About the Webinar

As schools increasingly adopt online professional development (PD) models, a persistent challenge remains: how to ensure that such initiatives lead to meaningful and sustained changes in classroom practice. This webinar examines how online professional development, when intentionally designed around Lesson Study, can strengthen teachers’ capacity to implement differentiated instruction effectively in authentic classroom contexts.

Drawing on research-informed practice and real-world school contexts, the session explores how collaborative lesson planning, observation, reflection, and refinement can be successfully adapted to an online PD environment. Participants will gain practical insights into how Lesson Study structures support deeper pedagogical dialogue, evidence-informed decision-making, and responsiveness to diverse learner needs—despite physical distance.

The webinar highlights key design principles for effective online PD, including sustained collaboration, purposeful facilitation, and alignment between professional learning goals and classroom implementation. Practical examples illustrate how online Lesson Study cycles can enhance teacher practice, promote instructional coherence, and lead to more intentional differentiation in teaching and learning.

This session is designed for teachers, instructional leaders, school leaders, and PD designers seeking to move beyond one-off online workshops towards collaborative, practice-based professional learning that delivers tangible classroom impact.

Key Takeaway

Collaborative School Planning
Research Informed Practice
Online Professional Development

Date: 26 Feb 2026
Time: 3pm - 4.30pm (+8 GMT)
Platform: Zoom
FREE

Our Speakers

Dr. Charles Chew

Charles has worked 36 years in the Singapore Education service, where he served as Head of Science, Vice Principal of a school, Senior Lecturer at NIE and Principal Master Teacher at the Academy of Singapore Teachers. Charles is also an avid writer, an author and currently Principal Consultant with Marshall Cavendish. For his valuable contributions rendered to the field of education both locally and overseas, Charles was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) by the President of Singapore in 2012.

Dr. Charles Chew

Mr. Abdul Mannan was appointed Senior Vice President (Education) in January 2025, overseeing the academic domains of School Excellence, Education Pathways, Staff Qualification and Development, and Active & Holistic Learning in Sing-Ed. He joined Sing-Ed as Senior Vice President on March 1, 2022, initially overseeing campuses in Malaysia and Thailand. Prior to this, he served as Cluster Superintendent, managing 13 schools, including primary schools, secondary schools, and a junior college. Before that, he was the Principal of Ang Mo Kio Secondary School. Mr. Mannan holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) and a Master’s in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration.

He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Science Teachers Association of Singapore and the Vice-President of the Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also served as a Board Member of the Academy of Principals, Singapore, and as a Council Member for the Singapore National Academy of Science.