Learning from #uLead15: Pak Tee Ng

After attending a learning opportunity like #uLead15, there is an imperative to share the learning fully and quickly.  I am still travelling – not quite home from the event yet – so my first share is a Storify of the twitterfeed during Pak Tee Ng’s presentations.  I know you will be fascinated by his thinking, and I will expand on the learning once I arrive at home!

Thanks to Dr. Pak Tee Ng for being such an excellent educator in sharing his thinking with us over the past few days.  He was trending #2 in Canada at one point, which tells you just how popular his message was!

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International Leadership Learning at #uLead15: Pak Tee Ng//

International Leadership Learning at #uLead15: Pak Tee Ng

Some of the key learning from #uLead15 with Pak Tee Ng from Singapore

  1. Concern for our next generation should drive us, not international results like PISA -Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  2. #uLead15 Perspectives on Leadership-Pasi Sahlberg,Pak Tee Ng,HonGordonDirks,Illugi Gunnarson and Simon Breakspear.
  3. Pak Tee Ng – “PISA is important? Yes and no. Our children is what is most important.” #ulead15 #thereasonweteach
  4. We should be driven by our concern for the next generation not by #pisa results. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  5. From Pak Tee Ng – It is the future of our children that drives our inquiry. Just because PISA is good we should not stop improving #ulead15
  6. From Pak Tee Ng: PISA is just a measure. That is all that it is. #uLead15
  7. Pak Tee Ng “much more concerned about the education of our children… it is not about ranking, it is about education” #PISA #uLead15 #abed
  8. From Pak Tee Ng -> Back in the last century did someone say “20C skills” then we developed people accordingly? #uLead15 Why 21C skill?
  9. We didn’t focus on 20th century skills to get successfully to the 21st century – Pak Tee Ng of Singapore. #ulead15
  10. Can someone please get Pak Tee Ng a Twitter account. His message needs to be heard by all! @SimonBreakspear #ulead15
  11. Pak Tee Ng:The real question isn’t “How do we teach creativity?” Kids have creativity. It’s “How do we not kill it?” #ulead15
  12. Students have creativity! Our job is to tap into that, provide opportunity and not kill it! Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 http://t.co/7yMNM8U4Vk

    Students have creativity! Our job is to tap into that, provide opportunity and not kill it! Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 pic.twitter.com/7yMNM8U4Vk
  13. From Pak Tee Ng – #ulead Teachers are irreplaceable. Teaching is about impacting lives. Teaching is about modelling.
  14. Pak Tee Ng: From quotable quotes to tweetable tweets: How quickly our world is changing #ulead15 @albertateachers @HargreavesBC @philmcrae
  15. A tweetable tweet is modern quotable quote! Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  16. It takes an expert teacher to know what is important and not important -Pak Tee Ng. #ulead2015
  17. Teaching is about impacting lives- lives impacting lives- relationships and love #ulead15 @SimonBreakspear Pak Tee Ng
  18. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 Is learning a task or a joy?When it is a joy, we do better. @shareski
  19. Pak Tee Ng: (from Confucius) Is it not a JOY to learn? In some of today’s rooms, Is it not a task? #ulead15
  20. Pak Tee Ng says learning should be joyful instead of being a chore or task. #uLead15
  21. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 We are making kids who are becoming more tolerant of boredom!!
  22. There is great joy in learning! If we could make this our culture we would be successful educators and leaders. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  23. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 Kids are like a homing device for interesting things. What if there is nothing out there? Let’s all teach better
  24. Pak Tee Ng We turn on our radar to look for something interesting – then they are engaged. Son’t let students find nothing. #ulead15
  25. #ulead15 Kick boredom out of your classroom…be an interesting T. Change things up, teach w/ passion. Pak Tee Ng thx 4 modelling this!
  26. Packed room for Pak Tee Ng in concurrent session. He could sell out the main hall after his panel talk. @SimonBreakspear #ulead15
  27. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15: Why what and how of teaching – at the teacher level. At the student level we want students who love learning.
  28. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 – Move students from an ability to do exam questions to understanding, application and appreciation.
  29. Pak Tee NG quality is teaching for understanding and appreciation #ulead15
  30. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 Instead of just being able to do stuff, we need to understand stuff.
  31. Let's not focus on debt- focus on quality - higher levels of on task learning Pak Tee Ng #Ulead15 http://t.co/2sYI0Wfxpc

    Let’s not focus on debt- focus on quality – higher levels of on task learning Pak Tee Ng #Ulead15 pic.twitter.com/2sYI0Wfxpc
  32. Essence of teach less learn more in Singapore...shifting from quantity to quality. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 http://t.co/OVBbg6Hk5n

