LAMANYA..

Assalamualaikum..

Rasanya sangat lama meninggalkan blog ini..sibuk? Mengalahkan PM kata 'my mom'. Hal ehwal peribadi atau kerja..Sebenarnya banyak perkara berkaitan kerja menjadi perkara peribadi. I would like to settle all those works, tasks first before submitting myself to my needs. Unless if it something urgent or emergency.

Ada 'pro and cons' sebenarnya. 'Anyway I like to apologize to all (and me) for not being able to share anything these few past months'. Bulan cuti yang tak seberapa ni pun..sempat la juga memulakan blog PIBG lak..as SU PIBG..dah lama nak tubuhkan..tapi selalunya kekangan waktu..dan juga kapasiti wifi..

Pack YES donggle ..asyik kena 'top up' ..beli super booster..Bil dah mencecah RM200+ sudah 4 bulan.

Baru je ambil Streamyx untuk rumah..RM140 nye pakej..Katanya 'unlimited data' untuk 4Mbps.

Hopefully, it's ok..cukup untuk menampung tugasan. YES lak terpaksa mantain..untuk mobile internet..Dah bil untuk internet je RM140+RM98..

Wow..kata seseorang..kaya awak..

Aaamiin.. Alhamdulillah..

In syaa Allah itu je yang mampu dijawab..dengan harapan tak perlu pening dengan limited data dan kelembapan 'line'.

Sebenarnya, menceburi bidang blogging juga bukan untuk kegilaan glamer atau seumpamanya..niat hanya untuk berkongsi..yang mana bermanfaat untuk semua..

In syaa Allah. I'll try my best.

Thank you to all... Thank you to my dearie who has been supporting me..Thank you to my friends and families...Please pray for my success too.

MY JOURNEY

MY JOURNEY

Part 1

“PENDIDIKAN KHAS…TAK ADA MASA DEPAN”..The sentence still lingers in my ears. The memory is still fresh. I still remember..One of a teacher that I know told me that when I applied to be in Special Education team.  Even though it was years ago, back in 2006 still I remember it. Yes, I do not blame her. It was quite tough, very challenging and I did not know where to start. How can I be a dedicated, efficient and excellent teacher? How am I going to teach them, the kids?

I was afraid that I won’t be able to teach them. I was anxious that I would not be able to add up values and educate the children. I would not get anything and certainly the children would not benefit from me.

Again, I did not blame my colleague. Back then; she was just voicing her opinions. I am an English Language optionist. Back then; I was quite active already, being the judges for story telling and spelling bee competition in the district. And others. I guess I am the kind of person who loves to learn and be better everyday. I was considered as a young, new and energetic teacher and has a very bright future in line. Woow..I guess my previous headmistress notions are still on the ground.

The DECISION.

It was quite hard. Frankly I was applying to be transfered for almost two years. And even after I involved in a road accident, had few major operations and hospitalised. I started to apply for transfer everytime I got the chance. I also need to go to hospital for follow up treatments. I have all these solid reasons but my application was still rejected. A day came when I received a call from JPN suggesting that I transferred to Special Education. Special Education? What is that? I don’t know. Yes. I have rejected the offer. As I told earlier I don’t know a thing about Special Education. I was anxious.

I kept applying to be transfered while working normally. I was just finished with English Language zone activity, attended BTN course for almost a week and need to attend a meeting in PPD Hilir Perak for SU Peperiksaan regarding UPSR.

Tiredness overcomes me even though I had thought that I would be extra careful after the first accident. Again I was in road accident. No major operation this time but I was hit a lorry on the left and a car on the right. The car was almost out! My fault.

This is when I have made my decision. Yes I do not care whether I am going to be transferred to Special Education as long as I’m going to stay in Ipoh, and I do not have to travel a journey like going to KL to be back home every weekend. I started to search for info...seek opinions..and istikharah..is it the best?..Alhamdulillah.. I got the answer.

