The move from HS Literature to MS Theatre was rather noisy!  Not only due to the much larger class size, but also because, well, Middle Schoolers.  It was exciting to get back into performance options, and to be reminded of what I love about teaching Theatre, but I am rather glad to have discovered that personal amplifier headsets are highly convenient and accessible.

Within the IB Framework, our focus has been on Approaches to Learning 3 - Teachers use local and global contexts to establish the relevance of the curriculum.  By moving a number of the assessment parts into an online system, students can be encouraged to make use of search and explanation opportunities in their most confident language, while also understanding task requirements through the use of a compartmentalised translation service - even while during an assessed class period.  It has also allowed for weekly notations within a diary construct, that provides clear reminders for when they need to do a comprehensive reflection after some weeks of collaborative working.