本校舉辦教師專業發展評鑑初階培訓

本校於11月29、30日舉辦為期兩天的教師專業發展評鑑初階培訓，邀請大理高中退休校長，現任淡江大學講師及教育部教師專業發展評鑑輔導委員黃淑馨校長蒞校演講。黃校長結合17年擔任校長的豐厚行政經驗及研究心得，深入淺出地引導參加教師們如何在「課程設計與教學」上精進。所有參加初階培訓研習的教師需預先參加至少10小時線上研習課程，瞭解教師專業發展評鑑的規準、教學觀察的進行方式與工具記錄，然後才參加本次培訓。雖然整整兩天的課程有些辛苦，但黃校長精闢的經驗傳授不但課程精采且笑聲不斷，老師們經由觀察不同課程領域的教學影片、對問題的討論與操作進行腦力激盪與心得分享，都使人覺得收穫良多，更希望將培訓所學的心得與經驗相結合，以期讓教學技巧精益求精。

黃士淵老師榮獲教育部高中教學活動設計 優勝

黃士淵老師設計的「夜光風箏」單元教學活動勇奪99年度教育部高中生活科技學科中心單元教學活動設計的優勝。「夜光風箏」起源於黃士淵老師常常在假日的下午帶著全家去新竹南寮漁港放風箏，但隨著秋冬季節的到來，傍晚的時候天色很快地就暗了，因此期盼能將放風箏的時間延長到晚上。但一般夜光風箏所使用的鋰電池，除了重量重、危險性高及過度放電等等的缺點，在空中所能提供照明的時間是短暫的，而且會影響風箏的穩定性。因此設計教學活動所製作的夜光風箏係以風力發電為主要提供電源的作法，讓夜光風箏靠著風力發電組，可以持續且穩定的電源提供給LED發光之用，進而達到不需使用外接電源，且可以連續使用的目的。

水中競速與競距 風和日麗展創意

第三屆物理創意教學活動「行舟大賽」，已於11月17日下午假本校游泳池舉行完畢。經過激烈的競逐，高二4班「S.T.D隊」獲得競距項目的第一名，高二4班的「黃金梅莉隊」則在競速項目勝出，獲得冠軍。今年此項活動由陳元彰、游彥辰和賴奕帆三位老師所規劃和指導，目的是讓學生經由動手製作，培養團隊合作，發揮創意及解決問題的能力。活動過程中，在經過老師的理論課程講解之後，學生便各自分組，報名組隊參加。各組學生使出渾身解數，動手做出成品，結合理論與創意，成果令人驚豔！值得一提的是，主辦單位所提供的一大桶紅豆湯圓（約30公升）大家竟然都把它都解決了!真是太好吃了! 【實驗研究組/記者鐵丁/實驗中學報導】

新加坡模擬聯合國 雙語部學子收穫良多

2010年新加坡模擬聯合國會議（THIMUN）於11月23到27日在新加坡華僑中學舉行。今年共有來自世界各地72所學校，超過1000人出席。本次會議共分11個委員會，約有150個代表團。雙語部共派出20名學生代表與會。同時，雙語部教師Ms. Elizabeth Wyant擔任國際法庭（ICJ）之諮詢委員，Mr. John Liu擔任提案審核團委員。本次會議的主題為“政治透明度與政府平等，聯合國大會關注於全球議題“裁減軍備”等。此次與會代表們經新竹MUN與台中MUN磨練辯論、遊說、起草文件及擔任大會主席等參加的訓練與磨練，再由校內競爭篩選而得以參加新加坡模擬聯合國會議(THIMUN)，與亞洲各學校精英同台競技，表現可圈可點也得到許多寶貴豐富的經驗。

國小部六年級同學至雙語部當交換學生

繼9月份高中部科學班同學至雙語部做為期一週的交換學生，成功完成第一次校內部門課程交流後。11月17日至19日14位國小部六年級的同學也來到雙語部「作客」，進行三天的交換學生，體驗英語課程的學習環境。首先在星期三升旗集會時，14位國小部同學即上台大方地向大家做自我介紹，揭開此次交流活動的序幕，接著學生們分別編入6A與6B兩個班級隨班上課。三天的課程體驗使兩部小朋友更加認識彼此，也?交不少好朋友。