Once, I have made my mind. It became perplexing. It was not easy. Even after a signed transfer document by JPN Director, still some woud not agree. Among of others… I had to make long distance calls. I had to confront certain people. I had interview and was shown not so good video about Special education teachers’ attitude.  I need to sign the integrity promise, if I may say so…I need to be in Special Education for at least three years.

The day came. I was finally a teacher for my kids. I was entrusted to be the class teacher even my posting was in midyear.. ..Certainly there should be somebody appointed as the class teacher so as I believed. But the class was given to me..My senior truthfully said...Yes, Be it, she is a graduate teacher..’Bagi kat dia’..

It was quite strenuous. I was way back mentally and physically exhausted. There was no PPM at that time and me with any theoritical knowledge on how to teach and deal with the children. My first special class inclusive of Autis, Down and Mentally Retarded.  I had Autistic Malay boy, Down syndrome Chinese girl and Malay and Chinese boys as well as Mentally Retarded Chinese girl,

Yes..”I have all them all, boy and girl, tall and short, fair and dark.”...once I used to tell my friends as I don’t have kids..but still I have many of them.  I have all the responsibilities to take care and educate them to be a better person. Nothing is similar but yet nothing is different from my days in teaching normal stream children. I still want my kids to be excellent at their level.

My Down syndrome Malay boy was quite naughty. He is so intelligent on playing tricks and running away till the third floor of the school. My Autistic boy would like to be a tarzan. He would shouts, laugh and cries in all of sudden. My Mentally Retarded girl would just sit and need to be pull to even make a move. My Down syndrome Chinese boy is so hard to please seem nice but would pinch his friends. My Malay Down girl is just sweet and likes to get attention by all means.

Well..they are just enough to make my day compared to my 35 pupils in a class. Every one likes to get my attention. Every one needs unique approach. Every one likes different things.   Every one needs individual teaching and learning activities. Every one is unique. I would yawn and feels reckless. I was tired on how to make my children understand what I’m trying to tell them.

One day (during my early days as Special Education teacher) after just finished a long sessions and periods with the kids, I thought of sitting down and do some work in the room where teacher sits when they are not in class. (There was no staff room. We just sit where there is space or just are in the class with the kids). Not after few minutes I was called by a man teacher. …….berak.. A man teacher called a lady to settle it, the class teacher!…An Autistic of 10 years old who is quite a size at his age.

……. Had came out of the class by this time, crying. He seems uncomfortable and wiggle his bottom to let ‘it’ go. It was scattered on the floor in front of the room. I rushed out and walk him to the toilet. I got him clean. The toilet floor was spoiled with motions. I had to spray his clothes. The toilet too. As I thought I have cleared everthing, then I saw fingerprints with of course marks of it. Oh my gosh..Do not talk about the smell. I am only relieved I have cleaned the mess and settled at last, that I can find clean and dry clothes for him. (That is why we need our kids to have extra school uniforms in their bag every day).

It was quite stressful. I was not being able to express myself. I feel like I was the frog. As the Malay proverb says “Katak di bawah tempurung”.  It’s being a while and I feel of no use to my kids, the organization and even myself.

Yes, I was at that stage. Exhausted, mentally and phyisically. Maybe I am not the kind of person who loses hopes easily. And I was blessed in learning new things quite fast. From that moment on, I tried..and still I am. Learned from the seniors, colleagues, books and Internets.  I would not ever say No to given tasks. I would stay up late on planning the teaching and learning activities, preparing for my lesson and the worksheets. I would seek opportunities to go for course. I would learn whereever and whenever I have the chance. It is not easy. There are so many obstacles throughout the way…indeed. It’s being a while. This year is my 8^th years in Special Ed. Not that long compared to my 3 years in Secondary school and 2 years in primary school for normal stream. But still, I have a very long way to go. I have so many things to study and learn.

