Singapore Educational Consultants » Classroom climate

School: disconnected in a connected world

Amran — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:17:26 +0000

Today’s schools are blessed with connections to the outside world. Where at one time, the only connection a school had was perhaps the telephone in the administration office, today students and teachers can even have access to the internet to …

Goodbye to the quiet classroom

Amran — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:01:31 +0000

Can you imagine what it is like to be seating quietly in a class for hours on end? Oops I forgot. My sincere apologies, most of us went through that when we were in school. I did too,

All too …

Teach less, learn more: more is needed

Amran — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:01:20 +0000

Look at the tables from the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore’s website on Teach Less, Learn More (TLLM) initiative. I almost wanted to rejoin the teaching service when I saw it. The MOE is going to de-emphasize drill and …

Teachers, be quiet!

Amran — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:54:29 +0000

If you are thinking that I got the title wrong, then I have got your attention. Yes, I know that most of the time it is teachers who tell their students to be quiet. But really, there is a case …

Smile if your heart is breaking…

Amran — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:35:43 +0000

I have just returned from a trip to Thailand to conduct a seminar for about 120 teachers from international schools in Bangkok. One of the things that was discussed at the seminar was what could be done to create a …

Creating a positive classroom climate for learning

Amran — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:41:43 +0000

I’ve come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous
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