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nomination for outstanding pre-school

mother tongue language teacher award 2017

Dear Principals/Supervisors,

  1. The Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Teacher Award, jointly organised by the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), Malay Language Learning and Promotion Committee (MLLPC), and Tamil Language Learning and Promotion Committee (TLLPC)aims to encourage more teachers to inspire the learning and use of MTL in our young children. The award recognises pre-school MTL teachers for their passion in making MTL learning interesting and for their unique ability to inspire a love for the MTL in pre-schoolers. This award is now open for nominations until 6 March 2017.
  1. We strongly encourage you to nominate no more than 1 teacher for each MTL from your kindergarten or child care centre for the award.
  1. The nomination form containing furtherdetails on this award is attached in this email. Thank you for working together with us to recognise the efforts of our Pre-School MTL teachers!

SECRETARIAT OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING

MALAY LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

TAMIL LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

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To commend and give recognition to outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language teachers, the Mother Tongue Language Promotion Committees– CPCLL, MLLPC and TLLPCare pleased to announce that the Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award is now open for nominations.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. Nominees must be either Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents;
  2. Nominees must be in-service Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)-certified teachers or possess a Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) and Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education- Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent early childhood qualifications;
  3. Nominees must be teaching in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centres or ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.
  4. Nominees must have at least 3 years of teaching experience teaching Mother Tongue Language in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centresor ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.
  5. Past winners who have not received the award in the past 3 years may be nominated for the award again.

Award

Each award-winning teacher will receive a cash reward for professional development, a trophy and a certificate.

Activity / Timeline
Nomination Period / 06 February – 6 March 2017
Winners would be notified / 30 May 2017
Winners to prepare for Video shooting / 31 May – 02 July 2017
Commencement of Video shooting / 03 July – 07 July 2017
Second Shooting (if necessary) / Before 04 August 2017
Rehearsal for Mother Tongue Language Symposium 2017 / 18 August 2017
Mother Tongue Language Symposium 2017: Day of Award Ceremony / 19 August 2017

The decision of the selection panel is final and no further correspondence on its decisionwill be entertained.

Instructions for Nomination

  1. Each kindergarten or child care centre can nominate no more than 1 teacherfor each Mother Tongue Language.
  2. Only nominationsendorsed by the Centre Supervisor/Principal will be accepted.
  3. Ensure that the nomination text illustrates the outstanding achievements of your nominee and provides clear evidence to support your nomination.
  4. Along with the nomination form, each nominee is to submit:

(a)lesson plan using the template provided

(b)an unedited video clip of not more than 10 minutes ofthe lesson taught. (portion after 10 minutes will not be viewed)

(c)a write-up to be completed by nominee in the Mother Tongue Language they are teaching

(d)a copy of nominee’s Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) or equivalent certification

(e)a declaration by the nominee and the centre management that the nominee is not a winner of this award in the past 3 years (2014-2016).

Please restrict printed submission to only the nomination form, and not more than 10 A4 pages. All supporting materials to be digitalised and saved in CD format. Please also include a copy of the nomination form in CD format too.

  1. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.
  2. All information and materials submitted will not be returned.
  3. Shortlisted nominees will be notified to attend an interview and undergo a lesson observation at their current work place.

For each nomination, please submit4 copies of the completed nomination form (printed) and 4 copies

ofthe supporting materials in CD format(nomination form, video clips, and supporting evidence). These

areto be mailed to:

Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award

Paulynn Ong

Mother Tongue Languages Branch (Level 12)

Ministry of Education

1 North Buona Vista Drive

Singapore 138675

Closing Date

Nomination must reach Mother Tongue Languages Branch by 6 March 2017.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact the following officers:

For Chinese Language related matters
Eileen Lin / Tel: 6879 6621 /
For Malay Language related matters
Nur Faizah Binte Matnoor / Tel: 6879 6691 /
For Tamil Language related matters
Puspalatha Saravanan / Tel: 6879 6725 /
For Administrative Matters
Paulynn Ong / Tel: 6879 5867 /

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Nomination Form

(to be completed in BLOCKby Supervisor /Principal)

Section A

Particulars of Centre
☐Kindergarten / ☐Childcare Centre
Name of Centre
(in English)
Name of Centre
(in the Mother Tongue Languageof Nominee)
Address / Singapore
Name of Centre Principal/Supervisor / Mr/Mrs/Mdm/Ms/Dr
Choose an item.
Email
Contact No / Mobile / Office
Fax No
Particulars of Nominee (Teacher)
Language taught / ☐Chinese Language / ☐Malay Language / ☐Tamil Language
Nationality / ☐Singaporean / ☐Singapore Permanent Resident / Photo
Name of Teacher
(in English) / Mr/Mrs/Mdm/Ms/Dr
Choose an item.
教师姓名
Nama Guru
ஆசிரியரின்பெயர்
NRIC No:
Date of Birth
(dd/mm/yyyy)
Email
Contact No / Mobile / Office
Highest Academic Qualifications / Choose an item.
Professional Qualifications / Choose an item.
Years of service in pre-school sector
(as at 01.01.2017)
Years of service in current centre
(as at 01.01.2017) / Class / level teaching currently
(as at 01.01.2017)

Section B(to be completed by the Supervisor/Principal)

Please ensure that the write-up for this section does not exceed 4 pages of A4 paper in total. Please attach supporting documents as additional evidence if necessary.

