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Here are 7 possible items which will ensure an effective student-centred, personalised, higher-order-thinking lesson.

1. Supportive classroom-peripheral learning happens in the classroom.

2.Personalized learning-pupils are given freedom to engage in learning at their own pace and creativity e.g hands on activities,visual aided activities.

3. Cooperative learning-learning with friends and from friends e.g pair work or group works.

4. ICT based learning– ICT is applied as a tool or attention seeker.

5. Feedbacks– feedbacks are gathered from pupils’ participation in the classroom

6. Assessment– diagnostic test, intervention test, formative test, oral test as well as portfolio.

7. Meaningful lesson– lesson should be meaningful through all items above.

————————————————————————————————————————————————————-–Responses for previous entries

1.Next:If you didn’t like group work, why did you not request to work alone? I would have given you the opportunity to do that.

Then everyone should do individually and only one lesson plan should be required so that there will be 72 lesson plans.hahaha

2. ICT needs to pair well with pedagogy to allow students to learn better. But since you have already declared that it wont be happening in the next five or ten years (so to speak), you don’t have to apply any ICT in your real classroom.

: ) *speechless

3. There are a few in your class who are perfectionist, who were able to create this. You might want to learn from them.

I knew the fact much earlier.hahaha.Oh, how I look forward to be a perfectionist.

4. I sincerely mean no offense.–I am not so sure from your “vocal” entry

I sincerely mean no offense. I sincerely mean no.

ebook_who goes moo?

1. I don’t remember I created an ebook before. So, I had none at my disposal. Therefore, I created a new one. That means there will be no comparison.

2. This ebook is about:

Title: Who Goes Moo?

Theme: Animals

Topic: Sounds of Animals

Target: Year 1

You can have a look at sample shots below.

the title “Who Goes Moo?”

Teacher reads the question and ask pupils to guess the animal.

The answer is revealed.

Pupils are asked to make the sound.

3. The similar pages follow for other animal. I have included lamb, rooster, dog, horse, duck and bee.

4. This ebook can be used as a pre-reading activity. Teacher can initiate simple responses from pupils while reading this book. As extension to that activity, pupils can be asked to imitate the sounds of the animals.

5. Language focus can be on vocabulary (animals). It is expandable to other animals.

Thank You, Xie Xie, Terima Kasih, Nandri, Muchos Gracias!

Below is the ppt file of the e_book.

Who goes moo_ebook

two entries at the same time.

Personalized Learning with Storybird

1. I had a chance of exploring a new and exciting tool! Thanks to our instructor for finding this cool tool.  Storybird is so cool because I can create a quality storybook and more. As long as you are creative, you can manipulate it at its best.

2. Here are some clips of how I went through.

First, I chose any art to start with.

Then, I started creating story

Typing out the story after adding new page to the book

Finishing the story, save and publish the story for public view

The story is completed and can be viewed/read

3. Here is the completed story entitled James May-Blunt Mars and His Beloved Pet.<—can click this link to read at storybird.com

3. So, how do I personalized this tool? Here how I suggest.

i) Pupils are shown the book that teacher have created.(this can be done by viewing the e-book on screen or the physical book)

ii)Pupils are told that they will be making their own storybook online.

iii)Pupils are taught about the functions,icons and other settings on the website–>storybird.com

iv) Pupils are given free theme and topics to be chosen but they have to make at least 4 pages excluding the cover.

v) English is encouraged to be used and teacher won’t interrupt or correct grammar mistakes they make. Pupils are allowed to type and write at their own pace and at their best.

vi) Teacher is there just to give support and idea but not correcting and giving instructions.

vii) Pupils are allowed to create as many books as they want until they session finishes.

viii) Random published books are chosen and read by their friends.

Objectives: Pupils will be able to create an e-storybook(at least 4 pages) by using storybird.com

Year:4 or 5

Conditions: Every pupil gets one computer each to work in the lab and the internet connection is superb.

Week of Millionnaire Games

1. Week 8 was the week of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire games.  The task was how to adapt this popular game and makes it appropriate for kids.

2. I’d like to do post mortem on the adaption that we made. This reflection will discuss on the strengths and weaknesses in our own designed game.

3. The STRENGTHS:

i) The visuals are colourful. Attract pupils’ attention. The influx of cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse would do good.

ii) The context of the award which was changed from money to candies could motivate pupils to participate.

iii) The questions were created accordingly as we began with easy questions and ended up with challenging questions.

4. The WEAKNESSES are a plenty.

i) There should be more questions as four sample questions were not adequate.

ii) There should also be few rounds where teachers should make the most of pupils to join the activity.

iii) Rewards were attractive but should be more practical like grades/stars or presents.

iv) The questions created should be more real and related to one another.

5. All feedbacks that we gained were really helpful and useful. These feedbacks will be account for when we really come to terms with the situation where we could really apply this game in the classroom.