    Essence of teach less learn more in Singapore…shifting from quantity to quality. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 pic.twitter.com/OVBbg6Hk5n
  33. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 As a country, getting the answer is NOT good enough. The thinking, understanding and appreciation is important.
  34. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 Being really good at not knowing what you are doing is very dangerous.
  35. Pak Tee Ng: very dangerous to be real good doing something you dont understand 🙂 #uLead15
  36. If we focus on understanding how students learn, then students will learn more and better. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  37. Pak Tee Ng: we should challange our own mindset about how to teach. Do not kill childrens creativity #uLead15
  38. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 We don’t need a drama club! We naturally dramatize things. Just don’t kill this!
  39. Pak Tee Ng speaking reminds me of Reggio Emilio approach- children have 100 language, we take 99 away from them #uLead15
  40. Try not to kill student creativity thru schooling- Pak Tee Ng #Ulead15 When students are young they ask Qs Play is an act of creativity-
  41. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 PLAY! (we call it collaborative learning, cooperative learning, values education, drama class, storytelling)
  42. Must “Challenge our thinking regarding what effective teaching methods are”-Pak Tee Ng Sounds like a job for #instructionalcoaching #ulead15
  43. Pak Tee Ng The ability to get the right answer – but not know why – is not good enough. Changing pedagogy in Singapore #ulead15
  44. Pak Tee Ng: Its not just “play”… It’s living a created narrative, problem solving, collaboration, ethics education, and more! #ulead15
  45. Implicit in all children is cooperation, collaboration, imagination, curiosity, creativity, ethics. Pak Tee Ng #ulead
  46. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 Kids are all the things we say they should be when they arrive, then they do school & they lose it all. Why?
  47. As adults we get so schooled in adulthood that we forget childhood. Play is important! -Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 #hs4
  48. Pak Tee Ng Singapore challenge — Don’t kill creativity through schooling. #ulead15 #psd70 #muirlake
  49. "We have gotten so schooled into adulthood we have forgotten childhood. Learn from children" #ulead15 Pak Tee Ng http://t.co/tGfBaJvLaK

    “We have gotten so schooled into adulthood we have forgotten childhood. Learn from children” #ulead15 Pak Tee Ng pic.twitter.com/tGfBaJvLaK
  50. Teach less doesn’t say teach nothing. Concentrate on what’s important. Facilitate when appropriate. – Pak Tee Ng. #ulead15
  51. "Teachers need to be good teachers first and then they can be better facilitators" Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 http://t.co/bV4ouqeqiY

    “Teachers need to be good teachers first and then they can be better facilitators” Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 pic.twitter.com/bV4ouqeqiY
  52. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 Teach less learn more is not teach nothing! Concentrate on important. You can’t facilitate everything!
  53. #ulead15 Pak Tee Ng. Our teaching is sometimes is delivered regardless of our students. Like a dr prescribing 2 aspirin for all ailments
  54. Pedagogy is an integrated concept that makes it important to tailor learning to students. – Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  55. More teaching and more of the same teaching is not the solution to a learning problem. – Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  56. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 Conscientious teachers wear themselves out in the teach more learn less model.
  57. #ulead15 The same methodology for all disregards the learner – like a physician prescribing the same cure for every patient. Pak Tee Ng
  58. Pak Tee Ng – The professionalism of teaching is “that we know how people learn”. #ulead15
  59. Pak Tee Ng – methodology must not be regardless of children. No two aspirin three times a day approach for every child! #ulead15
  60. Traditional model. Prepare food and feed. Prepare info (units, lessons) feed child Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 http://t.co/f1Mqv0eQHF

    Traditional model. Prepare food and feed. Prepare info (units, lessons) feed child Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 pic.twitter.com/f1Mqv0eQHF
  61. From Pak Tee Ng #uLead15 The people with extensive formal education are not always the most creative teachers.
  62. #ulead15 Twitter name for Pak Tee Ng? How about @Mr.PakTee ...PITY THE FOOL who teaches more! http://t.co/o75At8ErtV

    #ulead15 Twitter name for Pak Tee Ng? How about @mr.PakTee …PITY THE FOOL who teaches more! pic.twitter.com/o75At8ErtV
  63. This guy is the star of #ulead15 and I totally interrupted him in the lobby to get a selfie with him. (Pak Tee Ng) http://t.co/Tr70IJGiqd

