1. Ngee Ann Secondary School
Developing The
Five Minds
for the Future
(Ngee Ann Secondary School)
Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School
Presentation Outline
• Background of NASS
• Connecting with
21st Century students
• Why Second Life?
• Island Development
– Phase 1
– Phase 2
• Challenges & Looking Ahead
Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Leading school Developing all-rounded Creating a first class
in innovative & students through ICT proficient teaching
effective use of ICT innovative use of ICT force
Assessment for Learning (AfL)
Sharing ICT practices at School- based ICT Progamme
National & International
Building Professional Learning
conferences Experiential learning with ICT
Community (PLC)
Sharing with local and Service Learning through ICT
Teaching for Understanding
oversea visitors who came to
(TfU)
learn about ICT practices Self-directed learning with ICT
TfU with Technology
Achieving awards and
Microsoft Accreditation for
recognition for innovative and
teachers
effective use of ICT
School-Based ICT programme
Sharing of Best
Strengthen Integration Provide Differentiated
Practices and
of ICT into Curriculum, Professional
Successful
Assessment & Pedagogy Development
Innovations
Trailblazing in the Promoting effective T&L Partnering IHLs,
Networking to tap on
innovative use of ICT through infusion & external agencies &
each other strengths
in T&L integration of ICT industries
Enhance ICT Infrastructure & provision to support
the vision of Ngee Ann 2.0
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

2. Ngee Ann 2.0
4 Broad Strategies
• Trailblazing in the innovative use of ICT in
Teaching & Learning
• Promoting effective Teaching & Learning
through infusion & integration of ICT
• Networking to tap on each other strengths
• Partnering Institutes of Higher Learning,
external agencies & industries
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann 2.0
3 Priority Areas of Focus
• Sharing of Best Practices and Successful
Innovations
• Strengthen Integration of ICT into Curriculum,
Assessment & Pedagogy
• Provide Differentiated Professional
Development
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann 2.0
3 School Goals
• Leading School in Innovative & Effective Use
of ICT
• Developing All-rounded Students through
Innovative Use of ICT
• Creating First-Class ICT Proficient Teaching
Force
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

3. Connecting with the 21st Century
Students
Profile of the 21st century student
•Web‐savvy
•Multi‐tasking
•Connected to the world
•Digital‐natives
•Different cognitive learning patterns
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

4. Connecting with the 21st Century
Students
Students’ profile and analysis (in Ngee Ann)
• 88% indicated spending time on Internet daily
• 66% used the Internet for online gaming.
• 31% devoted at least one hour on the games
on a daily basis.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Connecting with the 21st Century
Students
• 83% agreed that ‘e-learning is helpful to me’
• 95% ‘like interactive learning using ICT or
mobile devices’
• 75% ‘like lessons that use ICT’.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
21st Century Skills
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

5. 5 Minds for the Future
Gardner's book,
Five Minds for the Future
outlines the specific
cognitive abilities that will
be sought and cultivated
by leaders in the years
ahead.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
5 Minds for the Future
• The Disciplined Mind: the mastery of major
schools of thought, including science,
mathematics, art and history, and of at least one
professional craft.
• The Synthesizing Mind: the ability to integrate
ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a
coherent whole and to communicate that
integration to others.
• The Creating Mind: the capacity to uncover and
clarify new problems, questions and
phenomena.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
5 Minds for the Future
• The Respectful Mind: awareness of and
appreciation for differences among human
beings and human groups.
• The Ethical Mind: fulfillment of one's
responsibilities as a worker and as a
citizen.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

6. Why Second Life?
“Shifts in students’
learning style will prompt
a shift to active
construction of
knowledge through
mediated immersion” Christopher Dede
Timothy E. Wirth Professor in
Learning Technologies at the
Harvard Graduate School of
Education
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
What is Second Life?
• Second Life is a free 3D virtual world imagined and
created by its Residents.
• In Second Life, you can walk, "teleport" or even fly to
thousands of exciting 3D locations.
• You can also use voice and text chat to
communicate with other real people from around the
world
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
What is Second Life?
• A Multi U Virtual Environments (MUVE) in
- ser
which people’s avatars interact with each other,
computer b
- ased agents, and digital artifacts in
a simulated context
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

7. Educational Use of Second Life
Video from YouTube
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Virtual Environments Enable
New Models of Learning
• Hundreds of leading universities and school
systems around the world use Second Life as a
vibrant part of their educational programs
• A large, active education community- with
hundreds of K 12 and higher education
-
members- are engaged in Second Life. The
Open University, Harvard, Texas State, and
Stanford have set up virtual campuses where
students can meet, attend classes, and create
content together
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
All-rounded
students
through
innovative use of
ICT
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

