Dr. Jo Ann Netto Shek

Jo-Ann Netto-Shek is a teacher educator and works in the area of language learning and literacy education in school contexts. She is part of the English Language & Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Singapore and is the programme leader for the Diploma in Education programme and the English Language Curriculum Studies courses in the BA (Ed) (Primary) programme. Jo-Ann is also the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010 and the NIE Service award in 2013. This year, Jo-Ann won the ASEAN Collaboration Grant from Cambodia TESOL researching into how speaking is being taught in schools in order to prepare pupils as 21st century speakers. She is also the recipient of a Fulbright Research Grant that focuses on developing student teachers as effective teachers of writing by developing them as writers. Her research focus includes the use of technology to improve language teacher education outcomes which she developed through two NTU Edex grants.