HOW TO MOTIVATE MY GIRL TO PUT IN MORE EFFORT IN HER STUDIES
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Hi chen, I don’t have a specific topic in mind. I knew that ur dd was in ip school n heard that they r many projects in ip n hope to learn from ur sharing n see if I can incorporate it as part of the learning process. Just for illustration, if I would to make the life cycle of animal as a project like to investigate different types of life cycles for animal. The aim is to learn life cycle of animal n to enjoy learning. My girl is very careless about the details n impantience. She can be very enthusiastic if wanted to learn more but low concentrate span.
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Melodies:
Hi chen, I don't have a specific topic in mind. I knew that ur dd was in ip school n heard that they r many projects in ip n hope to learn from ur sharing n see if I can incorporate it as part of the learning process. Just for illustration, if I would to make the life cycle of animal as a project like to investigate different types of life cycles for animal. The aim is to learn life cycle of animal n to enjoy learning. My girl is very careless about the details n impantience. She can be very enthusiastic if wanted to learn more but low concentrate span.
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This question set me to reflect, how in my early year i have done with my child…
to promote her "self help" skill.
As what the Educator, Bandura said, whatever I expect children to do, I will be their role model. children learn best through observing adult. -
US Statistics has proven that Fun Brain Training can Drastically Improve a Students Results.
My School’s Research proves that Students these days Needs more Exciting and Engaging Learning Methods. Have you tried Alternative Education? Different Ways for a Child to Learn?
What I do in my school which is our Patent Pending Trick is to get Kids to Learn how to Create Games for their Birthdays!
But what they will do Eventually is Embark on a Creative Projects Journeys where they are actually Developing their Minds at a Deep Cognitive Level; Conceptual, Structural, Operational and Functional. They will Nurture and Structure their Skills in Imagination, Practise Innovation for Solutions, Invention Using Formulas and Develop Confident Speaking/Presentation Skills. And because it is Fun and they are the Makers of their Knowledge plus They get to Fool Around with their Knowledge then they Experience their Education instead of just Memorizing and Standard Mugging.
Try Different Methods, Try to make it Fun, And most importantly what are her Natural Learning Capabilties? Harvard University’s Project Spectrum is an Advocate of Teaching using A Child’s Method of Learning. This is Evident in Preschools but not in Schools but Recently M.O.E has upgraded to Socrates Methods - Inquiry Based Learning.
Our school uses 9 Different Learning Methods on top of our based Framework which is Project, Problem and Discovery Based Learning Using Games and Play to Learn, Technology - Kids love Digital Media for Education and we even use 3D for Education, Educational Toys and Much More Plus we are Student Centred which means Each Student gets Focused Attention using their Methods of Learning.
In a Nutshell, Kids are "Sian" because they find no connection between Studies and the Real World. -
Andaiz:
Welcome to the game! Hope you have received your book by now!Chen, I'm getting here late in the game as I was following a friend's FB quote/link to your book. Will be getting your book later today through paypal. Seeing some success with my P4 since I've switched job. Now to get her to the next level and be MOTIVATED
Thanks!
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Ran1977:
Good LUck on your first dayChenonceau:
[quote=\"Melodies\"]Hi Chen, I wonder how to develop a process when u have project based syllabus? I'm trying to adopt one of the many strategies that u used to motivate ur dc.
This is a great question. Thanks for asking. Could you give me a more detailed description of...
(1) what is project based syllabus
(2) an example of a project (aims, deliverables, challenges, your DC's strengths and weaknesses relevant to the project, the learning outcomes of the project).
I may not be able to revert to you very fast. This is my first day back at work after 2 weeks of being a lazy Petunia Piggy. Got tons to do but I definitely will put this question on my To Do List.
Just checking when will your next workshop will be?[/quote]Hi... the Positive Teaching Seminar dates are 12th Oct, 19th Oct and 24th Nov. The Oct sessions are full. There are 2 places left for 24th Nov if you are interested. -
Melodies:
Hi Chen, I wonder how to develop a process when u have project based syllabus? I'm trying to adopt one of the many strategies that u used to motivate ur dc.
