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Course synopsis

Learning science involves much more than memorizing facts and concepts. It can be greatly enhanced through dialogical approaches where teachers and pupils are engaged in explaining, reasoning, and arguing scientifically. Participants will be introduced to various dialogic teaching strategies to practice in their own classrooms. Through reviewing and reflecting on their own teaching, teachers will be able to promote classroom interactions that are more dialogic in nature.

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Objective
Upon completion of this course, participants would be able to:

  1. Distinguish between scientific explanations and scientific arguments

  2. Learn various guiding principles and strategies associated with dialogic teaching

  3. Plan and enact lessons that are consistent with dialogic teaching

  4. Identify/notice instances of dialogic talk in classrooms

  5. Critique the effectiveness of fostering dialogic talk in local classrooms

Outline
1. Course overview 
2. Understanding dialogic talk
3. Scientific explanation and argument 
4. Guiding principles and strategies for dialogic talk in primary science classrooms (Part 1)
5. Guiding principles and strategies for dialogic talk in primary science classrooms (Part 2)
6. Noticing dialogic talk in science classrooms 
7. Construction of dialogic talk lesson plan 
8. Feedback on lesson plan 
9. Lesson enactment and reflection (part 1)
10. Lesson enactment and reflection (part 2) 
11. Sharing of reflection on enacted dialogic talk lesson and peer feedback on reflection (part 1)
12. Sharing of reflection on enacted dialogic talk lesson and peer feedback on reflection (part 2)

Course fee
MOE Educators*Non-MOE Educators**
Full course feeS$260.00S$1,430.00
Nett course feeS$260.00S$1,430.00
9% GST on nett course feeS$23.40S$128.70
Copyright feeS$1.09S$1.09
Total nett course fee payable, including GST and copyright feeS$284.49S$1,559.79

*MOE Educators include MOE & Direct Hire Staff from Independent, Specialised Independent and Specialised Schools.

**Non-MOE educators refer to those from SSP, SOTA, polytechnics, ITE, LASALLE, NAFA, University of the Arts Singapore, government-affiliated educational institutes, and autonomous universities.

Pre-requisite
The course is for current primary school teachers who hold either a
a. Diploma in Education (Dip Ed) OR
b. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from NIE or equivalent.

Applicants will need to have at least 2 years of teaching experience in the subject.

Who should attend
All primary science educators.

Overview

Duration:

26 hours

Course date(s):

15 Aug 2025 - 21 Nov 2025

(Closing date: 14 Jul 2025)

Subject:
Science Education

Who should attend:

All primary science educators.

Instructor(s):
Assoc Prof Lee Yew Jin
Asst Prof Ong Yann Shiou

Enquiries:

Nur Shafiqah Binte Raihan

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