Saturday, March 17, 2012

Coaching Children in Mathematics

I did one session with parents / tutors of Primary 3 / 4 children on geometry and area, perimeter. The class of 20 or so parents discussed how to help children learn to the point where core skills become habits. The two core skills discussed today are (1) reading word problems and (2) visualization.

Parents were introduced to the idea of CPA and using square tiles, tangrams and apps to develop visualization. Also the use of good questioning techniques.

We also discussed informal learning before structured learning and those before practice. It is pointless to practice if children have not learned what they are supposed to.

Finally we did one performance task.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

SINDA Teaching Whole Numbers Conceptually

This course for SINDA tutors is aprt of the 12-hour Teaching of Whole Numbers course.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Singapore Math Administrators Symposium at East Brunswick

Look out for MCI Worchester State University Second Singapore Math Institute in Worchester MA this summer - 27-27 July 2012. Yeap Ban Har and several other speakers will present at the institute. Contact yeapbanhar@gmail.com for details.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Singapore Math Administrators Symposium in Newark NJ

Look out for MCI Worchester State University Second Singapore Math Institute in Worchester MA this summer - 27-27 July 2012. Yeap Ban Har and several other speakers will present at the institute. Contact yeapbanhar@gmail.com for details.


This presentation was made in Newark.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Singapoe Math Institute White Plains

This are the presentation slides for both days.



Look out for MCI Worchester State University Second Singapore Math Institute in Worchester MA this summer - 27-27 July 2012. Yeap Ban Har and several other speakers will present at the institute. Contact yeapbanhar@gmail.com for details.