The Global Search for Education: Will Singapore Continue to Lead in 2030?
“We are putting in more efforts to emphasize values inculcation, lifelong learning, holistic education and 21st century skills. We hope to encourage joyful learning and help our students develop resilience and an entrepreneurial spirit.” — Pak Tee Ng Singapore has been well publicized as one of the most highly regarded education systems in the world. But does that acclaim exist mainly because of the country’s consistent high placement...
The Global Search for Education: Everything You Need to Know About PISA
“If we look at countries like Singapore, Canada, Estonia, Japan and Finland, who have combined excellence and equity over a number of PISA cycles, we can see what they do: they have high and universal expectations for all students, an unwavering focus on outstanding teaching and they target resources on schools and students that are struggling.” — Andreas Schleicher The Programme for International Student...
The Global Search for Education: Just Imagine – Pak Tee Ng – Singapore
“The annual Clean and Green Singapore Schools’ Carnival encourages students, teachers and partners in education to showcase their projects that protect the environment.” — Pak Tee Ng Just imagine schools decades from today – what will they be like? Pak Tee Ng is Associate Dean, Leadership Learning, and the Head of Policy and Leadership Studies Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE),...
The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – How do you balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in your classroom?
The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers and heads of state. But whether or not you’re a supporter of high-stakes testing, the fact remains that for now, these assessments exist; so perhaps the more important inquiry to pursue is how do teachers balance preparation for high stakes assessments with teaching and learning in...
The Global Search for Education: Our Top 12 Global Teacher Blogs – What are the biggest mistakes teachers make when integrating technology into the classroom?
Our Global Top 12 Teacher Blogs Singapore is recognized globally as a high-performing education system. The Global Search for Education contributor Dr. Pak Tee Ng has shared with us the technology plan that Singapore has been implementing in its education system since 1997, including the challenges with integration. Singapore’s innovative and impressive three step “Masterplan” initiative was completed last year. What...
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