PL21 Sharing 2019

Framework for

21st Century Competencies and

Student Outcomes

PL21: Creating PL-Lites of the 21st CenturyTo create an integrated and engaging instructional programme to enhance the development of 21st CC in our pupils

• Critical and Creative thinking • Information, communication and technology skills• Civic literacy, global awareness and cross-cultural skills

Objectives of the Programme (Purpose

and Policies)

The definitions of PL’s 21st Century Skills are:

Creativity and Innovation – The ability to think out of the

box and come up with new ideas and new ways of doing

Critical Thinking – The ability to question critically, make

inferences and synthesize information

Confident communication – The ability to speak

confidently and to articulate one’s ideas effectively

Collaboration – The ability to work in teams and share

one’s ideas with others

Definitions of the Social-Emotional

Competencies

Self-Awareness: The child has self-awareness if he understands

his own emotions, strengths, inclinations and weaknesses.

Self-Management: The child can manage himself effectively if he

has the capacity to manage his own emotions. He should be self-

motivated, exercise discipline and display strong goal-setting and

organisational skills.

Responsible Decision-Making: The child can make responsible

decisions if he has the capacity to identify and analyse a situation

competently. He should be able to reflect upon the implications of

decisions made, based on personal, moral and ethical

considerations.

How are study skills able to develop SEL

competencies?

Enables students to understand their strengths

Recognise how actions taken can cultivate their skills

Incorporate constructive feedback from others and personal

experiences into the construction of self- perception

Exercise continuous self-monitoring and reflection to

improve one’s management of stress

Evaluate the impact and consequences of one’s decision on

self and others

PL Desired

Outcomes of

Education (and 4Cs)

Level (Subjects involved)

Sec 1

(English and Geography)

Sec 2

(D&T, Art and Music)

Passionate Learner

(Critical and

Creative Thinking)

Critical Thinking:

Analyse and Evaluate

Critical Thinking:

Problem-Solve

Creative Thinking:

Generate Ideas

Study Skills Module

Equip students with learning strategies that help

them organize, process, and use information

effectively

Confident PL-Lite

(Collaboration and

Communication)

Collaboration and Communication:

Group Work and Presentation

Schedule of PL21 Study Skills Modules

Semester 1 Semester 2

PL21 Study

Skills Module 1

Sec 1

PL21 Study

Skills Module 2

Sec 2

Levels Study Skills

(3 hrs)

D&T & IT

Sec 2 – PL 21

Sem 1 PL21(SK)

(Even/Odd)

(3 wks)

Study Skills Module

2

PL21 (D&T)

(Even/Odd) Weekly (15-16

wks)

D&T + ICT Skills – (video

editing to produce a video)

Sem 2 PL21 (D&T)

(Even/Odd) Weekly (8-9 wks)

D&T

Study Skills

Module One (Sec 1s) Module Two (Sec 2s)

Effective Note-Taking Test Anxiety

Time management Revision

Research Reflection

“The purpose of schooling is to equip students with learning

strategies, or the skills of learning how to learn”

“It is best not to run separate sessions on learning strategies but to

embed the various strategies within the content of the subject, to be

clearer about developing both surface and deep learning, and

promoting their associated optimal strategies and to teach the skills

of transfer of learning.”

Hattie, J. and Donoghue, G. (2018). Learning

strategies: a synthesis and conceptual model.

Let us hear from the rest of the PL21 team on a select

set of study skills

Note-taking

Time-management

Test Anxiety

Study and Note-taking Skills

1. Overview: Learning to Learn Overcoming Forgetting

Drawing Connections

2. Learning by Note-taking Outline System

Cornell Note-Taking Method

Flow-Based Note-Taking / Mind-mapping

3. Learning By Listening

4. Learning how to Study Effectively

Overview: Learning to Learn

Overview: Learning to LearnEbbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD

LEARN?

Learning by Note-taking

Learning by Note-taking

Learning by Note-taking – CORNELL

NOTE-TAKING Cornell Note-Taking Method

Learning by Note-taking – CORNELL

NOTE-TAKING Cornell Note-Taking Method

MATHS

SCIENCE

SOCIAL

STUDIES

Learning by Note-taking –

Flow-Based Note-Taking (Mind-mapping)

Learning How to Study Effectively

How you approach studying matters

Learning How to Study Effectively

Where you study is important

Learning How to Study Effectively

Bring everything you need, nothing you don’t

Learning How to Study Effectively

Outline and rewrite your notes

Learning How to Study Effectively

Use memory games

E.g. Mnemonic devices

a system such as a pattern of

letters, ideas, or associations

which assists in remembering

something

Learning How to Study Effectively

Use memory games (mnemonic

devices)

Learning How to Study Effectively

Study and Note-taking Skills

1. Overview: Learning to Learn Overcoming Forgetting

Drawing Connections

2. Learning by Note-taking Outline System

Cornell Note-Taking Method

Flow-Based Note-Taking / Mind-mapping

3. Learning By Listening

4. Learning how to Study Effectively

What can you do to Support your child’s

learning?

