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BLGPS PD School Direction

2020

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Refresh Curriculum to Stay Future Ready - 3 Major Areas1. Continue to develop 21st Century

Competencies through CCE• CCE under review • Every teacher, a CCE teacher

Every school activity, a CCE lesson

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3 Context (External)1

BLGPS 2020: Staff Competency(a) Staff Engagement on SDT

and CCE

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2. Know our region• Singapore’s economic strategy is

changing • Education must prepare students

– enterprise, innovation and knowledge of the region

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Context (External)1

BLGPS 2020: Staff Competency(a) Contemporary issues -

Engaging Hearts and Minds

Refresh Curriculum to Stay Future Ready - 3 Major Areas

2. Know our region• Singapore’s economic strategy is

changing • Education must prepare students

– enterprise, innovation and knowledge of the region

Boon Lay Garden Primary School

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BLGPS 2020: E-pedagogy(a) Revamp PW curriculum - SH ICT(b) HOD ICT in PD Com to leverage on PLT (pilot

2020 for scaling in 2021 P3)

Digital literacy | infrastructure• Introduced digital platforms & devices to

improve learning experiences – SLS, pilot of 1:1 personal learning devices

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3 Context2

Refresh Curriculum to Stay Future Ready - 3 Major Areas

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SkillsFuture for Educators• To support our teachers in preparing students to be future-ready, a

professional development (PD) roadmap

• 6 prioritised areas:

1. 2020 Assessment Literacy (TLC FA, Active Learning - Monitor & Feedback)2. 2020 Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

• Differentiated Instruction (subject / classroom practices)

• Inquiry-based Learning

• E-pedagogy • Special Educational Needs (SEN)

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BLGPS Prioritisation2

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BLGPS Staff Professional DevelopmentStaff Goal:

Competent Designers & Facilitators of Active Learning

PD Culture: Grow All

PD Focus in Alignment to Teacher Growth Model

Ethical Educator * Competent Practitioner 🔁 Collaborative LearnerTransformational Leader * Community Builder *

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○ 1st: Dept-led engagement

■ Intent: Dept focused

■ Design using Acl on Dept focus area @ TTT platform

○ 2nd: PD Committee members-led engagement

■ Intent: Developmental

■ Design using Acl by PLT teams @ cpdd platform

Role of KP in Open Classroom

■ A member of the PLT in the inquiry process

2 Approaches

Comm to Exco 28 Nov 2019Comm to PD Com 02 Jan 2020

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Sharing

What do you noticed? What is

the intent?

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○ 1st: Formal Observation

■ Intent: Appraisal

■ Communication: RO and JH to schedule

○ 2nd: ‘Open’ Classroom (2020)

■ Intent: Developmental / Data Collection

■ Communication: Term 2 -3 (Protected) PLT teams

Role of KP in Open Classroom

■ A member of the PLT in the inquiry process

Comm to Exco 28 Nov 2019Comm to PD Com 02 Jan 2020

2 Processes

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1st type: Formal Observation 2nd type: ‘Open’ Classroom (2020)

Intent: Appraisal

Informed by RO

E.g. Department Focus

Intent: Development | Data Collection

Determined by PLT team/PD Com

E.g. PLT Focus on Area of Concern

Format: Active Learning Lesson

Template v 2019

Process: Pre/Post OTOT

Format: Modified Active Learning Lesson

Template (PD com) and Observation

Template

Process: 3x cpdd Wednesdays T2/3

Summary

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Is there an Area of Concern that you have been experiencing?

As a Practitioner...

Your Conce

rn

Marking these same mistakes….

Why does XX look disengaged….

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You

How can I address this? Who has succeeded?

What do they not understand?

I have tried ABCDE…..

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Shift

Collaborative Learner

How come…...

Time an

d Spac

e

Why can’t….

How might we shift this Area of Concern to an Area of Interest?

How might we

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Do you recall? 6 Mar 2019

Teacher uses questioning techniques to scaffold the pupils thinking process. Making thinking visible, when pupils shared their reasons in choosing the pictures to be drawn.

- HP, 2019 -

I find that using toys arouse pupils’ curiosity and get them to want to ask questions so as to understand the intended learning outcome of science concepts.

- CAZ, 2019 -

Are n

ot Alo

ne

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Experie

nce

In collaborative inquiry, teachers work together to ● identify common challenges, ● test out instructional approaches and● analyze relevant data.

The idea behind this approach is that such systematic, collaborative work will increase student learning.

Collaborative Inquiry

T&L Related Area of Concern

Can ControlCognitive | Behavioural

or Strategies

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Alignment : Singapore Teaching Practice

SDTIP

PD Com

Teachers who are conversant with the STP will be more proficient as 'The Competent Professional‘• 'Deepening Knowledge and Practice in Academic Curriculum' • 'Deepening Knowledge and Practice in Student Development Curriculum'.

Pract

ice

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A year-long journey

Area of ConcernSpecific Student

Learning

Scan & DesignSTP | Literature

Act & ObserveOpen Classroom

Reflect & DocumentPortfolio

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Grow Self

Grow with Others

SO 8 SO 7

Term 1, 2020PD Thursdays

Sched

ule

Grow All Professional Learning Team

SO 7 - SO 6

Term 2 W2 - 4 Cycle 1 Term 3 W2-4 Cycle 2

Term 4 Nov Engagement Symposium

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