Day+5+4th+July+2012

Just spoke to heilda VP of the school. Informed her of ELIS's plans to use videos of lesson demos for research and howresearch ethics/protocol makes it necessary for letters of consent to be prepared for classes to be filmed. Informed her of teaching plans for P4/6 classes, both focussing on writing but with different emphasis and outcomes. p6 - PSLE prep P4 feedback and scaffolding for Process Writing She shared pupil difficulties with compreshension (cloze and OE) and also writing. Shared importance of relationship between reading/writing and ways to foster pupil reading. Will talk to Sharifah (HOD ICT) about filming needs etc.

Thoughts on feedback FB as illumination/ FB as intrusion/inclusion FB as input/output FB as destination/journey FB as discrimination/invitation

Went into 4 Res for an 'orientation' lesson - shared my love for English and some interesting aspects of the subject/language. Also, artiulcating expectations and norms I would like in the class. - No hands up - Random calling - Community of learners - There are "good' wrong answers - We learn through effort and attention - Thinking takes place all the time in class

Charge up and enthused when I sense the excitement and palpable interest in learning. Matter of establishing ties/relationships.

Shared my interest in etymology.

Quote for the day. "Imagination is more powerful than knowledge" Albrt Einstein



Falling in love with English is easy. Interesting and fascinating facts /aspects. Novel and new knowledge. Remainig in love is difficult - boring, technical, new and challenging skills and content