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LEARNING

10 MURID-MURID CEMERLANG SMK PUTRAJAYA PRESINT 9 (2)

YOUR COMMUNICATION...YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

LAPORAN KHAS

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PEOPLE

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Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.

Rintis KiDT

Hello i-THINKers!

This years theme for Teachers Day Guru: Pencetus kreativiti, penjana inovasi which describes educators as those who trigger creativity and generate innovation aptly portrays the important role they play in nation building.

With Teachers Day celebrated on May 16, HOTS, parents and students wish to thank and congratulate educators for laying a sound foundation for the future leaders of the nation and contributing to human capital development that would eventually help us achieve our vision to become a developed nation.

Nobel Prize winner and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein had said: It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge and we hope that teachers will continue to imbue these traits among students.

We also congratulate the new teachers who are embarking on the i-THINK programme in the next few months and hope

that they find the new teaching method to be effective and fun for them and the students.

The Peraduan HOTS will be offering another Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 as the prize and we hope more students will participate in the contest.

We hope the articles which we publish in this are issue is useful to students, teachers and parents and we would be happy to publish your comments on these stories so please feel free to write or e mail us.

HOTS would also like to hear the opinion of students, teachers and parents on i-THINK and education issues, please send all inquiries video clips, testimonials or experiences and other contributions to www.facebook.com/ithinkschools or www.twitter.com/ithinkschools.

Happy i-THINKing!

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PERADUAN

HOTSLihat muka surat 19 untuk menyertainyaHOTS@innovation.my

UNTUKDIMENANGI

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Hot & Happening 04Rintis KiDT - Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.

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Galeri11

Revisiting Circle Maps14Examples of Circle Maps 15Revisiting Bubble Maps16Examples of Bubble Maps 17

Your Communication...Your Responsibility12

18 The Headlines19 PeraduanHOTS20 Main Mind

Murid-murid cemerlang SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)

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Apa Khabar i-THINKers!

Tema Hari Guru tahun ini "Guru: Pencetus kreativiti, penjana Inovasi" tepat menggambarkan peranan penting mereka dalam pembangunan negara.

Sempena Hari Guru yang akan disambut pada 16 Mei ini, HOTS ingin mengucapkan terima kasih dan tahniah kepada para pendidik yang berusaha keras untuk membimbing generasi-generasi masa hadapan negara yang akan menyumbang kepada pembangunan modal insan yang akhirnya akan membantu kita untuk mencapai wawasan negara untuk menjadi sebuah negara maju.

Pemenang Hadiah Nobel dan ahli fizik teori Albert Einstein pernah berkata: "Ia adalah seni tertinggi guru untuk menyedarkan kegembiraan dalam ungkapan kreatif dan pengetahuan" dan kami berharap guru-guru akan terus menerapkan sifat-sifat ini di kalangan pelajar.

Selamat maju jaya diucapkan kepada guru-guru yang baru terlibat dalam program i-THINK dan berharap ianya membawa manfaat kepada anda dan murid-murid. Peraduan HOTS menawarkan sebuah sebuah lagi Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 sebagai hadiah dan kami berharap lebih ramai murid-murid akan mengambil bahagian dalam peraduan ini.

Kami berharap artikel-artikel yang disiarkan dalam isu ini adalah berguna kepada pelajar-pelajar, guru-guru dan ibu-bapa dan kami berbesar hati untuk menerbitkan artikel atau komen dari anda.

HOTS juga ingin mendengar pendapat pelajar-pelajar, guru-guru dan ibu-bapa dan digalakkan menghantar semua pertanyaan, video klip, testimoni atau pengalaman dan sumbangan lain kepada www.facebook.com/ithinkschools atau www.twitter.com/ithink schools.

Terima Kasih!

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HOT & HAPPENING

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Beroperasi Secara RasmiTerminal Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 2 (KLIA2) memulakan operasinya secara rasmi dengan pendaratan pertama pesawat Malindo Air OD1027 dari Kota Kinabalu kira-kira pukul 12.10 tengah malam pada 1 Mei.

Peristiwa bersejarah pembukaan mercu tanda baru negara itu turut disaksikan Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi; Pengerusi Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB), Tan Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah; Pengarah Urusan MAHB, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad dan Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (DCA), Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman.

Selain Malindo Air empat lagi syarikat penerbangan sudah memulakan operasi masing-masing di KLIA2 - Cebu Pacific Airways, Lion Air, Tiger Air dan AirAsia. Terminal KLIA2, mempunyai kapasiti mengendalikan 45 juta penumpang setahun.

