May - July
Tasks to complete during the end of the school year as a MYP coordinator
Administrative
Organise a graduation celebration for Year 5 MYP students going into the Diploma Programme (DP).
Consider using ManageBac to allow MYP Year 5 students make their DP subject choices via the DP Plans Worksheet as part of the graduation/celebration process.
It may be worthwhile to have preparatory exams in DP style conditions for MYP Year 5 students if your school does not do eAssessment or any other standardised test for MYP Year 5 students. This can be achieved with AssessPrep and ManageBac’s two-way integration.
With the leadership team prepare gifts or videos for teachers that are leaving the school.
Staff
Work with teachers to prepare a summer packet of work for the students to get them ready for next year’s material.
Ensure that leaving teachers have given their teaching materials either to you or the curriculum leads for next year’s new teachers
Prepare an end of year event calendar for teachers so they know special events such as end of year concerts or sports days. Teachers can then be prepared for disruption to classes.
Parents
Prepare a transition workshop for incoming MYP parents.
Talk with parents about the importance of working with their children over summer to avoid the 'summer slump'.
Students
Organise a 'Transition Day' where students move up to MYP.
Teacher-led transition ideas:
Discussion about behavior expectations, differences in MYP as compared to primary, ATL skills, Learner Profile, assessment
Scavenger hunt around the secondary school
Short version of moving to the bells/period breaks
Secondary teachers teach an intro version of their class
Student-led transition ideas:
Primary students watch the project presentations
MYP 1 students are buddied up with primary students throughout the school year
MYP students teach primary students about assessment, ATL skills, Learner Profile traits
MYP students walk primary students around their classes for a day/week
MYP students work with primary students on an inquiry project together
Transition the students into their next year levels and have a workshop for students doing the personal/community project next year, so that they can get started researching in the summer.
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