I want to educate my kids, I am trying to learn, be better as from what I was so that I could be an efficient teacher to my kids…sharing knowledge with my fellow colleagues and be beneficial to the organization as a whole. My kids are my investment here and thereafter.

“I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday. Alhamdulillah, Allah has given me the energy and will to do that. InsyaAllah”.

LAPORAN AKTIVITI PENGAKAP

Salam..

Atas permintaan rakan yang mengambil alih tugas..sekadar perkongsian.

Berikut ialah contoh isi fail koku-Pengakap. Saya telah menyediakan satu borang Laporan aktiviti yang ringkas serta mudah diisi oleh guru bertugas atau guru penasihat Badan Beruniform Pengakap sejak tahun 2012.

Sebenarnya untuk senarai nama, apabila berlaku pertambahan murid, saya telah menyediakan borang berbentuk lanskap. Mungkin rakan-rakan boleh mengubah suai mengikut kesesuaian organisasi sekolah masing-masing.

Terima kasih pada rakan setugas, SU KOKU sekolah yang berkongsi bahan tentang perlembagaan aktiviti kokurikulum sekolah. Terima kasih atas pengalaman dan penambahan/peningkatan ilmu mengenai tanggung jawab sebagai SU KOKU sekolah sepanjang saya memegang tanggung jawab sebagai PENOLONG SU KOKU sekolah dan seterusnya SU KOKU PPKI.

Buku Laporan Pengakap Docx

PIECE OF ART

Watching posts of some of friends on fb reminds me, my piece of art..

It was a 'dark alley' to the special edu block in my previous school with lots of unused and rejected furnitures..desk and chairs.. The wall was very dull and fading in colour..I like to do something and change the alley..which soon is called 'Laluan Ilmu' to Special Education block..which always situated at the back of the school..It was quite frustrating..as it was very dangerous for the kids who use the alley everyday..to go to the toilet, canteen, come and go home..

I tried and asked the helps of the school gardener to move the furniture and initiated the painting process. Luckily then we had a Guru ganti for a short period..to help me paint the wall..the parts that I could not reach..never mind..even only for a short time and little help..he was actually pushing me more to stay back even until 1945H at school.

Even the guard was so surprised to see me.."teacher..cikgu petang pun dah balik, tak takut ke?" ...and I asked him.."semua murid dah balik ke?" as I knew..there were parents who picked their children quite late..That year..at 1945H..was not that dark...remang-remang cahaya..last light...and my house was not that far..

Berani!

But I do experienced weird feelings..

It was a windy evening..and the rain looks like to fall in just a short while..but I kept delaying..I was so excited to finish my 'bird'..

Suddenly..there was a quirky sound..the winds blew ..whistling..it was dark in a blink..
waa..it was so creepy..and I was alone at school!..If I'm not mistaken it was around 1840h..

(and that teacher did not come as promised...   later he said it was raining)

I quickly packed all the things..fast as lightning..and hurried home..

waa..what an experience..I can still remember clearly..

As I always love and appreciate art and love the vibrant colour..Even though I always got A during PSV class in school..but that was very long time since then..I did not draw or experimenting with colour..I have tried my best to do the mural..

What I had in mind at that time..was something cute, beautiful and have add in value of knowledge..not simply art and decorations..

Not only me..who used the drawings during the teaching and learning process..other teachers soon use it....Alhamdullillah..

it pays..the unnerving and haunting experience..and tiredness...of course..

I even went to school alone on Sunday to finish my work..

Sadly I can't find the photo of newly painted wall..
My kids..of course..they would try to paint too..interested!hence we can see new hand print..and colours on the wall. I actually planned to leave a space for them to express their own 'arts'.

 'Laluan ilmu'

The board contains news on Special edu...the organisation charts, info about the program and class..

later we add more boards with more info and pupils work.

It was quite difficult to take the picture of the wall as it was very small area..and I could not shoot from afar to get a full view...

classroom

The class wall was quite sad to look at before this..When I reached the school..the class wall was all pasted with picture card..with double sided tape..Thus we need to repaint the wall few layers to give a vibrant new look. 

