Oct 30, 2008

FACTS - 'Who, When, Where'

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PLATO.

Though the word 'Kindergarten' means 'Children's garden', goes back only about 160 years, the idea of early childhood goes back to Plato, who advised the community that, it was responsible for educating its young. His ideal commonwealth included a community nursery. Long after his time, in the 15th century, Vittorino de Feltre established in Mantua, Italy, a school that had many characteristics of modern kindergarten education. He called for physical activities, condusive sorroundings, alternating periods of play and study to combat fatigue and boredom. He believed that school should be fun and that teachers should recognise the individual differences in children and lead rather than coerce them.

J. Amos Comenius (17th century) incharged of school in Poland wrote 'The Great Didactic'. He urged the teacher of young children to appeal to child's sensory perceptions and to use material based on the child's own experiences.

Oct 28, 2008

FACTS - 'What I have learned'

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Who? : Ministry of Education
(Schools)
Who? : Titan Chemical Corp. Ltd


Where? : The Zone - J. Baru


When? : 23 Oct 2008
While I was on my way to Indon


What? : Plastic Education Program
An Enviroment Conservation
Program for Schools


WHAT I LEARNED:

1. Enviromental Friendly Practices at home
Use cloth towel to wipe kitchen work tables and counters instead of using paper towel. Cloth towels can be reused.
Washing car with a hose waste a lot of water, wash your car with water in a pail.
Use the washing machine when you have full load. This saves energy and water. You can also use the run-off water to wash the floor.
2. Enviromental Friendly Practices at Office
Replace artificial plants with natural one. Promote a green enviroment and mantain adequate oxygen content in the office atmosphere.
Use your own mug in the office instead of using non-biodegradable styrofoam cups. This helps to reduce waste. Make your drink in bulk and have it together with colleagues. This saves energy and more sociable.
Walk instead of driving to have a meal as it save fuel, reduces air pollution and also cut down packaging materials (reduce waste).
3. Enviromental Friendly Practices during Shopping
Use non-disposable products. This can reduce waste and save resources. Disposable diapers are not completely biodegradable.
Select product with less packaging. More packaging means more solid wastes. Buying in bulk is cheaper and save packaging. Buy refillable items.
Select CFC-free enviroment-friendly or energy efficient appliances. CFCs can damage the ozone layer and caurse global warming.
(Congratulation to smart students of SMKTSNI)

FEELINGS - 'What a future this kid has! Every Kid?

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One of the kids can become the president of his country.
How?
His teachers "know how"
Life's Echo
A man and his son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the boy trips and feeling a sharp pain he screams, "Ahhhhh." Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, "Ahhhhh!"Filled with curiosity, he screams: "Who are you?", but the only answer he receives is: "Who are you?" This makes him angry, so he screams: "You are a coward!",and the voice answers: "You are a coward!"
He looks at his father, asking, "Dad, what is going on?" "Son," the man replies, "pay attention!" Then he screams, "I admire you!" The voice answers: "I admire you!" The father shouts, "You are wonderful!", and the voice answers: "You are wonderful!"The boy is surprised, but still can't understand what is going on.Then the father explains, "People call this 'ECHO', but truly it is 'LIFE!' Life always gives you back what you give out! Life is a mirror of your actions. If you want more love, give more love! If you want more kindness, give more kindness! If you want understanding and respect, give understanding and respect! If you want people to be patient and respectful to you, give patience and respect! This rule of nature applies to every aspect of our lives."Life always gives you back what you give out.Your life is not a coincidence, but a mirror of your own doings.
(Thanks Shily)

FACTS - 'What colour is your parachute"

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Out of the four walls

Potential Grooming
The Principle's Office

I have been to several schools in our neighbouring countries. The latest a school located in town area. The facilities are far behind compare to what we have.


With USD200++ (senior teachers) and 6 days a week. I was amazed by their attitude and dedication.


"THERE IS NO BAD PUPIL, ONLY BAD TEACHER"


Oct 26, 2008

FEELINGS - Are they "rich"? Are we "poor"?

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'OURS' (Schools in Malaysia)


'THEIRS' (Schools in Indonesia)




'School is a very special place, probably where a child will get his or her first formal educational experience. Going to school is the single most important continuing even in a child's life, lasting anywhere for years'
What is school ? Buildings? Teachers?, pupils?
What's education all about? Do we need to instil courage and wisdom?