The Atlas humanoid robot is 6 2 and 330 pounds and can

walk and lift heavy objects. When its hands are replaced with

customised attachments, it can complete tasks without direct

human supervision, thanks to an on-board computer and

plenty of sensors.

Atlas will someday be working alongside people in rescuing

victims of earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters, helping

to carry supplies or clear debris. It also could be sent into

situations deemed too dangerous for humans, such as a

nuclear plant leak or explosion.

An Earth-like PlanetNASA of the United States in April

announced the discovery of - Kepler-186

- an M-dwarf star, much smaller and

cooler than the Sun. Orbiting around it is

Kepler 186f - the first validated,

Earth-size planet.

Elisa V. Quintana of the SETI Institute and

NASAs Ames Research Center said: It

has the right size and is at the right

distance to have properties similar to our

home planet.

Kepler 186f is the latest planet to be

sifted out of the voluminous data

collected by the Kepler Space Telescope,

which kept watch over 150,000 stars,

looking for slight drops in brightness

when a planet passed in front.

An artist's impression of the view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting the red dwarf star. NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)

1 June 31 July 2014

During this event, people from all around the world are invited to taste the durian which is known to be the king of fruits. One can choose the type of durian they prefer. There is a variety of different taste that durian has to offer at different prices.

Venue:Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau & Penang Times Square

Contact: 04-650 5316 or 04-210 8000

Melaka River

24 Mei 23 Jun 2014 | Melaka

Menikmati keseronokan aktiviti dipenuhi dengan program yang telah dikhaskan di sepanjang Sungai Melaka. Anda akan terpesona dengan pelbagai aktiviti yang telah diatur yang membuatkan pesta ini menjadi satu kenangan.

Victoria Meadows, an astrobiologist

and planetary astronomer at the

University of Washington said: The

planet is more efficient at absorbing

energy from its star to avoid

freezing over. Which is why this

planet is still considered potentially

habitable, as long as it has a dense

enough atmosphere, even though

it receives less light from its star

than Mars does from our Sun.

The discovery marks a milestone in the

quest to find planets that are not just

Earth-sized, but truly Earth-like. Out of

the 1,800 confirmed planets, fewer than

two dozen sit in the habitable zone

where its not too hot for water to boil

off into space and not too cold for it to

remain in a permanent deep-freeze.

And none of them are as close in size to

Earth as Kepler-186f, whose diameter is

only 10% larger.

The planet's size influences the strength

of its gravitational pull, and its ability to

pull in abundant gases like hydrogen

and helium. At Kepler-186f's size, there

is a small chance that it could have

gathered up a thick hydrogen and

helium envelope, so there's a very

excellent chance that it does have a

rocky surface like the Earth.

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LAPORAN KHAS

Pada 21 April 2014, sebanyak 1000

buah sekolah telah didedahkan

dengan program i-THINK dalam

talian dengan menggunakan

platform Kursus i-THINK Dalam

Talian (KiDT). Dianggarkan seramai

48,000 orang guru yang terlibat

menggunakan platform KiDT pada

fasa rintis ini. Perluasan fasa kedua

akan dilaksanakan bermula pada

bulan Julai yang akan melibatkan

lebih banyak sekolah lagi.

KiDT mengandungi sebanyak 25

modul yang dijangka tempoh

pembelajarannya

adalah selama 16

hingga 20 jam dan

guru-guru diberi masa

selama tiga bulan dari

tarikh kursus iaitu 21

April sehingga 20 Julai

2014 untuk

menghabiskan kesemua

modul tersebut. Kursus

i-THINK ini boleh dilayari

dari komputer atau

telefon pintar yang

mempunyai capaian

internet. Aplikasi KiDT

Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.

Rintis KiDTjuga disediakan bagi pengguna

telefon pintar atau tablet yang

menggunakan perisian IOS dan

Android.

Pendedahan kursus i-THINK dalam

talian dilihat memberi impak positif

daripada pengguna dan sistem

pendidikan negara yang melangkah

ke era ICT. Selain dapat

menjimatkan kos dan masa, KiDT

dilihat sebagai satu medium

perantaran guru berkomunikasi dan

berkongsi pendapat serta ilmu.

Mark Rozario (Ketua

Pegawai Eksekutif,

AIM)

menerangkan cara p

enggunaan KiDT kep

ada

Tan Sri Abd Ghafar (

Bekas Ketua Pengar

ah

Pendidikan Malaysia

)

Guru-guru juga boleh mengikuti

kursus dalam talian menggunakan

aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah

iaitu secara formal atau tidak

formal.

