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This post is aimed at those students who are aiming high in the IB and want to do well in the exams.  Note:  that should be all of you! You may feel that the exams...

I know it may well seem that the exams are a long way off, but actually, they could be ‘just around the corner! The November exam session is about to start and already, some of my...

In the last posting, Diigo was presented as a possible social bookmarking tool. In order to effectively be able to bookmark and later on search for your resouces, it is important to use sensible “tags”...

Most students do not understand how the assessment criteria are applied to their extended essay nor how they can achieve top marks. The single most important factor in creating a successful extended essay is the...

The following step-by-step process provides an approach for teachers so that they can for apply the marking criteria to an ITGS extended essay and provide feedback to students. Past  ITGS Extended Essay reports provide additional...

Have you ever thought of making more of YouTube when reviewing / learning of a new topic? I have found myself more and more going online and posting videos for my classes to watch prior...

A recent news report on the Australian abc news network featured a story on retired military dogs. This got me thinking. What happens to these animals that are trained to faithfully serve and protect their...

Empathy : the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems. Underlying any involvement in community service is a feeling of empathy – a sense of the feelings of others rather than your own. Empathy...

The IB loves feedback – and believe it or not loves to receive this feedback for exams. They were disappointed this year that more teachers did not provide feedback for the Paper 1 examination and...

Reading the Subject Report on the OCC (either for one zone or both for May 2013) will remind experienced teachers of this course about the recurring difficulties encountered by each new group of candidates.   Newer...

Being an established brand adds significant extra value to a business and provides some security in poor economic conditions. For example, in Brand Finance’s list top 50 cosmetic brands by value, 19 of the 50...

The previous post dealt with the self-fulfilling prophecy – or “self-reinforcing feedback loop” – of negative expectations which, when acted upon, create the very situation that was feared/expected in the first place. If speculators/investors feel...