What does it mean to be a teacher? These slides aim to explain what does it mean to be a teacher in Singapore from a perspective from a teacher-to-be while reflecting the viewpoints of the ministry as well as contrarians.

1. What does it mean to
be a Teacher in
Singapore?
Topic 5

2. Overview
MOE Mission
Statement
Activity 1
Activity 2

3. EPMS
MOE Vision
Activity 3
End

4. Activity
Take out a piece of paper
1
Write down the answer to this question individually
Fold it and place in the middle of table.

5. “What do you think it means to be a
teacher in the Singapore context?”

6. Activity
Form four groups
Each group will assume a role
Parents
MOE
Students
Other Teachers
2
As a group, discuss what being a teacher means to each
stakeholder (aka expectations).
Write your responses on the board.

7. Discussion Time

8. MOE Mission
Statement

9. The mission of the Education Service
is to mould the future of the nation,
by moulding the people who will
determine the future of the nation.

10. The Service will
Provide a
balanced and
well-rounded
education
Develop them to
their full
potential
Nurture them
into good citizens

11. 1997
The Ministry of Education's vision of
Thinking Schools,
Learning Nation"
"
(TSLN)

12. Thinking Schools,
Learning Nation"
"

13. Outcome
1.Thinking
2.Committed
3.Life-long Learning

14. Stay Rooted
Reach for the Sky

15. 以身作则
To set an example or to serve as a role model

16. Thinking schools will
1. Be learning organisations in every sense,
2. Challenge assumptions constantly
3. Seek better ways of doing things through
Participation
Creativity
Innovation

17. National
Culture
Lifelong
Learning
Social
Environment

18. Goal
Aka Assumption
Tolerance for Change

19. Activity
3
Each group can relook at what they have written.
Discuss whether their interpretation match what MOE
wants and how similar or different it is.

20. 2001
“Education Service Professional
Development and Career Plan” (Edu-Pac)

21. EPMS
Enhanced Performance Management System

22. “Our current performance management system is a
rigorous one, but with the introduction of the three
career tracks - namely the Teaching, Specialist and
Leadership Tracks - we need a system that could better
distinguish the different competencies that are essential
for success in each of the three tracks.”
Education Minister, Teo Chee Hean (2002)

23. A competency-based performance management system
that spells out
Knowledge
requirements
Skills
requirements
Professional
characteristics
appropriate for each of the three career tracks.

24. Leadership
Track
Provides opportunity
for teachers to take
on leadership
positions in schools
and the Ministry’s
headquarters
Teaching Track Senior
Specialist
Track
Allows teachers to
remain in the
classroom and advance
to a new pinnacle level
of a Master Teacher
“strong core of
specialists with deep
knowledge and skills
in specific areas in
education that will
break new ground and
keep Singapore at the
leading edge”
Teo (2001)

26. Clarity

27. Appraisal of officers under the enhanced system will be
more customised to the role they play.

28. • Ability to nurture
the whole child
Teachers
• Ability to provide
visionary
leadership
School
Leaders
• Help their
supervisees
develop into
better teachers
and leaders
Supervisor

29. Contrarian Voice

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31. Discussion Time

32. Summary

33. You
EPMS
MOE
Performance
Mission
Statement
Support
Buy-in

34. You
EPMS
No Buy-in
MOE
Performance
Change
Behaviour
Mission
Statement
Support
$

35. Overview
$
MOE
Change
behaviour
Support
Buy-in
You
Mission
Statement
Performance
EPMS
No Buy-in

36. Where are you?

37. One more thing

38. When the going gets tough,
the tough gets going.