COOKIE LOVER!: 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

scrapbooking!

Posted by sweet_umami at 7:13 AM

i believe this is whats IN these days and our students would love to learn how to do them. there is a digital scrapbook called smilebox. introduced to me by novia. it is really wonderful.

check out the video below to learn how to use smile box. the results are great!

this is an example of a scrapbook done through smilebox:

i hope you share this with your schools next time :)

Created by Charmian

Monday, November 23, 2009

Reuse and Recycle

Posted by sweet_umami at 8:28 AM

I always felt that throwing away left over cloths from sewing is such a waste. During textile class, I learnt a way to make the bits and pieces into good use. this is what I did during class using my scrap fabric.

What I need to make this:
Scrap fabrics
Tracing paper
A picture (in my case, it is a flower)
Pencil
Penknife
Mounting board (can be found in art friend)

and I decided to make a quilted book cover making use of the left over fabrics from poly.

I cut the pieces of fabrics into specific shapes (triangles and square) and sew them together. In between the patchwork and inner lining, I added a thin piece of stuffing to make it abit more fluffy. lastly I stitch lines on it to create quilting.

Quilting is very useful for blankets, pouches, bags and so on. A wide variety of fabrics can be used to mix and match and create design for the patch work. be creative!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

microteaching xiufeng

Posted by sweet_umami at 7:40 PM

microteaching wani

Posted by sweet_umami at 7:09 PM

Group 4 Microteaching

Posted by sweet_umami at 7:04 PM

The task for group 4 microteaching is, 'Healthier food choices may taste bland and look boring. Show with examples how our regular diet can be made healthier and more appetizing.' The menu for the day is below:

The table setting for this group is really lovely and feels like we are dining in a restaurant. They even have sparkling juice to substitute for wine!

Something new we learnt for today's microteaching: Plating technique!

and make cucumber roses! it is really pretty yet easy to manage

Salmon and vegetable quiche. I cant finish all the food so I offered my neighbours a few slices of the quiche and they love it!

Chicken kebab (though a little burnt but it is yummy! I love the grilled vegetables)

Nasi Goreng

Group 3 Microteaching

Posted by sweet_umami at 6:44 PM

The task question for group 3 is, 'Modern technology in food production and household equipment has helped make food preparation at home faster and easier. show how healthy dishes could be prepared using a variety of such technology.'
Today we learnt 3 new dishes from Zuzi, Yanie and Lee Kuan. The first dish is chicken rice using rice cooker which is a modern technology.

The second dish is chicken pau. We used both conventional steamer and electric steamer to steam the pau. after comparison, modern technology indeed make food preparation faster and easier. much lesser time is used to steam the pau using the electric steamer compared to convention steamer.

The last dish is a egg tart prepared using an oven. wholemeal flour is combined with plain flour to increase the nutrition level of the egg tart to make it healthier.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Art and Craft...Literally

Posted by sweet_umami at 5:06 AM

Hello everyone,
For this specific post, i will be sharing you some information about art and craft. recently, i found this interesting unique website: www.lalalaurie.com. It features a variety of art and craft project that has some pretty upscale difficulty level i might say. This website can be a good resource and basis for homec cloth and textile project. For example, one of the small scale assignment that can be done in school with lower secondary is the use of surplus fabric or cloth and turn it into a flower.
feel free to explore more in details regarding art and craft project of this website as it host a lot of interesting way to enjoy art.
Below are some photo snippet of the website mention:

Posted by ~Zul~

Sunday, October 4, 2009

My Reflections on Microteaching

Posted by sweet_umami at 4:33 AM

My Microteaching Session

I had microteaching session last week. I taught the class how to prepare Japanese Chicken Curry Don. I had learnt a lot from this session and I would like to share with you my learning experience and some pointers so that you will not make the same mistakes I made.

A good and detailed lesson plan is very essential. The lesson plan should consists of dialogues between you and your students such that you will be able to deliver a good command of English when you are conducting your lesson. This allows you to plan beforehand how you should phrase what you want to bring across to your students. More anticipated responses of your students should be included as well. By doing so, you will not be caught off guard in any difficult situation as you had already anticipated it. Most importantly, you should manage your time very well and this include the time taken for demonstrations.

When you are conducting a practical class, you should be able to multi task well. You should always keep a look out on your students even when you are giving demonstration. Being aware of their behaviour/ progress is very important.

I also strongly recommend you to read up a lot so that you will have a very strong foundation of theory. This is very useful when you have some 'filler time'. You can incoporate theory behind food sciences and nutrition in your practical lesson. This will enhance learning in students and able to make the practical session more interesting.

Good luck for your upcoming microteaching session and I hope that what I had just shared are benefical to you! (:

Posted by: Novia

Friday, September 25, 2009

My very first microteaching experience (Farah Izzah)

Posted by sweet_umami at 11:02 PM

some of the dishes done by my 'students'. good job, everyone! :)

one of the good examples done by my "students".

my group's overall presentation. we really need to work on the presentation more. in addition, we have learnt that the menu and place cards is old-fashioned and should not be used anymore. think of more creative ways, people! :)

Hi all,

I would like to share with you on my microteaching experience I had 2 weeks ago (sorry for the long overdue post. hehe). There were many things that I have learnt from the experience. For example, I have learnt the importance of pre-preparation, planning and presentation.

Planning accurately and pre-preparation work is soo important to prevent food wastages. When we order food, it is important to know how the ingredients are packed. For example, if you need 3 and a half carrots, you mush order 4 carrots. The remainder, you have to think of ways to use them.

Checking and labelling your ingredients are important too so as to prevent any ingredients from being used up by others. This is one of the areas which my group didnt do and it was a HUGE mistake.

While microteaching, I have learnt that we must be alert at all times. Besides needing to clear up the centre table, we also need to go round and check that all students are doing the correct things. If not, we have to teach them the proper ways of doing that particular step.

All in all, though it was a nerve-wrecking experience, it was a meaningful one as we now know where we went wrong and how to improve future practical sessions. I hope you have learnt a bit from my experience and to my classmates, I wish you all the best for your microteaching!

Thank you!

By: Farah Izzah

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Cookie Present: Group 2 MicroTeaching

Posted by sweet_umami at 6:15 AM

Hello Everybody,

On MOnday 21st September 09, Microteaching started with the second group which consists of Novia Aw, Anggreini and Amelia with an interesting theme to present. Their theme was "Jurong Bird Park". They started with pasta dish aptly name " Quicky Twirls" which was done by Anggreini. Followed by Novia Aw with Japanese style chicken curry "Chicken Curry on the go" and last but not least Amelia with a shepperd's pie titled "Grab a Pie". Overall presentation were good, there were minor setbacks and it was for all of us to learn from.
Below photos are the group's food presentation which i personally were very well-presented and it was inspiring.

" Quicky Twirl"

"Chicken Curry On The Go!"

"Grab A Pie"

Below photos are from few of the students that did the practical following the instructions given from the group 2 microteaching. The purpose of posting the following photos is for learning and reflection purposes as well as for comparison:

So What when wrong?