Oct 21, 2008

CLASSROOM AND TEACHING TOOLS LINKS AND DESCRIPTIONS

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1. http://4teachers.org/ - This site offers teachers several different tools to use in the classroom. It has a Rubric maker (Rubistar), an online lesson creator (Trackstar), and much more. This is a site offering great tools for the classroom teacher.2. http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html - Discovery Schools offers on online quiz maker, puzzle maker, clip art, lesson planner, and worksheet generator.3. http://teacher.scholastic.com/ - This site is full of information and activities for teachers, including online activities, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and tools. The site can be broken down by grade level in each area. 4. http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/Index.asp - Personal Educational Press gives a teacher the ability to create flashcards, quizzes, bingo boards, and word searches. These can be created using math, reading, writing, geography, science, or government.5. http://www.pics4learning.com/ - This is a copyright friendly site full of pictures that can be used in education. There are almost 50 different categories with subcategories under almost all of them. There are also lesson plans available.6. http://www.teachnology.com/ - This site has a pay and free side. The site has free tools for teachers to create worksheets and handouts of many different varieties. There are also so friendly games, themes, and lesson plans.7. http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml - Education World offers teachers free information on lesson plans, professional development, technology, school issues, and administration. There is a ton of information with links to many different websites.8. http://www.drugabuse.gov/index.html - The National Institute on Drug Abuse website has information for teachers from grades K-12. There are many different PDFs that can be downloaded. There are some online activities, but mostly in the teen section.9. http://www.crayola.com/ - The Crayola Company has a site that offers teachers lesson plans, coloring activities, arts and crafts, and a registration process to log in to the site and receive a free newsletter.10. http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Default.aspx - The Microsoft website has an educator’s section with a searchable database of lesson plans dealing with Microsoft products. There is also a searchable database of tutorials and how-to articles.11. http://www.formsite.com/ - This is a fee-based site that has a free component. The site allows a user to create online surveys that can have multiple formats for questions. The free side only allows a limited number of responses.12. http://www.eduhound.com/ - This website is a compilation of websites that have been found for educators. This site has link to all the different subject areas, conference information, and free magazine subscriptions.13. http://www.educationindex.com/ - This website is an annotated guide full of web sites for educators. This can be searched by subject or grade level. There is also a virtual coffee shop with a place for educators to chat and post information.14. http://www.sciencebob.com/ - This website has several different components for teachers to use. There is a lab section, experiments that can be done with household items, links to science related sites, and follow up lesson plan ideas. 15. http://www.time-for-time.com/ - This is a great resource for teachers working on time skills with students. There are time zone maps with working clocks, lesson plans, worksheet generator, an interactive clock, and activities for the students.16. http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/index.html - The Howard Huges Medical Institute has a site for teachers and kids. There are some interactive components, but also classroom activities for the teacher to complete with the class offline.17. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/ - This site offers a verity of information for teachers including web tools, references, hot lists, lesson plans, tutorials, activities, and projects for different subject areas. The information relates to the Internet and videoconferencing.18. http://www.abcteach.com/ - This free site also has a pay side with more features. There are printable worksheets, activities, thematic units, and information on portfolios.19. http://www.eduplace.com/ - Offers state resources, monthly themes, printable graphic organizers, as well as activities. There are resources for the different core subject areas, and a kids place with some games, activities, and information tied to schoolbooks. Site by Houghton Mifflin. 20. http://www.dnai.org/index.htm - The DNA Interactive website offers science teachers a wealth of information regarding DNA. There is an interactive time-line, lesson plans, and video-clips about DNA events.21. http://www.elmers.com/idea/index.asp - Elmers offers teacher ideas and projects. The projects are broken down into grade levels and amount of time needed. There is also a side for parents and children.22. http://rtec.org/ - The Regional Technology in Education Resource Center breaks the Country into 11 zones. You can choose the zone you live in and find information on evaluation, professional development, integration, teaching and learning, and special topics all related to technology.23. http://www.think.com/en_us/ - Think is a free website service where teachers can create a web space for their class. The students can also create web spaces and interact with each other and the teacher virtually. This is a free service, but needs approval from a district administrator. It can be tried for free. 24. http://www.cyberbee.com/index.html - This teacher tool offers curriculum ideas, research tools, projects to get involved in, tutorials, links, and more. It is a nice one stop location for information for educators on the internet. There are also some interesting features with mini movies, pictures, and facts.25. http://oll.libertyfund.org/Home3/index.php - This site is the Online Library of Liberty. They have over 1200 books online that are primary source documents. Many are ebook PDF files while others are PDF or websites.26. http://www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com/ - Discovery Education Network offers teachers a space to find educational resources and collaborate with fellow teachers. You will need to register for this site, but if you have an account with Unitedstreaming, it can be used so that more passwords are not required.

(Thanks to William who's leaving tommorow)

Children's Classic Book Art of the Day

Children's Classic Book Art of the Day