Tag Archives: indonesia

IB Asia Pacific MYP Schools in the IB MYP Dunia Network

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

    Al Jabr Islamic School Binus International School Simprug Dili International School East Timor Global Jaya International School Medan International School Mentari International School Sekolah Cikal Sekolah Ciputra Sekolah Pelita Harapan (Karawaci- Lippo Village) Sekolah Pelita Harapan – (Sentul) … Continue reading →

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IB MYP Dunia Network sets up a wiki for BI Moderation

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

The IB does not offer moderation or monitoring of assessment for samples in  non-official languages, for rather obvious logistical reasons. However, for our Language A and Language B teachers of Bahasa Indonesia this means that they do not get valuable … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Best Excuses

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Excuses, be they for homework not done, absences from school, forgetting to fingerprint when they arrive to school. No longer do students tell us that the dog ate their homework, more often than not the parents tell us that it … Continue reading →

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Maths Advisory Visit for GJIS

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

Today and tomorrow all our secondary Maths staff are off timetable because they will be spending time reviewing our MYP Maths programme. Topics include Understanding AoI’s and Student Inquiry, Vertical and Horizontal Planning, Designing Assessments and Unit Planning. We are … Continue reading →

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GJIS is holding our biggest ever MYP Personal Project Exhibition today

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

GJIS is holding our biggest ever MYP Personal Project Exhibition today. All parents are welcome, we have an opening ceremony at 10.00am and a highlights assembly in the main theatre. Afterwards the exhibition will be open until 2.00pm.

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Example MYP Unit Plans and Scope and Sequence documents

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

As an educator I am a big believer in sharing, collaborating and improving. After all we are supposed to be life long learners. In my experience, many teachers are often reluctant to share their materials, for various reasons. If you … Continue reading →

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Schedule for the last 2 1/2 weeks of school

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Week 9 1:50 PM Extended Tutor Group   1:50 PM SSS Workshop Year 9 ‘Sex & Dating’  

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ATL SKills: Using a Mind Map Prezi for getting organised in a digital age

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf Mind Map Getting Organised on Prezi *edit, I’m trying to embed the prezi into this post, but failing so far. will update when I manage to do so correctly. Here is a prezi for presenting the above mind map … Continue reading →

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Indonesia Corruption Watch says National Exams’ ‘Fantastic’ Passing Rate Suspicious

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Sad really, these students are trying their best but end up being victims of corruption and politics. Many schools in Indonesia are struggling to provide safe classrooms let alone a decent education. I wonder if the 99.5% pass rate is … Continue reading →

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New aerial shot of GJIS

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Is it time to change my blog header pic ? This picture was taken ~2009, before the new theatre and ARTS centre was built, some additional car parking and  prior to the golf course in the top right corner and … Continue reading →

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