Who's who?

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Key EE people

The Supervisee (the student)

All the following text is taken directly from the IB EE Guide

Students are recommended to: 

The Supervisor

All the following text is taken directly from the IB EE Guide.

Supervisors are required to:

The EE Coordinator

At ISB this is Mrs McCosh

All the following text is taken directly from the IB EE Guide

Team Leader(s)

It is common that some subjects are more popular than others. This is true at ISB and at all other IB schools. For example for the class of 2018 there were 17 students completing their EE in Psychology and 15 in English A. 

At ISB those subjects with the most EE supervisees will also have a subject team leader to help coordinate and communicate amongst the subject specialists supervisors. You are likely to have group meetings run by the team leaders.

The Librarians

At ISB this is Mr Bell and Ms Kehe

All the following text is taken directly from the IB EE Guide

Librarians are uniquely positioned to play an important and effective role in the extended essay process. As interdisciplinary educators they are able to work across subject areas to help students become lifelong learners through inquiring, gaining and creating new knowledge, and pursuing personal interests. With the necessary educational background and training they are able to support students in the development of information literacy and research skills 


The IB Coordinator

At ISB this is Mrs McMillan

All the following text is taken directly from the IB EE Guide

The Diploma Programme/extended essay coordinator plays an important role in implementing and managing the extended essay research and writing process. As a pedagogical leader the coordinator will set the tone for how the extended essay is undertaken and how students and supervisors engage with the process. 

The Examiners

Another key player in the EE process is someone you'll never meet. Examiners are normally regular teachers that sign up through the IB. Your EE is sent to them electronically and because it's anonymous they never find out who you are or what school you're from. Typically in every session EE examiners will grade 60 papers. There are checks and qualifications along the way to make sure the standard of marking is kept high.