OER Researchers Present at MOE Citizenship and Character Education Networked Learning Community Webinar Series

Dr Imelda Caleon, Asst Dean (Partnerships), Programme Director of the Lifelong Learning, Cognition and Well-Being Research Programme, and Senior Research Scientist at the Office of Education Research (OER), and Dr Munirah Shaik Kadir, OER Research Scientist (Lecturer), were invited by the Gifted Education Brach, Curriculum Planning & Development Division in the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) to speak at their Citizenship and Character Education Networked Learning Community webinar series on “Building Strengths, Developing Potential”. This webinar series featured experts and practitioners who shared on ideas about how educators can help students to build on strengths, empower them to do what they do best, and maximise their potential.

On 26 June 2020, Dr Caleon presented on “Strengths-based Education: Discovering, Cultivating and Harnessing Psychological Strengths to Promote Flourishing”. Dr Kadir joined as a guest presenter and shared on strengths-based interventions for high-ability learners. The session was attended by more than 60 participants, which included teachers of gifted and high-ability learners and MOE officers, and was facilitated by Mr Edwin Lim, Lead Teacher, Hwa Chong Institution (College Section) and Mr David Kwek, Senior Specialist (Gifted Education), Gifted Education Branch, Curriculum Planning & Development Division, MOE.