1. QED 526 / DED 136* Teaching and Managing Learners at the Secondary/JC Level
- Jul 2015 intake

2. Course Coordinator Coordinator: Tsering Wangyal Office: NIE2-03-52
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3. Course Description
Teaching and Managing Learners at Secondary/JC Level – A Core Module
Content
Understand yourself as a classroom teacher
Understand the diverse learners and their differentiated learning needs
Manage classroom environments and students’ behaviour
Manage teaching and learning activities
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of Secondary and Junior College level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

4. Explores Realities of today’s classrooms and students
Established theories on classroom management
Practical classroom management strategies and the underpinning discipline models
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of secondary level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary / JC level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

5. Obedience Vs Responsible behaviour
Explore
Obedience Vs
Responsible
behaviour
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of secondary level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

6. Coercion Vs Influence Explore
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of secondary level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

7. Being Proactive Vs Being Reactive
Explore
Being Proactive Vs
Being Reactive
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of secondary level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

8. Classroom Management Vs Discipline
Explore
Classroom
Management Vs
Discipline
In this course, participants will learn about the realities of today’s classroom and provide them with the skills and teaching competencies that would help them build a sense of community and become more relevant and equipped to meet the needs of learners of secondary level classroom in the local context. Participants would likewise gain a better understanding of how to create productive and supportive learning environment in the secondary level setting and have an appreciation of how all these pedagogical tools seamlessly blend into the Skillful Teaching Framework and other key NIE/MOE initiatives.

9. Course Overview Session Topic Mode of Instruction 1 F2F 2 3 Lecture 4
Teacher, The Professional
F2F 2
Teacher Authority Bases 3
Teacher Professionalism and Classroom Management
Lecture 4
Structuring the Learning Environment 5
Classroom Management Strategies – Proactive Intervention Skills 6
Classroom Management Strategies – Remedial Intervention Skills 7
Knowing Your Diverse Learners (Part 1)
Online

10. Course Overview Session Topic Mode of Instruction READING WEEK 8
Knowing Your Diverse Learners (Part 2)
F2F
(Submission of Individual Assignment) 9
Consultation Session
(Group Assignment) 10
Whole School Approach
Preparation for Group Assignment
E-Learning 11
Group Assignment Presentation
(Submission of Group Assignment) 12

12. Tutorial Groups This is arranged by Office of Teacher Education (OTE).
Please check which tutorial group (TG) you are in using the NIE Student Portal at least one day before your first tutorial.
On the first day of your tutorial, check whether your name is in the attendance list prepared by the tutor to ensure that you are in the correct tutorial room.
the course coordinator if you encounter any problems.

13. Resources/Reading Materials
Compulsory Textbook
Teaching and Managing Learners at the Secondary and Junior College Level
Available at the Popular Bookstore, NIE
Purchase it early so that you have enough time to read the assigned chapters before your first tutorial
Other resources
Indicated in each session
Some available in the red spot section at NIE library or in BB
To confirm the cost of the book and the chapters for the first session

14. Preparation for the 1st Session
In preparation for your first tutorial session, download your Tutorial Activities guide via the NIE Student Portal, read the assigned book chapters and come prepared to share
URL:
Login and Click on the course code –
QED 526 / DED 136* (Found under ‘Courses’)
[You will be briefed on how to access your course websites on the NIE Student Portal by a member of staff from CEL .]

15. All classes will start from the week of August 10th (Monday) even though some of you may have received timetables that reflect the starting date as August 17th 2014 (Monday)
Since August 10th 2015 is a public holiday (National Day holiday), there will be make-up sessions
Tutorial groups that have classes on that particular Monday will be informed by your tutors via & announcement on Blackboard about their make-up session for August 10th 2015

16. Take Note The classroom environment is fluid in nature.
The course does not intend to provide you with a ‘recipe book’ of classroom management strategies which you can use straightaway for every day situations in your classrooms.
You will have to adapt and apply the classroom management principles that you will learn in this course to the situations that you will encounter in your classrooms in the future.

17. END of Briefing
Thank you