2013 Science P21C2 video

Name of Team	Science P21C2
Title of Project	2013 Science P21C2 video
Facilitator	Susan Chew
Team Leader	Ang Joo Liak (physics)
Secretary	Sandy Tan (biology) & Eric Tan (chemistry)
Members	Biology:  Benny Koh, Domina Ng, John Lee, Olivia Chee, Wong Lee Fui Chemistry: Chong Han Guang, Hia Soo Ching, Lim Si Xiu Physics: Ang Wee Ling, Benjamin Ng, Mark Shone, Tan Wei Lin, Tan Boon Hian, Teresa Wong Technology Integration Officer: Marcus Ong
Initiated on (date)	26 Apr 2013
Completion date	15 May 2013
Objectives/Targets	To document and share innovative Science teaching and learning practices including technology integration with staff of other departments via a short video.
Implementation Process	1.     On 26 April, all Science teachers (of all levels, regardless of whether the class was using iPads) were invited to share their best practices. This included several teachers in iPad classes who already have video clips done by Marcus or themselves, and teachers teaching GE classes who have shared interesting practices with Olivia. 2.     Teachers used a shared Googledoc spreadsheet to indicate details of items to share (topic, context, pedagogy, use of technology, relation to learning principles, etc.) and put the raw materials into Marcus e-pigeon. 3.     On 6 May, Science teachers met and agreed on 4 broad themes to share their best practices in using technology ·        Experiential learning: e.g. hands-on activiites, out of classroom, role-playing, inquiry-based learning ·        Flip classroom: e.g. using videos or other online platforms ·        Formative assessment: e.g. online quiz, gathering students' response, giving immediate feedback.  ·        Use of authentic learning materials: e.g. news articles, real-life applications 4.     By 10 May, teachers shared their contributions through selecting, captioning and putting suitable related images/video clips into Marcus epigeon. They could consult Sandy, Benny, Mark, Eric or Joo Liak for assistance. 5.     Marcus collated the materials contributed into a video, and vetting was done and feedback was given by Sandy, Benny, Eric and Joo Liak. 6.     Joo Liak shared the final video with a slide presentation during staff contact on 15 May.
Extent of Improvement/ Targets met	1.     The following items were posted for sharing on the science wiki at http://johnlittleipad.pbworks.com ·        the presentation slides of the staff sharing on 15 May ·        the video link of video posted on Youtube ·        the more detailed description of items from teachers in a Googledoc 2.     This project generated greater awareness amongst the science teachers that: ·        there are many different tools and platforms that science teachers are weaving into their classroom and out-of-classroom instructional practices; ·        there are many experts amongst us, for sharing of ideas; ·        this was an opportunity for us to document our own practices as part of our professional development portfolios, especially in digital formats. 3.     The video was shown during Open House at Biology Lab 4.  4.     The video was also shown by Dr Tay-Seah HY at the Digital Education Show in KL on 27 May. 5.     With greater confidence in integrating technology into teaching and learning, several science teachers (Benjamin, John, Joo Liak, Sandy, Mark) have volunteered to share some of their best practices of using technology tools in the coming end June Staff Workshop “P21C2 – for teachers from teachers” on 27 June.