(A) Teachers training  & Induciton progam (Specially for New Teachers)

Teacher Seng Yip, the course instructor require all participants to complete the attached survey form (sheet on General and Dharma) before the training.  Please email the completed survey latest  by Wed, 4.12012.

Venue Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall 1st floor, Classroom 5 and 6.

(B) Annual Teachers Meeting 

Please take note of the below dates on the Annual  Teachers Meeting for all teachers:

English Saturday Dharma Teachers       14/1/2012          9am-12.30pm

Chinese Dharma Teachers:                   14/1/2012         2pm-5.30pm

English Sunday Dharma Teachers         15/1/2012          9-12.30pm.

It is an annual event  held before the start of the school.   The school’s direction for 2012 and other important news will be shared with the teachers.  Teacher’s attendance is compulsory and I apologise if I miss to inform the new teachers on the above dates earlier.

Management of Dharma Class and Children

Date/Time:

Lesson 1 9 Apr 2011 (Saturday) 1pm-5pm

(Tea break 3 pm – 3.30pm)

Lesson 2 10 April 2011 (Sunday) 10am-4pm

(Lunch 12pm – 12.45pm, Tea break 2.30pm – 2.45pm)

Location:

KMSPKS Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall 1^st floor Classroom 5 and 6.

Eligibility:

This course is strictly for Buddhist Dharma school teachers who are teaching children in their temples.

Registration is required and the closing date is 25 March 2011 (Friday)

To register for public, please click here to download reply slip.

For PKSSSS teachers, please register using event file folder inside Teacher resource room.

Acceptance for registration is based on first-come first-served basis subjected to availability of seats.

There is no fees charged but donation is welcome.

Contact Us:

Email:  soonann.chung@kmspks.org Tel: 6849-5328     Fax: 6452-6341

Overview:

The course is an adaption from Teachers’ Training Course first developed in-house by Little Bodhi Student Care in 2002. The course put together with the help of lecturers from National Institute of Education (NTU-NIE), professional educators, school teachers and psychologists working in the field of education.

The 2 lessons adapted are as follows:

Lesson 1: Managing The Class

The lesson covers the techniques of preventive and supportive management. In preventive management, participants will learn how to manage the class efficiently to prevent disruption. Supportive management covers the ways to build rapport with the students so that the teacher can teach effectively.

Lesson 2: Managing The Child

In this lesson, participants will first learn the theories and application of behavioral models (eg. Classical & Operant Conditioning). Participants will also learn the use of reinforcement to achieve desirable behavior and be guided on the managing of students’ misbehavior.

About the facilitator:

Lam Seng Yip

Seng Yip has been a volunteer teacher with Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Saturday & Sunday School (PKSSSS) since early 1995. During his time with PKSSSS, he has been involved in various roles including teaching, syllabus setting as well as teachers training.

In his university days, Seng Yip was actively involved in NTU Buddhist Society activities, organizing and conducting many activities (camps, courses and lectures) for undergraduates and youths in general. He also pioneered the setting up of Camp Nirvana Australia (a tie up between NTUBS and various organizations in Australia’s youth community and universities)

Since his graduation in 1996, he has been with NTU Buddhist Society Alumni and was in the committee to set up and run its community project Little Bodhi Student Care. During his time with Little Bodhi, Seng Yip co-work with educators from National Institute of Education (NIE) and other organizations to put together and run an in-house teachers training course for its staff.