Teacher Perspectives

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As I was looking for the article of "Best Practice", I come across a Journal [1] which describes the teaching perspectives. The teachers professional development is essential in improving their professional skill and practice [2]

1. Teacher Personalities and Experiences

Having content knowledge does not guarantee that one can effectively give instruction. The unique characteristics of individuals teachers. Therefore, they have their own personalities and experiences that in turn established individual teaching styles.

2. Effective Feedback

To improve/ reflect/ refine / need to change teaching practices to improve student achievement.

3. Time Constraints

As more has been required of teachers, their ability to have time to plan, reflect and implement new teaching Practices effectively has become more difficult. [3]

4. Consistency

The successful implementation and sustainability of instructional coaching is influenced by many factors and one of the influential is consistency.

"Teachers may be hesitant to implement changes when they are unsure or unskilled in new teaching practices or teaching technologies" [4]

References:

[1] Tanner, Quintis & Gamboa, (2017), Three Perspectives of Planning, Implementation and, and Consistency in Instructional Coaching, Journal of Educational Research and Practice

[2] Darling-Hammond, 2009; Guskey, 2002

[3] Bean, Draper, Hall, Vandermolen, & Zigmond, 2010; Chamberlain, 2008; Darling-Hammond, 2012; Darling-Hammond & Rustique-Forrester, 2005; Quintis, 2011; Zwart et al., 2007

[4] Ertmer & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, 2010; Hammond et al., 2009; Hertzler, 2010; Keengwe, Onchwari, & Wachira, 2008

Stomata of the Moses in the Cradle Plant

Assalamualaikum wbt and have a good day.

I always tried to find time to starts blogging early every year, and I always find a reason to start late. As soon as remember my sifu, Prof. Nurulhuda once told me that blogging need to be consistent otherwise I would be overwhelming; I start bloging.

The pandan ungu as the model in this pic.  

                       
Moses in the Cradle Plant (Tradescantia spathacea) or locally known as Pandan Ungu  is the plant that is suggested for the science activity to study the gaseous exchange in plants.

To observe the structure of stoma under a microscope and be able to explain:

1. A stomatal pore is controlled by two guard cells.

2. During the day, water enters the guard cells by osmosis, causing them to become turgid and open the stomatal pore.

3. The diffusion of carbon dioxide takes place due to the difference in concentration of gas.

4. During the hot days, water is lost from the guard cells through osmosis causing the stomatal pore to close.

Throughout this activity, I find that students had enjoyed and love observing the stomata under the microscope especially when smartphone is used to magnify the image form by the microscope and capture / record those image.















Next, the students soak different types of leaves in boiling water to observe the gas released from its surface.

The stomata released air bubbles or gelembung udara (Not buih! 😅). Using the smartphone lens to magnify the image of the air bubble is almost impossible with our naked eyes.

So teachers, use your smartphone lens to the fullest.

 

Report by the students in their activity book

QR Code for Technology-Enhanced Learning Module

Technology-Enhanced Learning Module in the topic of Waves and Sound

(Self-Learning Module & Experiment Manual)

Assalamualaikum wbt.



Alhamdulillah, I would like to share the QR Code for Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Self-Learning Module, which I have been working on throughout this year. Hopefully, in the year to come, I would be able to come out with more modules on TEL for the benefit of students and teachers/educators.

Self-Learning Module 

AND

Experiment Manual

Learning theories that build up this module is the combination of B.F Skinner's Behaviorism and Vygotsky's Social Constructivism are used in this TEL module. The Operant  Conditioning by Skinner explains about modification of behavior while Vygotsky focuses more on socially assisted scaffolding, which both affected the student's level of achievement.

I hope that students and teachers would benefit from the technology embedded instruction for our future generation.

Young Inventors Journal

Young Inventors Journal's Writing Competition or YIJ is a competition organized by ASTI (Association of Science, Technology & Innovation) and supported by the Ministry of Water, Land & Resources.