There were also fruits and others..I could not find them..sorry..mmm

Most of the drawings are in English Language..and free handed..except for the wording..I prepare template from card board ..print the word first..just to ensure I get a clear word..

Do notice the small letter 'y'..the correct 'y' when teaching our primary level of pupils..others are basically the variant..or cursive font..

It's past 2.35am..the internet was very slow..even after four times of super booster purchased..

Have rest every body..and have good day ahead..

SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES

By focusing on students’ strengths and not just their weaknesses, you enable your students to achieve greater goals, improve social skills, and increase self-confidence.

Dengan memberi tumpuan kepada kekuatan pelajar dan bukan hanya kelemahan mereka, KITA memberi peluang kepada pelajar kita untuk mencapai matlamat yang lebih besar, meningkatkan kemahiran sosial, dan keyakinan diri.

Indeed..it reminds me..when I was teaching at secondary school, normal stream primary school and now special education..so many 'different', yet so many 'similarities'.

How I love my work.

GURU PERIPATETIK

KURSUS GURU PERIPATETIK KEPERLUAN KHAS

KOHOT 13

DI UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA KAMPUS KESIHATAN

KUBANG KERIAN, KELANTAN.

Tarikh: 15 Mei – 6 September 2009

INTRODUKSI

Kursus Persijilan Jangka Pendek 12 Minggu Guru Peripatetik Keperluan Khas telah dilaksanakan bermula pada 18 September 2005.  Kursus yang dikendalikan oleh Jabatan Otorinolaringologi – HNS, Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Kampus Kesihatan, telah  melatih  seramai 109 orang guru telah dilatih dalam bidang asas pemulihan pendengaran dan pertuturan dan sebanyak 13 kohot kursus guru peripatetik keperluan khas telah dilaksanakan. Kohot pertama program ini ialah pada 20 Jun 2002 (hingga 16 Ogos 2002). 

Saya telah berpeluang mengikuti kursus ini setelah beberapa kali permohonan dibuat. Malah 13 orang guru pendidikan khas yang berjaya mengikuti kursus sehingga tamat merupakan kohot pertama yang ditemuduga. Wakil dari Bahagian Pendidikan Khas, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dan juga USM telah menemuduga seramai 20 orang guru dari seluruh Malaysia pada 8 Jun 2009.

KURIKULUM KURSUS:

•  Anatomi dan Fisiologi Asas

•  Perkembangan Normal Kanak-kanak dan Pemerolehan  

  Bahasa

•  Pasukan Pelbagai Disiplin

•  Rehabilitasi dan Teknik Intervensi

•  Masalah Pembelajaran dan Keperluan Khas

•  Orientasi Klinikal

•  Kaunseling untuk Populasi Khas

•  Seminar dan Isu Kanak-kanak Berkeperluan Khas

•  Kerja Kursus/Praktikal/Laporan

AKTIVITI

Aktiviti utama sepanjang kursus meliputi kelas tutorial, pemerhatian klinikal di klinik fisioterapi, pemulihan cara kerja, audiologi, pertuturan dan Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti, PDK  di sekitar negeri Kelantan yang merangkumi pelbagai daerah juga dilaksanakan.  Selain itu tugasan dan pembentangan individu serta berkumpulan juga diwajibkan. Peserta-peserta kursus perlu lulus dalam Latihan Observasi Klinikal, Penilaian Berterusan dan Ujian Akhir Kursus.

PENGALAMAN BERHARGA

1.   Tinjauan Perkhidmatan di SK Kubang Kerian 3 pada 24 Jun 2009. (SK Kubang Kerian 3 ialah sekolah pertama yang menjalankan Program Pendidikan Khas Disleksia)

2.   Seminar peringkat kebangsaan - Seminar Meningkatkan Kesedaran Hygiene Dan Pendidikan Seks Dalam Pengurusan Anak-Anak Berkeperluan Khas diadakan pada 28 Julai 2009 di Dewan Utama USM, Kampus Kesihatan telah dihadiri lebih 400 orang. Panel seminar bukan calang-calang orang. 

