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- 1. A project in collaboration with Chao Yang School, APSN
- 2. Done by : Yan Xiao Dong (4Q) (Leader) Bryan Lim (4P) Sean Yap (4Q) Wang Kai Cheng (4A) Tan Koon Chong (4K) Teacher Mentor: Mrs. Lim Yoke Tong
- 3. Chao Yang School A part of the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) A school that equips intellectually challenged students with knowledge and life skills Enrolls students from 6 to 12 years of age
- 4. Our Project Focus To construct a resource package with lesson materials to assist the students in their learning
- 5. Objectives Service Learning Make learning easier and more productive Teamwork Skills Make Lessons more fun and enjoyable Creative Thinking Promote usage of I.T teaching in Chao Yang School Better understand the intellectually-disabled
- 7. Research
- 11. The Problem Year 5 Students at Chao Yang faced difficulties in learning Short Attention Span Unable to comprehend long words/phrases Low IQ Unable to remember concepts well
- 12. Products
- 13. Smartboard Hands-on experience Allow the students to grasp concepts better Easier to remembering concepts
- 14. Lesson Plans Guide teachers on using the resources
- 15. Product 1: PowerPoint Graphic Intensive Repetitive Using pictures to present the concept
- 16. Product 2: Jigsaw Puzzle Interesting Engaging
- 18. Product 3: Worksheets Re-enforce concepts taught Capture interest of students Serves as reference for concepts taught
- 19. Product 4: Flash Animation Brings out enthusiasm Capture attention and interest Allows for visualization of concepts
- 20. Product 4: Flash Animation
- 21. Trial-run Testing of lesson resources
- 22. Feedback Beyond expectations Could have used more Flash Animations Correct choice of words is essential Less IT intensive resources for the teachers
- 23. Obstacles and Challenges Heavy Commitments Communication
- 24. Reflection: Principle of Reciprocity Project Knowledge ChaoYang Exchange of knowledge between the group and the Chao Yang students
- 25. Weaknesses Too I.T. demanding for some teachers Too difficult for some students Unable to fully cater to all the students
- 26. Follow Up With the past experiences and lessons, the group hopes to be able to develop an even better lesson package on the 2 new topics- Singapore Land Transport and National Day
- 27. No matter how insignificant or small your effort in helping someone else might be, the smile on his face will always tell you that at the end of all your hard work, you have made a difference in someone’s life.
- 28. Our Greatest Gratitude and Thanks to: Mrs. Lim Yoke Tong, our Teacher Mentor For without her, we would not have made it so far and to see the completion of the project Ms Kala Rajesh, our external Mentor For without her, this project would not have existed Chao Yang School, our voluntary welfare organization, and the lovely students For without them, we would not have embarked on this project and we would not have been touched so deeply in our hearts