QED 526 / DED 136*Teaching and Managing Learners at the Secondary/JC Level - Jul 2015 intake

Course Coordinator

Coordinator: Tsering WangyalOffice: NIE2-03-52Tel: 67903275Email: tsering.wangyal@nie.edu.sg

Please identify yourself when sending emailse.g. QED526/DED136* [Name] [Tutorial Group]

Course Description

Teaching and Managing Learners at Secondary/JC Level – A Core ModuleContent Understand yourself as a classroom teacher Understand the diverse learners and their

differentiated learning needs Manage classroom environments and

students’ behaviour Manage teaching and learning activities

Explores

• Realities of today’s classrooms and students

• Established theories on classroom management

• Practical classroom management strategies and the underpinning discipline models

Explore

OBEDIENCE

VS

RESPONSIBLEBEHAVIOUR

COERCION

VS

INFLUENCE

Explore

BEING PROACTIVE

VS

BEING REACTIVE

Explore

CLASSROOMMANAGEMENT

VS

DISCIPLINE

Explore

Course Overview

Session TopicMode of

Instruction

1 Teacher, The Professional F2F

2 Teacher Authority Bases F2F

3 Teacher Professionalism and Classroom Management Lecture

4 Structuring the Learning Environment F2F

5Classroom Management Strategies –

Proactive Intervention Skills

F2F

6 Classroom Management Strategies – Remedial Intervention Skills F2F

7 Knowing Your Diverse Learners (Part 1) Online

Course OverviewSession Topic Mode of Instruction

READING WEEK

8Knowing Your Diverse Learners

(Part 2)

F2F(Submission of

Individual Assignment)

9Consultation Session (Group Assignment)

 F2F

10Whole School Approach

Preparation for Group Assignment

E-Learning

11 Group Assignment PresentationF2F

(Submission of Group Assignment)

12 Group Assignment Presentation F2F

Tutorial Groups

• This is arranged by Office of Teacher Education (OTE).

• Please check which tutorial group (TG) you are in using the NIE Student Portal at least one day before your first tutorial.

• On the first day of your tutorial, check whether your name is in the attendance list prepared by the tutor to ensure that you are in the correct tutorial room.

• Email the course coordinator if you encounter any problems.

Compulsory TextbookTeaching and Managing Learners at the Secondary and Junior College Level• Available at the Popular Bookstore, NIE

Purchase it early so that you have enough time to read the assigned chapters before your first tutorial

• Other resources• Indicated in each session• Some available in the red spot section at NIE

library or in BB

Resources/Reading Materials

Preparation for the 1st Session

• In preparation for your first tutorial session, download your Tutorial Activities guide via the NIE Student Portal, read the assigned book chapters and come prepared to share− URL: http://lonline.nie.edu.sg− Login and Click on the course code – − QED 526 / DED 136* (Found under ‘Courses’)− [You will be briefed on how to access your

course websites on the NIE Student Portal by a member of staff from CEL .]

• All classes will start from the week of August 10th 2015 (Monday) even though some of you may have received timetables that reflect the starting date as August 17th 2014 (Monday)

• Since August 10th 2015 is a public holiday (National Day holiday), there will be make-up sessions

• Tutorial groups that have classes on that particular Monday will be informed by your tutors via email & announcement on Blackboard about their make-up session for August 10th 2015

• The classroom environment is fluid in nature.

• The course does not intend to provide you with a ‘recipe book’ of classroom management strategies which you can use straightaway for every day situations in your classrooms.

• You will have to adapt and apply the classroom management principles that you will learn in this course to the situations that you will encounter in your classrooms in the future.

Take Note

END of BriefingThank you