Latihan Program Sekolah Transformasi: Module 4

Creating a Culture of Positive Learning

Learning Focus:
Creating a culture of positive learning is necessary for school transformation

Learning Target:
To establish a culture of self-directed teacher learning driven by effective middle leaders

Outcome:

• Link teachers’ belief and teachers’ classroom practices to drive change in your school
• Implement a culture of inquiry in your school through establishing teacher learning pathways of support
• Create a framework of middle leader responsibilities to drive teaching and learning excellence in your school
• Plan your next step establishing a culture of positive learning in your school

Day 1:
Teachers at the heart of school transformation

a) Kenali guru kita:

• Refleksi guru – Good, Bad, & Ugly 
• Falsafah pengajaran – Belief vs Practices 

b) Pemimpin berkesan mempengaruhi dan mengaktifkan motivasi guru:

• Suara guru, motivasi guru, autonomi guru, terarah kendiri guru (self-directed), ganjaran, dan pengiktirafan 

c) Mewujudkan persekitaran guru positif (positive teacher)


Day 2:
21st Century classroom unplugged

a) Pengubahsuaian buku teks mengikut keperluan murid
b) Melibatkan murid melalui pembelajaran koperatif

• struktur/kaedah pembelajaran koperatif 

c) Strategi guru yang berkesan untuk pembelajaran

• menggunakan amalan dan strategi positif dalam bilik darjah 
• ganjaran, peraturan, rutin 

d) Laluan pembangunan guru

• Strategi untuk menyokong guru membangunkan amalan pdP 

Day 3:
Middle Leaders: Enabler of teachers’ excellence

a) Kemahiran dan ciri-ciri pemimpin pertengahan

• Peranan dalam mendorong kecemerlangan PdP 
• Analisis gap (kekuatan, kelemahan, motivasi, dan area pembangunan – tujuan untuk mengenali pemimpin pertengahan 

b) Pemimpin pertengahan mendorong kecemerlangan PdP

• Penyeliaan PdP 
• Memberi maklum balas (guna GROW) 

c) Ejen perubahan

• Kaitkan PbPPP dengan amalan guru yang berkesan 
• Kerangka untuk menyokong standard guru 

d) Visi untuk pemimpin pertengahan (dalam konteks sekolah)

• SIT menyokong pemimpin pertengahan 
• Membantu yang pemimpin pertengahan yang kurang berprestasi 
• Merancang CPD untuk meningkatkan kecemerlangan CPD 

Day 4:
Planning for action

a) Falsafah pengajaran
b) Refleksi dan penilaian
c) Melaksanakan tugasan seperti dalam In School Activity Kits


Contoh / Cadangan Tindakan Susulan:
a) Lakukan analisis gap pemimpin pertengahan
b) Adakan mesyuarat dengan pemimpin pertengahan
c) Maklumkan:

• visi/hala tuju sekolah transformasi – i.e. kecemerlangan PdP, persekitaran guru positif, PdP mengikut keperluan murid, amalan pembelajaran koperatif 
• peranan pemimpin pertengahan dalam memperngaruhi guru untuk mendorong kecemerlangan PdP 
• kaedah pembelajaran koperatif (boleh kongsikan struktur pembelajaran koperatif seperti dalam buku panduan yang diberikan oleh LeapEd) 

d) Adakan coaching dan mentoring kepada pemimpin pertengahan
e) Adakan CPD pembelajaran koperatif untuk menyokong guru
f) Laksanakan learning work dan PLC
g) Wujudkan persekitaran guru positif

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2. Install XAMPP (accept all default setting)
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5. Config Apache

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Summary of PreSTasi Module 3

PreSTasi Module 3:

Leading Learning 

Target:
Lead learning through developing school staff skills and knowledge with the aim of improving instructional quality

Desired impact and measure:

