2012 brunei presentation

Welcome Parents’ Briefing

for

Global Citizenship ProgrammeBrunei Darussalam

Welcome Parents’ Briefing

for

Global Citizenship ProgrammeBrunei Darussalam5 November - 9 November 2012

SST Global Citizenship Programme (GCP)

ASEANASIA

INTERNATIONAL

SST’s Global Citizenry ProgramThe GCP is designed to: Prepare students for a global future

shaped with the attributes that will allow them

to take advantage of the myriad of

opportunities abroad, while remaining connected and emotionally rooted to Singapore.

Alignment with SST’s Vision, Mission and Goals (VMG)

Mission:

To Develop World-Ready and Future-Looking Leaders through

Innovative Technology and Applied Learning

GCP Goals

Acquiring KnowledgeStudents develop interest in and take stewardship of local and global

issuesStudents understand Singapore’s relationships with ASEAN, ASIA

and the rest of the world

Building CompetenciesEquip students with 21st century skillsPromote self-awareness, self-management and responsible decision-

making in students

Cultivating CharacterStudents embrace diversity and cultivate respect for all peopleStudents act upon ideas for the improvement of their society and the

wider world

Objectives of GCP Brunei

• Extend a platform for students to develop an understanding of Singapore’s relationship with Brunei.

• Enhance understanding and appreciation of Brunei’s role and identity by creating a meaningful opportunity for students to explore, appreciate and understand the culture and language of the people in Brunei

• Broaden our students’ learning networks with their Bruneian counterparts in SST’s twinning school, the prestigious Maktab Sains

What it means for SST and the students

Expectations of the group upon their return: impact the school community

• Share their learning to parents and the rest of the school

• Host the next visiting Maktab Sains contingent (2012)

• Role model to their peers the expected attributes Being a leader and caring about the community

About Brunei DarussalamAbout Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam, The Abode of Peace.

• A rainforest covered gem of a country nestled on the northern shores of the island of Borneo• Richly diverse natural and cultural heritage• Centuries old majestic Royal heritage• A prosperous oil and gas producing nation with a small, peace loving population• Ruled by His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei, the 29th of an unbroken line dating back 600 years• Tranquil, clean and pollution free environment• Safe, stable, healthy, wholesome and sincerely hospitable society• Near absence of traffic jams

Accompanying Teachers

•Mr Nur Johari (teacher ic)•Mr Kenny Teoh (asst teacher ic)•Ms Shireen (asst teacher ic)

Brunei Darussalam, The Abode of Peace.

Land Area = 5,675 sq. kmPopulation = 390,000Density = 68 persons/sq. km.

source:geology.com

http://geology.com/

Flight Details

Departure – 5 Nov 2012• ETD 1155 / ETA 1405• Royal Brunei Airlines Flight No: BI 422• Terminal 2• Students are to report at 0900 at Check-in row @ Changi

AirportReturn – 9 Nov 2012• ETD 1800 / ETA 2000• Royal Brunei Airlines Flight No: BI 423* Students will be dismissed from Changi Airport – ArrivalHall.

Accommodation

• Kiulap Plaza Hotel• 4* hotel• Address: Kiulap Commercial Area, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam BE1518 Tel: (673)223 2252 http://www.kiulap-plaza-hotel.com

Trip Highlights - Water Village

• Water Village (Kampung Ayer)• Venice of the East• Largest water village in the world• Approximately 40 000 people live here• About 1500 years old• Built on stilts in the water along the Brunei River• Mode of transport – water taxi• Schools, houses, mosques

Trip Highlights - Royal Regalia

Opened in 1992Large collection of the Royal Regalia across generations

Trip Highlights - Food and Custom

• Bruneian dish• derived from the interior trunk of the sago palm• starchy bland substance, similar to tapioca starch• eaten with a bamboo fork called a chandas, by rolling the starch around the prongs and then dipping it into a sour fruit sauce.

Ambuyat

Profile of Partner School

Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan(Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College)

Profile of Partner School

•Renowned throughout the region for its excellent O-level and A-level results.•Former Maktab Sains students can be found in universities all over the world including Imperial College, Oxbridge and the Ivy League.•To gain admission to the school, students must earn straight 5 As in their Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (formerly known as Primary Certificate Of Education).•Many of Brunei's royal family, were taught in Maktab Sains.

