Monday, September 13, 2010

Singapore's Teacher Model for the 21st Century - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

Singapore's Teacher Model for the 21st Century - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

Singapore's Teacher Model for the 21st Century



"Numerous research studies point to why developing good teachers should be our priority,
how effective teachers improve student learning, and the devastating effect that ineffective teachers have on students (many a parent can relate to this).
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Bill Jackson
Math Teacher, Scarsdale NY


"Learning Must Be Experiential, Participatory, Visual, Communicative and Relevant"
An American Math Teacher's Travel Journal


by Bill Jackson
Singapore
2 September 2010
Day 2

Today was the official beginning of the Marshall Cavendish Singapore Mathematics Global Forum 2010. I am participating as one of about 40 delegates from 18 nations that are using Singaporean materials and teaching techniques to teach mathematics, often referred to as