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Course by Yeap Ban Har | July 2016

Course in Singapore Marshall Cavendish Education half-day course for about 100 local teachers using Shaping Maths and My Pals Are Here on differentiated instruction. This is to be held on 7 July at a local hotel. The invitation has been  sent to all Singapore schools. Summer Courses in US SMARTTraining | Scortsdale AZ I am teaching on one (July 11) of the four days. 11.12.13.14 July Math Plus | Kansas City I will be teaching at this conference organised by Greg Tang. Register at gregtang.com 12.13.14 July  And this is a smaller institute in Seattle I will co-teach with Greg later in the summer. SDE Singapore Math Strategies National Conference | Las Vegas I will be at that conference on July 21-22. Math in Focus Institute | Chicago I will be teaching on July 19-20. Enquire with your MiF representatives. Making Math Matters by Blue Springs School District | KansasCity  I am presenting a keynote and several breakout sessions at this conference with other speakers on July 15. Las Vegas I

Courses by Yeap Ban Har | January 2016

Borough Market in London. I will be teaching in London later in January. 8th Jan | Chiangmai, Thailand I ran a one-day workshop on reporting research in mathematics education for graduate students of Faculty of Education in Chiangmai University. It was attended by about thirty graduate students from two cohorts. Reporting Research in Mathematics Education for Graduate Students Venue | Chiangmai University 9th Jan | Bangkok, Thailand I provided training for a group of owners of a group of enrichment learning centres and their teachers. We had about 40 participants for this customised course. Slides are available. Fundamentals of Teaching Primary Mathematics   Venue | Viva Garden Hotel 16th January | Surabaya, Indonesia A one-day professional development for teachers in a school in Surabaya that uses New Syllabus Primary Mathematics. Jointly organised by Shinglee Publishers Singapore and Pelangi Indonesia. This is standard one-day course where I focus on theoretical underpinnings of good

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | November & December

U5.6 November New Rochelle I am wrapping up my year with this institute by 3R Teacher Training. This is a new institute that follows Danbury and Peabody Sessions earlier this year. Contact 3R Teacher Training 7 November Kansas City Blue Springs School District is having their one-day follow up session - this is part of a funded project with Greg Tang. 9.10 November  North Wilkesboro Elementary School is having me in their school for two days. This is my second visit. On the first day, representatives from thirteen elementary schools in the district Wilkes County Schools will attend. 11 November  Math in Focus Institute in California. Andy Clark and I are presenting at this institute. 12.13 November I will run a two-day session for SDE at an elementary school in Hawaii. 17 November Bangkok Learning Tree and Shinglee Publishers present a primary school workshop in the Thai capital. The week after I will be at WALS in Khon Kaen. Other than various duties at WALS including one at Expert Se

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | October 2015

3 Oct Jakarta Mentari Books and Shinglee Publishers are organizing a one-day institute for schools using New Syllabus Mathematics NSM which I am a consultant to. This is for secondary teachers and contact Mentari Books Indonesia for details. Slides  https://m.facebook.com/banhar.yeap/albums/10152461147845975/?ref=bookmarks 5 Oct London A new one-day course for secondary teachers on teaching through problem solving. 6.7.8 Oct Manchester Three-day signature course by Maths - No Problem! will be in Manchester. This course has been attended by close to 1000 teachers in England since its launch. This is for primary teachers. Contact Maths - No Problem! website for registration. 9 Oct Manchester A one-day conference by Maths - No Problem! 12.13.14 Oct London Three-day course, like the one in Manchester a week before, in London.  19.20.21 Oct Phnom Penh  I will be visiting Northbridge International School Cambodia. This is my third visit. 26.27.28 Oct Düsseldorf  I will be visiting Internatio

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | September 2015

3.4.5 Sep Jakarta I will visit Bina Bangsa School Indonesia for my twice to three times a year professional development and consultation with the school. I have been doing this with this collection of schools in Jakarta, Semarang, Bandung and Malang. It is an Indonesian school that adopts Singapore's curriculum. Typically, we have workshops, lesson study by teams of teachers and consultancy meetings. 8.9.10.11 Sep Helsinki Leaders from Pathlight School and ARC will be on a study visit to Finland. I look forward to joining my colleagues to learn more about making the learning journey a transformational one for our students.   14.15.16 Sep Seoul I have now been to Seoul Foreign School several times. The next trip is scheduled for 14-16 Sep. 21.22 Sep Brunei I will visit schools to observe and evaluate the progress of teachers who have participated in MCI's courses the last two years.   26 Sep Manila There will be a one-day course on Teaching Fractions for Problem

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | August 2015

3.4.5.6 Aug Brunei Advanced Institute for teachers in Brunei. This is part of MCI's work with MOE Brunei. I will travel to Brunei with three other lecturers from MCI. This week they spend two days on Course 1 - Teaching through Problem Solving and Course 2 - Formative Assessment and Practice.The teachers retuned the week after for two more day courses on other topics. Each teacher will complete four days of professional development with MCI this month. This course is for selected teachers in Brunei. 11.12.13 Aug Worcester MA MCI is organizing three summer institutes with various university this year. I am teaching at Worcester State University. I have done this one several times now. Register at Marshall Cavendish Education's website. 14 Aug Martha's Vineyard I look forward to visiting West Tisbury Elementary School at Martha's Vineyard after WSU's course. 18 Aug Kuala Lumpur I will be in Kuala Lumpur for a day to train a group of secondary teachers

