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NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING PRE-SCHOOL

MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE TEACHER AWARD 2020

Dear Principals/Supervisors,

1. The Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Teacher Award, jointly

organised by the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), Malay

Language Learning and Promotion Committee (MLLPC), and Tamil Language Learning

and Promotion Committee (TLLPC), supported by Early Childhood Development

Agency (ECDA) and National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC), aims to

encourage more teachers to inspire the learning and use of MTL in our young children.

The award recognises pre-school MTL teachers for their passion in making MTL

learning interesting and for their unique ability to inspire a love for the MTL in pre-

schoolers. This award is now open for nominations until 20 March 2020.

2. We strongly encourage you to nominate only 1 teacher for each MTL from your

kindergarten or child care centre for the award.

3. The nomination form containing further details on this award is attached in this email.

Thank you for working together with us to recognise the efforts of our pre-school MTL

teachers!

SECRETARIAT OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING

MALAY LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

TAMIL LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

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Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award

To commend and give recognition to outstanding pre-school Mother Tongue Language (MTL) teachers, the MTL Promotion Committees – CPCLL, MLLPC and TLLPC are pleased to announce that the Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award is now open for nominations. Eligibility Criteria 1. Nominees must be either Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents; 2. Nominees must be in-service Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)-certified teachers or

possess a Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) and Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent early childhood qualifications;

3. Nominees must be teaching in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centres or ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.

4. Nominees must have at least 3 years of teaching experience teaching Mother Tongue Language in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centres or ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.

5. Past winners who have not received the award in the past 3 years may be nominated for the award again.

Award Each award-winning teacher will receive a cash reward for professional development, a plaque and a certificate.

Activity Timeline

Nomination period 31 January – 20 March 2020

Shortlisted nominees lesson observation 13 – 22 May 2020

Release of results 28 May 2020

Award recipients to prepare for video shooting 29 May – 05 July 2020

Commencement of Video shooting

06 July – 10 July 2020

Second Shooting (if necessary) Before 03 August 2020

Rehearsal for Mother Tongue Language Symposium 2020

28 August 2020

Mother Tongue Language Symposium 2020: Day of Award Ceremony

29 August 2020

The decision of the selection panel is final and no further correspondence on its decision will be entertained. Instructions for Nomination 1. Each kindergarten or child care centre can nominate only 1 teacher for each MTL. 2. Only nominations endorsed by the Centre Supervisor/Principal will be accepted. 3. Ensure that the nomination text illustrates the outstanding achievements of the nominee and

provide clear evidence to support the nomination.

4. Each nominee is required to submit: (a) Completed nomination form (b) A detailed lesson plan using the template provided (c) An unedited video clip of the lesson taught (d) A write-up completed by nominee in the MTL they are teaching

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Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award

(e) A copy of nominee’s Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) and Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent early childhood qualifications

(f) A declaration by the nominee and the centre management that the nominee is not a winner of this award in the past 3 years (2017-2019).

5. Please restrict printed submission to only the nomination form, and not more than 10 A4 pages. All supporting materials to be digitalised and saved in USB Flash Drive. Please also include a copy of the nomination form in USB Flash Drive.

6. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted. 7. All materials submitted will not be returned. 8. Shortlisted nominees will be notified to attend an interview and undergo a lesson observation at

their current work place.

For each nomination, please submit 4 copies of the completed nomination form (printed) and 4 copies of the supporting materials in CD format/USB Flash Drive (nomination form, video clips, and supporting evidence). These are to be mailed to: Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award Paulynn Ong Mother Tongue Languages Branch (Level 12) Ministry of Education 1 North Buona Vista Drive Singapore 138675 (if nominations were to be hand-delivered, please take note that the mail room at Level 1 will be closed at 5pm)

Closing Date Nomination must reach Mother Tongue Languages Branch by 20 March 2020. Enquiries For further information, please contact the following officers: For Chinese Language related matters Mr Wee Khang Ping WEE_Khang_Ping@moe.gov.sg For Malay Language related matters Ms Hariyati Hairom Hariyati_HAIROM@moe.gov.sg For Tamil Language related matters Mdm Thajunisah d/o Mohidin Pillai Thajunisah_MOHIDIN_PILLAI@moe.gov.sg For Administrative Matters Ms Paulynn Ong Paulynn_ONG@moe.gov.sg

Nomination Form

(to be completed in BLOCK Letters by Centre Supervisor /Principal)

Section A

Particulars of Centre

☐ Kindergarten ☐ Child care centre

Centre Name in Full (in English)

Name of Centre (in the Mother Tongue Language of Nominee)

Address Singapore

Name of Centre Principal/Supervisor

Mr/Mrs/Mdm/Ms/Dr

Choose an item.

Email

Contact No Mobile Office

Fax No

Particulars of Nominee (Teacher)

Language taught ☐ Chinese Language ☐ Malay Language ☐ Tamil Language

Nationality ☐ Singaporean ☐ Singapore Permanent Resident

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Name of Teacher (in English)

Mr/Mrs/Mdm/Ms/Dr

Choose an item.

教师姓名 Nama Guru ஆசிரியரின் பெயர்

NRIC No

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

Email

Contact No Mobile Office

Highest Academic Qualifications

Choose an item.

Professional Qualifications

Choose an item.

Years of service in Pre-school sector (as at 01.01.2020)

Years of service in current centre (as at 01.01.2020)

Class / level teaching currently (as at 01.01.2020)

*Please ensure accuracy of name as it will be used for certificate and other award matters if any.

Section B (to be completed by the Centre Supervisor/Principal)

Please ensure that the write-up for this section does not exceed 4 pages of A4 paper in total.

Please attach supporting documents as additional evidence if necessary.

