No Comments// Posted in camp, english, ETA, Fullbright, jpnj, learning, public speaking, workshop by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 05.26.12.
Date : 12th May 2012
Venue : Sri Tasek Hall, SMK Tasek Utara
Organiser : English Language Panel, SMK Tasek Utara
Facilitators : Charles Hornsta & David Prihoda, English Teaching Assistants (ETA)
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| Awesome workshops conducted by the two guys. Students learn more on American culture and share their experiences with Charlie & David. I’m so blessed that I managed to rope them in. It wasn’t an easy task but alhamdulillah, things turned out well eventually. |
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| My talented students. This event is mainly organised by the Student Leaders Board with facilitation from the English Language teachers. My students set up games and photo booths, carnival style 🙂 I’m so proud of their efforts. Good job everyone! |
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| The participants and the committee members. I’m so glad to hear that Charlie & David had a whale of a time being with my students. Thanks for sharing your ideas and experience with us. My students were so excited and I can see they are more confident in speaking English now, thanks to this event. |
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No Comments// Posted in conference, internationalisation programme, johor, jpnj, jsl, leadership by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 05.08.12.
Attention to all students and teachers,
Johor Student Leaders Council (JSLC) is organising the 2nd Johor International Student Leaders Conference 2012. Enclosed are the details pertaining to the conference:
Date: 26 & 27th June 2012
Venue: KSL Convention Centre, KSL Hotel
Participants: Local & international student leaders
The aim of JISLC 2012 is to encourage student leaders from schools (age 13-18) throughout Asia and beyond to meet and exchange ideas, views, initiatives, and visions on an international platform; engaging in a cross-cultural learning environment.
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| The 1st Johor International Student Leaders Conference 2011. Don’t miss the golden opportunity this time! |
This year’s theme will bring together the viewpoints and proposals of student leaders all over the world on a very critical issue of sustainable development that may determine the future of the generations to come. The United Nations 2005 World Summit. Outcome Document refers to three reinforcing pillars that form the underpinnings of sustainable development which are:
i. economic development
ii. social development
iii. environment protection.
To register as a participant or a presenter, check out this link and download the forms enclosed at the bottom of the webpage. If you are interested to be a paper presenter, please send the abstract of your paper presentation and we’ll review them. Grab this golden opportunity to discover new things, hone your leadership skills and meet awesome new friends at the 2nd Johor International Student Leaders Conference.
No Comments// Posted in english, exam, johor, jpnj, learning by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 04.17.12.
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” ~ General Colin Powell
Hi folks,
Enclosed are the schedules for the Johor Midyear Examinations for Form 3, Form 5 and Upper Six students. Hope this would assist you in revising your upcoming examinations. All the best of luck!
Jadual Peperiksaan Setara Pertengahan Tahun T3 Negeri Johor 2012 Jadual Peperiksaan Setara Pertengahan Tahun Tingkatan 5 Negeri Johor 2012 Jadual Peperiksaan Setara Pertengahan Tahun Tingkatan 6 Atas Negeri Johor 2012
No Comments// Posted in choral speaking, competition, debate, drama, jpnj, public speaking, student, teaching by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 04.12.12.
For teachers and students who are searching hi and lo for the rules and regulations for the Public Speaking,Choral Speaking, Parliamentary Debate & Drama competitions, enclosed are the documents. You can access them via my Scribd. Hope that would help others to plan and train for the upcoming competitions. All the best of luck! Public Speaking Choral Speaking Debate Drama
2 Comments// Posted in competition, course, english, ETA, HLP, jpnj, reflection, student, teaching by Nor Fadzleen Sa don on 04.08.12.
My blog had been in such a sorry state as I was frantically trying to cope with various obligations at one go. It has been a great test of patience and endurance and I thank Allah for giving me the strength to go through the manic ordeal.
First, it was English week and I count my blessings that I have good English teachers who gave their best to make it a success. The motto of our English Week is ‘Keep Calm and Speak English.’ The opening ceremony was officiated by the principal, Pn. Hjh. Zainab Ali and graced by a choral speaking performance from 1 KAA1. Sushmita from 3KRK1 serenaded the audience with her rendition of I Have a Dream. For the rest of the week, students had the opportunities to take part in Morning Speeches, Spell It Right competition, Explorace and the coveted event, Tasek Talentime. I believe that by initiating fun yet educating activities, students would be motivated to utilise English in their daily lives. Next month, our English Language Panel will initiate our 1st English Mini Carnival (EMC) where we will invite neighbouring schools to take part in scintillating workshops with engaging English Language games and activities. I’m so excited that I’ve managed to rope in the help of the
American English Teaching Assistants (ETA). My students are all psyched up for this!
In the midst of English Week frenzy, I rushed to 5 schools in JB to conduct the inspection of the
ULBS Assessment. The KPs were very cooperative and it was an eye opener to see various working ethos and filing systems. The next day, I had to rush to Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan (BTP) for an assessment project affliated with the Johor Education Department. Oh, did I mention I have to rush to Port Dickson on the same day for my HLP briefing? Yeah, it was manic all right…
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| The esteemed speakers. Dr. Maimunah Ali, Dr. Ibrahim, Dr. Kamaruddin & Dr. Latip. One day, I hope I can be as successful as them, Insya Allah. |
Despite having to rush here and there, I was relieved that I managed to reach PD safe and sound. Alhamdulillah, I am selected as one of the recipients of the Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP) scholarship this year. Regardless of the shortcomings that I faced, I’ve survived the rigorous interview and I’ve been granted 2 years study leave. Not forgetting full pay leave with additional allowance and perks, alhamdulillah. It wasn’t an easy journey. The competition was stiff. According to Bahagian Tajaan Pelajaran (BTP) at Ministry of Education, out of 800 people being interviewed, only 120 people are selected. The briefing for the HLP Scholarship recipients were held at Avilion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson and it was jam-packed with brilliant learning nuggets that would assist us in prepping ourselves for the upcoming studies. It was such a humbling experience meeting 119 other recipients who are enthusiastic and optimistic on upgrading themselves. I see this as an opportunity to be a better learner and improve myself as a greater educator. I’ve planned to further my studies at UTM in September and hopefully, everything will be smooth sailing.
I also managed the school chess club alongside Syura and we had sent 12 participants to take part in the MSSD Chess Tournament at SMK Tun Syed Nasir Ismail last Monday & Tuesday. I am thrilled that Derrick Ng managed to be in the top 8 players and the rest had given their best in the competition. Despite the fact I am often not at school due to official duties, I believe that as long you learn to delegate and assign tasks to your students, it is manageable. I’ve also learned that it is hard to please everyone but the most important thing is to never neglect your core business, teaching that is. Facebook has been my saviour and I use it as a platform to communicate and teach my students amidst my absence in school. Not sure if work would slow down but hopefully, I’ll be given the strength to overcome any trial or tribulation.