Maktab Sains Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan (PadukaSeri Begawan Sultan Science College)

Programme and Itinerary

Trip Cost

Total cost = $_____ includes

– Return flight (including taxes) on Royal Brunei Airlines– All meals– 4* Hotel accommodation (twin-sharing) - Kiulap Plaza Hotel– Travel insurance (AIG Chartis Superior Plan)– Land transport by coach– Accompanying tour manager from Singapore– Local tour guide

• SST standard subsidy = 50% = $_______

Safety Measures/Precautions

• Traffic– Look right, look left and look right again before alighting bus or crossing the road• Illness / Hospitalisation– Travel insurance (AIG Chartis Superior Plan) included in price– Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, or RIPAS Hospital• Accommodation– Always look doors– Stay in assigned room

Suggested Packing List

• Clothes & Footwear– School uniform (x 2)– Formal attire (Blazer) & formal shoes– PE t-shirt & long track pants (x2)– Sports/track shoes– Cap & umbrella• Learning Device & Power plug adapter• Camera & charger• Writing materials• Pocket money of maximum $100• Others - medication*Detailed packing list will be provided at a later date

Rules and Expectations

•Speak in low and gentle tone. No shouting or screaming.•Be polite and exercise courtesy and graciousness during interaction with peers in the local schools e.g. not to 'brag' about Singapore's progress, or what luxuries are absent in Brunei. Their conduct will determine whether these schools want a continued relationship with SST.•Do dress modestly. No shorts / bermudas / short skirts ! long track pants•Do to take off your shoes when visiting a mosque. Women are required to cover their heads and wear a dress that covers their knees and arms.•Lights out @ 2200

Emergency Contact

•School’s contact – handphone 9339 – 5028 (in Singapore)•Teachers’ contact will be advised at a later date•Please minimise phone calls and communication times with students.•In case of any emergencies, please call the teachers NOT students – students may not know how to handle the situation.

About Brunei DarussalamAbout Brunei Darussalam

FS@SG ProgrammeTowards Pervasive Pedagogical Practices and Learning in the 21st Century

3-prong approachThe use of innovative teaching approaches at a school-wide level that leverage fully on ICT/IDM* & novel school infrastructure designs to bring about more engaged learning for their students

*IDM: Interactive Digital Media


3-prong approach1.Creating and sharpening an ecosystem for the 21st century learners through a conducive 1-to-1 ICT-enabled environment

•Designing and implementing pedagogical practices that supports 21st century learning and foster critical thinking, collaboration and communication

1.Developing applications to harness technologies to develop and assess students’ learning


3-prong approach1.Creating and sharpening an ecosystem for the 21st century learners through a conducive 1-to-1 ICT-enabled environment• Internal Scan - Profile of Learner, LDs• External Scan - 21st century skills/knowledge, web 2.02• Conceptualisation - developing SST DNA via consultative approach

Ref: http://www.p21.org

http://www.p21.org/


1.Designing and implementing pedagogical practices that supports 21st century learning and foster critical thinking, collaboration and communication• Clarity and Alignment with Vision and Mission of SST• Buying-in from stakeholders (educators and parents)• Implementation - Integration into IP • Professional Development - Educators, students

3-prong approach


3.Developing applications to harness technologies to develop and assess students’ learning• Engagement of external partners - APPLE, NIE-LSL• Assessment / Survey • Monitoring - Cyber Wellness

3-prong approach

ResearchTowards Pervasive Pedagogical Practices and Learning in Towards Pervasive Pedagogical Practices and Learning in

the 21the 21stst Century Century

@ EduTech Seminar 2011

ResearchTowards Pervasive Pedagogical Practices and Learning in Towards Pervasive Pedagogical Practices and Learning in the 21the 21stst Century Century

How does the digital collaboration of CN-ECT for Maths environments foster critical thinking skills for students?

How does anonymity in the group display influence students willingness to critique, defend or explore artifacts in the group display?

Can the digital collaboration of CN-ECT for Maths environments be used as a catalyst for changing traditional teaching practice?

CN-ECT for Mathematics

ICT-enabled Learning in a Maths environment

ICT-enabled Learning in a Maths environment

creation of new knowledgecollaborate as a team

1:1 learning platform to construct knowledge

ICT Programmeuse of technology in a Maths classroom

critical thinking and problem solvinguse of technology for investigation


collaborative tool: Wall-wisher or Linolit

Intra-class

collaborative tool: Wall-wisher or Linolit

Inter-class


communication tool Maths blog / facebook


NETlogo - collaborative tool

TInspire Navigator- graphing tool

Tools to support pedagogy for teaching/learningTools to support pedagogy for teaching/learning

Maths Blog - feedback & evaluation tool

Secondary 1 class (algebra lesson)


Questioning Techniques

pedagogy for teaching/learningpedagogy for teaching/learning

Critical Thinking throughself and peer evaluation

Collaborationon-line and face to face

Applied learning(authenticity)

Secondary 2 class (practical graph)

setting the routinesetting the routine

Setting the RoutineSetting the Routine

Geogebra

TI-Spire ‘Navigator’Maths Blog

on-line worksheet

ICT Programme

ICT Programme

Monitoring ToolMonitoring Tool

Collaboration ToolCollaboration Tool

Presentation ToolPresentation Tool

the processthe process

ICT Programme

Stage 2 - students responses/appeared on screen - teacher facilitated discussion

anonymity is observed at this stage

Stage 3 - students shared responses with class and one another

Teaching & learning ProcessTeaching & learning ProcessStage 1 - students individually key in responses/answers

ChallengesChallenges

1. time for planning2. the dire need to complete syllabus before major assessment3. professional development (funding / time)4. support (school / parents)

ICT-enabled Learning students’ perspectives

ICT-enabled Learning students’ perspectives

ICT Programme

How is learning of mathematics different in SST?