1. Leader: - Leading a school wide culture of student centered learning as indicated by teachers embedding responses to students need in teaching and learning 
2. Professional growth among staff: - measurable shift in teacher engagement and motivation trough varied support structures: coaching and mentoring; PLCs; Learning Walks and CPDs 

Day 1:
Teaching for 21st century Learner

• 21st century learners
• 21st century pedagogies
• Learning style & multiple intelligences – reading/writing, auditory, kinesthetic, visual
• Brain needs to learn best – safety, nourishment, people, meaning, process

Day 2:
Effective Instructional Practices

• Unlocking teacher potential

          o Differentiated instruction
          o Type and form of assessment – sumative, formative, for, of & as
          o Brain needs to learn best
          o HOTS
          o Bloom’s taxonomy
          o Gagne 9 element of learning
          o KPM lesson planning components

• Potential of learning environment

Day 3:
Effective use of data drive effective teaching and learning

• Type of assessment – formative and summative
• Form of assessment – as, for, of
• Assessment pyramid
• Assessment for learning – peer and self-evaluation, effective feedback, questioning, learning objectives and Success criteria

Day 4:
Leading people 

• Action plan:

1. Task 1 – collect, collate and analyse data on the needs of your students through learning walks and/or student or teacher voice survey 
2. Task 2 – conduct a GROW conversation about responding to student needs 
3. Task 3 – create a CPD action plan for 2016

PreSTasi Module 3

There are five training modules under the School Transformation Program (PreSTasi), which are as below:

Training for Module 1 and Module 2 had been completed in August and September. After training of the two modules, October was the month for school visit cum on-site training.

Training for Module 3 just completed at the end of November. It was a four days training at IAB Genting Highlands Branch. Module 3 consists of four main focus which are: Teaching for the 21st Century Learner; Instructional Practices to meet Student Needs;  Effective use of Data drives Effective Teaching and Learning; and Leaders of Learning drive Effective Teaching and Learning.

By the end of the training, leaders be ready to begin implementing school wide changes to drive positive classroom shift or professional learning in the school. In-school activity Kit provides the guidelines and tools for SLTs to practice new learning and to reflect on their growth in the relation to the learning. The kit include: description of tasks; criteria for success; steps for success; expected timeframes; suggested evidence requirements and support resources.

For Module 3,  there are three tasks to be implementing at school level by mid February 2016: 

• Task 1 - collecting, collating and analysing data from learning walk, and or student and teacher voice survey
• Task 2 - Conducting a GROW conversation about responding to student teaching and learning needs
• Task 3 - CPD Action Plan for 2016

The learning approach is based on the activities known as Co-operative Learning Activities to engage participants in the learning, and then incorporate what had been learnt into our leadership of school. During the four days training, all participants actively taking part in their learning.

Introduction to Multivariate Data Analysis

Thank God that my wish to attend the SPSS course has been granted and cleared my worries of the research method. Finally, I had a chance to attend the two days workshop from 19th to 20th November 2015 at Plaza Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

Multivariate Data Analysis (MVA) refers to any statistical technique used to analyze data that arises from more than one variable. The purpose of MVA is to help understand the association between more than one variables. This essentially models reality where each situation, product, or decision involves more than a single variable.

The course content are:

• Multiple Linear Regression
• Discriminant Analysis
• Logistic Regression
• ANOVA & ANCOVA
• MANOVA & MANCOVA
• Repeated Measures
• Factor Analysis
• Cluster Analysis

My special thanks to IAB management for the chance and sponsorship to attend the workshop. Also, thanks to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karuthan Chinna for his well organised and systematic approach of conducting the workshop. 

The workshop gave me a better understanding of methods for data analysis, as well as interpreting the output of analysis. The type of the variables (qualitative or quantitative) determine method to use for data analysis.

After the two days workshop, I am more confident and will re-examine my previous study. Data of the previous study will be analysed to see the differences of the output. The result of the new analysis will help in improving the instrument for future study.