Singapore EduMatrix

Throwback to a memorable Kagan Cooperative Learning workshop held for the educators in Uttaradit Rajabhat University in 2023!👩‍🏫

This 2-day workshop was filled with interactive sessions on the purpose and use of Kagan structures. The priority is of course to pump up the fun, friendships, and liking for learning and each other by focusing on creating a cooperative and caring classroom! 🍎

Thank you to all the educators for their energetic participation! We hope you had as much fun as we did during this session. We're sure that with these skills, the classroom experience will be an enriching and joyful one for both students and teachers ✨

Singapore EduMatrix would like to wish a joyous and prosperous Chinese New Year to all who celebrate! 🐉✨ May the Year of the Dragon bring you good fortune, success, and moments of fiery inspiration. Let the celebrations begin!

Thank you East West International School for hosting us in Aug last year! It was indeed an enriching training experience and we are glad you got to experience the transformative power of Kagan training 🤩
Excited for the ongoing journey of growth and learning for all your wonderful teachers! Best of luck⭐️
East-West International School, Cambodia

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” - Benjamin Franklin.
Kagan reminds us of the power of cooperative learning and engagement. PIES principles are just one way to ensure our students' attention and involvement.
Come join our Kagan Cooperative Learning Workshop in Feb to learn more tips and tools to enhance student learning and interaction in your classroom! Sign up through this link https://forms.gle/caLXLh8hSbpbiTo26 to secure your spot now!

Happy National Pie Day! Today, we celebrate the history of pies and the joy they bring. Take a moment to indulge in your favorite pie flavor and share the love with friends and family 🥧

But did you know that National Pie Day is not just about the pastry? It's also an opportunity to include PIES when you teach with Kagan Cooperative Learning. PIES is an acronym that represents four fundamental principles: Positive Interdependence, Individual Accountability, Equal Participation, and Simultaneous Interaction. PIES principles guarantee a more inclusive and interactive learning environment 💗

As we celebrate National Pie Day, let's also appreciate the power of PIES from Kagan. Enjoy your pie and embrace the spirit of cooperation in education!

🚀 Exciting Announcement for all Teachers! 🌟 Thrilled to unveil our first open workshop here in Singapore specially crafted for teachers - Kagan Cooperative Learning Workshop 2024!
It's going to be all about engagement, building Positive Teacher-Student Relationships and making Singapore Teaching Practice come alive in your classroom.

During this 2-day workshop, our Certified Consultants will share a whole set of simple but effective tools guaranteed to boost engagement levels of students regardless of age or background! Franchised Kagan structures and toolkits will shared as well.

This workshop is suitable for all teachers who are eager to support student development in an enriching and fun way, and make a positive change to their classroom environment. So why wait, register by scanning the QR code below or clicking on this link https://forms.gle/caLXLh8hSbpbiTo26 to kickstart your transformative experience!

Early bird offer awaits the first 5 registrants. Let the learning adventure begin! 🎓🔥

Learn more about Kagan by visiting https://www.edumatrix.sg/kagan-training.

Singapore EduMatrix - Kagan Cooperative Learning Workshop Feb 2024 Event Timing: 22nd and 23rd Feb 2024 Event Address: To be shared in confirmation email Contact us at +65 85338439 or [email protected]

Singapore Edumatrix pays tribute to the inspiring School Leaders and innovative Staff of Lianhua Primary School who brought to meaningful fruition a morning of discovery for P1 students and their parents on the demands of a P1 classroom.

Singapore Edumatrix sparked some ideas on building and strengthening Executive Function in a one-day workshop in November 2023 and we are amazed at staff commitment and painstaking preparation to produce lots of practice-activities in Organisation Skills and Cognitive Flexibility.

As Parents and their P1 kids moved seamlessly from one station to another completing activities ranging from packing school bags, morning routine preparation for school, to making friends etc., it is evident that the school has not only primed their students for early success but also mitigated some problems that could arise from poorly-developed Executive Function.

For sure, Singapore Edumatrix witnessed the authentic way in which the school was able to secure parents’ buy-in for a joint-ownership for their children’s development in a fun, delightful, practical, and caring way!

Struggling to keep the attention of students in class? Notice that your students’ social skills have taken a hit with the overwhelming presence of isolating technology?

Worry no more! Kagan workshops are specially designed to answer all these problems and more (and we so happen to offer it here at Singapore EduMatrix😉)!!

But what is Kagan?! Kagan workshops are all about ENGAGEMENT! 💡These workshops were developed based on a research program conducted by Dr. Spencer Kagan, world renowned author and keynote speaker in the field of education and psychology, beginning in 1968. The goal is to improve the quality of educational methods which would then accelerate cooperative learning and enrichment for students. And so over the past decades, Dr. Kagan and his team have developed and perfected over 200 world-famous Kagan Structures which are simple, research-based and tested strategies which:
- Boost students' achievement levels
- Guarantee interactive, action-oriented learning experiences
- Motivate student to learn (even the boring stuff)
- Improve collaborative classroom spirit
- Promote self-directed work in class
- Reduce discipline problems
- Turnaround difficult students
- Teach social skills and build self-esteem and
- Make teaching and learning FUN!💕

The biggest difference between the Kagan approach and teaching through traditional methods is the ability to engage every student using these Kagan structures. In a traditional classroom, the teacher is the hardest worker in the room! But with the simple tools provided in the Kagan approach, teachers can easily capture the focus of all students and get them to be actively involved in their own learning. 🤩

Kagan workshops specialises in the following key topics - Active Engagement, Cooperative Learning, Multiple Intelligences, Win-Win Discipline and Brain-Friendly Instruction.