Describe the professionalism of the nominee, giving concrete evidence and specific examples

under the following categories.

(1) Teaching Competency

How does the nominee o arouse students’ interest in Mother Tongue Language and culture through a range of

creative and interesting activities or techniques? o make use of learning opportunities beyond the classroom? o demonstrate his/her dedication in helping students in their learning? o show his/her ability to stimulate thinking and develop understanding among students? o act consistently in the interest of the child and persist in working for the best outcomes? o show his/her understanding of the students and concern for their moral and character

development?

How does the nominee relate with the children in the classroom?

(2) Personal Qualities

How does the nominee demonstrate nurturing qualities?

Besides continuous self-development, how does the nominee put into practice sharing best practices among colleagues and peers?

Describe how the nominee builds strong rapport with parents to encourage parental involvement and support for school programmes and activities.

(3) Professional Development

How does the nominee stay professionally prepared and relevant on teaching pedagogies?

(4) Outstanding Contributions/Achievements (if any)

Please provide supporting documents (if any).

Declaration by Centre Supervisor/Principal

I declare that there is only one nominee for each Mother Tongue Language from my centre.

I have attached a copy of nominee’s Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) and Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent early childhood qualifications.

I declare that the nominee is not a winner of the Outstanding Pre-school Mother

Tongue Language Teacher Award in the past 3 years (2017 – 2019).

I declare that the nominee has at least 3 years of teaching experience teaching Mother Tongue Language in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centres or ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.

I hereby certify that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my

knowledge.

I understand that a false statement may disqualify the nominee from the Outstanding

Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award.

Submitted By

Name and Signature of Centre Supervisor/ Principal (with school stamp)

Date of Submission

Section C (to be completed by nominee in the MTL they are teaching)

Please ensure that the write-ups for this section does not exceed a single page of A4 paper.

Write-up Describe how you as a teacher make use of the Nurturing Early Learners (NEL) Framework for Mother Tongue Languages1 to design engaging and creative pedagogies or activities to maximise learning outcomes and motivate children’s interest in the learning of MTL. (Please limit your description/write-up to a single A4 page)

请参考《培育幼儿：学前母语框架》，举例说明你如何以活泼有趣、富有创意的教学法

或活动来激发学生学习华文的兴趣，并让他们在日常生活中乐于使用华文华语。（中文书

写，字数不超过一页 A4 纸）

Terangkan bagaimana anda sebagai guru menggunakan Rangka Kerja Memupuk Pelajar pada Peringkat Awal bagi Bahasa Ibunda untuk melakar pedagogi atau aktiviti yang menarik dan kreatif untuk memaksimumkan hasil pembelajaran dan memupuk minat kanak-kanak dalam mempelajari Bahasa Ibunda. (Penerangan/ Penulisan anda tidak harus melebihi sehelai muka surat bersaiz A4)

தாய்மமாழி ஆசிரியர்கள் என்னும் நிலையில் இளம் மாணவர்கலளப் பேணி வளர்த்தல் ேணிச்சட்டத்லதப் ேயன்ேடுத்தி எவ்வாறு தாய்மமாழி கற்றலில் மாணவர்களின் ஆர்வத்லத வளர்க்கிறீர்கள் என்ேலத விளக்குங்கள். பமலும், மாணவர்கள் கற்றல் குறிக்பகாள்களில் உச்சநிலைலய அலடவதற்கு எத்தலகய ேலடப்ோக்கமிக்க அணுகுமுலறகலளயும் நடவடிக்லககலளயும் உருவாக்குகிறீர்கள் என்ேலதயும் விளக்கி ஒரு A4 ேக்க அளவுக்கு மிகாமல் எழுதவும்.

1 https://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/education/preschool/files/kindergarten-curriculum-framework.pdf

Lesson Plan

教案 Rancangan Pengajaran பாடக்குறிப்பு

Please write on an additional sheet if necessary

1. Name of Centre: 中心名称：

Nama Pusat：

நிலையத்தின் பெயர்：

2. Name of Teacher: 教师姓名：

Nama Guru：

ஆசிரியரின் பெயர்：

3. Class Level: 班级：

Peringkat：

வகுப்பு：

4. Class Size: 班级人数：

Jumlah Murid：

மாணவர் எண்ணிக்லை：

5. Date: 日期：

Tarikh：

தேதி：

6. No of Periods: 节数： Tempoh Masa

Pengajaran：

ொடதவலை：

7. Lesson Objective: 教学目标：

Matlamat Pengajaran：

ொட த ாக்ைம்：

8. Lesson Preparation: 教学准备：

Persiapan Pengajaran：

ொடத்ேயாரிப்பு：

9. Lesson Description: 教学流程： Penerangan

Pengajaran：

ொடம் ெற்றிய விைக்ைம்：

10. Follow Up Activities: 延伸活动：

Aktiviti Susulan：

போடர் டவடிக்லை：

Declaration by Nominee

I agree to the nomination by my Centre Supervisor/Principal.

I have submitted the following:

- A detailed lesson plan using the template provided - An unedited video clip of the lesson taught - A write-up to be completed in the Mother Tongue Language I am teaching

I have attached a copy of nominee’s Level 2 Letter of Notification (LON) and Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (DECCE-T) or equivalent early childhood qualifications.

I declare that I am not a winner of the Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue

Language Teacher Award in the past 3 years (2017 – 2019).

I declare that I have at least 3 years of teaching experience teaching Mother Tongue Language in ECDA-registered kindergartens, ECDA-licensed child care centres or ECDA-equivalent authority registered/licensed pre-schools.

I understand that incomplete submission or a false statement may disqualify me

from the Outstanding Pre-school Mother Tongue Language Teacher Award.

Submitted By

Name and Signature of Nominee (with school stamp)

Date of Submission