Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
St Edward's School, Florida
1. The ABCDs of Singapore Math Lower School Professional Development St Edward’s School Vero Beach FL www.banhar.blogspot.com Yeap Ban-Har, Ph.D. Singapore banhar.yeap@pathlight.org.sg DaQiao Primary School
10. 88 children took part in a swimming competition. 1/3 of the boys and 3/7 of the girls wore swimming goggles. Altogether 34 children wore swimming goggles. How many girls wore swimming goggles on that day? Teacher-Constructed Test Item Fairfield Methodist Primary School
15. Beliefs Interest Appreciation Confidence Perseverance Monitoring of one’s own thinking Self-regulation of learning Attitudes Metacognition Numerical calculation Algebraic manipulation Spatial visualization Data analysis Measurement Use of mathematical tools Estimation Mathematical Problem Solving Reasoning, communication & connections Thinking skills & heuristics Application & modelling Skills Processes Concepts Numerical Algebraic Geometrical Statistical Probabilistic Analytical Mathematics Curriculum Framework
16. Philosophy of the Education System thinking schools learning nation Ministry of Education 1997
17. mathz4kidz Learning Centre, Penang, Malaysia Trends in Mathematics This whole shape stands for 1. & Science Studies What does this stand for? apply their understanding and knowledge in a variety of complex situations
18. Trends in Mathematics & ScienceStudy explain their reasoning mathz4kidz Learning Centre, Penang, Malaysia
19. mathematical literacy … capacity to identify and understand the role that mathematics plays in the world, to make well-founded judgments, and to use and engage with mathematics in ways that meet the needs of that individual’s life … OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
24. Bruner The concrete pictorial abstract approach is used to help the majority of learners to develop strong foundation in mathematics. Division National Institute of Education
32. using concrete materials Professional Development in AteneoGrade School, Manila, The Philippines Lesson Study in a Ministry of Education Seminar on Singapore Mathematics Teaching Methods in Chile
56. This presentation is based on part of one of Singapore pre-service mathematics method courses. 50% of Singapore elementary teachers are not college graduate and they are not trained to be specialists. The TEDS-M findings provide some evidence into the effectiveness of this form of professional development.