Neuroscience research is yielding useful insights on how we learn. But how can teachers use those findings to […]

The number of students studying Literature has been declining since the 1990s. Literature educators in Singapore are working […]

The concept of well-being in education today is not new. Many schools are moving towards a culture of well-being among […]

Pathlight School’s mission sends out a clear message of inclusiveness, to “maximize the potential of every student in […]

For the first time, the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference was held in conjunction with two other conferences: Arts, […]

There is no end to learning – more so for those who teach. The recent Teachers’ Conference 2016 […]

As teachers, you put a lot of effort into preparing students for exams and in grading them. But […]

Student assessment is commonly associated with tests and formal exams, but over-fixation on such quantitative measures can cause […]

It is difficult enough to learn a language that one hardly speaks at home. It is even more […]

Reading in English can be a challenge for some children, especially for those who come from bilingual homes […]

There is no end to learning – more so for those who teach. The recent Teachers’ Conference 2016 […]

The seventh Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference this year focuses on the theme “Education for the Future: Creativity, Innovation, Values”. We […]

The Motivation in Educational Research Lab in NIE was set up to look into motivation and learning. We […]

Both teachers and students are doing well in Singapore schools. But the changing educational landscape means that classroom […]

In learning, half the battle is won if your students are intrinsically motivated. Through their involvement in a […]

The power of words lies in their ability to lift us up or bring us down. By choosing […]

In Geography, what students learn in the field is just as important as what they learn from the […]

Sports is more than a healthy, recreational activity. To a team of Physical Education (PE) teachers at Punggol Secondary […]

Some teachers who teach Social Studies in primary schools didn’t specialize in the Humanities when they were in […]

When it comes to effective character and values education, Professor Marvin W. Berkowitz asks educators to think of […]

For the first time, the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference was held in conjunction with two other conferences: Arts, […]

When it comes to the future, Professor Erica McWilliam says there are concepts we need to unlearn now […]

Special needs used to be something new and foreign to teachers. But Singapore schools and teachers have made […]

Going to school each day is exciting for Miss Lourdes Maria. As an Allied Educator (AED) for Learning […]

Assessment is part of every teacher’s job. But there’s more to it than just finding out how much […]

As teachers, you put a lot of effort into preparing students for exams and in grading them. But […]

The number of students studying Literature has been declining since the 1990s. Literature educators in Singapore are working […]

What better way to make Literature digestible for lower secondary students than to use social media? A group […]

Motivation drives all that we do, including learning. We ask NIE Director Professor Lee Sing Kong how teachers […]

John Seely Brown calls himself the “Chief of Confusion”. In a world of constant change, he says, we need new […]

A successful student is a motivated one. We find out from a group of Senior Teachers how they […]

As a student, Mr Jeyaram Kadivan used to dread English Language lessons. He struggled with the language and […]

Special education is something close to Dr Wong Meng Ee’s heart. Being visually impaired, he understands the challenges […]

Capturing the attention of and engaging pupils during lessons is at times challenging and frustrating. Yet this is […]

Working in groups, solving problems, thinking creatively: These are capacities we want our children to have. But how […]

The theme for this year’s Redesigning Pedagogy Conference was Thinking: Time for a Rethink? Co-convenor Dr Kerry Lee […]

It was once almost impossible to study live volcanoes in the classroom, but students in Nan Hua High […]

We often think of learning in terms of subjects, defined by disciplinary boundaries, and knowledge as a constant […]

It was once almost impossible to study live volcanoes in the classroom, but students in Nan Hua High […]

A “new” education system focusing on students is the flavour of the day, empowering them to be learners […]

Can students learn anything about science from the media content they consume every day? The answer is a […]

Many students often feel threatened by “scientific language”. It hinders their learning of science concepts. But once they […]

At Bendemeer Secondary School, the students don’t just learn History from the textbook. Instead, they ventured into their […]

The teachers at Beacon Primary School value Physical Education so much that they have it daily. While emphasizing […]

Competitive. Grade-conscious. Materialistic. The stereotype of the students in Singapore is one that seems to be mainly driven […]

Professor Dennis McInerney shares some tips on how to motivate both students and teachers.

Lee Yim Ping is not your typical educator. To describe her career in education as remarkable would be […]

A knowledge maker is one who makes or creates knowledge. A knowledge user, on the other hand, is […]

A “new” education system focusing on students is the flavour of the day, empowering them to be learners […]

Children love games! But it can be more than just fun and games when mathematically rich games are […]

Nanyang Junior College’s William Yeo reminds Geography teachers of some things they tend to forget.

The spirit of inquiry is an important motivating factor in inquiry science. With science as a natural site […]

Real-world situations can be challenging and complex, often requiring solutions that cut across various domains of knowledge, thought […]

They say necessity is the mother of all invention. Now more than ever, inventive thinking is needed in […]

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As a student, Mr Jeyaram Kadivan used to dread English Language lessons. He struggled with the language and […]

The teachers at Victoria School show us how teachers can actively work together, forging communities of learning, to […]

An overseas trip with their students leads teachers from Chongfu Primary to an important lesson about how to […]

Who says watching the TV deaden the mind and kill the imagination? Inspired by their favourite TV series, […]

When the Ministry of Education launched the Full-Time School Counsellor Scheme in 2005, many teachers decided to take […]

An action research study shows that teaching oral communication skills can simply be a matter of finding the […]

What’s the difference between protecting kids from negative media and sheltering them from the real world? Siblings Cherian […]

Feeling the lack of good ideas in the classroom? Maybe the problem’s not how students think but where […]

Assessments are a fact of life for most, if not all, students and teachers in Singapore. When we […]

Nanyang Junior College’s William Yeo reminds Geography teachers of some things they tend to forget. One of my […]

Chinese teachers from Compassvale Secondary School step out of their comfort zone in order to improve their students’ […]

Teachers from CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent show us how you can have cooperative learning in the classroom with both […]

Bernadette Lim was pleasantly surprised when, as she approached her Secondary 2 class juggling a heavy load, a […]

In a time of Internet controversies and netiquette issues, Benjamin Tan shows how blogging can teach students something […]

What do you do when your students don’t understand what they’re reading? For Changkat Primary’s Suzanne Chia, it’s all about finding the right strategy. […]

Seng Kang Primary teachers show us how structured play can be more than fun and games. How did Benjamin Franklin discover that lightning […]

During the end-of-year semester break last year, 12 educators from the North Zone spent 11 days traversing across […]

Compassvale Secondary School teachers evaluate their new Integrated Curriculum through action research If schools had a “report card”, this is […]

Five teachers from MacPherson Primary School show us what it really means to “facilitate” change in the classroom. […]