About TCEF2023

Teachers’ Conference and ExCEL Fest (TCEF) is the apex conference for Singapore teachers to affirm and celebrate the spirit of professional learning amongst teachers. Held biennially since 2001, Teachers’ Conference and ExCEL Fest 2023 (TCEF2023) will be our first edition that takes a blended format.

Over the years, the Teachers’ Conference has incorporated the MOE Innergy and Outstanding Innovation Awards Ceremony, the MOE ExCEL Fest, the Conference for the Co-Curriculum, and the International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology. TCEF2023 now brings the Arts Education Conference (AEC), the ELIS Conference (ELISC) and the Physical and Sports Education Conference (PSEC) together as one.

The conference aims to bring local educators together to learn, to connect and to engage with thought leaders and practitioners, as we explore possibilities for the future of teaching and learning. The theme of TCEF2023 is ‘Ignite Imagination. Empower Communities. Transform Practice’. It reinforces our fraternity’s emphasis on lifelong learning and supports us to continually deepen our beliefs, better understand our students, and further strengthen our classroom practice to nurture future-ready learners.

Programme Outline

Conference Day 1 Programme
Time	Programme
7:45 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Opening Segment Welcome Remarks by Director-General of Education Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour, Minister for Education Launch of Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship Education MOE Innovation Awards Ceremony
10:30 a.m.	Tea Break
11:00 a.m.	Keynote Address 1 Educating Learners for Their Future, Not Our Past by Mr Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, OECD
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.	Learning Journeys	Masterclasses	Synchronous Session 1
3:00 p.m.			Tea Break
3:30 p.m.			Synchronous Session 2
5:00 p.m.	End of Day 1 Programme

Conference Day 2 Programme
Time	Programme
9:00 a.m.	Learning Journeys	Masterclasses	Synchronous Session 3
10:30 a.m.			Tea Break
11:00 a.m.			Synchronous Session 4
12:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
2:00 p.m.	Learning Journeys	Synchronous Session 5
3:30 p.m.		Tea Break
4:00 p.m.		Keynote Address 2 Teachers as Collaborative Designers of Learning by Prof Diana Laurillard, Professor of Learning with Digital Technology, University College London
5:00 p.m.	End of Day 2 Programme

Conference Day 3 Programme
Time	Programme
9:00 a.m.	Learning Journeys	Keynote Address 3 Learning Character Through the Ethos of the School: A Critical Reflection by Prof James Arthur, Director of The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues University of Birmingham
10:00 a.m.		Tea Break
10:30 a.m.		Synchronous Session 6
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.	Synchronous Session 7
3:00 p.m.	Tea Break
3:30 p.m.	Closing Address by Deputy Director-General of Education (Professional Development)
4:00 p.m.	End of Day 3 Programme