2014 communication session fri 7 feb 2014 10 am to 12 noon ite academy, the compass

20142014

Communication Session

Fri 7 Feb 2014 10 am to 12 noon

ITE Academy, The Compass

20142014Agenda

• Incentives & Number of Nominations

• Eligibility Criteria

• Award Categories

• Selection Criteria & Guidelines

• Nomination Package – how to complete

• Submission Procedure

• Nomination and Evaluation Process

• Schedule of Activities

• Contacts

20142014Incentives & Number of nominations

Incentives• Certificate of Commendation• Trophy (up to $200 in value)• Cash award of $500 per individual

or $800 per team (2 or more persons)

Number of Nominations per College• Each College may submit a maximum of 5 nominated staff. Each

member of a team nomination, if any, will be considered as one (1) nominated staff.

• There is no limit to the number of nomination in each category.

20142014Eligibility Criteria

• ITE teaching staff & Section Heads on the AXS scheme (currently serving within ITE). Nomination for Section Heads should only be in areas related to Student Care and Teaching and not in leadership;

• Not on No-Pay Leave at the point of nomination and award;

• Min 3 years of service as at 31 October 2014;

• Not awarded previously within the last 5 years; and

• Not awarded more than 3 times in entire teaching career.

Nominations for this Award must be based on staff contributions which have been well-conceptualised, facilitated and/or carried out, and some of these contributions must be sustained in the last 3 years .

20142014Award Categories

1. Excellence in Teaching

2. Student Care and Development

3. CCA Contributions

4. Instructional Materials Development

5. Innovation and Enterprise (includes contributions to TSC and other industry projects)

6. Open

Studentmanagement

Quality learning ofstudents

Passion & Enthusiasm

Role Profile, Career Tracks & Existing Award Categories

Role Profile of ITE Teacher

Role Model

LifelongLearner

Managerof Students’Well-being &Development

Facilitatorof Learning

& Innovation

Professional Development & Innovation

Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students

TechnologistTrack

Innovation in, development

& use of educational

technologies & media in teaching &

learning

SpecialistTrack

Innovation in & development of discipline-

specific technology

applications

TechnologistTrack

Teaching Track

Studentmanagement

Co-curricularactivities





Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




learning

SpecialistTrack


specific technology

applications

TechnologistTrack

Teaching Track

Studentmanagement






Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




learning

SpecialistTrack


specific technology applications

TechnologistTrack

Teaching Track

InstructionalMaterials

DevelopmentAward

Category

Studentmanagement






Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




learning

ET SpecialistTrack



TechnologistTrack

Teaching Track


DevelopmentAward

Category

Innovation/Enterprise

Award Category

Studentmanagement






Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




learning

ET SpecialistTrack



TechnologistTrack

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DevelopmentAward

Category

Excellence in

TeachingAward

Category


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Studentmanagement






Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




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ET SpecialistTrack



TechnologistTrack

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DevelopmentAward

Category

StudentCare &

DevelopmentAward

Category

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TeachingAward

Category


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Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




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ET SpecialistTrack



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DevelopmentAward

Category

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DevelopmentAward

Category

Co-Curricular

ContributionAward

Category

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Category


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Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation



TechnologistTrack




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ET SpecialistTrack



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Award Category

Excellence & Quality of Approaches, Strategies & Methodologies Criteria Extent to which the nominee has been exceptional in his/her approaches, strategies & methodologies to achieve excellence in the category of award.

Career TracksQuality Learning of

Students

StudentManagement

Co-curricularActivities




Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation

Professional Development and Innovation


TechnologistTrack

Innovation, development & use of educational technologies & media in teaching & learning with students

ET SpecialistTrack


TechnologistTrack

Co-CurricularContribution

Award Category

StudentCare &

DevelopmentAward

Category


DevelopmentAward

Category

Teaching Track

Excellence in

TeachingAward

Category


Award Category


Impact on Students CriteriaExtent to which the nominee’s approaches have resulted in exceptional impact on students.

Career TracksQuality Learning of

Students

StudentManagement

Co-curricularActivities




Role Model

LifelongLearner



& Innovation

Professional Development and Innovation


TechnologistTrack

Innovation, development & use of educational technologies & media in teaching & learning with students

ET SpecialistTrack


TechnologistTrack

Co-CurricularContribution

Award Category

StudentCare &

DevelopmentAward

Category


DevelopmentAward

Category

Teaching Track

Excellence in

TeachingAward

Category


Award Category


Impact on Students CriteriaExtent to which the nominee’s approaches have resulted in exceptional impact on students.

Passion, Enthusiasm & Professional Development CriteriaExtent to which the nominee is an exceptional role model & a committed lifelong learner in the category of award.

20142014Holistic Selection Criteria

3 Key Areas:

1. Passion, Enthusiasm & Professional Development in the work of the nominated category.

2. Excellence and Quality of Approaches, Strategies and Methodologies in category-specific work

3. Impact on Students’ Learning &/or Performance

Completion of Nomination Template

20142014

• 6 sections in the nomination templateI. PARTICULARS OF NOMINEE

II. AWARD CATEGORY RECOMMENDED

III. RECOMMENDATION ON AWARD NOMINEE

IV. DETAILS OF NOMINATOR

V. RECOMMENDATION BY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL (DOS)

VI. ENDORSEMENT BY PRINCIPAL

• Recommend a suitable award category that is most appropriate to the contributions of each nominee

• Highlight the Key Qualities and Achievements / Contributions which make the nominee outstanding relative to his/her peers in the nominated category.