8. Island Development – Phase 1
• Creation of GetsmART Gallery
(Art as a Discipline)
• Implementation of lessons with Thinking
Routines (Developed at Project Zero,
Harvard Graduate School of Education)
• For students to experience deeper art
learning in the virtual world
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Reasoning-centered • “What makes you say that?”
routines • Claim / Support / Question
• Think Pair Share
Perspective Taking- • Perceive / Know / Care About
centered routines • Circle of Viewpoints
Thinking Questioning & • I See / I Think / I Wonder
Investigating- • Think / Puzzle / Explore
Routines centered routines • Creative Questions
- short, easy to
Observing & • Elaboration Game
learn mini • Beginning / Middle / End
Describing-centered
strategies to routines • Listening: Ten Times Two
extend and • Looking: Ten Times Two
deepen students’ • Colors, Shapes, Lines
thinking, which Comparing & • Headlines
finally become Connecting-centered • Connect / Extend / Challenge
part of everyday routines • Creative Comparisons
• I Used to Think, Now I Think
classroom
routines Complexity-centered • Parts / Purposes / Complexities
routines • Complexity Scale
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

9. Artful Thinking in S.L.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

10. Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Assessing Thinking: 6 Continua
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Assessing Thinking: 6 Continua
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

11. Artful Thinking in Second Life
DEMO
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Local Press – The Straits Times
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

12. Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
• Purchase of Teen Grid in Second Life
• Aims to inculcate the Social Emotional
competencies through authentic simulated
scenarios based on broad themes covered
in the Values and Life Skills syllabus such as
school values, stress management, youth
empowerment, individual self-esteem and
habits of mind
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

13. Island Development – Phase 2
Virtual Learning Environment
• An immersive learning adventure on
Ethics Island – SuperNAS Adventures
• Students get to role-play as beings with
superhero powers
• Students have the capacity to save lives
and protect property
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
• Role-players will be encouraged to employ
Socratic Questioning and Thinking
Routines to evaluate, plan, act and review
their actions in the virtual world.
• The Ethical and Respectful Mind:
fulfillment of one's responsibilities as a
worker and as a citizen
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
• The ultimate goal is that students will have
a better understanding of how to:
– Recognise and manage emotions
– Develop care and concern for others
– Make responsible decisions
– Establish positive relations; and
– Handle challenging situations effectively
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

14. Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
New Developments on Island
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

15. New Developments on Island
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Super Hero Hall of Justice
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

16. Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Project V@LITE in Second Life
DEMO
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
Task 1: Fire
- A deserted warehouse
is on fire
- The team has to
leverage their super
powers and problem
solving skills to
prioritise, delegate and
save the day.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

17. Island Development – Phase 2
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
Task 1: Fire
Player options include: (in no particular order)
- Search building for trapped victims
- Rescue animals from an adjoining pet store
- Move a petrol tanker parked nearby
- Pulling down/ shooting open a nearby water tank to
douse flames
- Calling the Fire Department
Upon task completion, they each get a notecard and
instructions to move on.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Island Development – Phase 2
Task 2: Accident
- 2 vehicles have collided
on a busy intersection
- A station wagon with a
mom and kid, and the
other, a sports car driven
by a teen. All 3 are
unconscious and petrol is
leaking.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

18. Island Development – Phase 2
Task 2: Accident
Player options include (in no particular order)
- Pull open vehicles to rescue trapped/unconscious
victims
- Clean the spill & clear the obstruction
- Read minds of victims to ascertain fault (Mom was
drinking and driving)
- Inform the Police Department
Upon task completion, they each get a notecard and
instructions to proceed to their workplaces.
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Challenges
• Not using technology for technology sake.
– Need to ensure that T&L leads technology.
• Assessment on the effective use of technology.
– How can we measure the effectiveness of
technology in T&L?
• Affordability and scalability of technology in
Teaching & Learning
– How can we sustain the use of technology in
T&L?
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
What Next?
• Second Life - A powerful web 2.0 tool for
social-networking
• Borderless Collaboration between schools
anywhere in the world to share in our
learning
• Island Development - Phase 3?
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect

19. Thank you
Contact
Steven_wong@ngeeannsec.edu.sg
Alvin_Tan@ngeeannsec.edu.sg
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect
Cost of island
• Purchase of island: USD 750
• Whole year maintenance: USD 1770
– 2 x half yr maintenance: USD 885
Ngee Ann Secondary School Our Vision: An Icon of Excellence & the Pride of the Community
the
Our Mission: Building Character, Expanding Minds, Shaping Lives
Shaping
Our Core Values: Integrity, Responsibility, Commitment, Respect
Respect