Suhaidah Tahir SEAMEO RECSAM

Suhaidah Tahir
SEAMEO RECSAM
….in order to meet our high
aspirations amidst an increasingly
competitive global environment, we
cannot stand still. Our country
requires a transformation of its
entire education system, lifting
achievement for all students. Make
no mistake; this will require an
entirely new perspective, so that
students develop skills needed for
the 21st century. Rather than simply
adding staff and facilities, there is
now a need to understand and
improve the dynamics of the
teaching and learning process….
NAJIB RAZAK
There are five
outcomes that the
Blueprint aspires
for the Malaysian
education system
as a whole, access,
quality, equity,
unity, and
efficiency.
The Malaysian education system aspires to ensure that every student in
every school in every state achieves their full potential
Shift 4: Transform teaching into the
profession of choice
Why is it needed?:
International research shows that teacher quality
is the most significant school-based factor in
determining student outcomes. The quality of a
system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.
Shift 10: Maximise student outcomes for
every ringgit
• Link every programme to clear student
outcomes and annually rationalise programmes
that have low impact
• Capture efficiency opportunities, with funding
reallocated to the most critical areas such as
teacher training and upskilling
While there are certainly many excellent teachers in the
Malaysian education system, a 2011 research by AKEPT
found that only 50% of lessons are being delivered in an
effective manner.
• lessons did not sufficiently engage students, and followed a
more passive, lecture format of content delivery.
• These lessons focused on achieving surface-level content
understanding, instead of higher-order thinking skills.
• This statistic is particularly challenging as an estimated 60% of
today’s teachers will still be teaching in 20 years’ time.
Upgrade the quality of continuous
professional development (CPD) from 2013.
• Teachers will receive greater support to help them achieve their full
potential.
• When they enter the profession, teachers will develop an individualised
CPD programme with their supervisors.
• This CPD programme will include common training requirements expected
of all teachers, as well as electives that teachers can pursue based on their
own developmental needs.
• It will mostly be run at school, as school-based training has proven to be
the most effective form of CPD.
• It will use a network of peers including teacher coaches, senior teachers,
and principals to disseminate best practices.
• The training will allow teachers to continuously build their skill levels
against each of the competencies expected of a teacher.
Lesson Study in Malaysia since 2004
•SEAMEO RECSAM is The Regional
Centre for Education in Science and
Mathematics center is designed to
meet the needs of the SEAMEO
Member Countries in developing
science, mathematics and technology
education programmes.
Congress
Publication
Research/
Projects
Colloquium /
seminar
Teachers’ training– regular
courses, customized courses,
in-country
Conference
Workshop
Teacher as Choreographer of
Students Learning
Suhaidah Tahir
SEAMEO RECSAM
Choreographers of Learning
Teachers and leaders with passion,
patience, and perseverance lead
students on to inspired learning in
collaborative environments where
inquiry is valued and shared. They
are the choreographers of
learning,
http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.my/2015/06/choreographers-oflearning.html
We connect, share,
and grow as
connected
educators in
cultures of trust
where we honor
the learning that
evolves.
• Knowledge is always personal, but children need
systematic help to get it.
• It will be seen that even the scientist or
mathematician in his specialty also sometimes relies
upon knowledge produced and choreographed by
others.
Introduction by Prof
Masami Isoda
Mr Yoshikazu Yamamoto ,
Mathematics teacher
from Primary school
attached to the University
of Tsukuba as the demo
teacher.
Mathematics class
The characteristics of odd and even
numbers
Student’s year Year 6
Lesson title:
Duration
1 hour
Objective of
the lesson:
Based on the numbers in a numeration
table (numbered from 0 to 70), make a
class that will help students be aware of
the characteristics of odd and even
numbers.
Mathematics class:
1
11
21
31
41
51
61
2
12
22
32
42
52
62
3
13
23
33
43
53
63
4
14
24
34
44
54
64
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
6
16
26
36
46
56
66
7
17
27
37
47
57
67
8
18
28
38
48
58
68
9
19
29
39
49
59
69
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Mr. Tasumi Sumi
Science Teacher from
Elementary School attached to
the University of Tsukuba,
Japan.
Lesson objective for Science class
1) Let the students establish their own science
assignments to motivate learning.
2) Through building up paper clay beetles,
students can concentrate on observing the
insects’ outer body structure and capture the
actual images of the head, the thorax and the
abdomen.
PLC Symposium on Lesson Study August 2015
• The success of lesson study would depend on the teacher
creativity and innovation as well as the ability to inculcate
aesthetics in the teaching.
