Nanyang Technological University

National Institute Of Education

469 Bukit Timah Road w Singapore 259756

Tel: (65) 4605266 w Fax: (65) 4699007 w Telegraphic Address: Educator

June 1- 12, 1998

A unique summer programme for primary, secondary, and tertiary teachers, curriculum developers, staff-development specialists, school and college administrators.

Featuring some of the most knowledgeable leaders in the field of teaching thinking from the United States and Great Britain :

•Art Costa •Robert Swartz • David Perkins

•Bena Kallick •Donald Treffinger • Alec Fisher

and other experienced faculty both from the United States and from Singapore.

All workshops but one (CTE5) are organised on a half-day basis, either in the morning or in the afternoon (4 sessions per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). The series of practitioners conferences on Wednesday is free to participants registered for the week. There is also a special one-day training seminar for those involved in staff development. Topics include :

• lesson design • leadership seminar

• instructional strategies • teaching critical thinking in science

• classroom assessment techniques • problem-based learning

• thinking and the emotions • critical thinking dispositions

• developing school-wide programmes • teaching for creativity

• staff-development training • peer coaching

• critical and creative thinking in industrial and technology education

Sponsored by the National Institute of Education, Singapore

and the National Centre for Teaching Thinking, U.S.A.

COURSE SCHEDULE

JUNE 1 – 5 WEEK 1		JUNE 6 SATURDAY SEMINAR	JUNE 8 – 12 WEEK 2
AM M, Tu, Th, Fr	PM M, Tu, Th, Fr	AM & PM Saturday	AM M, Tu, Th, Fr	PM M, Tu, Th, Fri
9.00 a.m. – 12.00	1.30 – 4.30 p.m.	8.30a.m.-4.30 p.m.	9.00 a.m. – 12.00	1.30 – 4.30 p.m.
CT E1 INFUSING CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING *Swartz, Reagan*	CT E3 THINKING, DISPOSITIONS, AND THE EMOTIONS *Swartz, Perkins*	CT E6 STAFF DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SEMINAR *Swartz & Reagan*	CT E7 INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR TEACHING THINKING *Swartz, Chang*	CT E10 ADV SEMINAR ON INFUSING CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING *Swartz*
CT E2 MAKING THE MOST OF THE MIND *Perkins*	CT E4 PROBLEM/ PROJECT-BASED LEARNING *Kallick*		CT E8 TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING *Treffinger*	CT E11 ASSESSING CREATIVE THINKING *Treffinger*
CT E5 M, Tu, Th, Fr (9.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.) THE ART OF COGNITIVE COACHING *Costa*			CT E9 ASSESSING CRITICAL THINKING *Fisher*		CT E12 TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING IN COLLEGE *Fisher*

COURSE COSTS
The cost per week for each one-week course that is offered in either the morning or afternoon is S$400. The cost per week for full-day courses is S$775 (CTE5 only), and for the Saturday Seminar (CTE6) is S$210. This includes photocopied materials. Books used in courses cost extra.		An early registration discount is available to those who register prior to April 15^th. The discounted price for each morning/afternoon course is S$360, the full-day course is S$720, and the Saturday Seminar is S$195. Enrolment in each course is limited and courses may be cancelled if enrolment is not adequate.
LOCATION
This summer’s programme will take place on the campus of the National Institute of Education in Singapore, located at 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756
ACCOMMODATIONS (For reservations, please call these hotels directly) Residential accommodations are available for those needing them at:
Metropolitan YMCA, 60 Stevens Road Singapore 257854 Phone (65) 7310730 Fax (65) 2355528 Superior Single/Twin $$75.00++ Deluxe Single/Twin S$86.25++ (Rates inclusive of breakfast)	RELC International Hotel RELC Building, 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258352 Phone (65) 7379044 Fax (65) 7339976 Special rate S$109.90 nett Single/Twin with Breakfast		Novotel Orchid Singapore 314 Dunearn Road Singapore 259526 Phone (65) 2503322 Fax (65) 2509292 Deluxe Single S$138.34 nett Deluxe Twin S$150.92 nett (Rates inclusive of breakfast)