2013

1. 2013 • Communication SessionFri 8 Feb 20139.30 am to 10.30 amHQ A7 Board Room

2. 2013 Agenda • 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

3. 2013 Incentives & 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 consideredas one (1) nominated staff. • There is no limit to the number of nomination in each category.

4. 2013 Eligibility Criteria • ITEteaching staff & Section Heads in the AXS scheme (currently serving withinITE). 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 andaward; • Min 3 years of service as at 31 October 2013; • 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 .

5. 2013 Award Categories • Excellence in Teaching • Student Care and Development • CCA Contributions • Instructional Materials Development • Innovation and Enterprise (includes contributions to TSC and other industry projects) • Open

6. Role Profile of ITE Teacher Technologist Track ET Specialist Track Technologist Track Facilitator of Learning & Innovation Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation, development & use of educational technologies & media in teaching & learning with students Quality Learning of Students Co-curricular Activities Student Management Manager of Students’ Well-being & Development Lifelong Learner Professional Development and Innovation Passion & Enthusiasm Role Model Role Profile, Career Tracks & Existing Award Categories Teaching Track

7. Caring for Students’ Well-being Award Category Instructional Materials Development Award Category Co-Curricular Contribution Award Category Excellence in Teaching Award Category Innovation/ Enterprise Award Category Role Profile of ITE Teacher Technologist Track ET Specialist Track Technologist Track Facilitator of Learning & Innovation Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation, development & use of educational technologies & media in teaching & learning with students Quality Learning of Students Co-curricular Activities Student Management Manager of Students’ Well-being & Development Lifelong Learner Professional Development and Innovation Passion & Enthusiasm Role Model Role Profile, Career Tracks & Existing Award Categories Teaching Track

8. Caring for Students’ Well-being Award Category Instructional Materials Development Award Category Co-Curricular Contribution Award Category Excellence in Teaching Award Category Innovation/ Enterprise Award Category Role Profile of ITE Teacher Technologist Track ET Specialist Track Technologist Track Facilitator of Learning & Innovation Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation & development of discipline-specific technology applications with students Innovation, development & use of educational technologies & media in teaching & learning with students Quality Learning of Students Student Management Co-curricular Activities Manager of Students’ Well-being & Development Lifelong Learner Professional Development and Innovation Passion & Enthusiasm Role Model Role Profile, Career Tracks & Existing Award Categories Teaching Track Excellence & Quality of Approaches, Strategies & Methodologies Criteria : Extent to which the nominated staff has been exceptional in his/her approaches, strategies & methodologiesto achieve excellence in the category of award. Career Tracks Impact on Students Criteria : Extent to which the nominated staff’s approaches have resulted in exceptional impact on students. Passion, Enthusiasm &Professional Development Criteria : Extent to which the nominated staff is an exceptional role model & acommitted lifelong learner in the category of award.

9. 2013 Holistic Selection Criteria 3 Key Areas: • Passion, Enthusiasm&Professional Developmentin the work of the nominated category. • ExcellenceandQualityof Approaches, Strategies and Methodologies in category-specific work • Impacton Students’ Learning &/or Performance

10. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template • 8 sections in the nomination template • PARTICULARS OF NOMINEE • AWARD CATEGORY RECOMMENDATION • RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD NOMINEE • REFLECTION BY NOMINEE (OPTIONAL) • DETAILS OF NOMINATOR • RECOMMENDATION BY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL (DOS) • ENDORSEMENT BY PRINCIPAL Important points to note • Recommend a suitableaward category that is most appropriate to the contributions of each nominee • Highlight the Key Qualitiesand Achievements / Contributions which make the nominee outstandingrelative to his/her peers in the nominated category.

11. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template – Section III

12. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template – Section III • The write-up (max 300 words) shouldhelp the Awardee 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 Awardee Selection Panel • How should it be written to help the panel and AC decide?

13. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template – Section III Example of Write-Up (for Teaching Excellence) 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 staff is deserving of theaward in the nominated category

14. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template – Section III 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

15. 2013 Completion of Nomination Template – Section III Example of Write-Up (for Teaching Excellence) - cont’d 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 examplesof impact on students, and/or influence on the professional development culture of colleagues, if any.

16. 2013 Nomination & Evaluation Process • * Guide to convert MS Word documents & emails to PDF is at http://edt.ite.edu.sg/ed/awards

17. 2013 Schedule of Activities

18. 2013 Contacts in EDT Divn • Ms Daphne Chio • Educational Design & Technology Officer/Educational Development • Tel: 6590 2395 • Ms Chrystella Lee • Head/Pedagogic Programmes/Educational Development • Tel: 6590 2454 • Ms Tang BuayChoo • Senior Manager/Educational Development • Tel: 6590 2358 • For more information and details, please visit our website athttp://edt.ite.edu.sg/ed/awards/

19. 2013 Thank You