This is an introduction to lesson study. It has been conducted at various schools including primary school such as Da Qiao Primary and Compassvale Primary, schools cluster such as S1 Schools Cluster at Jingshan Primary School and secondary school such as Jurong West Secondary School. Minsitry of Education (Training and Development Division) is organizing this course on 9 July 2010. Two courses on more specific aspects of lesson study are planned for 27-28 July (primary) and 29-30 (secondary). See TRAISI for registration details.
The slides will be available shortly.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Seminar for Parents
How to Ace PSLE Maths
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In Singapore, the PSLE is an important examination and parents are interested to know more about the examination.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Rye City School District
I spent a day doing presentations on word problems and teaching of fractions to grades four, five and six teachers from schools in Rye City School District.
Rye Fractions
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Rye Bar Model
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Dobbs Ferry School District
The Dobbs Ferry School District consists of three schools: Dobbs Ferry High School, Dobbs Ferry Middle School and Springhurst Elementary School. It is located in the quiet hamlet of Dobbs Ferry, NY, just 20 miles north of New York City. I visited Springhurst for a day and taught three classes, made a presentation on mathematics teaching to the teachers, and talked about the math program in the school to the parents.
Grade 5 Lesson
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Scarsdale Teachers Institute
This set of slides document the content of the weekend course on the use of anchor problems in enhancing teaching and learning of mathematics.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
SingaporeMath in Action
Based on teacher education program in Singapore, about 90 Filipino educators made up the first class of Singapore Math in Action. Slides from four sessions are available here. The next Singapore Math in Action is scheduled for 24-25 September 2010.
For participants of the first class, these are the readings that you should complete to deepen your learning:
Read http://www.simplypsychology.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bruner.html for Bruner`s ideas
Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner also for Bruner. There is a link to Spiral Curriculum
Read http://www.skemp.org.uk/ for Skemp`s idea on understanding. This is his website and the paper on relational and instrumental understanding is found under the section titled Papers.
Read http://www.zoltandienes.com/ for Dienes` six-stage theory. And try to locate some reading, books or on-line, about perceptual and mathematical variability.
For participants who want to have a documentation of their learning beyond the certificate each has received, you are invited to submit something that you have tried out in your own classrooms based on Singapore Math in Action that you have attended. Details are in the e-mail sent to all participants of the course.
Questions posted at the seminar are found at www.askbanhar.blogspot.com
This session is on mathematical problem solving.
This session is on all things related to fractions.
For participants of the first class, these are the readings that you should complete to deepen your learning:
Read http://www.simplypsychology.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bruner.html for Bruner`s ideas
Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner also for Bruner. There is a link to Spiral Curriculum
Read http://www.skemp.org.uk/ for Skemp`s idea on understanding. This is his website and the paper on relational and instrumental understanding is found under the section titled Papers.
Read http://www.zoltandienes.com/ for Dienes` six-stage theory. And try to locate some reading, books or on-line, about perceptual and mathematical variability.
For participants who want to have a documentation of their learning beyond the certificate each has received, you are invited to submit something that you have tried out in your own classrooms based on Singapore Math in Action that you have attended. Details are in the e-mail sent to all participants of the course.
SingaporeMath in Action 1
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Questions posted at the seminar are found at www.askbanhar.blogspot.com
SingaporeMath in Action 2
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This session is on mathematical problem solving.
SingaporeMath in Action 3
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This session is on all things related to fractions.
SingaporeMath in Action 4
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