圖書館舉辦「手染經緯交織風華」展覽

12月6日起在圖書館將有為期兩週的「手染經緯交織風華」展覽活動。此活動是由一群國小部的老師們在教學之餘，參與「手染工作坊」體驗學習草木染的技法以及在青草湖社區大學所學之時尚籃編的學習成果。在手染工作坊裡，老師們嘗試以馬蘭、七里香、洋蔥皮、福木等植物為染料，用紮綁、夾、縫和型板刮糊等不同防染方法，染製出頗具手感的手染棉製作品；而「時尚籃編」中，老師們則運用直編、斜編技法，巧妙的將打包帶透過規律中有變化的經緯交織過程，編織出頗具現代感的創意時尚包和提籃。展出內容豐富，歡迎大家踴躍前往參觀。【國小部黃珍汝報導】

A professional teachers development workshop was held at our school on November 29th and 30th. We invited Tamkang University professor Ms. Shu-Xin Huang to make a speech. Principal Huang has also had 17 years of experience as a principal at Da-li High School and shared her knowledge in helping teachers with their lesson plans and methods of teaching. Teachers who attended this workshop took10 hours of online workshop beforehand in order to understand the rules and inner workings of professional teacher development. With Principal Huang𠏋 brilliant experience and humorous teaching methods, the two day course was greatly enriching. Teachers learned a lot from watching videos of different instructional methods, sharing ideas, and asking questions. The teachers feel enriched by this training experience.

Teacher Shr-Yuan Huang𠏋 幞ighttime Kites?honorably received recognition from the Ministry of Education for being the best high school educational design material in 2010. 幞ighttime Kites?originated after teacher Huang-Shr Yuan took numerous trips with his family to Nan-Liao, Hsinchu to fly kites. He realized that as winter is just around the corner, there must be a way to fly kites even as the sun sets earlier in the evening. However, the batteries used by typical night time kites are not only heavy, but also carry consequences such as risks of danger. Such batteries can only illuminate the night sky for a brief period and will also affect the stability of the kite as a whole. Therefore, the educational design activity created a new night time kite that used wind power as its main source of energy, allowing the kite battery to be fuelled solely from the wind. This new battery not only allows the kite to fly with stability, but also allows it to continually soar in the sky without external sources of energy.

孏he Sailing Competition,?the Third Annual Physics Creative Activity, was held in the afternoon on November 17th. After an intense competition, teams from Class 204 won the first place in both the distance and speed categories. This event was planned and supervised by Mr. Chen Yuen Chung, Mr. Liu Yen Chen, and Mr. Lai Yi Fan, with the aim of cultivating team spirit, strengthening students problem solving skills, and enhancing students creativity. After learning about the basic physics principles, students formed groups and signed up for the activity. Each group unleashed their potential, combining theory with creativity, and created outstanding final products. Something noteworthy was that the hosts of the event provided a bucket of Tang Yuen that was quickly devoured by the contestants. [Reported by Tyeh Ding from NEHS]

The 2010 Annual THIMUN Singapore conference was held from November 23 to November 27 at Hwa Chong Institution. This year, more than 72 schools and 1000 students participated in the 11 committees, with around 150 delegations. 20 students representing IBSH attended, and teachers Mrs. Elizabeth Wyant and Mr. John Liu participated in the International Criminal Justice (ICJ) and Approval Panel, respectively. The theme of this year𠏋 THIMUN conference was 䥲ood Governance𣶷triving for Transparency and Equity in Government.?The General Assembly (GA) committees took on world wide issues ranging from GA1𠏋 issues on telecommunications and transfer of arms to GA6𠏋 issues on implementing universal jurisdiction and the responsibility of internationally wrongful acts. IBSH students also participated in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). After the training and experience the students received through Hsinchu𠏋 HSINMUN and Taichung𠏋 TAIMUN conferences, these students were selected to participate in THIMUN and show their debate skills with fellow MUNers from various countries around the world.

19 Experimental Department students joined our 10th-11th class for a week in September, and the first student exchange program between two departments was successful. Again, 14 students from the elementary department participated in classes with 6A and 6B during 11/17~11/19. The 6th graders from Elementary Department introduced themselves to all the IBSH students during the flag ceremony and then joined the classes. It made the students from both departments to understand more about each other and make more good friends in the three days.

The 𡌃legance of Dyed and Woven Handcrafts?is a two-week exhibition starting from December 6th in the library. All hand-dyed cloth and handmade baskets are the elementary teachers?creations during workshops and classes in Green Grass Lake community college. In hand-dye workshops, the teachers experiments with plants such as onion skin for dyes, and tying, clipping, or sewing the cloth to create patterned cotton fabric. During basket-weaving workshops, teachers use various techniques to give life to the baskets㐵oven patterns. Everyone is encouraged to visit this intriguing exhibition. [Reported by Elementary Department Teacher Jen-Rhu Huang]