1. Check your child’s notes

2. Provide a conducive place for your child to study

3. Check-in with your child on how they are studying (Give suggestions on how they can study)

1. Time Management Strategies

2. Avoiding procrastination (Study Guides and Strategies)

3. Time Waster vs Time Saver

4. Focus Time

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each

morning with SGD$86,400.

It carries over “no balance” from day to day.

Every “evening” deletes whatever part of the balance you

failed to use during the day.

What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course!!!!

Each of us has such a “bank”. It’s name is TIME.

Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.

Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.

It carries over no balance.

It allows no overdraft

Each day it opens a new account for you.

Each night it burns the remains of the day.

If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.

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There is no going back. There is no drawing of Time

against “Tomorrow.”

You must live in the present on today’s deposits .

Invest it, so as to get from it the utmost in Health,

Happiness, and Success!

The clock is running.

Make the most of Today

Change your routine response from

“I can’t do this now…”

To “How can I do this now?

Or “How can I start this now?

“Time management” is the ability to plan and

control how you spend the hours in your day to

effectively accomplish your goals.”

45 mins blocks of 100% concentration

Reward yourself with 15mins break after each FT

Have 2 to 4 FTs during normal school days

Have 5 to 8 FTs nearer to common test / exam

• Focus Time includes self-study, revision and homework from

school.

• Have your learning resources ready before the start of your

45 mins block.

• Move away from your study area during your break.

• Be flexible and modify the number of FT (without having to

indicate the subject you need to do).

• Turn off your phone while studying.

• If you tend to lose track of time while using your phone or

computer, schedule fixed times for Facebook/Instagram and

other fun things, and set an alarm to remind you of the end

of that period.

Get Done in Time

PARENT LEARNING FESTIVAL

9 March 2019

Symptoms of Anxiety •Nervousness

•“Butterflies” in stomach

•Nausea

•Dry mouth

•Fingernail biting

•Sleeplessness

•Social withdrawal

It’s all about the Stress!Hearing what the

students have to say

What is test anxiety?

•Type of performance

anxiety

•It is a psychological

condition in which

people experience

extreme distress and

anxiety in testing

situations

Sources of Anxiety

•Lack of preparation• Poor study habits, cramming the

night before can lead to test anxiety

• Fear of failure

• Generally associated with those who tie their self-worth to the outcomes of tests

•Poor test history

• Worrying about previous bad experiences with tests can lead to starting tests with a negative mindset

Study-Linked stress a growing concern

"I just want an hour

of homework.

Otherwise, it piles

up and when I

look at the stack

of work, I feel very

stressed out."

Singapore students

were found to have

higher levels of

anxiety about their

tests and grades than

their international

peers.

For example, 86 per

cent of Singapore

students were worried

about poor grades at

school, compared

with 66 per cent of

students across all

OECD countries.

•Pastoral Care sessions – check

on the well-being of the

students

•PL21 lessons to equip students

with study skills

•Early reminders to students

•Planning forward – School diary

Helping

our girls

•Create a conducive environment

•Help prepare a study schedule

• Encourage your girls to take notes

efficiently

• students should compile summary notes

for each subject in the form of lists or

mind maps, and review common

mistakes made.

• Encourage your girls to consolidate their

learning

Helping

our girls

manage

anxiety

Step #1

•Paying attention to self-talk

Situation:

A test in Maths Class

Thought:

“I’ve studied and I’ll

pass”

Thought:

“I’m going to fail”

Feeling:

Calm

Feeling:

Anxious and Scared

Step #2

•Identify thoughts that lead

to Anxiety

•‘What am I thinking right now?’

•‘What is making me feel anxious?’

•‘What am I worried will happen?’

•‘What bad thing do I expect to

happen?’

Step #3•Am I falling into a thinking trap?

•Am I basing my judgment on the way I

‘feel’ instead of the ‘facts’?

•Am I 100% sure that I will fail? No, but

what if I do this time?

Challenge

the

anxious

thinking

THANK YOU