learning, and innovating with AI to create more engaging learning experiences while preparing students for a workforce that increasingly demands AI-related skills. In celebration of National Teacher’s Day 2024, here are three
Singapore teacher educationinitial teacher preparationCovid-19 teacher education challengesThe uncertain future that the world faces has forced us to rethink our fundamental paradigms of teaching and learning. To meet new demands, students need to possess adaptability and resilience to thrive lifelong. ...
Singapore introduced the Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century (TE21) in 2009 as a framework to propose a set of 21st century competencies that Singaporean teachers should be equipped with. The introduction of TE21 catalyzed the reform of existing programs and the implementation of new init...
Unlike countries such as the USA, Singapore does not have many alternative 'certification' programmes for teacher preparation. Most Singaporean teachers undergo training in NIE since NIE is the only teachers training college in the country. However, there still exist within the institution different ...
Accessed 19 March 2023. Woolf, Virginia. 1976. 1882–1976. Moments of being: Unpublished Autobiographical Writings. New York: Harcourt. Zeichner, Ken, and Yan Katrina Liu. 2009. A Critical Analysis of Reflection as a Goal for Teacher Education. In Handbook of Reflection and Reflective Inquiry,...
Learning and leading for a system that honours those who spend each day in our schools, including teachers, school leaders, students and families. As Jon, Cam and I have edited this book, we have realised why teacher voices are often absent from education debates. It isn’t just that teach...
Sophia's Party is a story about a very Singaporean National Day party, told from the perspective of a foreigner who struggles with understanding Singaporeans. As with the Reflections Framework I have shared previously, these notes have been created with the intention of helping you to reflect per...
‘Did you think about things that had happened at work today or before today?’ (Cropley et al., 2015) or ‘Job worries distract me when I am at home.’ (Crain et al., 2016). These questions on rumination could be future-oriented, for example, worrying about lessons the next day, ...
Schools need to attract and hold onto their best teachers. Here’s how to keep and find excellent educators.
This 29 day 200 hr Koh Phangan yoga teacher training is held in Hin Kong, surrounded by coconut palms and with beautiful views of the nature that makes the island so magical. Ananda happens to be the only yoga teacher on Koh Phangan that offers a photo shoot as part of the training to...