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Saturday, 3 July 2010

Excellent Teacher's Application

Application for excellent teacher's post is now open: Click the following link:

http://www.moe.gov.my/jnjk/

Professional Development Course, Segamat

Date: 1 July 2010 (Thursday)
Venue: SMK Sri Kenangan, Segamat

Young teachers rejuvenate me and I love to be around them! This opportunity presented itself when I ran a half-day course on assessment in Segamat district today. The long journey was all worth it as I was met by a group of about 50 enthusiastic teachers. I was impressed with what they accomplished. Pleased to meet GCs and trainers, Girija, Ngiam and many others. Thanks to Faizah (secretary of Segamat English Panel) for the invitation- the presence of a microphone would have been great though wink wink!). Driving to Pasir Gudang for the MGC Johor convention after the talk was a different story altogether..rain and thunderstorms, falling trees and lamp posts on the road in Chaah and Yong Peng. Traffic was at a crawl...a big branch actually landed on my wiper but luckily it didn't stay there. I thought of pulling over by the roadside but there were just too many trees. What if they were struck by lightning? I plodded on to Pasir Gudang confidently and arrived safely late in the afternoon only to find out tea was not provided :). Well, the next best thing to do was to check in and take a nap before the night session. I did just that :)

MGC Johor Convention 2010

Date: 1-2 July 2010
Venue: Hotel Selesa, Pasir Gudang

I arrived from Segamat for the MGCJ convention 2010 in Pasir Gudang. The opening ceremony was officiated by En Hasidin Zaini (Head, School Sector) from JPN Johor. I missed many input sessions as I coudn't be there earlier. On the final day, our Special Grade C excellent teachers, En Azizul Rahman Abdul Rahman and En Yap Poh Lai shared their experiences in becoming Special Gred C Excellent Teachers. The convention was closed by Tn Hj Sufaat Tumin, Director of Johor State Education. Prior to that, he delivered input on 'GC Peneraju Inovasi', encouraging GCs to spearhead innovation in schools.

State Level, English Panel Meeting

Date: 30 June 2010
Venue: SMK Sri Lalang, Kluang

This meeting was chaired by En Shanmugananthan Suppiah , Principal Assistant Director (English Unit, JPNJ) to discuss the programmes planned and conducted by all district English Panels in the state. As the vice-chair, of the Kluang District English Panel, I represented my principal and shared the programmes for the district. We also discussed the programmes JPNJ has lined up for 2010. New English officers seconded to the PPD from all districts also attended the meeting.