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3rd Annual WSA—EC Forum 2014

6 November 2014

Download the presentation slides from the 3rd Annual WSA-EC Forum, featuring a keynote by Professor Neil Mercer and sharing sessions from WSA-EC schools and partners.

Schools on the WSA-EC programme attended the 3rd Annual WSA-EC Forum at the Academy of Singapore Teachers on 6 November 2014. Professor Neil Mercer, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, delivered the keynote address. A renowned expert in the field of academic talk and its relation to thinking, Professor Mercer shared his research on how language use is related to the development of reasoning and cognitive development as well as highlighting its practical implications for education. The participants then had the privilege of learning from sharing sessions conducted by WSA-EC schools and ELIS’s partners from the National Institute of Singapore (NIE), the Academy of Singapore Teachers (AST) and The British Council in various concurrent sessions.

WSA-EC FORUM 2014

Click on the links below to download the slides made available by presenters from the WSA-EC Forum 2014:

Concurrent sessions for secondary schools with downloadable slides

Concurrent Sessions (Secondary)

1.1a:

WSA-EC innovations @ Chestnut Drive Secondary School

1.1a WSA-EC Forum Presentation 2014 (opens in new tab)
Chestnut Drive Secondary School(.pdf, 2.07 MB) (opens in new tab)

1.1b:

Nan Hua High's Journey into Disciplinary Literacy: The First Forays

1.1b Nan Hua High School #39 Journey in DL_ (opens in new tab)

The First Forays(.pdf, 2.69 MB) (opens in new tab)

1.1c:

WSA-EC innovations @ Sembawang Secondary School

Download 1: History
1.1c WSA-EC Innovations @ Sembawang Sec - History [PDF, 146.05 KB] (opens in new tab)

Download 2: Science
1.1c WSA-EC Innovations @ Sembawang Sec - Science [PDF, 712.66 KB] (opens in new tab)

1.2a:

WSA-EC innovations @ Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)

1.2a WSA-EC innovations at PLMGSS [PDF, 540.78 KB] (opens in new tab)

1.3a:

Structuring Reasoning Process in a Science Explanation through the Use of Multiple Representations (Northbrooks Secondary School and NIE)

1.3a Structuring Reasoning Process in a Science (opens in new tab)

Explanation through the Use of Multiple Representations(.pdf, 759.35 KB) (opens in new tab)

1.4a:

Scaffolding Scientific Writing through Disciplinary Literacy Instruction (CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent and NIE)

1.4a Scaffolding Scientific Writing through (opens in new tab)

Disciplinary Literacy Instruction(.pdf, 986.06 KB) (opens in new tab)

1.4b:

Scaffolding Scientific Explanation in Chemistry through Language-specific Support (Junyuan Secondary School)

1.4b Scaffolding Scientific Explanation in (opens in new tab)

Chemistry - Junyuan Secondary School(.pdf, 451.06 KB) (opens in new tab)

1.5a:

Empowering Students to meet the Demands of Extended Writing Tasks in Geography (Northland Secondary School)

1.5a Empowering students to meet the (opens in new tab)

demands of extended writing tasks in Geography(.pdf, 1.34 MB) (opens in new tab)

1.5b

Scaffolding the Inferential Understanding of Texts in Lower Secondary History (St Margaret’s Secondary School)

1.5b Scaffolding Inferential Understanding of (opens in new tab)

Texts in Lower Secondary History(.pdf, 1.8 MB) (opens in new tab)

1.5c:

Students' Progressive Understandings of Historical Accounts (NIE)

1.5c Students Progressive Understandings of (opens in new tab)

Historical Accounts(.pdf, 668.88 KB) (opens in new tab)

1.6:

Teaching Approaches for Developing Thoughtful Talk in the Classroom (St Andrew’s Secondary School)

1.6 Teaching Approaches for Developing (opens in new tab)

Thoughtful Talk in the Classroom _SASS(.pdf, 2.84 MB) (opens in new tab)

Concurrent sessions for primary schools with downloadable slides

Concurrent Sessions (Primary)

2.1a:

WSA-EC Initiatives in Coral Primary School

2.1a WSA-EC Initiatives in Coral Primary(.pdf, 6.69 MB) (opens in new tab)

2.1b:

WSA-EC Initiatives in West Grove Primary School

2.1b WSA-EC @ WGPS_West (opens in new tab)

Grove (WSA-EC Forum)(.pdf, 3.37 MB) (opens in new tab)

2.2a:

Let’s Talk Card Game: Developing an Educational Resource for Productive Academic Discussions in Subject Classrooms CHIJ (Our Lady Queen of Peace)

2.2a: Let's Talk Card Game (opens in new tab)

(.pdf, 327.47 KB) (opens in new tab)

2.2b:

Classroom Interaction Teacher Reflection Tool (CITReT) for Subject Teachers’ Professional development (St. Andrew’s Junior School)

2.2b CITReT for Teacher Professional (opens in new tab)

Development(.pdf, 748.76 KB) (opens in new tab)

2.4:

A Topic-Based Approach to Addressing the Language Demands of Science (NIE)

Download 1
2.4 A topic-based approach to (opens in new tab)

addressing the language demands of science _1(.pdf, 457.79 KB) (opens in new tab)
Download 2
2.4 A topic-based approach to (opens in new tab)

addressing the language demands of science _2(.pdf, 495.85 KB) (opens in new tab)

2.5:

Generating Math Talk that Supports Mathematical Thinking and Learning (AST)

2.5 Generating Math Talk that Supports (opens in new tab)

Mathematical Thinking and Learning(.pdf, 573.74 KB) (opens in new tab)