{"product_id":"empowered-educators-in-singapore-isbn-9781119369721","title":"Empowered Educators in Singapore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST PRACTICES FROM SINGAPORE'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e is one volume in a series that explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, \u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the country's rapid rise to educational excellence on a global scale and the national effort that drives it. Singaporean students routinely outperform their peers from around the world, placing first or second in international assessments, particularly in math and science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Singaporean students topped the league table for both the Programme in International Student Achievement (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). With educators around the world clamoring for the \"Singapore secret,\" the reality is that Singapore's excellence is the result of a 25-year drive to improve education through systemic, long-term and ongoing, consistent, and deliberative reform with an emphasis on teacher quality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book describes the interwoven strategies that merge context, quality, governance, and continual evolution into a consistently high-achieving student population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Sponsoring Organizations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Videos and Documents xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingapore: From “Who?” to “Who’s Who!” 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingapore in Brief: Background and Essential Information 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Singapore School System: Many Pathways, One Goal 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducational Governance and Policy Initiatives 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 1: A Clear Vision and Belief in the Centrality of Education for Every Individual, the Economy, and Nation Building 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 2: A Systemic Approach to Innovation, Reform, and Change 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 3: Investing in a High-Quality Teaching Force 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecruiting Quality 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerceptions of Teaching as a Career 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeacher Distribution across Schools 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing Quality 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticum and Field Experience 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 4: Developmental and Educative Appraisal for Ongoing Learning 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNurturing and Retaining Quality: Beginning Teacher Induction 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Learning and Recognition 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Learning beyond Induction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional Development along Differentiated Career Tracks 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheme 5: Learning System and Learning Profession 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview and Enhancement of Initial Teacher Preparation Programs: Maintaining Quality 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Clear Vision and Belief in the Centrality of Education 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Systemic Approach to Innovation, Reform, and Change 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding and Sustaining a High-Quality Teaching Workforce 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppraisal That Is Educative and Developmental 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Learning System and a Learning Profession 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Future Challenges and Directions 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 115\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. LIN GOODWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is the Evenden Professor of Education, and vice dean at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Her research focuses on teacher and teacher educator development, teachers' multicultural understandings, and international comparative analyses of education practice and policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEE-LING LOW\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Applied Linguistics and Teacher Learning and head of Strategic Planning \u0026amp; Academic Quality at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINDA DARLING-HAMMOND\u003c\/b\u003e is president of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST PRACTICES FROM SINGAPORE'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e is one volume in a series that explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, \u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpowered Educators in Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the country's rapid rise to educational excellence on a global scale and the national effort that drives it. 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