Important points to note

Completion of Nomination Template – Section III

20142014Section (III) RECOMMENDATION ON AWARD NOMINEE

Please illustrate how the nominee stands out from the majority of ITE lecturers in the nominated category, highlighting Key Qualities and Achievements/Contributions which make the nominee outstanding relative to his/her peers, in the following areas: Passion, enthusiasm and commitment which differentiates him/her from his/her peers; Innovativeness, holistic and/or systematic approaches distinct from those adopted by most lecturers ; and Exceptional impact on the development, learning, performance, and/or well- being of students, in relation to his/her peers. The recommendation provided here (max 300 words) will be cited in the paper at the Academic Council (AC) meeting.

Note:First sentence of the write-up should capture the key reasons why the staff is deserving of the award in the nominated category. Subsequent sentences will be elaborations (with specific examples) of the first sentence.

Completion of Nomination Template – Section III

20142014

The write-up (max 300 words) should help the Awardees Selection Panel and AC* decide whether your nominee should be recommended:• clearly illustrate how the nominee stands out from the majority of ITE

lecturers• highlight outstanding qualities and contributions/achievements of the

nominee, in the following areas:

Passion, enthusiasm and commitment; Innovativeness, holistic and/or systematic approaches; and

Exceptional impact on the development, learning, performance, and/or well-being of students in relation to his/her peers,

* The write-up will be used as citation in the paper for AC to approve the recommendations by the Awardees Selection Panel

How should it be written to help the panel and AC decide?

20142014Completion of Nomination Template – Section III

XXX is nominated for her creativity and resourcefulness in adopting and developing a wide repertoire of approaches and strategies to cater to different instructional situations and student needs.For example,

First sentence captures key reasons why the nominee is deserving of the award in the nominated category

Example of Write-Up (for Teaching Excellence)


Example of Write-Up (for Teaching Excellence) - cont’d• To ensure that students are able to integrate cognitive, procedural

and affective skills to perform the various competencies, she introduced problem-based learning into the XXX module and adopted ITE Pedagogic Model for the YYY module.

• To enhance students’ ability to integrate relevant competencies to handle varied workplace situations, she leads a team in promoting simulation-based learning. 20 scenarios have been developed, currently being used on about 350 students.

• To help students grasped abstract theoretical concepts she provides students with hands-on experiences building and manipulating models (e.g. cell molecule, mechanism of robotic arms). Crossword puzzles are also used in her theory lessons to encourage active learning.

• To stimulate students’ interest in learning while allowing them to appreciate real-life applications, she adopts experiential and collaborative learning such as getting students to work in groups to explore relationship between water and electrical safety through manipulation of a simple water sensing circuit.

Subsequent sentences elaborate and support (with specific examples) the first sentence


Her innovative and creative teaching resulted in 98% pass rate for the past 3 years compared to the average of 92% in other classes. She has also inspired numerous students to further their education at the Polytechnics. Besides being a champion of innovative teaching practices, she is a well respected role model for fellow colleagues eager to share her innovative practices and experiences. Over the past 3 years, she conducted 6 sharing sessions within her department on innovative teaching strategies and student development. Last year, she presented a paper on XXXX at the XXX conference. (281 words)

Further support for the first sentence, with concrete examples of impact on students, and/or influence on the professional development culture of colleagues, if any.

Example of Write-Up (for Teaching Excellence) - cont’d

20142014Nomination & Evaluation Process

Submission to the Secretariat (CPD/ITE Academy), cc Principal, via email

College Services submits the collated endorsed Nomination Forms to D/CPD, cc P, via email

Preliminary Check by Secretariat

Secretariat (CPD/ITE Academy) goes through each Nomination Form and confirms that submitted nomination forms are complete.

Awardees Selection Panel: DCE(A), DCE(C), DD(HR) and Principals

Awardees Selection Panel meet to confirm the awardees & name of open category awards

Recommendation to Academic Council (AC)

Paper recommending the awardees tabled at AC

College Internal Nomination & Selection Process

Each College conducts internal nomination & selection process to select up to 5 nominations (endorsed by DOS and P)

• Guide to convert MS Word documents & emails to PDF is at http://cpdacademy.ite.edu.sg/awards/

http://cpdacademy.ite.edu.sg/awards/


Schedule of Process

20142014

Process Important Dates

Communication Session by D/CPD & Invitation to Nominate

7 Feb 14

Submission by Colleges to CPD (Centre for Pedagogic Development)

4 Apr 14

Awardees Selection Panel meet to confirm the list of awardees & name of open category award

26 May 14(before SM Meeting)

Recommendation of Awardees to Academic Council Jul 14 AC

Presentation of AwardsITE Awards Ceremony (14 Nov 14)

Schedule of Process

20142014

Process Important Dates

Communication Session by D/CPD & Invitation to Nominate

7 Feb 14

Submission by Colleges to CPD (Centre for Pedagogic Development)

4 Apr 14

Awardees Selection Panel meet to confirm the list of awardees & name of open category award

26 May 14(before SM Meeting)

Recommendation of Awardees to Academic Council Jul 14 AC

Presentation of AwardsITE Awards Ceremony (14 Nov 14)

This date has been booked with the respective PA of the members

of the Selection Panel

Contacts in CPD/ITE Academy

20142014

• Mrs Yeo-Choo Poh Lian– Senior Pedagogic Design Specialist/Centre for Pedagogic Development– Tel: 6590 2596

• Ms Tang Buay Choo– Senior Manager/Centre for Pedagogic Development– Tel: 6590 2358

For more information and details, please visit our website at http://cpdacademy.ite.edu.sg/awards/



20142014

Thank You

2014 communication session fri 7 feb 2014 10 am to 12 noon ite academy, the compass

Documents

valuecash award

staff contributions

entire teaching career

award categories excellence

nominated staff

team nomination

point of nomination

years of service