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Quality Education Fund Thematic Network – Gifted Education Singapore Educational Tour 2007

Quality Education Fund Thematic Network – Gifted Education Singapore Educational Tour 2007. Quality Education Fund Thematic Network – Gifted Education. Itinerary Day 1 – visited some famous places in Singapore Day 2 – visited National Institute of Education (NIE)

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Quality Education Fund Thematic Network – Gifted Education Singapore Educational Tour 2007

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  1. Quality Education Fund ThematicNetwork – Gifted Education Singapore Educational Tour 2007

  2. Quality Education Fund ThematicNetwork – Gifted Education Itinerary • Day 1 – visited some famous places in Singapore • Day 2 – visited National Institute of Education (NIE) • Day 3 – visited Anglo-Chinese School – Ministry of Education (MOE) – Shuqun Primary School • Day 4 – Back to Hong Kong

  3. The GEP in Singapore • The GEP in existence since 1984 • Centrally administrated by the GE Branch, Ministry of Education • Today: 9 primary centres • Primary 4-6 • Up to 2004: 7 secondary centres • Secondary 1-4 • Since 2005, secondary GE decentralized into school-based Integrated Programmes (IP) • 6 year programmes

  4. MOE

  5. Selection of Teachers for gifted education • Good Academic qualifications • Good teaching record • Interview • Lesson observation

  6. Training of Teachers • On-the-job training • Frequent consultations with GE Branch officers • New teachers: - Foundation Course in Gifted Education - Affective Education for the Gifted - Curriculum Differentiation for the Gifted • Local/overseas workshops and conferences

  7. Beyond Gifted Education

  8. Providing for the highly able • Who are the high-ability pupils? • Identified by GE Branch • Based on standardized test scores

  9. Providing for the highly able • Who are the high-ability pupils? • Identified by schools (e.g. teacher observation) • Use of characteristics checklists to help teachers nominate pupils http://intranet.moe.gov.sg/gifted/documents/Char%20Checklists.pdf

  10. Providing for the highly able • Existing programmes for the high-ability pupils • Special programmes (e.g. Innovative problem-soling programme, Creative Arts Programme) • Initiatives by schools and clusters • School-based enrichment programmes • Cluster-based enrichment programmes • Leveraging on teacher expertise in GEP centres

  11. Gifted Education Programme National Institute of Education

  12. Training programmes for teachers of the gifted and High Ability Learners GEP teachers are trained-on-the-job • 3 compulsory (30 hour) courses • The Foundation Course in Gifted Education • Curriculum Differentiation (2nd Year) • Affective Education • 2 years of developmental supervision, mentored by Specialist Officers in different subjects • Curriculum Differentiation Practicum (3rd Year)

  13. NIE

  14. NIE: In-Service Courses • Certificate in Teaching Pupils with High Ability (CeTPHA) • Advanced Diploma in Teaching Pupils with High Ability • Master in Education with specialization in Gifted Education

  15. CeTPHA- Why a Practicum? • To bridge theory into practice for teachers • To support and “handhold” the teacher for a short period to build their confidence in practising differentiated instruction – the supervisor acts as a coach • To encourage the use of tools and strategies learnt in 3 other modules • To help key personnel in schools implement sound enrichment programmes for talent development

  16. Nan Hua Primary School

  17. Nurturing the Highly Able:Gifted Education Programme

  18. Gifted Education Programme • Started in 1984 • Seeks to meet the intellectual needs of the gifted through the provision of an enriched curriculum within a stimulating & interactive environment • Gifted Education Branch - a unit within MOE to oversee the identification & selection of pupils; GE programming & curriculum planning; research and evaluation

  19. Enriched Subjects • English • Mathematics • Science • Mother Tongue • Social studies • Civic and Moral Education/ Pastoral Care/ Community Involvement Programme • Art and Craft, Music, Physical Education

  20. Identification • 2-stage Screening & Selection process • Screening – all P3 pupils • ENGLISH • MATHEMATICS • Selection tests – about 5% of cohort • ENGLISH • MATHEMATICS • GENERAL ABILITY

  21. Extensions • Curriculum based enrichment activities - seminars, camps, courses • Competitions • Special provisions • Mentorship Programmes

  22. Mentorship Programmes • Science Mentorship Programmes • Innovation Programme • Creative Arts Programme • Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme • Leadership Development Programme • Moot Parliament Programme • Computer Mentorship Programme

  23. Resources • At the school • Smaller classes, additional planning time for teachers Building capacity • External consultants • Overseas training – scholarship for postgraduate studies, summer institutes and visits to gifted programmes in other countries

  24. Anglo-Chinese School

  25. Shuqun Primary School

  26. End

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