MARIS STELLA HIGH SCHOOL
MINUTES OF DEPARTMENT SHARING
Date
:
16 April 2008
Time
:
1055 – 1200
Venue :
Department
:
Members Present
:
Music Room X
Music
Art Room X
Art
X
D & T Staffroom
X
Design & Technology
Homec Room X
Home Economics
X
Ms Chin Kiok Ching
X
Mr Lim Khoon Guan∗
X
Ms Sylvia Goh
X
Ms. Liew Mui Yin
X
Mr Low Hwang Chee
X
Ms Agnes Chua
X
Mr Mak Yeow Nam
Ms Elaine Lam
Departmental Meeting
No. Discussion Topics 1.
Innowits a. Innowits Project (Blinds for D & T rooms) Mr Low Hwang Chee updated department on the progress of the project. As the school would be undergoing PRIME, it would be more feasible to work with less permanent fixtures. He would move on to consult school contractor to access situation.
Action By
To
Mr Low Hwang Chee
All
Ms Sylvia Goh
To cut down on time spent procuring quotations and having to eventually work with school assigned contractors, Ms Sylvia Goh suggested putting up an ESSS. A contact list be provided by the Administrative Managers for teachers on contractors assigned to schools such as Apple, Building Management etc. 2
ICT a. Updates on FMS To facilitate reflection on the FMS lessons, protected time for all FMS teachers was fixed at 2 – 3.30pm on Wednesdays. All student macbooks would be reconfigured in June as students have been found to reset the Apple Remote Desktop (ARD). Teachers are to use P list and report ARD irregularities to Mr Paul Leong, HOD IT using screen capture. Teachers are advised to inform parents of potential gaming addicts in view of the rising trend of student gaming given their easy access to the macbook. Names of students caught playing games are to be shared with Mr Dennis Koh HOD Discipline for action to be taken. All software required by the different departments for teaching and learning to be collated by the next meeting. This would facilitate procurement on school end. b. ELearning day was fixed on 11 July 2008 All necessary preparations to be made prior to that to facilitate the session. b. Sharing Smartboard resources can be found on www.promethean.planet.com Wikispaces is another good platform for teachers to share resources and
All
build learning communities
Meeting Ended : 1200
Recorded By : Sylvia Goh