Describe the professionalism of the nominee, giving concrete evidence and specific examples under the following categories.

(1) Teaching Competency

How does the nominee

  • arouse students’ interest in Mother Tongue Language and culture through a range of creative and interesting activities or techniques?
  • make use of learning opportunities beyond the classroom?
  • demonstrate his/her dedication in helping students in their learning?
  • show his/her ability to stimulate thinking and develop understanding among students?
  • act consistently in the interest of the child and persist in working for the best outcomes?
  • show his/her understanding of the students and concern for their moral and character development?

How does the nominee relate with the children in the classroom?

(2) Personal Qualities

How does the nominee demonstrate nurturing qualities?

Besides continuous self-development, how does the nominee put into practice sharing best practices among colleagues and peers?

Describe how the nominee builds strong rapport with parents to encourage parental involvement and support for school programmes and activities.

(3) Professional Development

How does the nominee stay professionally prepared and relevant on teaching pedagogies?

(4) Outstanding Contributions/Achievements (if any)

Please provide supporting documents (if any).

Declaration by Centre Supervisor/Principal

I declare that there is only one nominee for each Mother Tongue Language from my centre.

I have attached a copy of the nominee’s Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) or equivalent certification.

I declare that the nominee is not a winner of the Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award in the past 3 years (2014 – 2016).

I hereby certify that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

I understand that a false statement may disqualify the nominee from the Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award.

Submitted By
Name and Signature of Centre Supervisor/ Principal (with school stamp)
Date of Submission

Section C(to be completed by nominee in the MTL they are teaching)

Please ensure that the write-ups for this section does not exceed a single page of A4 paper.

Write-up

Describe how you as a teacher make use of the Nurturing Early Learners (NEL) Framework for Mother Tongue Languages[1] to design engaging and creative pedagogies or activities to maximise learning outcomes and motivate children’s interest in the learning of MTL. (Please limit your description/write-up to a single A4 page)

请参考《培育幼儿：学前母语框架》，举例说明你如何以活泼有趣、富有创意的教学法或活动来激发学生学习华文的兴趣，并让他们在日常生活中乐于使用华文华语。（中文书写，字数不超过一页A4纸）

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தாய்மொழி ஆசிரியர்கள் என்னும் நிலையில் இளம் மாணவர்களைப் பேணி வளர்த்தல் பணிச்சட்டத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தி எவ்வாறு தாய்மொழி கற்றலில் மாணவர்களின் ஆர்வத்தை வளர்க்கிறீர்கள் என்பதை விளக்குங்கள். மேலும், மாணவர்கள் கற்றல் குறிக்கோள்களில் உச்சநிலையை அடைவதற்கு எத்தகைய படைப்பாக்கமிக்கஅணுகுமுறைகளையும்நடவடிக்கைகளையும் உருவாக்குகிறீர்கள் என்பதையும் விளக்கி ஒருA4 பக்க அளவுக்கு மிகாமல் எழுதவும்.

Name of Centre:
中心名称：
NamaPusat：
நிலையத்தின்பெயர்：
Name of Teacher:
教师姓名：
Nama Guru：
ஆசிரியரின்பெயர்：
Class Level:
班级：
Peringkat：
வகுப்பு：
Class Size:
班级人数：
JumlahMurid：
மாணவர்எண்ணிக்கை：
Date:
日期：
Tarikh：
தேதி：
No of Lessons:
节数：
JumlahPengajaran：
பாடவேளை：
Lesson Objective:
教学目标：
MatlamatPengajaran：
பாடநோக்கம்：
Lesson Preparation:
活动准备：
PersiapanPengajaran：
பாடத்தயாரிப்பு：
Lesson Description:
教学流程：
PeneranganPengajaran：
பாடம்பற்றியவிளக்கம்：
Follow Up Activities:
延伸活动：
AktivitiSusulan：
தொடர்நடவடிக்கை：

Declaration by Nominee

I agree to the nomination by my Centre Supervisor/ Principal.

I have submitted the following:

-lesson plan using the template provided

-an unedited video clip of not more than 10 minutes of the lesson taught

-a write-up to be completed in the Mother Tongue Language I am teaching

I have attached a copy of my Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) or equivalent certification.

I declare that I am not a winner of the Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award in the past 3 years (2014 – 2016).

I understand that incomplete submission or a false statement may disqualify me from the Outstanding Pre-School Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award.

Submitted By
Name and Signature of Nominee (with school stamp)
Date of Submission

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