panyarat high school parents meeting june 21, 2014
DESCRIPTION
The annual Panyarat High School Parents Meeting was recently held in the school's auditorium. The following is a presentation from the PHS teachers.TRANSCRIPT
Panyarat High School
WHAT MAKES PHS DIFFERENT?
PHSCourse Outlines
Where can I find them?
www.phselearning.com/sitephs
21st Century Learning and Ed Tech @ PHS
21 s t Century Learning at PHS
What are 21st
Century Skills?
• Ways of thinking - Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learning
• Ways of working - Communication and collaboration
• Tools for working - Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacy
• Skills for living in the world- Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility
ONE:ONE LAPTOP PROGRAM
1:1 Laptop
Program
Students in a 1:1 environment consistently outperformed non-laptop students in all subject areas on standardized state assessment tests.
Panyarat High School utilizes a 1:1 laptop program.
Collaborative Learning @
PHS
Collaborative learning is utilized in all subjects, allowing groups of students to work together to: solve a problem complete a task, or create a product
Online learning management system that allows
students to:
1. Check homework
2. Download class materials
3. Watch videos
4. Take quizzes
5. Interact with teachers
Provides opportunities for “Blended Learning”
and a “Flipped Classroom”
Provides students and teachers with:
1. Free email system
2. Cloud based storage
3. Office suite
4. Calendar
5. Educational apps
Allows students to collaborate on documents
stored in the cloud for access on any device
anywhere.
The PHS Foreign Teacher
The foreign teachers that work at PHS are recruited from the best competing schools in Thailand. Our teachers:
• Can engage the students in the classroom.
• Seek innovative ways to teach.
• Are eager for professional development.
Digital Citizenshi
p
Digital citizenship: the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use
Digital Citizenship month coming later this term.
A Month of Digital
Citizenship
Project Starting in July and Ending in August
with a Digital Citizenship Night.
PROJECT TOPICSM1 & M2 Using Social Media Responsibly Staying Safe Online Netiquette Online Reputation
M3 & M4 Digital Commerce Digital Security Using Social Media Professionally Copyright & Plagiarism
NIGHT @ PHS
Lab-Based Learning and Hands-On Activities
PHS Science
Panyarat High School offers truly world-class science facilities, comparable with the top-tier international schools.
Lab-based learning
programme
Inspiring students to love finding out about science through a dedicated programme of laboratory-based learning.
Students at PHS enjoy interactive lab classes every week.
Hands-on activity clubs
Innovative and different activities set PHS apart from other schools
Hands-on activity clubs
Innovative and different activities set PHS apart from other schools
Makers Club
Engaging activities in
the classroom
PHS offers exciting hands-on activities across the entire curriculum, including math, English, social studies and visual art.
Cross-curriculum field
trips
Combined science, math and social studies field trip to Khao Yai National Park.
Enhanced Lessons with Digital Resources
Connectivity
• Students can access class materials anywhere.
• Students can engage with other students and teachers outside of the classroom
Blended Learning and
a Flipped Classroom
• Combination of a traditional classroom and a virtual classroom.
• Instruction delivered online at home so students spend more time in the classroom working.
Deeper Understandin
g
• Students get more out of their “blended” lessons than the standard lecture and whiteboard lesson.
• Students learn at their own pace.
Differentiated Learning
• Online resources allow teachers to assign differentiated work to target the many skill levels found in a typical classroom.
Thank you!