School Leadership Program Singapore and Malaysia

Malaysia is an attractive and diverse nation with many places of interest which is located in Southeast Asia, between Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The many different regions, each with its own characteristic features, make this country the perfect destination for tourists. However, Malaysia is not solely depended on tourism. The country's economy has been going strong for years now. On the contrary to what some people still believe, Malaysia is not a third world country. The country has developed itself a great deal in the past fifty years which is clearly visible. Especially in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, one gets to see many buildings of modern architecture, a modern transportation system consisting of light rail, many luxurious shopping malls and countless expensive cars ply on the roads. Life outside of the capital is often less developed; but the times when people were only able to afford a motorcycle, are long gone.

It may be physically small, but Singapore is an economic giant. It has been Southeast Asia's most modern city for over a century. The city is a blending pot of Malay, Chinese, Arab, Indian and English cultures and religions. Its unique ethnic heritage affords guests with an array of sightseeing and gastronomic opportunities. A full calendar of traditional festivals and holidays are celebrated throughout the year adds to its cultural appeal. Additionally, Singapore offers luxury hotels, delectable cuisine and provides the scope for a great shopping experience. The island nation of the Republic of Singapore lies a bit ahead of the Equator in Southern Asia. The country includes the island of Singapore and fifty-eight or so smaller islands. Because of its efficiency and determination of the government, Singapore has become a flourishing country that shines bright in trade and tourism sector and acts as a model for developing nations. The capital city, also called Singapore, covers about a third of the area of the main island.

Apart from visiting the beautiful and breathtaking places, the Leadership Program in Malaysia and Singapore will provide the candidates with the required exposure essential to upgrade oneself as the educational leader and practitioner of tomorrow. They can visit schools, educational institutions and companies with particular focus on equipping educators and trainers on a varied topics relating to latest teaching and training methods.

Day 1 :

• Arrival and Kuala Lumpur day tour

Day 2:

Blended Learning with LAMS

Course Description :
LAMS is a free, easy-to use but comprehensive learning design authoring tool that can help Faculty design blended/ online courses easily. This course aims to give an introduction to LAMS plus explaining the pedagogical knowledge and practices that underpin the design of an effective blended/online learning course.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this workshop, the participants will be able to:

• Describe why Faculty needs to consider a blended/online learning approach for their courses to engage the learners of today.
• List the gaps in current e-learning courses and how to mitigate these gaps using LAMS.
• Explain what Learning Design is and what LAMS can offer to do this effectively.
• Describe and apply the steps to create a LAMS online learning sequence as part of a blended/online learning aspect for their lesson.
• Identify the appropriate parts of their lesson to use LAMS from best practice examples. The new system must include the following:

Creating Deep and Interactive Learning

Course Description :
This workshop is designed to equip educators and trainers on various teaching and training methods that cultivate deeper and interactive learning or training. A planning framework with the idea of constructive alignment enables the educators and trainers to effectively create deep and interactive activities by using the facilitation and inquiry-based learning.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this training, the teachers will be able to:

• Comprehend the concept of deep and Interactive learning through a brief “banal lesson”
• Explain the importance of creating deep and Interactive learning using constructive learning framework.
• Demonstrate the essential teaching and learning skills
• Facilitation and Observation Skills
• Inquiry-based and Collaborative Learning.

Day 3:

Design thinking for educators

Course Description :
Innovation is crucial in today’s organization. Customers need and wants are changing faster than the speed of light. This scenario also applies in education sector. What is the business of education? What are the needs of customers in education? How can educators deliver the value of education? There’s a dire need for educators to work even much closer internally and collaboratively. New innovation will spark from more heads than one. Innovation is like the missing bridge to cross to the other side.

In this 1-day workshop, participants will be introduced to human-centered innovation tool called design thinking. During the workshop participants will discuss with deeper insights on customers pain points and attempt to innovate from there. They will work collaboratively in the workshop and try out varieties of ideas into action.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this training, the teachers will be able to:

• Illustrate the design thinking 5-steps methodology
• Profile learners needs and pain points as source of innovation
• Create learning solutions
• Work in collaboration to design new ideas

Day 4:

Learning Journey to International Schools (KL)

Activities on The Learning Journey to International School under Taylor’s Education Group (TEG) where participants will be able to experience the school’s unique pedagogical system and curriculum. Visit to Nexus International School (Putrajaya).

Auditing real classroom teaching

• How the future learning spaces (21st century classroom) works;

‘New Pedagogical’ technique: Facilitation of Learning;

• Self-directed learning concepts;
• Activities that prompt active and collaborative learning.
• How technology is being used in the classroom effectively.

Positive Learning Environment: Tour around the school and its facilities.
Sharing experiences by teachers on their unique pedagogical strategies.
Q & A session
Depart To Singapore
Arrival at Singapore

Day 5:

Learning Journey to International Schools (Singapore)

Depending on the availability of the schools and universities, teachers may be visiting one or 2 of these renowned Universities and Schools in Singapore: The Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) / Singapore Management University (SMU) / Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Day 6:

Singapore Day Tour

Day 7:

Depart to India

Interested candidates can avail the course at a course fee of 96,000 INR / USD 1495/ GBP 1070/ THB 47,150.

Asian College of Teachers (ACT) is a significant name in the field of teacher education preparing aspiring teaching candidates and educational leaders of tomorrow willing to fetch skills and upgrade their knowledge. ACT is a brand in the field of teacher training and is devoted towards providing specially designed teacher training courses and promises to exhibit the high standard of training and likely courses that it promises to offer. ACT has been the proud recipient of Asia Pacific Achievers’ Award in 2016 and Indian Education Awards in 2017. ACT equips the aspiring educators with essential training, skill development and learning the latest methodologies that is required to excel as a quality teacher and educational administrator. It has made a mark in the field of teacher education owing to the quality teachers that it produces, keeping up with the global education standard and the number of awards won for excellence. Asian College of Teachers has earned global reputation for imparting specially designed courses in educating and training teachers and boasts of a splendid record of 25,000 student enrolments.

Asian College of Teachers is always on the lookout for excellence as it does its best towards imparting the skills to future teaching aspirants in the field of teaching along with other courses relating to the field of education with a focus to prepare educators fit to lead varied classrooms across the globe.

The School Leadership program in Malaysia and Singapore by ACT will provide the academic leaders and experienced teaching professionals with the requisite upgradation along with helping them in gaining valuable exposure. The benefits of the program are as follows:

• The program will present a newer take and views on the approaches to teaching and learning
• It explores a teachers’ liberty and self- sufficiency over testing and calculative performance and knowledge about the teachers’ preparation
• The leadership program provides an excellent example on the rightful integration linking Technology, Architecture/Learning environment, human interaction, and textbooks
• It helps in the awareness of how technology can be used in the field of education
• The program will benefit the educational leaders and experienced teaching professionals in getting inspiration and motivation for innovations in school Information about Malaysia and Singapore and its culture