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | July 2015

In July, I am teaching a course in London. Check with www.mathsnoproblem.com for details for a three-day course 1.2.3 July 2015. This course is sold out.   I am also teaching on two (8.9 Jul) of the four days at SDE's National Conference on Singapore Math Strategies in Las Vegas NV. The two days, taken in total examines teaching of different lesson types from basic concept lesson to drill-and-practice lessons to application lessons using anchors tasks. We also did some advanced bar models plus assessment and a half-day course on fractions.   On 10 Jul, I present three lectures on Anchor Tasks at a three-day conference by Singapore Math Training in Scottsdale, AZ.  See Singapore Math Training Website . On 20 July, I will deliver a keynote Helping Students Learn Mathematics:  The Why and How of Singapore Math at Great Hearts Academies in Phoenix, AZ. Title:  Helping Students Learn Mathematics:  The What and  How of Singapore Math  The Singapore Mathematics approac

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | June 2015

2 June Keming Primary School is having their now annual professional development with me. 3 June I will present a seminar at Singapore Early Childhood Education Symposium. It's titled Enhancing Pedagogy and Numeracy throughly PLC Lesson Study. Slides are available 4 June I will deliver a keynote lecture at Association for Mathematics Educators -Singapore Mathematical Society Conference 2015. See AME Website  for registration details. 8.9.10.11.12.13 June Blake School near Minneapolis in MN is hosting grade-level professional development for teachers in the area. The courses are open to the public. We start we a Grade 1 Institute on Monday and work our way to Grade 6 Institute on Saturday. This could well be the only grade-specific Singapore Mathematics institute in the US. Contact Singapore Mathematics Teacher Institute at Blake  for registration. 15.16.17.18.19.20 June M4thodoloy - a math institute by the beach. Jacksonville FL. Contact Sarah Schaeffer

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | May 2015

4.5.6.7 May I will teach Master Teacher Development Programme in Brunei. This is organized by Ministry of Education Brunei and run by MCI. This course is for master teachers in the country. My colleague a retired master teacher will share the course with me. 11 May  This is a one day seminar specially targeted at public school teachers but private school teachers are welcome too. This project was initiated by myself but the main organizing work is being done by Keys School Manila with Ateneo providing the venue and various organizations have stepped in to provide sponsorship. 12.13.14.15 May East Asian Regional Conference on Mathematics Education EARCOME7 is hosted by Cebu City. I am on the Advisory Committee and will play various roles in the conference. Workshop | Using Textbooks to Plan and Teach a Lesson Effectively? Dr Yeap Ban Har & Peggy Foo, Marshall Cavendish Institute, Singapore   What lesson structure and classroom practices lead to good l

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | April 2015

On Apr 1-2, I will be visiting Ridgefield School District in CT. On Mar 31, I will present to the parents at Veterans Park Elementary School  Auditorium 7-8:30 pm. I will meet Grade 3 (9-12 morning) and Grade 4 (1-4 afternoon) teachers on Apr 1. On Apr 2, I will be the keynote speaker at their Annual District Professional Development Day - Are We Future Ready? and runs workshop that afternoon (1-3 pm) for all elementary teachers. On 6, 7 and 8 I facilitate lesson study with three learning teams at Choa Chu Kang Primary School in Singapore. I teach a course on early numeracy for kindergarten teachers in Singapore. This course is organized by Early Childhood Development Agency in Singapore and conducted by Marshall Cavendish Institute. This is on 10 April at SMU. I am teaching a course in London on Apr 13. Two schools that use Singapore textbooks will attend. Aragon Primary School will host the event. On 14-15 April, I teach three classes in Three Bridges Primary School. The les

Schedule for Yeap Ban Har | March 2015

Danbury Session will be on 5.6 March 2015. See  3R PD Corner  for details. On top of this, I will visit four school districts in March. Mar 2-3: Weston Public Schools, CT Elementary School Kindergarten | Lesson on Numbers 80 to 100 Grade 2 | Lesson on Measurement Grade 3 | Put On Your Thinking Cap Lesson on Fractions Grade 4 | Lesson on Writing Decimals as Fractions Grade 5 | Bar Model Lesson on Fractions Middle School | Grade 8 Open Lesson based on Math in Focus Course 3 Section 6.3 | Linear and Non-Linear Models The lesson is used to embody the Singapore philosophy. The open lessons also shows one way of using the textbook  - how to make the anchor task more engaging, real-world, and student-centered. Differentiation for struggling learners will also be modeled. In the discussion, we will talk about the different ways to use anchor tasks given in textbooks, use, adapt, abandon. This school district emphasizes applied learning so anchor tasks grounded in real-w