About me

Chris Siew started his teaching career in 2003. Upon completing his teacher training at the National Institute of Education (Singapore), he was posted to a local primary school. During his six years at the school, he was involved in several ICT-related projects that aimed to enhance students’ learning experience with technology. The experience has sparked his interest in the area of education technology and has led him to pursue The Masters in Instructional Design and Technology from National Institute of Education (Singapore) in 2008. 

• During the course of the program, he has developed research interests in the following areas:
• Enhancing the students’ learning experience with technology.  
• Fostering students’ collaboration in the learning of mathematics in technology enhanced environments.
• The role of ICT in the development of higher order thinking skills.

Upon graduation, he joined the Educational Technology Division (ETD) and was involved in several HQ initiatives such as the FutureSchool@Singapore Programme and Propel-T (Prototyping Pedagogies for Learning with Technology) Project. These projects seek to cultivate a distinctive culture of innovation, experimentation with ICT and the translation of learning theories into practice with the aim of school wide implementation. During his time with ETD, he has also provided consultancy to schools in the area of ICT integration into the school curriculum, in particularly for mathematics education.

He is currently the Head of Department (ICT) at a local primary school. He plays an active role in spearheading the integration of ICT into teaching and learning. His current projects includes enhancing the Arts and Music education through the use of mobile devices (eg. iPads), developing higher order thinking for Mathematics via online discussion and developing critical thinking skills for Science using mind mapping ICT tools.

Chris is a passionate educator who believes that each child is an unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating environment in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is his mission as a educator to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invites a sharing of ideas. There are three elements that he believe are conducive to establishing such an environment : 

1. the teacher acting as a guide, 
2. allowing the child's natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, and 
3. promoting respect for all things and all people.

He can be reached via his email (siew163@gmail.com).