I believe the right term should be \"project-based pedagogy\" rather than \"project-based syllabus\". The syllabus defines what you have to learn. The pedagogy defines HOW you have to learn it. Project-based pedagogy simply means that you teach the syllabus through projects. This has the added advantage of helping children learn important life skills...
To be continued later today... -
Life Skills Learnt Through Project Work
- Powerpoint skills
- Presentation skills
- Info search skills
- Evaluate reliability of knowledge
- Divergent thinking (see definition here -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_thinking) because
- Many others...
Designing a study process for projects is not too different than designing a process for drilling. One has to...
(1) break up the project into skills sets
(2) break up the skills sets into discrete behaviors and train each behavior
(3) put them altogether
Break Things Up
You can't expect to teach all the skills in project work all at once so ya gotta break things up and focus on one area at a time.
Focus on Powerpoint Skills
I use a lot of Powerpoint in the course of my work. I love creating Powerpoint presentations and when DD was in primary school, she saw me messing around with animations and exclaimed, This is not work! This is play!\" DD became quite nifty with Powerpoint and now far surpasses me in skill with design and animation.
When it came to DS' turn, I thought it useful to teach him a few tricks and then I asked him to make a Powerpoint \"movie\" with animation. Content wasn't important, I wanted to see him mess with all the animation features of Powerpoint. The focus was Powerpoint skills. He spent a few weekends on his \"movie\". He was in P2 I think. It was quite an awful movie but it made sense to him and gave him satisfaction when we all stood around and watched it. No one except him really understood what was going on. But who cares, right?
Focus on Info Search Skills
In P3, he kept asking me obscure Science stuff he picked up from I dunno where. I taught him how to google... then I just made time to listen to him teach me without yawning too much.
To be continued tomorrow... -
Hi Chen, u r right! Tks for the input! The downside is it takes too much time to learn syllabus through projects though u learn more 'depth n breath' as well as some important life skills
Chenonceau:
I believe the right term should be \"project-based pedagogy\" rather than \"project-based syllabus\". The syllabus defines what you have to learn. The pedagogy defines HOW you have to learn it. Project-based pedagogy simply means that you teach the syllabus through projects. This has the added advantage of helping children learn important life skills...Melodies:
Hi Chen, I wonder how to develop a process when u have project based syllabus? I'm trying to adopt one of the many strategies that u used to motivate ur dc.
To be continued later today... -
Yo, good stuffs n look forward to.... :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:
:thankyou:Chenonceau:
Life Skills Learnt Through Project Work
- Powerpoint skills
- Presentation skills
- Info search skills
- Evaluate reliability of knowledge
- Divergent thinking (see definition here -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_thinking) because
- Many others...
Designing a study process for projects is not too different than designing a process for drilling. One has to...
(1) break up the project into skills sets
(2) break up the skills sets into discrete behaviors and train each behavior
(3) put them altogether
Break Things Up
You can't expect to teach all the skills in project work all at once so ya gotta break things up and focus on one area at a time.
Focus on Powerpoint Skills
I use a lot of Powerpoint in the course of my work. I love creating Powerpoint presentations and when DD was in primary school, she saw me messing around with animations and exclaimed, This is not work! This is play!\" DD became quite nifty with Powerpoint and now far surpasses me in skill with design and animation.
When it came to DS' turn, I thought it useful to teach him a few tricks and then I asked him to make a Powerpoint \"movie\" with animation. Content wasn't important, I wanted to see him mess with all the animation features of Powerpoint. The focus was Powerpoint skills. He spent a few weekends on his \"movie\". He was in P2 I think. It was quite an awful movie but it made sense to him and gave him satisfaction when we all stood around and watched it. No one except him really understood what was going on. But who cares, right?
Focus on Info Search Skills
In P3, he kept asking me obscure Science stuff he picked up from I dunno where. I taught him how to google... then I just made time to listen to him teach me without yawning too much.
To be continued tomorrow...
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