Design & Technology (Singapore): May 2015

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21 May 2015

Secondary ONE 2015 Students' Reflection | Semester 1 | Boat Pen/PencilHolder Project

Secondary ONE students get to design and make an Boat Pen/Pencil Holder for Semester ONE. I had two classes, 1E3 and 1N2. Here are some of the things they say about the class.

Reflections and Testimonies from 1E3:

Reflections and Testimonies from 1N2:

Student Boat Pen/Pencil Holder Projects and camera shy students.

Secondary 2 Semester 2 Mechanical Toy Boat Project students' reflection HERE.

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Other Contributions

1) 2006 | Learning Circles |Presenter | Revised Lower Secondary Design Coursework Approach in anticipation to new 2007 Syllabus | Title: "Fast Forward Design and Make Curriculum".

2) 2007 | West Zone Cluster| Presenter | MOE's First Cayote Fund Project | Title: "All Time Ready Design Stimulants for Design - Bringing Product Design INTO the Classroom".

3) 2007 | Learning Circles | Staff Curriculum Workshop | Presenter | "All Time Ready Design Stimulants for Design - Bringing Product Design INTO the Classroom for Engaged Coursework".

4) 2008 | D&T Seminar | Presenter | "The Meaning of Designing is Designing with Meaning: A Design Course Structure for Secondary Two".

5) 2009 | D&T Conference Concurrent Workshop | Presenter | "One Function Many Ways, One Way Many Forms".

6) 2010 | D&T Conference Concurrent Workshop | Presenter | "Teachers-as-Designers - It's Much Simpler than you Think".

7) 2010 | D&T Conference Concurrent Workshop | Product Designer for Gift to Conference Participants - Personally Designed and Laser Cut 'Acrylic Snail Coaster'| "Teachers-as-Designers - It's Much Simpler than you Think".

8) 2013 | Secondary 3 Pure Geography Crash Course on Sketching Landscape On-Location | Course Designer and Facilitator for Bukit Batok Secondary School.

9) 2015 | D&T Awards Ceremony | Artist | Full-Feature Wall display and Publication Booklet sketches featuring "Valuing Design Education : Visual, Story, Sketch, Solution".

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