This year the Theme is How to Conserve and Save Water? Since our last innovation in YIC (Young Inventors Challenge) in 2018 was on Grey Water System, I thought why not to team-up and start a write-up on this particular innovation.

To fast forward; we were selected among the top three papers in the group category

The venue is at White Box Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Youtube link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ-bDOqzD4&feature=youtu.be

Before anything else, I would really love to extend my gratitude to my biggest number one supporter; my Big Boss Pengetua; Pn Hjh Juahir Mohd Hassan back then, the date 17 August 2019. Now she is peaceful and happily retired with dear husband and family, 💜💜

Fast forward, lets the pics tell the story. 💆

Participants with chief judge (checked shirt) Prof. Dr. Kannan Narayanan from UPM.
We become the second Runner-up; certificates and RM1000 

It is alwayssss FUN to be with these beautiful young ladies:
Lohsshini, Aysshani and Krithika Ganthan

Lohsshini u owe me big time (telling him that I am his biggest fan! 👊😁)
 one with the President of ASTI, Dr. Mohamed Yunus

Look at the mentors face !!! hahahah very serious hah!

Last but not least, meeting with the Minister of Water, Land and Resources 

Dr. Xavier Jayakumar

Before we went back to Ipoh, the girls beg me and Pn. Hjh to walk around Publika. 
Me not knowing what  Publika  is just  'layannn' these kids 
and bump into my dear childhood friend, Mar. 
Thanks to Mar's husband Mejar (B) Nik Rashed, 
who had told my boss the he couldn't recognize me at all 
bcos I was like  a maid at home.. 😄
Hello you two.. Mar and husband.. owe me okayhhh!!! hahaha

Before I end my entry, thank you for taking ur time reading and checkin on my blogs and pls say hi so that I am not talking alone haha!

Lastly, I spare a bit of token which is sharing a little bit about our writing so that in the future, more participants would take part, gain experience, meeting new people and enjoy along the way.

Constructivism and Red cabbage

Meeting sessions with supervisor always been a challenging period of time, especially with my supervisor Prof. Madya Dr. Nurulhuda Abdul Rahman.

Something that really hit me until now is when she commented about the Learning theories that I have selected to support my developed Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) module. I was there looking totally like an idiot (as the result of the unprepared and reading index at a very low point) as I gulping my saliva and remember that I read somewhere but not really grasp the main idea of the context, just read through.

"What is the principle of constructivism?"

I was.. ammphh ..err.. ummmm..

Cut it short, I revise my literature and maybe I can relate to; the First principle of Instruction elaborated by Merrill (2002):

1. Learners are engaged in solving a real-world problem
2. Existing knowledge is compulsory before adapting new knowledge
3. Student-centered when new knowledge is demonstrated by the learner
4. New knowledge is applied by the learner
5. New knowledge is integrated into the learner's world

My metacognitive run wild, now I will try to adopt these five principles into one of the elements in our previous Green Tech Show.

Element 1: Problem is, the world has too much of unnecessary chemicals which gives impact to the environment

Element 2: Apply "a green approach" to determine the pH value of substances

Element 3:  Students demonstrated the experiment since they are the one who will gain new knowledge

You tube link: Red cabbage as pH indicator


Element 4: Blooms Taxonomy - Application: anywhere / anytime (at home/in discussion with peers/ teaching little brother) since the knowledge and experience were already 'there'



Element 5: Other than Red cabbage, what other 'green' product can be used to determine pH value?

Reference:

Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instructional design. Educ. Technol., Res. Dev. 50: 43–59.

Green Technology Show 2019

Tahun 2019 hampir melabuhkan tirai namun masih belum berkesempatan untuk sharing aktiviti spesifik ini yang banyak memakan masa, menghabiskan tenaga , memerah idea dan cuba jaya sehingga lah benar-benar menghasilkan satu masterpiece  seni lakon integrasi dengan content sains.

Ya. Di ruang ini guru bereksperimentasi dan bebas dengan hasil seni merentasi kurikulum.

Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin berkongsi kejayaan yang telah dikecapi bagi aktiviti Persembahan Teknologi Hijau (Green Technology Show)

Johan Peringkat Daerah Kinta Utara - 25 Julai 2019 di Central Court, AEON Mall, Ipoh

Naib Johan Peringkat Negeri Perak - 22 Ogos 2019 di AEON Hall, Ipoh

Program Jelajah KPM 2019 - MAPS, Ipoh

Sedikit Perkongsian Isi Persembahan:

1.    1.   Memerihalkan dan mengaplikasi penggunaan alat kawalan mikro (microntroller) dan ekstrak kobis ungu sebagai menyokong Prinsip ke 7 Kimia Hijau (Green Chemistry) iaitu meminimumkan penggunaan bahan kimia daripada sumber petrokimia dengan menggantikannya dengan bahan  kimia daripada sumber berasaskan tumbuhan

(i)                 Sketsa penggunaan kereta robot daripada set alat kawalan mikro (Arduino)

(ii)               Mendefinisikan set alat kawalan mikro dan fungsinya kepada manusia

(iii)             Memberi contoh kegunaannya sebagai pengesan (sensor) dan micro controller Arduino contohnya untuk  mengesan nilai pH air sungai untuk mengetahui tahap pencemarannya

(iv)              Mendefiniskan konsep Kimia Hijau

(v)                Mencadangkan pengunaan kobis ungu sebagai penunjuk pH berasaskan semulajadi

2.      2. Memerihalkan pencemaran air beserta contoh yang berlaku di Sungai Kim Kim, Pair Gudang, Johor.

(i)                 Punca : Air kumbahan, sampah sarap, bahan buangan cecair kegunaan rumah,, cecair buangan pertanian dan cecair buangan perindustrian.

(ii)               Kesan: kesihatan terhadap pelajar-pelajar sekolah

(iii)             Kaedah mengatasi: Pemantauan kualiti air sungai secara konsisten

(iv)              Memberi kesedaran bahawa pencemaran yang berlaku hendaklah dihentikan untuk memastikan alam sekitar terpelihara.

3.      3. Cadangan kaedah pengurusan sisa dan air sisa secara penjimatan air dan kitar semula air secara efisyen

(i)                 Memperkenalkan istilah ‘air kuning’, ‘air perang’, ‘air kelabu’ dan ‘air hitam’.

(ii)               Cadangan pengurusan sisa yang lestari dengan menggunakan Grey Water Recycling System sebagai langkah penjimatan air secara kitar semula

(iii)             Menggunakan Grey Water Recycling System untuk mengairi tanaman dan rumput, menyejukkan atap, membasuh longkang dan untuk mengepam tandas.

4.      4. Mengaplikasikan teknologi gabungan pertanian dan perikanan; akuaponik secara kitaran iaitu tangki ikan dan bekas tanaman secara berasingan.

(i)                 Penjimatan air dengan mengaplikasi pertanian dan perikanan iaitu teknik akuaponik yang dilaksanakan bagi menangani isu air.

(ii)               Memerihalkan cara kerja akuaponik dengan penerangan kitaran ammonia kepada nitrat

5. Menyemai kesedaran bahawa penjagaan alam sekitar adalah tanggungjawab bersama melalui lagu “Earth! We’re in it Together”


WoW! Hebat!

Utilizing QR code for Yearly Lesson Plan of Science F3 Year 2020

Assalamualaikum wbt and have a good day.

Since I just finished updating the lesson plan for science KSSM Form 3 next year; 2020, I would like to share the QR code for teachers out there.

Using QR code is easy as one, two, three. All you need is just an internet connection (of course) and a computer (any medium). For example, the link here might help you as it had helped me with my task.

https://www.qr-code-generator.com/

You might as well find any QR code generator online.

Then, you need a scanner to scan the code which needs to be installed into your smartphones.

Here you go,

Yearly Lesson Plan for Science KSSM form 3 2020

Rancangan Pengajaran Tahunan Sains Tingkatan 3 2020

The interface can be customized, so does this yearly lesson plan provided here as a reference.

Technology-Enhanced Teacher 💌💌💌💌💌

Thank you