning, and next steps? In this page I look at the use of can-do statements in a low-impact formative...
Assessment
Assigning a summative level: some practice
On this page I offer some ideas and approaches for gathering and recording formative and summative assessment data, to facilitate best-fit judgements. Image source: tdwi.org/articles/2020/03/23/adv-all-future-of-work.aspx...
Assessment
Assigning a summative level: the theory
I think of summative assessment as a point-in-time round-up of students' achievement, and these are used to establish an overall level of achievement for the purpose of reporting externally (to parents...
Assessment
Approaches to MYP Sciences Assessment Free
Maybe (as Einstein said) not all that counts can be counted but MYP assessment is about far more than giving grades. If you are new to MYP assessment then the pages in this section give an overview of...
Assessment
Anatomy of a criterion
How do MYP Assessment criteria work? This page breaks down the criteria in MYP Sciences and explains the underyling rationale. Anatomy of an assessment criterion There are four assessment criteria[1]...
Assessment
Clearing the goal
On this page I unpack a little what is meant by a 'task-specific clarification' of a task, and offer an approach which works for low-impact formative assessment, which can be used to engage students in...
Assessment
Formative assessment for growth
In this page I offer background and introduction to formative assessment as assessment for learning, and suggest an approach that is directed towards cultivating a ‘growth mindset’ in MYP students. In...
Teaching
Subject Group Overviews (SGOs)
The Subject Group Overview is a key document which provides scope and sequence for the Sciences programme. This page offers guidance on a way to structure an SGO for MYP Sciences, with MYP Physics embedded...