Tetapi tahun ini Kursus i-THINK

dalam Talian (KiDT) telah mula

dilaksanakan. KiDT mengandungi

25 modul yang perlu diikuti selama

16 jam dalam tempoh tiga bulan

dari tarikh kursus. Pencapaian

kepada aplikasi KiDT boleh dibuat

melalui pelbagai peranti seperti

komputer meja, komputer riba dan

telefon pintar.

Melaksanakan kursus dalam talian

boleh melibatkan lebih ramai

guru-guru dan Kementerian

Pelajaran sedang mengawas dan

melihat keberkesanan penggunaan

aplikasi KiDT oleh guru sekolah

rintis dan juga mendapatkan

maklum balas untuk membuat

penambahbaikan KiDT.

Pihak sekolah boleh mengikuti

kursus dalam talian menggunakan

aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah -

secara formal dan secara tidak

formal.

Kursus secara formal

dilaksanakan selepas waktu

persekolahan supaya tidak

mengganggu sesi PdP murid

dan disesuaikan jadual kursus

ini dalam Jadual Waktu

Makmal Komputer. Ini juga

perlu memastikan kemudahan

komputer dan akses Internet

berfungsi supaya kursus

dapat dilaksanakan dengan

berkesan.

Secara tidak formal pula

guru-guru boleh mengikuti

kursus ini pada bila-bila

masa dan tempat yang dirasakan

sesuai melalui pelbagai peranti.

Peranan pasukan pemandu juga

adalah penting, mereka sebagai

mentor dan mengendalikan

taklimat atau bengkel pengenalan

kepada guru-guru tentang program

i-THINK dan cara penggunaan

platform KiDT ini. Selain itu mereka

juga harus merancang dan

menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk

mempromosi program i-THINK dan

membantu pentadbir memantau

pelaksanaannya.

Mereka juga harus merancang dan

menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk

mempromosi Kursus Kemahiran

Berfikir Aras Tinggi dan membantu

pentadbir memantau

pelaksanaannya.

08 09

LAPORAN KHAS

Pada 21 April 2014, sebanyak 1000

buah sekolah telah didedahkan

dengan program i-THINK dalam

talian dengan menggunakan

platform Kursus i-THINK Dalam

Talian (KiDT). Dianggarkan seramai

48,000 orang guru yang terlibat

menggunakan platform KiDT pada

fasa rintis ini. Perluasan fasa kedua

akan dilaksanakan bermula pada

bulan Julai yang akan melibatkan

lebih banyak sekolah lagi.

KiDT mengandungi sebanyak 25

modul yang dijangka tempoh

pembelajarannya

adalah selama 16

hingga 20 jam dan

guru-guru diberi masa

selama tiga bulan dari

tarikh kursus iaitu 21

April sehingga 20 Julai

2014 untuk

menghabiskan kesemua

modul tersebut. Kursus

i-THINK ini boleh dilayari

dari komputer atau

telefon pintar yang

mempunyai capaian

internet. Aplikasi KiDT

juga disediakan bagi pengguna

telefon pintar atau tablet yang

menggunakan perisian IOS dan

Android.

Pendedahan kursus i-THINK dalam

talian dilihat memberi impak positif

daripada pengguna dan sistem

pendidikan negara yang melangkah

ke era ICT. Selain dapat

menjimatkan kos dan masa, KiDT

dilihat sebagai satu medium

perantaran guru berkomunikasi dan

berkongsi pendapat serta ilmu.

Guru-guru juga boleh mengikuti

kursus dalam talian menggunakan

aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah

iaitu secara formal atau tidak

formal.

Tetapi tahun ini Kursus i-THINK

dalam Talian (KiDT) telah mula

dilaksanakan. KiDT mengandungi

25 modul yang perlu diikuti selama

16 jam dalam tempoh tiga bulan

dari tarikh kursus. Pencapaian

kepada aplikasi KiDT boleh dibuat

melalui pelbagai peranti seperti

komputer meja, komputer riba dan

telefon pintar.

Melaksanakan kursus dalam talian

boleh melibatkan lebih ramai

guru-guru dan Kementerian

Pelajaran sedang mengawas dan

melihat keberkesanan penggunaan

aplikasi KiDT oleh guru sekolah

rintis dan juga mendapatkan

maklum balas untuk membuat

penambahbaikan KiDT.