• The learning here is a googolplex times more interactive and fun than in other schools, I like the way SST is teaching the students.

• The use of technology has affected the way we learn in a positive way as teaching would be much easier (to understand and apply)

• It is very interesting and fun. The visual learning really helps me understand better and the teachers also take the time to help me with my problems.

• We use the macbook to learn math, of course. And the lessons are more interactive due to the small class size. We learn beyond the syllabus and focus in-depth on the topics with the use of technology.

• It helps me understand algebra in a graphical and interactive way.

• It lets me experiment with what I know about algebra and discover new things.

• I could see the various outputs and understand more about it.

• This is because I can evaluate all my friends answers and figure out how they got it correct or wrong.

• With the teacher's explanation it is easier to understand, as you actually do it yourself so you learn from your mistakes easily.

• The way the graphs are plotted makes it easier to learn algebra, because when put into a graph, algebra becomes a very simple image, compared to explaining the concept of algebra itself, without anything to assist in learning.

ICT Programme

Do you think using the graphing tools (TINpire, Geogebra) help you understand algebra better?

In what way?

In a collaborative environment using Netlogo, do you think that it is important that the responses provided by the students be anonymous? Why?• If one student makes a mistake and the teacher reveals it , the student will be embarrassed and will not want to participate any more

• With this a student can put forward an answer without fear of being wrong affecting him

• If they are not anonymous, students will only focus on who got the answer wrong and not why. Understanding mistakes is important.

• It depends. When one remains anonymous, the teacher can point out their flaws and it what way they can improve without embarrassing them. However, if they are not

anonymous, the teacher would understand them better and be able to correct them according to their understanding of the students.

use of technology in a Maths classroom

On the days that we are using the network (collaborative environment), do you think the class

participation is different? Why?• The class is more participative when we are using the network. It is more engaging than learning algebra by looking at a piece of paper or doing equations/expressions of algebra using the normal method, the network allows us to fully visualize how algebra works and also allows us to have a little bit of fun at the same time.

• ... everyone gets to participate and they are more willing to participate because they can remain anonymous.

• It is because everyone is fascinated by the new learning styles and they participate more to further enhance their understanding.

• More people participated, as when technology is used, everyone becomes excited, making it easier to absorb infomation and learn better. • We can spot the mistakes quickly and that means that

we can learn from mistakes much quickly.

Thank youThank you

ICT Programme

ProgressionProgression

year 1 year 2 year 3

•Professional Development for Maths teachers - TI-Nspire and NETLOGO

•Design of Maths activities for 3 sec 1 classes

•Professional Development for Maths teachers phase 2 TI-Nspire Navigator

•Design of Maths activities for 4 sec 2 classes

•Accelerated learner programme for students

•Professional Development for Maths teachers

•Professional sharing at EIS Conference Rayong, Thailand.

•Professional Sharing at eduTech Seminar 2012

•Sharing with West zone Maths teachers

Professional sharing at T2 International Conference Chicago, Il 2012

Key points:•At present, all students own a learning device (Macbook) that they would use in lessons. •Integration in all subjects for both academic programmes and non-academic ones (e.g. Sports and Wellness). ◦Showcase of ICT-enabled learning•Surveys are conducted in both 2010 and 2011, and results has been consistent over the first two cohorts, in terms of students’ perception in the way how they felt learning with the computing device has enhanced their learning experiences.◦Summary of survey findings (shared with EXCO in Nov 2011)

•Students’ Programme◦All Sec 1 students go through 1 semester (1 period per week) of IT lessons to equip themselves with basic IT skills to use the application suites in their learning device. They learn web-based applications through teachers as the use of these applications (largely the google apps) are weaved into the lesson activities.

■ Unique practice in SST: All Sec 1 students are briefed on the ICT self-learning activities when they report for Sec 1 Registration in end-Novmeber (where they are to explore and learn how to blog and online applications like GoogleMaps during the holiday).

◦All students are members of the IDA InfoComm Club that all activities organised by IDA InfoComm Club are made available to all students to sign up (according to their interests)◦Student ICT Talent Development Programme that incorporates entrepreneurship into the programme, and students are developed according to the specialised areas that the teams identified.

•There are scheme in place to help students who need financial assistance.◦Students who are eligible for 100% ISB can loan a Macboook from the school at $10 per month (rental fee)◦Number of students who benefit from this scheme: 8 students (One Sec 1, Two Sec 2 & Five Sec 3 students)

Sharing of Practices on 1-to-1 ICT-enabled programmes- 7 occasions, including sharing in overseas conferences by SST staff

http://sst-showcase.blogspot.sg/

2012 brunei presentation

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ida infocomm club

harness technologies todevelop

pervasive pedagogical practices

fs sg programme

asst teacher ic

teachersnot students students

professional development

maths activities