School Responsibilities:

• Ensure collaboration and awareness on teachers’ part of student workloads in the DP including course homework, CAS, and the EE (create a collaborative calendar for teacher use)
• Provide opportunities for students to learn time management and organization regarding homework and study
• Ensure that teachers are trained in the common expectations of homework in the DP
• Provide opportunities for parent, student, and teacher feedback on homework practices

Teacher Responsibilities:

• Regularly maintain a shared, planned calendar of student homework (including the Internal Assessment, CAS, and EE deadlines) to balance student workload, The purpose of this is to ensure students are not overloaded
• Reinforce habits of time management and organization by explicitly teaching students how to become and stay organized in homework
• Collaborate with students to assign relevant and meaningful homework
• Provide meaningful, criterion-referenced feedback to students and parents about homework

Student Responsibilities:

• Plan and organize their time to ensure their ability to meet homework expectations
• Communicate with their teachers and/or the Diploma Programme Coordinator when there are challenges and issues with completing homework or managing time
• Collaborate with teachers and peers to shape homework expectations
• Employ effective time management skills to meet deadlines
• Work in teams to encourage peers and reinforce accountability in their efforts

Rev. 1/14/2020