In one week the IB history exams begin

May 4, 2016

To steal from Lenin, ‘What is to be done?’  The burning questions of IB history may include how to get the elusive 7 or how to pass if you haven’t opened your textbook in the past year.  Although these are very different scenarios they both involve...

Introductions (Part 3): Nailing it in Paper 2

April 29, 2016

Having looked at techniques for introductions for Commentaries and Written Assignments (Parts 1 and 2 of this series), it’s time to look at what you can do to provide winning introductions to your Paper 2 essays. Here again, as with the Commentary, we’re...

Past paper practice – how to make the most of it

April 20, 2016

Working through past Mathematics papers is an essential part of revising for exams. But how can you make sure that such practice improves your ability to answer exam questions? It is of course helpful to have the answers, preferably worked answers, so that you can...

WeTransfer your images and video

April 18, 2016

Students most frequently use cell phones for capturing images and videos for inclusion in IB work. These can be huge not only from the file size of each image or length of each video, but also from the sheer number that a student may wish to transfer to the teacher,...

What is a predicted grade?

March 11, 2016

At this time of year you may hear your teachers mention predicted grades.  This may make you nervous and you may worry about what this is, but it shouldn’t worry you at all. The IB asks your teacher to give a best guess of what your final IB result will be. ...

Introductions and Conclusions (Part 2)

March 9, 2016

First, let’s review some advice from Part 1 of Introductions and Conclusions: ***The most important factor is being aware that you are talking to someone who does not know you and does not know what you think about the material, whether it’s a work you have...