HSSE 'Brown Bag' Seminar - Special Series: HSSE in Conversation ‘Problem-based Learning on Environmental Issues’
13/05/2009 10:30Speaker : Mdm N Vijaya Rani
Date :Wednesday, 13 May
Time : 10.30 am - 11.30 am
Venue : 3-02-29
About the Topic
Over the last two years, Jurong Secondary school has taken a PBL approach in the teaching and learning of environmental issues such as water shortages, increasing waste in the environment and global warming. What makes learning of this theme interesting is that Learning Journeys are conducted relevant to the environmental issues at task, such as NeWater Centre, Tuas Incineration, and others. Furthermore, students work on various tasks and contribute to their learning through CIP hours through the design of materials (brochures, calendars, exhibition posters) and software (video, website) that would educate their peers on these issues and, more importantly, on participating in environmental projects that can help towards a sustainable environment.
The teachers have taken efforts to redesign the SOW over a 10-week module using the Understanding by Design (UbD) model to infuse real world problems, with LJs, CIP and actual fieldwork with the use of GPS and GIS to make learning engaging and authentic. As one of the Future School@ Singapore, one of the aims is to take learning beyond the school walls and work with the community at large. The PBL approach lends itself in developing an adaptive, productive learner and team player – a must to meet the needs and demands of the 21st century workforce!
About the speaker
Mdm N Viyaya Rani is HOD Humanities at Jurong Sec School. She has been teaching since 1978 in both primary and secondary schools and was attached at MOE CPDD as a curriculum officer from 2000-2002. She has been working with her teachers in the design and implementation of PW since 2005 at Jurong Sec School for S2 students. She is currently on her Enhanced Professional leave at NIE for 10 weeks.
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