Singapore Edumatrix is the Exclusive Provider of Kagan USA Workshops in Singapore with access to franchised Kagan course materials and tools. We will be announcing a new Kagan Workshop offering in early 2024 for all you interested educators!
Enroll and experience firsthand the power of the Kagan approach and come away with practical and proven strategies that you can use tomorrow! 🌐🔥

To learn more about our Kagan offerings, visit https://www.edumatrix.sg/kagan-training!
Also visit Kagan Publishing & Professional Development for all things Kagan🏆
Special thanks to uruic for the amazing photos captured during the Kagan Cooperative Workshop we conducted there last year📷

🌟 Singapore EduMatrix wishes you a year filled with endless opportunities for continuous learning and personal growth! May each day bring you wisdom, success, and joy. Happy New Year! 🎓🚀

👩‍🏫Meet Our Instructors!!! 📚

Mrs. Nirmala Ayadurai, affectionately known as Ms. Mala, is the co-founder and director of Singapore Edumatrix. She initially built a successful career in the field of radiography, rising up the ranks to become the Head of Department of Radiology at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. However, she was passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through teaching and learning and decided to make a major career pivot and use her own coaching and leadership experience to guide and empower a new generation of educators and leaders. Teaming up with her sister, Mrs. Das then became a no-brainer as they launched Singapore EduMatrix in 2015. 💡

Always ready with a warm smile and a 'can-do' spirit, Ms. Mala equipped herself with the relevant certifications to ensure that she delivers the best possible lessons for her participants to reap the greatest benefit. She is a Certified International Kagan Trainer, Certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach and Trainer and Certified Executive Function Trainer! Now, her goal is to demonstrate to teachers how to actually contextualize these pedagogical theories and strategies into easy-to-use tools in the classroom and get positive results almost instantly.

Ms. Mala has also trained teachers in the Academy of Singapore Teachers, National Institute of Education/Nanyang Technological University as well as officers in the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and officers (Curriculum Writers) in the Ministry of Education. Beyond training teachers, she is also experienced in conducting observation and coaching sessions for schools who have already engaged Singapore EduMatrix in the past, hence providing an effective feedback loop to ensure skills learned are consistently employed to achieve the most sustainable results in each institution. 📖

Some of her most memorable experiences were made during her overseas coaching trips in the most diverse cultures like in Macau, Dhaka, Himachal Pradesh, Hong Kong and Cambodia. She feels most proud when the participants share hearty positive feedback that she has made a difference in their lives and they eagerly ask for more follow up sessions to further enrich their learning journey. 🤝🎖

💫Her dream is to inspire teachers to motivate their students to grow, become self-directed and instill important life skills of the 21st century like thinking critically, having the joy of lifelong learning, working confidently and collaboratively with humility. ⭐️

👩‍🏫Meet Our Instructors!!! 📚

Mrs. Jaya Das is the co-founder and director of Singapore Edumatrix. Starting out as an Economics and English Language teacher, she quickly ascended to the role of a visionary vice- principal before evolving into an internationally certified training consultant. With a solid foundation in the classroom and over 20 years of experience in the training field, Mrs. Das understands the intricacies of teaching and learning at a fundamental level. She is very passionate about empowering educators with practical skills and innovative strategies to not just ease but make the entire learning process fun for both learners and the educators! 💫💥

Known for her signature silver hair and infectious enthusiasm, Mrs. Das brings zestful energy and simplicity to every training session she carries out. She is greatly admired by all in the teaching community and has been invited to be the keynote speaker in conferences in India. She has also presented several papers on education management in conferences in Russia, Sweden, Hong Kong and Singapore and went on to train educators in countries like Bahrain, Libya, Bhutan, the United States, China, India, Russia and almost all Southeast Asian countries.💡🌐🗣

Her trainings are eclectic ranging from training Buddhist monks in 21st Century Competencies for the Monastic Classroom to building inspiration and confidence in Cancer survivors and helping volunteers with reading programmes for under-priviledged children in HDB to training police officers in Home Team Academy in race and religion among others!

A recipient of 3 National Day Medals, Mrs. Das also trains personnel from the ministries and statutory boards in performance management as an Associate Trainer for the Civil Service College. She has trained in-service teachers in numerous courses on pedagogy at the Academy of Singapore Teachers and pre-service teachers in the National Institute of Education / Nanyang Technological University in the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science /Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) courses. She trains Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) officers/instructors in their certification courses in and for NIE.

Throughout all these years of continuous service to education, Mrs. Das says she's most grateful to the Almighty for blessing her with the unconditional joy she derives when her participants say, “I had so much fun learning and I will pass this legacy on.”