2011-2012 - Bavarian International School

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FAMILY TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL DESIGNATED HOLIDAYS: Living internationally presents great opportunities for travel. We encourage families to take advantage of the many rich experiences that can provide life-time memories. However, planned trips should not conflict with school days. We ask that when you plan trips, you schedule your flights to avoid having your sons/daughters miss school days. Teachers will not be asked to make special arrangements for students who miss school because of unscheduled holidays. Every effort will continue to be made to support the needs of students who miss school due to an illness, an emergency or a situation beyond the family’s control. UPPER SCHOOL ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING Assessment and reporting are integral parts of the teaching and learning process, designed to facilitate and monitor the progress of student learning. Effective assessments should: • improve student learning as well as teaching practice; • are a continuous, on-going process; • are directly related to learning outcomes/curriculum standards; • are criteria referenced; • use a wide range of multiple strategies/tools; • have clear criteria that are known and understood in advance; • involve frequent opportunities for students to be assessed in authentic context; • engage the learner in the reflection of their learning. We also believe that assessment should be: • honest, accurate, fair and reliable; • modified to suit individual students; • user-friendly for both teachers and students; • cumulative, consistent and valid; • clear, concise and as culturally neutral as possible; • significant, engaging, relevant and challenging; • positive and encourage growth; • able to cover a broad spectrum of understanding, knowledge and skills; • linked to/suited to the task undertaken; • regularly reported to students and parents. ASSESSMENT TOOLS To ensure that our assessment tools enhance the learning process and the development of our students, teachers will use a variety of formative and summative assessment tools and techniques. Below are the types of assessment tools and techniques that teachers will use. 29
Processes Student Self-Assessments Writing, Work folders Anecdotal Records Parent Conference Notes Observation Notes Peer Assessments Documented Learning in the Context of Instruction Student Interviews Checklists Close Activities Inventories Rubrics Selected Writing Class work and Homework Assignments Observations Experiments Investigations Products Portfolio Modules Writing Samples/ Journal Samples Reading Logs Special Projects Essays/Tests Performances/Demonstrations Documented Learning through Formal Assessment Upper School End of the Year Internal Assessments (grades 9, 11) and Mock examinations (grades 10,12) ACER’s International Schools’ Assessment (Grade 9) Subject-specific unit assessments. EXPECTATIONS - STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS BIS students will be more successful in achieving their academic potential if they, along with parents and teachers, meet the following expectations. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO: 1. abide by the Upper School Code of Conduct; 2. come to class prepared with required class materials (see supply list); 3. make sure that s/he understands the criteria and expectations for each assessment task; 4. keep a neat and orderly homework diary and record his/her homework for each of their classes in the diary on a daily basis; 5. take tests/quizzes on the assigned day. If a student is absent from class, s/he is responsible for the work that is missed. See Late Work/Absentee guidelines below in italics: • If a student is absent, then the student is expected to take responsibility for his/her learning and see the teacher to negotiate deadlines for missed assessment tasks; • Students must inform teachers at least one lesson before a planned absence(s) (e.g. - sport trips, academic daytrips, etc). Students are expected to make up any work that they miss; 6. submit his or her own work to the teacher. If a student chooses to submit work that is not entirely his/her own, then this act can be considered plagiarism. The following information is taken from James D Lester's Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, 9 th Ed. 1999. 30
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