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Accountability of ideas as part of the writing process.

Providing feedback to one another as part of reviewing and revising existing ideas

Building on ideas as part of editing process

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Reviewing, revising and building on new ideas and comment on language features using the chat function.

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Sharing of online resources to raise the content of participants prior to writing.

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Two former inmates get second chance, graduating with NUS degrees - 11Jul2013

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SINGAPORE: Life offers a second chance as the experience of two men has shown. Both of them graduated from the National University of Singapore after spending time in prison. It was a proud moment for the parents of 35-year-old Darren Tan Tho Eng, who will join a law firm as a practice trainee.

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Revisiting ideas & vocabulary words (Linoit)

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Revisiting ideas & vocabulary words (Linoit)

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Revisiting and contextualising the ideas captured from the text with respect to the topic for brainstorming in preparation for class writing.

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lino is an online web sticky note service that can be used to post memos, to-do lists, ideas, and photos anywhere on an online web canvas. lino is a completely free service that runs on all popular web browsers.

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Explicit teaching of words/ phrases related to change (AnswerGarden)

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Explicit teaching of words/ phrases related to change (AnswerGarden)

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Derive class definition of change and brainstorm words from the text related to change, e.g. overturn, overhaul.

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Generating Big Ideas About Shifts in Attitudes in Learning Paradigm (Google Spreadsheet & Kaizena)

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Generating Big Ideas About Shifts in Attitudes in Learning Paradigm (Google Spreadsheet & Kaizena)

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Creating individual perspectives ideas about the text. Connecting with peers (production & participation) through sharing and comparing to co-construct ideas about the text. Curating feedback gained from participants that allows for participants to reflect on their own ideas and improve your ideas. (Personalisation)

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4/8/2015 14:22:18

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In order to move ahead of the rest of the world, we need to chart a new path and direction in the education sector.
Learning should not be measured by grades but through the various forms of learning, for example through on the job training, upgrading while you are working, etc.
You can learn from everyone and anyone. Learning does not stop with age, in fact, we should learn as we age.
We need to be bold in exploring new grounds if we want to continue to lead and be ahead of others.

4/8/2015 14:25:18

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Singapore is making a bold move in its education system. Moving away from grades and academic success but towards learning for life.

In the past good grades would mean a good university, a good job, a good spouse- basically life would be set. But with that, there is an overemphasis on grades. So much so that tuition and stress become a predominant feature of the education landscape.

The 3 major changes in the education system are:
1. Emphasis on Lifelong Learning
2. Less emphasis on grades and scores
3. Learning for life not for work

Some egs were cited. Siti who is now on a rolls royce scholarship to study aerospace engineering. The point is that opportunities were given to people who were able to develop and pursue their interests and talents and succeed in their own right.

This is a bold move as our system is successful and recognised internationally- so redefining and refining it is a task that will be difficult.

It is about educating a country not simply ensuring that the population is literate.

4/8/2015 14:24:49

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Minister's talk in the House during budget sharing.
He shared about the 3 changes that he challenges people to have and one of them was the move from learning for grades to learning for mastery.
The ITE student who was working for Rolls-Royce did not give up her dream; instead, she pursued and achieved her dream ultimately.
One leader shared about her love of drawing and the arts and how she became an architect eventually

4/8/2015 14:25:36

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Many Singaporeans still have the mindset that excellent grades will guarantee that place in that excellent university or excellent position in a job.

This mindset has to change as this is not the only factor to judge a character.

Life-long learning is the way to go. What is more important is for learners to have the passion in learning something that they love.

4/8/2015 14:23:21

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A new education paradigm is at hand and it comprises three shifts in attitudes:

 1. go beyond learning for grades to learning for mastery;

2. learn not just in schools but throughout life; and

3. learn not for work but for life.

The mindset of ALL Singaporeans needs to change in order to meet the needs of a small nation which looks to increase her survival in a society where skills for jobs are evolving constantly.

4/8/2015 14:25:28

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This article is about the Singapore Education Minister, Mr Heng Swee Kiat, proposing a different approach to education. He has outlined three broad characteristics of this approach
1) Learning for mastery
2) Learning throughout life
3) Learning for life

This is a huge challenge as the existing model of education, which some Singaporeans has described as "exam meritocracy" has stand the country in good stead and largely brought it to where it is today.
However, it is opined that this model would not bring the country into future and would create a warp model of what education ought to be.

4/8/2015 14:27:24

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Ms Denise Phua stated that for one to do well in life, good education is the key. Therefore, there is a heavy emphasis on grades and qualifications. This emphasis and mindset has been deeply entrenched in many of our mind sets and is thus difficult to judge a person's talent or credibility using other ways.

However, an argument put up by education minister Mr Heng is that there is a need to shift the education landscape to one that focuses on life-long learning and developing a love for learning based on a person's interest. However, this will be difficult to achieve and it will take a lot of effort on everyone's part for it to come into fruition.

4/8/2015 14:28:16

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Learning should not be for grades but for mastery.Parents should not simply see good grades as a passport to a wonderful job. This mindset of placing emphasis on grades has resulted in an unhealthy reliance on tuition.
Life-long learning is essential to ensure that the person stays relevant to the economy work-force.

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