• Interesting question to be highlighted in this presentation is:
• “How would student understand and follow the instruction
when the lesson is conducted in foreign language by a foreign
teacher?”
MATHEMATICS GROUP
Teacher
Reflections
A
The discussion on lesson able to stimulate teachers to make generalization in
teaching.
B
Teachers uses inductive learning approach and give specific examples to
guide students to make general pattern in numbers.
C
Overall, this is a good program to enhance students’ creativity in learning. It
would be better if the lesson can be translated into Malay language
optimally.
D
The lesson study is a good approach to be implemented in Malaysian
schools. Teachers can share their experience and knowledge in order to
upgrade their teaching skills of teaching and learning process.
E
This is a good strategy to promote higher order thinking skills. It can also
implement at early education level.
Teacher
Reflections
F
All teachers should try the lesson study approach to
enhance mathematics teaching and learning
G
This is the best collaborative teaching method!
H
The teaching approach guide students to generate ideas
and build mathematical concept.
I
The lesson could be more interesting if the question and
answer session change to a quiz.
J
Lesson study is a good method to teaching. But, it needs
sustainable commitment among the teachers.
K
It helps to enhance my professionalism in teaching
mathematics
L
Good for refreshment of mental arithmetics
SCIENCE GROUP
Teacher
A
B
C
D
E
Reflections
Very good because it gives teachers new ideas to teach in the class. Actually
students were very interested with the real beetles. What I can conclude is
that teacher must have passion in teaching to enable the students enjoy the
class and learn. Now I get some ideas, I can apply it to my class.
It was a very good lesson. Much can be learnt when we see it going on life;
rather than just looking at slides and videos. Overall it is a very useful
programme.
Students enjoy with the activity. The activities will be more fun if the language
is more easily understood in English.
Very good approach! Can apply it in schools
The programme is good for teachers in improving their teaching technique.
This programme should be organized yearly to enhance teaching skills.
Teacher
F
G
H
I
J
Reflections
Good activities for participants to experience 9as students) for learning how to anticipate
students’ thinking. Good demonstration lesson. I suggest at least one full hour on introducing
lesson study and its core concept.
Over all, Lesson Study is good and can use to improve the standard of schools in Malaysia.
Very nice symposium. Lots of things that I learned.
Very good sharing as everybody enjoyed the symposium. We could learn and experience the
real PLC in Lesson Study. We should use the information in our next class and the idea of
problem solving approach is very good. Hope to see/participate in many education/lesson
symposium.
Very good program. Now I know about PLC (Lesson Study) . More Clear.
K
Excellent effort! Good preparation of lesson. Hands-on, minds-on, cooperative and
collaborative learning implemented.
L
Over all, the teacher was able to conduct an interesting lesson where pupils need to use their
scientific skills (observing, drawing, communicating). Teacher has also inculcate values in the
lesson.
Teacher
Reflections
M
The teaching and learning process was interesting. All of the students were fully
involved. The use of paper clay to model helps students to re-model if they decide
to alter or change it. The questioning techniques are good- from simple to
complex. Instead of correcting the errors the teacher explore deeper in order to
make the students think. The use of real specimen helps students to explore into
finer parts of the beetle in order to model them.
N
The lesson is simple and pupils enjoy with group activities. The teacher gives
them more time to crate the models. Pupils understand the topic and the lesson.
Based on the conduct of the lesson symposium, it has been done smoothly and
successfully to enhance pupils’ knowledge in different teaching techniques and
strategies. On the other hand, this symposium helps the teachers to improve
teaching techniques and to create meaningful class.
O
Teacher P
The lesson symposium have been successfully exposed
the science and mathematics teachers to the
implementation of lesson study especially in relation
to the school-based approach. This symposium had
also helped the teachers to enhance skills in lesson
observation and skills in providing feedback to
improve the lesson. Apart from that, it had also helped
the teachers to create sample problems to develop
students’ problem solving skill.
Prof Masami Isoda, Mr. Tasumi Sumi, Mr.
Yoshikazu Yamamoto have done a good
job! They help us to have a better
understanding about lesson study.
Professional Learning Community (PLC) Programme
Symposium on Lesson Study
In collaboration with :
“How would student understand and follow the
instruction when the lesson is conducted in
foreign language by a foreign teacher?”
The success of a lesson would depend much
on the teacher creativity and innovation as
well as the ability to inculcate aesthetics in
the teaching and learning.
“Better than a thousand days of study is ONE
day with a great TEACHER...”
Japanese proverb