ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 

Profile:

- 7 years of experience as a Physical Education (PE) Teacher

- 2 years of experience as a NT Mathematics (Upper Secondary) Teacher

- 2 years of experience as a Mathematics (Lower Secondary) Teacher
- Currently working in Hillgrove Secondary School, Singapore

- Passionate about PE and Sports

- Strong interest in Football and Hockey

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My Views on PE in schools:

I strongly believe that every child should have access to a world class physical education experience. Through careful planning and some creativity, PE is definitely the best platform for character development  to inculcate values and skills such as communication, leadership, responsibility, integrity, resilience and teamwork. 

 

 

 

My Personal Mission as a PE Teacher:

My goal as a PE teacher is to use sports and games as a medium to nurture children holistically and equip them with the skills, knowledge and dispositions to pursue physical activities long after they exit the education system. In order to groom 21st century learners, it is important that PE teachers continue to seek more effective pedagogies to teach PE. As such, I strongly believe in life-long learning and the importance of professional development and sharing.

 

 

Skills:

- Good knowledge in Mathematics and ability to teach the subject to students of various levels and ability
- Good communication skill
- Good knowledge in areas pertaining to teaching of Sports which include Football, Hockey, Floorball, Frisbee, Handball, Volleyball, Softball, Netball
- Ability to inspire the students towards positive behaviour and good learning outcomes in PE lessons

- Ability to make physical activities exciting and meaningful during lessons through effective use of teaching pedagogies such as Games Concept Approach (GCA) and Sports Education Model (SEM)

 

 

Personal Sports Achievement and Representation:

- Achieved 4th place when representing Damai Primary School in the National Schools Rugby Tournament in 1995-1996

- Represented Tampines Junior College in the National Schools A Division Football Tournament in 2001

- Represented Tampines Junior College in the National Schools A Division Hockey Tournament in 2002

- Represented SAF 5 SIR in the SAF Inter-Unit Rugby Tournament in 2004

- Achieved 8th position in the 8.5km POSB "Run for Kids" in 2010

- Achieved 8th position in the 5km MOE Olive Run (Men's Closed category) in 2010

- Achieved 6th position in the 5km Tri-Factor Run in 2011

- Achieved 6th position in the 5km MOE Olive Run (Men's Open category) in 2011

- Public Service Star Games 2015 - Futsal Tournament - 1st runner up

 

 

 

Other Achievement:

- Awarded NCAP Level 1 (Technical) Hockey Coaching Certificate in 2012

- Awarded Seng Kang Secondary School Best Practice (CCA) Award 2012 for contributions in HOCKEY CCA

- Awarded "SKSS Star Teacher Award 2012" for being nominated as being "Most Impactful" (Class 1N5), "Most Inspiring" (Class 3E3), "Most Caring" (Class 1E2), "Most Motivating" (Class 1E2) and "Most Innovative" (Class 1E3)

- Awarded Seng Kang Secondary School Best Practice (Professional Development) Award 2013 for presenting at 7th Self Biennial International Conference & ERAS Conference 2013 (Physical Education)

- Awarded Seng Kang Secondary School Best Practice (Professional Development) Award 2013 for presenting at National ICT Sharing 2013 at Kranji Secondary School (Physical Education)

- Awarded "SKSS Star Teacher Award 2013" for being nominated as being "Most Inspiring" (Class 1E1, 2E1, 2N5 and 3N6), "Most Motivating" (Class 1E1, 2E1, 2N5 and 4N6) and "Most Innovative" (Class 2N5)

- Awarded "SKSS Star Teacher Award 2014" for being nominated as being "Most Caring" (Class 3S1 and 4E6), "Most Motivating" (Class 2I1 and 3S5) and "Most Innovative" (Class 3S5 and 5R1)

- Project selected for presentation at 29th ACHPER International Health and Physical Education Conference 2015, Australia

- Presented at the NIE's International Conference: Redesigning Pedagogy 2015

- Presented at the NIE's International Conference: Redesigning Pedagogy 2017, Creating opportunities for Self-directed Learning using Mobile apps in Physical Education

- Awarded Hillgrove's Most Innovative Teacher Award 2017

- Presented at the West Zone ICT Seminar 2018

- Awarded Hillgrove's Most Inspiring Teacher Award 2018

- Awarded Hillgrove's Outstanding Contribution Award 2018 (Team), for contributions in the school's Student Management Committee

- Awarded SPEA's Outstanding PE Teacher Award 2019

 

 

Employer:

- Served as a Mathematics teacher for primary school students with Mendaki from 2005 - 2007
- Served as a Contract Teacher (PE) at Maris Stella High School in 2009 - 2010

- Served as a Trainee Teacher at Yuying Secondary School in July 2011

- Taught in Seng Kang Secondary School as a PE Teacher from July 2012 to December 2014

- Currently teaching in Hillgrove Secondary School as a PE and Mathematics Teacher

 

 

Academic Qualification:

- Master of Education (Curriculum and Teaching) from National Institute of Education in 2017-2019

- Post Graduate Diploma in Education from National Institute of Education in 2010-2012

- Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from National University of Singapore in 2005-2009
- Completed A level at Tampines Junior College in 2001-2002
- Completed O level at Victoria School in 1997-2000
- Completed PSLE at Damai Primary School in 1991-1996

 

 

Certificates:

- Certificate of Participation for presenting at SKSS Learning Festival 2012

- Certificate of Participation for presenting at SKSS ICT Symposium 2013

- Certificate of Participation for presenting at the National ICT Sharing Session 2013 at Kranji Secondary School

- Certificate of Achievement for completing the NAPFA Tester Course 03/2013

- Certificate of Achievement for completing the Game For Life Toolkit Workshop 2014 at Evergreen Secondary School