Pihak sekolah boleh mengikuti

kursus dalam talian menggunakan

aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah -

secara formal dan secara tidak

formal.

Kursus secara formal

dilaksanakan selepas waktu

persekolahan supaya tidak

mengganggu sesi PdP murid

dan disesuaikan jadual kursus

ini dalam Jadual Waktu

Makmal Komputer. Ini juga

perlu memastikan kemudahan

komputer dan akses Internet

berfungsi supaya kursus

dapat dilaksanakan dengan

berkesan.

Secara tidak formal pula

guru-guru boleh mengikuti

kursus ini pada bila-bila

masa dan tempat yang dirasakan

sesuai melalui pelbagai peranti.

Peranan pasukan pemandu juga

adalah penting, mereka sebagai

mentor dan mengendalikan

taklimat atau bengkel pengenalan

kepada guru-guru tentang program

i-THINK dan cara penggunaan

platform KiDT ini. Selain itu mereka

juga harus merancang dan

menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk

mempromosi program i-THINK dan

membantu pentadbir memantau

pelaksanaannya.

Mereka juga harus merancang dan

menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk

mempromosi Kursus Kemahiran

Berfikir Aras Tinggi dan membantu

pentadbir memantau

pelaksanaannya.

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LAPORAN KHAS GALERI

Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang Kurikulum Kali Ke6 SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2) telah diadakan pada 25 April, 2014 di Dewan Tun Abdul Razak sekolah tersebut.

Acara tersebut telah dirasmikan oleh Mark Rozario, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia dan sambutan yang amat menggalakan dari Ibu Bapa dan murid-murid. Acara turut diselitkan dengan beberapa aktiviti persembahan menarik dari murid-murid.

Berikut adalah diantara murid-murid yang menerima hadiah cemerlang pada acara tersebut ialah:

AnugerahCemerlang

SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2) SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)

Nur Farhah Ismail

Aisyah Eizanurani Azhan

(9A)

Muhammad Nur Haziq ShariffuddinNur Liyana Amir Ahmad JohariMuhammad Syafiq Mohd SopianAfifah Hanim Zainal

(Semua A)

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PEOPLE

Your CommunicationYour Responsibility

The ability to communicate effectively is one of the

most underrated skills in the world. Thats because

most of us think that as long as we can speak or

write well, we are good at communication. Well,

nothing could be further from the truth - just

because one is eloquent or expressive does not

make one a good communicator.

Being a skilled communicator is not about how well

you speak; rather, it is about whether your message

is received by the listener the way you want him/her

to understand it.

In every interaction between two people, there are

two perspectives. There is what one party intends to

communicate and there is what the other party

actually understands or receives. It is the latter

perspective that defines if your communication has

achieved the desired result. Many of the problems

that arise in communication occur because people

think that a message delivered is a message

received.

One of the fundamental

presuppositions propounded

universally by experts states

that the meaning of your communication is the

response you get. Simply put, this means the

communication process does not stop once the

message is sent. It is only complete

(and successful) once the

recipient has understood

the message the way the

sender intended it.

The responsibility for

getting the message

across therefore lies with

the communicator, just as

the responsibility for

ensuring the audience gets

the right news lies with the radio

stations ability to transmit at the right

frequency.

If we sincerely wish to ensure that we are

communicating efficiently, we need to

accept that the meaning of our

communication is not what we think it

means, but rather, what the other

person thinks it means. Asking How

can I communicate in a way that they will

get what I want to say? is

what sets great communicators

apart from the rest.

One of the key ways of improving

communication is to be able to connect

verbally in the preferred communication style

of the other person. We all take in information

through our five senses visual, auditory,

kinesthetic, olfactory and gustatory.

The visual sense is the one that sees things, while

auditory is the sense of hearing. The kinesthetic

sense feels, gustatory is the sense of taste

and olfactory is the sense of smell.

Each of us tends to favour one

sense over the others when it

comes to processing

information from the world

around us and expressing

ourselves.

An important clue to identifying

a persons preferred

communication style lies in the

words he or she uses, known as

predicates. A visual person tends to use

a lot of visual predicates in the

conversation. If you hear someone say

I can see where youre coming from or I

hope you have a clearer picture of the

situation, he is likely to have a visual

representational system. Sprinkling ones own

conversation with visual predicates will help

one to connect better with such a person.

In the same way, auditory

predicates help us to connect

better with auditory,

or hearing types and

kinesthetic predicates

with kinesthetic, or

the feeling types.

