The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the first quarter of 2001. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Venue	Audience
15-19 Jan	9th Thinking Conference click here for detail
8 Feb	Five Keys to Unlock the 21st Century and 11 steps for Singapore to lead the world in education	Mr Gordon Dryden	Demonstration Room NIE 2-B1-02	NIE acad staff
24 Feb	Thinking & Communication Skills Seminar	Ms Kathy Suerken	Executive Seminar Room (2-B1-14)	Teachers from Primary Schools
28 Mar	Educational Innovation Through Problem-based Learning	Dr Tan Oon Seng Temasek Polytechnic	Demonstration Room Education Block NIE	NIE & NTU staff

 

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the second quarter of 2001. Please Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Venue	Audience
2 May	Thinking about Thinking --- Sharing insights and lessons learned from the BREAKTHROUGH Conference (9th Int Thinking Conference in NZ)	Ast/P Ong Ai Choo Mr Lee Ngan Hoe Mr Ho Boon Tiong	Demonstration Room NIE 2-B1-02	NIE, NTU staff, Polytechnis & Educational institutions
4-8 Jun	4th Singapore Summer Institute on Teaching Thinking (14 workshops) click here for detail	Faculty from USA & Singapore	Education & Science Blocks, NIE	Teachers from all schools

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the third quarter of 2001. Please cheak again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Venue	Audience
15 Aug	'Nice' People are Not Creative and Creative People are Not 'Nice'	Ast/P Ng Aik Kwang PS Acad Group	Seminar Room NIE 2-02-12	NIE acad staff Polytechnic acad staff
3-4 Sep	The Role of Metacognition in Learning and Achievement at Maris Stella High School	A/P Agnes Chang PS Acad Group	Maris Stella High School	Teachers

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the last quarter of 2001. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Venue	Audience
12 Oct	A) Exploring Reading - Spelling Connection as Locus of Developmental Dyslexia in Chinese - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon click here for detail B) Phonological Analysis in Learning to Read: The case of Chinese and Japanese 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. click here for detail	Dr Leong Che Kan University of Saskatchewan, Canada (Jointly organised by SCTT and the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at SGH)	Seminar Room NIE 2-02-12	NIE acad staff
30 Oct	Applying Multiple Intelligence Theory to Enhance Student Achievement	Dr Branton Shearer USA	Demonstration Room NIE 2-B1-02	NIE acad staff
19-20 Nov 22-23 Nov	A Multiple Intelligence Approach for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Workshop A Workshop B click here for detail click here to obtain the registration form	Mr Bruce Wiliiams USA	Demonstration Room NIE 2-B1-02	NIE acad staff Teachers

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the first quarter of 2000. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Audience
Jan 10-14	Programme for Implementing a Training Curriculum	Consultant: Prof Gary Borich, University of Texas in Texas, USA
24 Fe b- 2 Mar	TACT Seminar A Thinking and Communication Skills Using the Theory of Constraints	Ms Kathy Suerken, President, TOC for Education, Inc. USA Ms Linda Trapnell	Teachers only
25 Feb	Why nice people are not creative and creative people are not nice: A causal analysis of culture, creativity on conflict styles	Asst/P Ng Aik Kwang, SOE
3 Mar, 6 & 7 Mar, 9 Mar	TACT Seminar B Thinking and Communication Skills Using the Theory of Constraints	Ms Kathy Suerken, President, TOC for Education, Inc. USA Ms Linda Trapnell	Principals & Vice Principals only
4 Mar	Public Seminar C Thinking and Communication Skills Using the Theory of Constraints	Ms Kathy Suerken, President, TOC for Education, Inc. USA Ms Linda Trapnell
13 Mar	Creative ways of Teaching Thinking skills through Mathematics in Asia	A/P Lee Peng Yee, Mr Yeap Ban Har and Mr Lee Ngan Hoe (SSC/Mathematics)
30 Mar	Stimulating Intellectual Development: Mind Models, Evidence and Practice	Prof Philip Adey from the Centre for the Advancement of Thinking, King's College, London

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the second quarter of 2000. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Audience
May 2000	Third Summer Institute Click here for detail

The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the third quarter of 2000. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Audience
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The following is the Programme of events scheduled for the last quarter of 2000. Please check again for updated information nearer to the date of the programme.
Date	Event	Speaker(s)	Audience
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The workshop on Performance Assessment using The Dimensions of Learning Framework was conducted by Professor Bonnie Benesh for NIE academic staff, MOE officers, and Principles. The workshop was held on the 2nd of October, 1998.

 

The workshop on Instrumental Enrichment was conducted by Dr. Seng Seok Hoon (NIE) for Teachers, MOE officers, Principals and Parents. The workshop was held on the 12th of September, 1998.

 

A seminar conducted by Professor Robert Swartz (NCTT) on 'Issues on Teaching Thinking'. The seminar was held on 11th August, 1998.

 

Please go here for more information.