    This guy is the star of #ulead15 and I totally interrupted him in the lobby to get a selfie with him. (Pak Tee Ng) pic.twitter.com/Tr70IJGiqd
  64. Mr Pak Tee Ng: Closing Keynote The Paradoxical Policy of "Teach Less Learn More" in Singapore #uLead15 #vsblearns http://t.co/GJR5AMLYfp

    Mr Pak Tee Ng: Closing Keynote The Paradoxical Policy of “Teach Less Learn More” in Singapore #uLead15 #vsblearns pic.twitter.com/GJR5AMLYfp
  65. Practice is not wrong. By itself, it is insufficient. – Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  66. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 We can and should learn from others, but we should be mindful of contextual differences.
  67. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 The ticket to success now will not be the ticket to success in the future.
  68. Change from a position of strength rather than a position of desperation. – Pak Tee Ng #ulead #ecsrd
  69. Lessons from Singapore and Pak Tee Ng: Education is an investment, NOT an expenditure.
  70. #ulead15  @gordondirks Pak Tee Ng has a good point.  In times of econ downturn, it is prudent to invest in education. http://t.co/6562SHQfex

    #ulead15 @gordondirks Pak Tee Ng has a good point. In times of econ downturn, it is prudent to invest in education. pic.twitter.com/6562SHQfex
  71. Mr Pak Tee Ng Teach Less, but Teach WELL...LEARN MORE Move from Quantity to Quality #uLead15 #vsblearns http://t.co/6FLQ0xq5TN

    Mr Pak Tee Ng Teach Less, but Teach WELL…LEARN MORE Move from Quantity to Quality #uLead15 #vsblearns pic.twitter.com/6FLQ0xq5TN
  72. More of the same teaching that didn’t work the first time is not exactly the way to inspire learning. – Pak Tee Ng #ulead15
  73. Dr. Pak Tee Ng: Teaching is the ultimate form of ‘Pay it Forward’.
    #ulead15 #regteach
  74. More of the same teaching is not the way to inspire learning – wise words from Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 #TeachLessLearnMore
  75. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 “One day, my hope is that you will do this better than I.” This is a teacher.
  76. Dive, dive, dive. RT @amdesb: Pak Tee Ng – Teach less, Learn more – move from quantity to quality.
    #ulead15 #gppsd
  77. Everybody deserves a good future! One failing school is one school too many. Pak Tee Ng#ulead15
  78. Pak Tee Ng: In Singapore, we don’t have a policy called ‘No Child Left Behind’, we just practice it, that’s all. #ulead15
  79. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 It is about having courage to change. We need the courage to put away the ladder while we are on it. @RonCanuel 🙂
  80. Dr. Pak Tee Ng : “take responsible calculated risks, be careful… our children are real people.” #ulead15
  81. From Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 Educational change is about people thinking carefully and then having the courage to make decisions to move forward
  82. Loud and clear theme between @dennisshirley @pasi_sahlberg and Pak Tee Ng of the importance of being human, love, and tenacity #ulead15
  83. MT @KenSampson1: Tenacity – think long term, think deeply, then bight the bullet. Pak Tee Ng. #ulead15 #abed
  84. Pak Tee Ng: “Despite it all, shall we go on?” Courage and tenacity from teachers to continue on despite being out of comfort zones.
    #ulead15
  85. "Education is the human enterprise of paying it forward" Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 BEAUTIFUL #abed #epsb @SimonBreakspear http://t.co/h5IVDUKDbh

    “Education is the human enterprise of paying it forward” Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 BEAUTIFUL #abed #epsb @SimonBreakspear pic.twitter.com/h5IVDUKDbh
  86. Finally!!! Thank you Pak Tee Ng! Word Courage was openly stated. Folks the blunt truth is that No Courage means No Change #ulead15 #edchat
  87. @JRStrum: And with a Teacher’s heart beat there shall be hope for all children #ulead15 Pak Tee Ng’s closing thoughts.” Love this!
  88. #KCA #VoteJKT48ID thescamdog: In Singapore, education is an investment, not an expenditure. Invest more when times are tough. – Pak Tee Ng …
  89. RT: “@philmcrae: "Education is the human enterprise of paying it forward" Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 BEAUTIFUL #abed #hs4  http://t.co/AZe3olcxEX”

    RT: “@philmcrae: “Education is the human enterprise of paying it forward” Pak Tee Ng #ulead15 BEAUTIFUL #abed #hs4 pic.twitter.com/AZe3olcxEX
  90. #KCA #VoteJKT48ID MarkATAPres: We must spend prudently. In good times or bad investment in education must remain stable. Pak Tee Ng #ulead15

 

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