INDUCTION FOR NIE STUDENT TEACHERS

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops

TEACHING is a calling for us!

Look how their confidence had grown after being mentored

Student teachers sharing during our contact time

Rachel growing with confidence after a few months

YSS will provide me with the guidance and mentoring I need

Having some lighter and laughter moments during the induction

As a teacher.... I must possess a lot of skills

Sharing thoughts and reflections on teaching & learning

From L-R: Dimas and Nur Firdaus

From L-R: Yong Cheng, Rachel and Lynn

Welcome gifts for the five student teachers

Time spent on teaching is never lost...

WELCOME TO THE INDUCTION PROGRAMME

Received five student teachers for the Feb Intake from the National Institue of Education. I welcomed them warmly and went through the induction programme for them. As par tof the induction programme, I explained to them the mission, vision and the values of the school and managed their expectations as a student teacher. At the end of the session they were given a school tour and introudced them to the heads and staff of the school.

Dimas, Lynn, Nur, Rachel and Yong Cheng would be in the school for 10 weeks and each was paired with two cooperating teachers (CTs) who would assist them in their professional development through the provision of guidance and practicum learning experiences during the period of attachment. The cooperating teachers would also help to facilitate the learning and practice of classroom management skills during the student teachers’ teaching practicum stint at YSS. These CTs need to carry out 8 class room observations and write reports for the student teachers' classroom performance, lesson preparation and professional attitude.

The student teachers, on the other hand, must reflect on their lessons and teachings and have a lot of initiative to learn and explore new things. They should maximise the pairing with their CTs by having pre and post observation conferences and discussions. The two way communication was vital for the improvment in their classroom management, delivery of content pedagogy and dealing with students and school matters within and beyond the classroom.

Welcome to YSS and to TEACHING! We made a difference in our students' life!