I don't like the idea of me sounding like I'm bragging, even to myself
but if I don't even say it to myself, who will I say it too
So let me just say it here okay
I'm glad teachers found the EL Syllabus exciting. and that they say the launch is better now that it used to be, with the use of videos
but.. but but but...
I felt our lit launch had more oomph. It was a gala affair. grand collaterals, interactive elements, music for writing, quiz shows, video blitz, resource blitz, show of support from the four pillars of curriculum, q and a,
No wonder people asked us, why do you need 4 hours to launch a syllabus - isn't 1 hour enough? If we are doing it like this, the EL, then yes, even 1.5 hour seems too long to be talked at, or shown videos at!
everything seems so downplayed here = largely frontal delivery - actually, all frontal delivery which we know doesn't work! so why do it? why not break it and get people to interact?
Anyway, there it is. I've said it.
even our kids video seemed better than their kids video, our eye video seemed better than their overview video, Their future workers video was good. But the other two - meh. No story. That's the problem. English is just abstract without a text to root it. Our Eye video had a pirate narrative. our kids video had kids making meaning of a poem - something they can do in their classes.
Here JJ had to tell them to applaud for the kids in case they didn't - coz it was just so made up - who goes around coming up with a detective game to demonstrate the 3 foci? is it that difficult to do that you can't do it with your usual EL lessons? What's a great EL lesson for me? I dunno.
sigh. I'm so glad I'm in Lit. and maybe my personality rubs off a bit - I was pretty insistent on things this time - the interactivity, the reading of the syllabus during the launch, the write about a line in the workshop - you have to hit them with things make them see stuff they could not have otherwise seen, otherwise why come all the way here?
maybe wonderful things are happening at the working sessions now - possibly.
everything just seems so downplayed and serious, even with the video involving a game. same people - pei yong, Joo Jin, - different leadership styles perhaps? more messy but more involved is mine. more clear and laid out is Angie's. I even found Leonard rattling away! but Vani found him very clear. I dunno, am I just prejudiced? maybe some were utterly bored at our session too.
Also, they didn't really take up our suggestions -there was not touch and feel of the syllabus, no interactivity at all. grr.
but I can't comment unless I've sat through the whole thing so shall shut up and get on with my guide now.
but if I don't even say it to myself, who will I say it too
So let me just say it here okay
I'm glad teachers found the EL Syllabus exciting. and that they say the launch is better now that it used to be, with the use of videos
but.. but but but...
I felt our lit launch had more oomph. It was a gala affair. grand collaterals, interactive elements, music for writing, quiz shows, video blitz, resource blitz, show of support from the four pillars of curriculum, q and a,
No wonder people asked us, why do you need 4 hours to launch a syllabus - isn't 1 hour enough? If we are doing it like this, the EL, then yes, even 1.5 hour seems too long to be talked at, or shown videos at!
everything seems so downplayed here = largely frontal delivery - actually, all frontal delivery which we know doesn't work! so why do it? why not break it and get people to interact?
Anyway, there it is. I've said it.
even our kids video seemed better than their kids video, our eye video seemed better than their overview video, Their future workers video was good. But the other two - meh. No story. That's the problem. English is just abstract without a text to root it. Our Eye video had a pirate narrative. our kids video had kids making meaning of a poem - something they can do in their classes.
Here JJ had to tell them to applaud for the kids in case they didn't - coz it was just so made up - who goes around coming up with a detective game to demonstrate the 3 foci? is it that difficult to do that you can't do it with your usual EL lessons? What's a great EL lesson for me? I dunno.
sigh. I'm so glad I'm in Lit. and maybe my personality rubs off a bit - I was pretty insistent on things this time - the interactivity, the reading of the syllabus during the launch, the write about a line in the workshop - you have to hit them with things make them see stuff they could not have otherwise seen, otherwise why come all the way here?
maybe wonderful things are happening at the working sessions now - possibly.
everything just seems so downplayed and serious, even with the video involving a game. same people - pei yong, Joo Jin, - different leadership styles perhaps? more messy but more involved is mine. more clear and laid out is Angie's. I even found Leonard rattling away! but Vani found him very clear. I dunno, am I just prejudiced? maybe some were utterly bored at our session too.
Also, they didn't really take up our suggestions -there was not touch and feel of the syllabus, no interactivity at all. grr.
but I can't comment unless I've sat through the whole thing so shall shut up and get on with my guide now.
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