Effective Teaching of Coding through Gaming: Coding Taught Super Easy
(please bring along own laptop)
This workshop will allow the teachers to have hands-on experience of learning coding, to understand the ease of delivering a typical coding lesson, how to monitor students’ progress and help weaker students level up their skills. This will also be a platform to discuss why coding is a critical skill in the 21st Century and to understand why Coding Adventure is one of the most effective gaming tool for teaching coding. Students undergoing Coding Adventure are intrinsically motivated to learn, and they progress to acquire the coding skills and develop confidence to create their own set of challenges in a game. Hence, the students will also apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create their own unique solutions.
Ms Jennifer Nigh
Effective Strategies to Differentiate Reading Instruction and Maximise Students’ Reading Comprehension for Cross Curriculum and Multidisciplinary Approach
As an experienced educator and literacy specialist, Jennifer believes in the expertise of the teacher and the power of literacy. In her role as Director, Professional Learning Services at learning A-Z, Jennifer’s mission is to empower educators with the knowledge, resources and research that can help every student reach his or her fullest potential. Jennifer is currently earning her PhD in Curriculum Instruction and Literacy.
Mr Joseph Chong
Effective Teaching of STEM on Forces & Motion : Designing Bridges
Effective Teaching of Coding through Gaming : Coding Taught Super Easy
Joseph has a Master of Education in Gifted Education, 20 years of teaching experience and 8 years as Head of Science in Raffles Institution. He has also presented at the World Council for Gifted & Talented Children in Prague, Czech Republic in 2010 on “Understanding Underachievement Amongst Gifted Pupils”. He has worked extensively with schools around the region such as MCKK, Malaysia; Nguyen Tri Phuong School, Hue, Vietnam and the Philippines Science High School.