Proactivity

May 6, 2014

As the end of the school year approaches, I have provided posts giving advice on how to help support your review process as you approach those final exams and final few topics of the school year. Now I would like to challenge you to be PROACTIVE. If you...

academic honesty

March 26, 2014

I would like to take this opportunity to remind all students what academic honesty (AH) is , and why its important. I have taken all material in quotations, directly from the IBO policy document on Academic Honesty The IBO policy on AH very much focuses on the...

The DP2 final countdown

February 27, 2014

As you look to the end of your high school experience, now is the time to begin to organise your notes, roll up your sleeves and start the process of review. With 10 weeks of preparation and escalating levels of application, burn out will be avoided and  lower anxiety...

Reviewing for your mid-term / preparatory / mock exam?

My students are about to write their mock exam which as I live in Toronto, is called their mid-term. I have tried to give advice to my anxious students which can be best summed up with, “study smart’. This means get an holistic view of what you need to...

Design experiments / Physiology / Lung volume

January 30, 2014

As part of the IA requirements you may well be asked to plan and carry out an experiment on a topic of your choosing pertaining to a central theme. My students are given free reign to look at the human body and construct an experiment investigating the manipulation of...

Human physiology

November 29, 2013

Human physiology represents a significant portion of the Diploma syllabus and so I would like to share two resources that may help with any possible route of inquiry you may have: http://www.innerbody.com/ is an amazing website that allows you to work through each of...