Professional Learning Communities@School, Cluster and Zone

ELIS’s PLPs@School are designed for the Key Personnel (KP), Teacher Leaders (TLs) and teachers in the EL Department of their school to deepen their knowledge, skills and classroom practice in a selected area of language learning. Supported by a Master Teacher, they also learn how their application of e-Pedagogy and Blended Learning in the area of language learning can be guided by sound understanding of the principles and processes of EL teaching and learning.

The Master Teacher facilitating a PLP@School guides the EL KP, TLs and teachers in their Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) through cycles of learning, application, review and reflection over a year. In that time, the Master Teacher also co-plans, co-teaches and co-reviews selected lessons with PLT members, and provides guidance for the growth of teacher leadership among them. 

Overview

The EL KP-TL Learning Session is for KP and TLs of EL at the primary and secondary levels to learn together in order to collaborate and co-lead their EL departments and other learning communities in EL teaching, learning and assessment.

Learning Goals

EL KP and TLs will:

• build the knowledge bases to address the diverse learning needs in EL classrooms; and

• co-construct ways to co-lead and co-facilitate the professional learning of their EL department colleagues and other learning communities.

Target Participants

EL KP and TLs

Programme Structure

Mode of Learning
Synchronous Online Learning Session	2.5 hours	Thu, 26 Feb (P.M.)

Registration

Details will be sent in an email invite to target participants before the Learning Session.

For enquiries, please contact:

Ms Ynez Lim (Academy Officer/Pedagogy) at ynez_lim@moe.gov.sg.

Overview

The EL LT-ST Networking Session is for LTs and STs of EL (Primary and Secondary) to collaborate with their peers to grow in their pedagogical leadership and to lead/ co-lead Networked Learning Communities (NLCs) more effectively.

Learning Goals

At this session, EL LTs and STs will, with the support of MTTs, review their learning in NLCs and reflect on the impact of their learning on:

• their professional growth as TLs; and

• their students’ learning outcomes and progression.

This session will focus on addressing the diverse needs of learners.

Target Participants

EL LTs and STs

Programme Structure

Mode of Learning
In-Person Learning Session	2.5 hours	Thu, 12 Nov

Registration

Details will be sent in an email invite to target participants before the Learning Session.

For enquiries, please contact:

Ms Ynez Lim (Academy Officer/Pedagogy) at ynez_lim@moe.gov.sg.

Overview

The General Paper LT-ST Networking Session offers TLs of GP a community for co-inquiry into their practice of andragogy and pedagogical leadership to impact student learning.

Learning Goals

Through participating in the learning community, GP Teacher Leaders will:

• inquire into areas of GP teachers' professional learning that they lead in; and

• collaborate to support one another in leading GP teachers' professional learning to improve student outcomes.

Target Participants

GP LTs and STs

Programme Structure

Mode of Learning
In-Person Learning Session	2.5 hours	Wed, 20 May (P.M.)

Registration

Details will be sent in an email invite to target participants before the Learning Session.

For enquiries, please contact:

Mr Lester Lim (Assistant Director/Pedagogy) at lester_ian_lim@moe.gov.sg.

With their participation in the ZNS, EL LTs are invited to form PLCs in their zones, in which they can collaborate with their peers to further their inquiries into a selected area of learning. Master Teachers from ELIS support the EL LTs in these PLCs@Zone to grow in their pedagogical leadership so that they can lead/co-lead Networked Learning Communities (NLCs) more effectively.  

In 2024 and 2025, the PLCs@Zone are deepening their learning about the Pedagogical Emphases of EL Syllabus 2020 – Inquiry Through Dialogue, Metacognition and Multiliteracies. At the annual ZNS, they will discuss and celebrate what they have learnt.

Master Teachers from ELIS provide support as Knowledgeable Others to EL KP, TLs and teachers in NLCs@Cluster in their ground-up initiatives to grow their knowledge bases in areas of learning of their choice.

ELIS supports teachers in school in their inquiry into the teaching, learning and assessment of English Language and Literature in English. Key Personnel and Teacher Leaders of a school can look forward to support from Specialists/EL in leading their teachers in engaging with the following processes in classroom inquiry.

To find out more about Classroom Inquiry@School, contact Dr Rachel Goh, Senior Specialist/EL, at rachel_goh@moe.gov.sg.

Classroom Inquiry@Canberra Secondary School

Dr Rachel Goh, Senior Specialist/EL, gave a keynote presentation on ‘Rethinking Feedback’ on 15 January 2024 to teachers in Canberra Secondary School at their school-wide Professional Learning Session. In partnership with Ms Angeline Ho, Assistant Director/Lead Specialist/ELLB, Rachel supports the EL department, guiding teachers who are inquiring into improving their assessment feedback practices.