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East Asian Regional Conference on Mathematics Education (EARCOME6), Phuket, Thailand, 17-22 March 2013

I will conducted an invited workshop on using textbooks. Participants will learn to use textbooks to plan problem-based lessons and in doing lesson study. I also deliver a short lecture on lesson study and participate in the post-lesson discussion for a Grade 1 lesson. EARCOME 6 from Jimmy Keng EARCOME6 Website This is the program. EARCOME6 Program from Jimmy Keng

UNISA Research Study on Mathematics Teacher Professional Development Program, Pretoria, South Africa, 4-6 March 2013

Analyses of Mathematics Teacher Professional Development Programs in Selected Developed and Developing Countries: Insights for Quality Mathematics Instruction in Sub-Saharan African Countries (Math-TPDP). This project is by University of South Africa (UNISA)'s newly-formed Department of Mathematics Education. It was held in Leopard Lodge, on the outskirts of Pretoria. Leopard Lodge - venue of research meeting Prof Luckson M. Kaino as a leader of the research study welcomed the researchers. Prof M. G. Ngoepe (Chair of Department) gave an overview of the newly-formed department. Prof El Yacoubi (Morocco) and Prof Kasanda (Namibia) presented overviews of teacher education and professional development programmes in their respective countries. As of 2010, all teacher preparation programmes came under one university (University of Namibia). This is like the case of Singapore. At the moment, it does not offer any teacher professional development programme. This is unlike Sin