Aside from verbal communication, we also need to

pay attention to our non-verbal signals. You may be

saying something rational to another person, but

what tonality are you using, and how is your

physiology? If your facial expression is interpreted by

the other party as being condescending, they are

going to shut themselves off from your message, no

matter how sensible or useful it is.

To manage our

communication and get the

desired response from our

listeners, we need to take

responsibility for managing

our physiology and tonality,

as well as the words we use.

This means if someone does

not understand what you mean

(dont blame them for it), you work at

finding a way to communicate with them to

ensure that they do.

If you think, this is difficult, well it may be but as you

know Practice Makes Perfect. If we decide to take

charge of ensuring that our communication is

effective, then assuming full responsibility for the

communication is vital. It will turn you into a great

communicator who gets the desired outcomes from

your relationships ... isnt that worth it.

In this HOTS issue Sheila Singam, a former teacher turned trainer, delves into the issue of communication and why people should take the responsibility for this important aspect of life and not leave it to the recipient to be accountable for it.

The circle map is a great tool to help you brainstorm and list everything you know about a topic. It is a good way to begin exploring a subject to generate ideas for discussion. It is designed for defining a word or concept based on the context of the current investigation and study and prior knowledge about the concept.

The circle map comprises a small inner circle and a larger outer circle. The inner circle contains the word or concept you want to understand or define. Once you have that, in the larger outer circle, draw or write the words that help define the word in the inner circle, or write what you think the word means. These words will become the basis upon which you develop the study of the topic or the essay you want to write about.

Here is an example:

Lets say you want to write an essay on the topic Food. You put the word Food in the inner circle.

Next, you write down in the outer circle all the words and ideas that come into your mind when you see the word Food.

For example, if the context is a secondary school science class, the words you may put in could be: protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, energy, food pyramid etc.

If the context is a primary school class on Malaysian food, you could write the words: nasi lemak, roti canai, ais kacang and so on. Finally, you add a square frame outside the larger circle - this becomes your frame of reference and represents the sources from which you got your ideas.

The example on the right illustrates this:

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LEARNING

RevisitingCircle Maps

Examples of Circle Maps

Things related to the weather

UNIVERSE

Comet

Heliosphere

Jupiter

Neptune

Spacecraft

Constellation

Sun

Stars

Black Hole

Venus

Aliens

Earth

Solar Flare

Orbit

Meteors

Rocket

Mars

Uranus

Galaxy

Mercury

Milky way

Pluto

Saturn

Vacuum

Asteroids

Moon

WEATHER

Rain

Clouds

Satellite

Tornado

Sunshine

Lightning

Thunder

Temperature

Cyclone

Forecast

Barometer

Evaporation

What isthe Universe

composed of?

SolarSystem

BalancedPropotion Nasi Lemak

Ais Kacang

Health

Energyfor Life

FoodPyramid

Fish

Fruits

Meat

Roti Canai

Vitamins

Vegetables

Protein

MineralsFats

Nutrition

Carbohydrates

Inte

rnet Books

Teac

hersParents

What constitutes food?

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LEARNING

RevisitingBubble Maps

Examples of Bubble Maps

The Bubble Map is a great tool for helping you to list down key adjectives (qualities, properties and attributes) that describe a particular topic or concept so it can be understood better. It is designed for describing using adjectives. It helps in identifying the sensory, logical and emotional qualities of any topic or concept.

The first step is to construct an inner circle and write the word or topic being described.

Then, draw several outer circles extending from the inner circle like the spokes of a wheel and fill in these circles with the adjectives that describe the word in the inner circle. The number of circles on either side can vary. These descriptors can come from sensory qualities using the five senses (what we see, hear, feel, taste and smell). They can also be emotional or aesthetic qualities as well value-based words such as the characteristics that descibe a person loyal, helpful, strong and so on. You can also apply the Frame of Reference to the Bubble Map. Here is an example of a Bubble Map generated from the orange fruit.

The Bubble Map is useful for the following disciplines1. Character analysis of people2. Identifying the properties of things under study in science3. Vocabulary development and others

Parasitic

Huge Leathery

Smelly

Rafflesia

Red Uni-sexual

MALAYSIA

Demokratik

Aman

BerbilangKaum

RajaPerlembagaan

TarikanPelancong

13 Negeri

Diketuai olehPerdanaMenteri

Ahli ASEAN

MATTERTextureShape

Mass

Volume

Density

Color

Size

Action

Propertiesof Matter

Ciri-ciriMalaysia

What are the characteristicsof anorange?