Ahli panel terdiri daripada:

                                 I.      Prof Madya Dr Mohd Jamil Yaacob

Ketua Jabatan/Pensyarah Psikiatri, 
Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kampus Kesihatan

        II.    Dr Noraini bt Zainal Abidin

                               Penolong Pengarah Pendidikan Khas

                               Cawangan Pengurusan Pendidikan Khas

                               Bahagian Pendidikan Khas

                               Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia

                III.      Dr Zaharah bt Sulaiman

               Ketua Unit/Pensyarah 
               Pusat Perkembangan Kesihatan Wanita 

               Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan

               Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kampus Kesihatan

    IV.     Dr. Aminah Bee bt Mohd Kassim

                  Timbalan Ketua Pengarah, Bahagian Kesihatan Keluarga

             Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia

                V.     En Syamsul Amri Sallehuddin

                         Penolong Pengarah Kanan

                         Unit Kebajikan Perubatan

                         Universiti Sains Malaysia

            Moderator: Profesor Dr Dinsuhaimi Sidek

3.   ‘Screening’ di SMK Panji, Kelantan pada 17 Ogos 2009. (Tim terdiri daripada peserta kursus, ahli patologi pertuturan. Audiologis, Fisioterapis, Juru pemulihan Cara Kerja serta doktor pakar dari Jabatan Otorinolaringologi-HNS, USM dengan kerjasama Pn KA Radziyah dan guru-guru sekolah tersebut).

4.   Program ‘Outreach’ bertemakan Selamatkah Anak Kita.  Program ini telah dilaksanakan di SMK Permaisuri Nur Zahirah, Besut, Trengganu pada 19 Ogos 2009. Program ini telah dirasmikan oleh YB Tn Hj Muhammad Pehemi b Hj Yusof, ADUN Kota Putra, Besut.

Peserta-peserta kursus juga berpeluang untuk melalui program motivasi Ihsaniah di Tok Bali Kelantan. 

Secara peribadi banyak pengalaman bermakna dan kekal di ingatan apabila mengunjungi Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti dan terlibat bersama tim dari HUSM dalam program intervensi. Saya juga berusaha untuk menghasilkan kertas kerja Seminar dan Program Outreach serta bekerjasama dengan semua peserta kursus untuk menjayakan projek. PROGRAM SEMINAR berjaya menarik peserta lebih 400 orang yang melibatkan bukan hanya warga hospital yang terdiri daripada doktor, speech therapist, occupational therapist, jururawat, malah ibu bapa penjaga, Guru Besar/Pengetua, Penolong Kanan Pendidikan Khas, Pembantu Pengurusan Murid, JKM, PDK, NGO dan guru-guru di seluruh Malaysia. Saya amat terharu dengan kehadiran guru-guru yang sanggup 'terbang' daripada Sabah dan Sarawak. 

Kerjasama erat juga terjalin dengan organisasi bukan kerajaan. Di samping itu juga saya di pertanggungjawab untuk menjadi Pengacara Majlis bagi Seminar Kebangsaan bersama En Adeli, penghulu kursus.

Terima kasih diucapkan kepada Profesor Dr DinSuhaimi Sidek, Jabatan Otorinolaringologi-HNS Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan Kampus Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Dr Rosdan b Salim, En Che Ismail b Che Lah, Cik Rosmawati dan semua jawatankuasa pengelola kursus. Syabas kepada semua peserta kursus Peripatetik Kohot 13. Selamat Maju Jaya.

dalam kenangan

Kapten Rosmalily binti Salleh

Penghuluwati

Kursus Guru Peripatetik Keperluan Khas Kohot 13

2009