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Amran | Uncategorized | Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

2009	Jan 06 Teaching inference with advertisements “One of the best sources for teaching inference as a thinking skill are advertisements. It ...” 05 Singapore education: TIMSS, Teach More, Learn More, less sleep and back and shoulder pain 04 Learning about spatial patterns and distribution with Google Maps 03 Indonesia: Education for a democracy
2008 “Still writing with the end not in sight!”	Dec 31 Teaching thinking with Mind Trap Cards 28 TIMSS: a valid basis for comparison? “When the results of TIMSS was announced recently, again there was this outpouring of pride ...” 27 TIMSS, foreign observers and Singapore 26 The independent learner and feedback 25 Learning about memory 22 Using GPS for inquiry-based learning “"Some of the discouragement of our natural inquiry process may come from a lack of ...” 17 Measuring Singapore's education system: Will this be in the examinations? 15 Education in Singapore: Dewey, McLuhan and MOE's Raffles Place Mock Classroom 11 Education in Singapore, TIMSS and the "New Stupid" “Yesterday, the Singapore paper, the Straits Times carried a report on the newly released Trends ...” 3 comments 03 GPS, GIS and the outdoor classroom	Nov 29 Presentations: a window to the soul of the teacher 27 Teaching inference as a thinking skill 23 Setting instructional goals 20 Thinking is embedded in the language of the classroom 16 Preparing students to learn in schools 14 What gets tested is what gets learnt, and how it is tested determines how it is learnt. “What then produces top performing schools systems? The conclusions (of the McKinsey report) are crucial. ...” 13 Project work Singapore-style: a performance without soul 10 ICT: FutureSchools@Singapore, the MOE and the Amish...and McLuhan “In my last post, "ICT: FutureSchools@Singapore, the MOE and the Amish", I wondered about our ...” 07 ICT: FutureSchools@Singapore, the MOE and the Amish 06 MOE's new ICT initiative: old wine in a new bottle 04 A rose-tinted view of Singapore's education system: Part 3 03 Teach with graphic organizers (Part 2) “Once the teacher has demonstrated the use of a specific graphic organizer through the use ...” 02 Teach with graphic organizers (Part 1) “Jay McTighe suggested that when we teach students to use graphic organizers, we should do ...” 01 Goodbye to the quiet classroom	Oct 31 Teach less, learn more: more is needed 30 An exercise in making inferences 1 comments 29 Teaching that which endures “"For any subject taught in primary school, we might ask [is it] worth an adult's ...” 28 It's the exams, stupid! “Another well-known secret of Singapore's education system is that schools tend to pack their best ...” 27 A rose-tinted view of Singapore's education system: Part 2 26 A rose-tinted view of Singapore's education system “I cannot help feel that often foreign observers who view the Singapore education system tend ...” 2 comments 22 International schools and teacher training 21 What motivates teachers? 18 Learning socially 16 Clarifying our students' thoughts “While we may want to teach our students to think, it is also important for ...” 15 Framing our thinking with graphic organizers 12 Examinations: It is just a game “Recently, I came across an advertisement in a newspaper in Singapore. The advertisement was for ...” 11 Teachers, be quiet! 09 Smile if your heart is breaking... “I have just returned from a trip to Thailand to conduct a seminar for about ...” 05 Are our teachers prepared for ICT use in the classrooms? “Very often when we are talking about ICT use in the classrooms, the concern has ...” 02 Reading and note-taking “The flip side of not being able to make your own notes for your own ...”	Sep 30 Thinking, managing impulsivity and humor 27 What's your temperature? 24 Creating a positive classroom climate for learning 23 Note-taking: A fundamental skill of the independent learner 2 comments 22 All that glitters is not gold 17 There is no teaching if there is no learning 3 comments 13 Opening the gates to ICT (Part 2) 12 Opening the gates to ICT (Part 1) 10 ICT's Love Bug: PowerPoint 08 A culture of thinking 06 Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life? 04 Teaching for transfer, teaching for life	Aug 30 The smart move for Indonesian schools (Part 4) 29 The smart move for Indonesian schools (Part 3) “The third principle upon which Davide Perkins' Smart School concept is based on is the ...” 26 Say goodbye to Literature, say goodbye to History 24 The smart move for Indonesian schools (Part 2) 23 The smart move for Indonesian schools (Part 1) Some thoughts on education in Indonesia “The following is my response to a discussion in Indonesia Matters about education in Indonesia. ...” 21 Much ado about thinking 2 comments 17 Preparing teachers to prepare self-directed learners 15 The MacGyvers of ICT integration in education 14 Teachers: The gatekeepers of ICT integration in the classroom 2 comments 11 Teacher skills and the online classroom 10 The school for understanding 09 Moving online: issues for the teacher “Online education is a popular option for many educational institutions. If a school wants to ...” 08 Education going online 05 Learning from teenagers and social networking platforms 04 We learn what we do	Jul 30 Where are we heading? 29 ICT implementation in schools (Part 2) “Another way of how ICT is being put to use inappropriately is when it is ...” 28 ICT Implementation in schools (Part 1) SBI and ICT in Education in Indonesia “During my stay in Indonesia, many schools are in a race to achieve the status ...”

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