Tasty

Sweet

Juicy

PulpRound

ORANGEVitaminRich

Acidic

Citrusy

Murid-murid mempunyai peluang untuk memenangi sebuah Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 dalam peraduan ini. Hantarkan jawapan dan maklum balas ke HOTS@innovation.my

Lengkapkan Peta Alir yang memberikan jawapan kepada soalan di bawah. Pelajar dikehendaki menghantar jawapan yang betul untuk soalan pertama bagi mendapatkan soalan seterusnya. Setiap jawapan yang betul akan dibalas dengan soalan susulan sehingga Peta Alir selesai. Pelajar yang telah melengkapkan Peta Alir perlu menulis slogan tidak lebih daripada 30 patah perkataan mengenai apa pendapat anda tentang program i-THINK. Tarikh tutup peraduan ini adalah pada 31 Mei 2014.

PERADUAN HOTS

Tulis slogan tidak lebih daripada 30 patah perkataan mengenai apa pendapat anda tentang program i-THINK.

SLOGAN

Soalan 1Tahun 2014 adalah

Tahun Melawat Malaysia, pada tahun bila kali terkahir acara

ini diadakan?

Soalan 3Soalan 2

Soalan 5 Soalan 6 Soalan 7 Soalan 8 Soalan 9

Soalan 10 Soalan 11 Soalan 12 Soalan 13 Soalan 14

Soalan 4

Tarikh tutup peraduan ini dilanjutkan kepada 31 Mei, 2014. Murid-murid yang mengambil bahagian dalam Peraduan

HOTS ini dikehendaki menghantar semua jawapan dan slogan sebelum akhir tarikh ini dan seorang murid akan

memenangi satu Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.

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NEWS

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CONTEST

BEKON Jenet s

aid when he wa

s posted to SMK

Sungai

Tapang as a pri

ncipal 11 years a

go, he wanted to

transfer

out in the first w

eek as discipline

among studen

ts was

bad.

"In my 32 year

s of teaching, I

had never enco

untered such a

situation where

everyone cam

e to school in

anger.

"Students were

not afraid of tea

chers while teac

hers always got

upset and angr

y. Students brou

ght

weapons and fo

ught at school.

They smoked, g

ambled and sle

pt in class. Thes

e occurred dail

y."

Bekon, 55, how

ever, did not giv

e up and found

out the problem

s of the studen

ts, reviewed sch

ool rules

and talked to te

achers, student

s and parents. "

I had the urge t

o turn them int

o better people

and that's

what motivated

me to improve

the education a

t the school. I b

elieve every stu

dent deserves a

second

chance, or even

a third chance.

"The discipline i

n school becam

e better by the

day and results

improved. It was

the biggest ch

allenge I

had ever faced

and I have solve

d it.

"Now, every mo

rning, I see the

students come

to school and s

tudy well while

the teachers are

dedicated

to teach. It is the

best achieveme

nt ever, the grea

test memory an

d something I a

m proud of."

Bekon is among

four who have b

een nominated f

or the Pengetua

Cemerlang awa

rd this year.

He wished the I

nternational Ba

ccalaureate (IB)

programme, whi

ch is a teaching

and learning m

ethod to

train students to

have higher thi

nking skills, coul

d be extended

nationwide.

"The IB program

me encourages

students to stu

dy in groups, ha

ve discussions a

nd practise a hi

gher

order of thinkin

g skill."

There are 10 go

vernment scho

ols practising th

e IB programme

, which includes

SMK Sungai Tap

ang, the

only one in Sar

awak.

"We are lucky to

be selected an

d our teachers w

ere trained by re

presentatives fr

om the IB prog

ramme. If

we pass the valu

ation next year,

we will be verif

ied as an IB sch

ool."

As for sacrifices

, he said he had

to sometimes c

ancel family pla

ns to attend me

etings and cour

ses.

"But this is noth

ing compared w

ith what my wi

fe has done for

me. She is a gra

duate who coul

d have had

a career of her o

wn. Instead, she

became a hou

sewife, taking c

are of our child

ren so that I co

uld focus on

my work." Add

itional reporting

by Goh Pei Pei

Bekon nearly lef

t

after 1 week at sc

hool

Bekon Jenet (se

cond from left) w

ith Deputy Educ

ation Minister II

P. Kamalanathan

(second from rig

ht) at SMK Sunga

i Tapang recently

.

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