dr yeap ban har

With only half of the teachers in primary schools having undergraduate degrees and a negligible number with a mathematics degree, bold actions are necessary to ensure tha a high-quality instruction is available to the majority of the students. This session shows how a coherent, dynamic framework is essential to achieve the desired educational goals.

epiSTEME - 4: Fourth international conference to review research on Science, TEchnology and Mathematics Education Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai, India, January 5-9, 2011 http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme4 CERME 2011 - Conference of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Rzeszow, Poland, February 9-13, 2011 XIII CIAEM — Inter-American Conference on Mathematics Education Recife, Brasil, June 26-30, 2011. http://www.ciaem-iacme.org/ ICTMT10 - 10th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching University of Portsmouth, July 5-8, 2011 http://www.ictmt10.org/ PME 35 - CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Ankara, Turkey, July 10-15, 2011 SEMT 11 - SYMPOSIUM ON ELEMENTARY MATHS TEACHING Prague, Czech Republic, August 21-26, 2011 http://kmdm.pedf.cuni.cz/Default.aspx?PorZobr=7&PolozkaID=-1&ClanekID=267 ICMI Study 21 Conference São Paulo, Brazil, September 16-20, 2011 http://www.icmi-21...

NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition Mathematics Problems from Primary Schools in Singapore (by SingaporeMath.com) I used problems from the Primary Mathematics (Standards Edition) in this sessions to discuss the different roles of problems. Making Connections: Problems from Singapore Classrooms I used problems from textbooks, national examination (PSLE) and teacher-created problems as well as problems from lesson study to show the kind of problems typical in the Singapore classrooms. Panel Does Singapore Mathematics Enhance Student Learning in the United States? I did the introduction to this panel presentation by describing selected aspects of mathematics teaching and learning in Singapore. Special Event What's The Theory Behind Singapore Math? This session for teachers in California helped teachers understand the theoretical undepinning of Singapore Math - plus they get to see a video of problem solving in a Grade 1 class and solve some PSLE problems themselves. The presentations a...

National Conference on Singapore Math Strategies is the third one held on an annual basis. Always in the exciting Las Vegas. It is my second time teaching at this institute. This year a colleague who used to teach at the NIE, Dr Douglas Edge, presented at the conference too. See I have developed several new presentations and use new examples and activites for those taught last year. Hopefully, those who insist on attending the same sessions that they did last year will not be bored with the same tasks. Actually, there is a rich array of sessions to attend at any time slot, given that the number of presenters have increased. I am happy to note that two collegues from Scarsdale School District, where I have visited on several occasions, presented at the conference as well. My sessions at the conference were: A4 Teaching Kindergarten and First Grade Math A10 Questioning Questions - Techniques to Improve Attitude Towards Mathematics B2 Challenging Word Problems Without Using The Model Met...

NCSM 42nd Annual Conference Session 326 Strand 3 Venue: Windsor BC Integrating Curriculum, Assessment and Teacher Professional Development : Singapore and the United States Panel of Speakers Jeremy Roschelle (Stanford Research Institute International) Charles Patton (Stanford Research Institute International) Yeap Ban Har (National Institute of Education) Wong Khoon Yoong (National Institute of Education) My paper is titled Teacher Professional Development in Singapore Schools where I draw upon the two funded research projects I am co-investigators in as well as my work in lesson study and coducting PDs in Singapore schools for primary school teachers. The presentation is available at www.mathz4kidz.com and math.nie.edu.sg/T3 I attended the keynote The Opportunity: From Brutal Facts to the Best Schools We've Ever Had where he addressed the need for authentic team-based PLCs, guranteed and viable curriculum, leadership in PLC, and writing in mathematics. I am trying to attend more s...

The Singapore Mathematics Curriculum: What Makes It So Good? is an seminar organised by Katherine K. Merseth and Jon R. Star from Harvard Graduate School of Education. I discuss the three key theoretical underpinnings of the intended curriculum - Bruner, Dienes and Skemp. I discuss the enactive, iconic and symbolic representation of Jerome Bruner, the concept of multiple embodiment and the principle of perceptual and mathe,atical variability of Zoltan Dienes, and the notion of relational and instrumental understanding of Richard Skemp. It was generally well-received by a crowd of about 40 graduate students who are interested in mathematics education as well as a few faculty members from both the education and mathematiucs departments. The presentation slides are available at www.mathz4kidz.com

Mathematics Education Seminar Venue: McGuinn Hall 521, Boston College The lecture focuses on selected aspects of mathematics education in Singapore that have significant impact on high achievement of its students. It provides selected insights on the role of curriculum development, structures in the education system that support curriculum implementation, textbooks, teacher training, assessment and testing, and societal expectations on student outcomes. http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/math/Mathematics_Education_seminar_09-10.html A group of people from the schools districts, department of education as well as faculty members of Boston College, Boston University and Harvard University were at the seminar.