MYP moderators
The role of the moderator
Moderators are teachers in IB World Schools offering the MYP, ideally with experience of teaching the final year of the programme. Interested teachers are asked to speak to their programme coordinator, who can submit an online recommendation on their behalf. Teachers invited to become moderators have to attend face-to-face training at two-and-a-half-day standardization meetings in one of the IB regions:
- IB Africa, Europe, Middle East
- IB Americas, or
- IB Asia-Pacific.
The meetings are led by experienced senior moderators whose support is available throughout the process. All expenses associated with the meeting are covered by the IB and moderators also receive a daily fee. Meetings take place in April and May each year. Moderation of samples and writing of reports for the eight schools normally allocated to each moderator must be completed within a period of eight weeks after the meeting. A fee is paid for each sample moderated.
The role of moderator affords an opportunity to gain professional development in the assessment of MYP student work and to exchange ideas with teachers from other schools. The cooperation of heads of schools is much appreciated in releasing teachers from school in order to attend the standardization meetings. However, the experience gained by teachers during the moderation process can be of great benefit to teaching and learning in the school.
If you have any questions about becoming an MYP moderator, please e-mail us at myp@ibo.org.
Comments from returning MYP moderators:
"I would love to be part of the moderation process again next year. My school is very supportive of my inclusion as they are in the initial stages of monitoring of assessment.”
"I’d like to let you know that I’m delighted to be invited to work again and will be happy to attend the meeting."
"Thank you for the invitation. I will participate again! And I am learning from it every time!”
"Thank you for inviting me. I really enjoyed the moderation work.”
"I enjoyed my first time as a moderator and found it to be the best professional development that I have undertaken in a while.”
"We all enjoy doing MYP moderation and growing as professionals in the nurturing environment the assessment team provides. I’ll be happy to join you once again.”