The Student Learning Space or SLS is a new MOE learning portal that has curriculum-aligned learning resources, catering to all learners and their learning needs. Our teachers have made good use of the affordances of this learning portal and integrated the use of this portal into the curriculum of the different subjects and into Home-based Learnings. The use of this portal promotes 21st Century Competencies such as critical and inventive thinking and the ability to curate, create and connect and thus, our pupils are equipped with the necessary skills and attitudes to learn for life.
Home-based learning (HBL) is conducted in Innova twice a year during the PSLE Examinations and the PSLE Marking Days. On HBL days, selected levels are not required to attend school and will be assigned HBL lessons and assignments, primarily on the SLS Learning Portal.
Objectives
The aim of HBL is to develop independent learning skills that will enable students to learn on their own outside school. These self-directed learning skills position our pupils well in the event that they are required to learn from home due to possible school closure.
Pedagogy
Our teachers design lessons and subsequent assignments that are student-centred for the HBL days. These lessons follow closely to the SLS Pedagogical Scaffold as shown below.
The SLS Pedagogical Scaffold
By designing the online lessons based on this pedagogical scaffold, students are able to spend more time developing their understanding and skills, applying and displaying what they have learnt, and through the feedback given by their teachers and peers, they are able to refine this understanding.