Text Box: Learn New Techniques to Help Your Primary School Children to Solve Mathematical Problems! Text Box: Please click here to download application form.   Sign up early to avoid disappointment! For enquiries, please contact Miss Kim at STU via 62993936 ext 21 or email to programmes@stu.org.sg

Text Box: About the Trainer: Dr Yeap Ban Har was with National Institute of Education for more than ten years until recently. Presently, he holds two concurrent positions at Pathlight School where he is the director for curriculum and professional development and at a newly set up global teacher professional development institute. Ban Har also holds an adjunct position with Whelock College in New York where he teaches early childhood numeracy courses and a visiting position at Rajabhat University Mahasarakham in Thailand where he teaches a doctoral course. He conducts regular professional development courses for teachers in the region and beyond. He has conducted numerous seminars for parents and tutors including several well-received ones for STU last year.     In this seminar, Ban Har will use the topic of the Model Method to show how students can be directed in an appropriate way towards self-learning.

Text Box: Date: Saturday, 15 January 2011   Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm         Venue: Singapore Teachers’ Union                         583 Serangoon Road                         Singapore 218197   Pricing : (inclusive of morning tea-break & GST) STU Members                   : $100.00 NTUC Members               : $150.00 PAssion Card Members  : $160.00 Public                                 : $170.00   Application Deadline: 31 December 2010 For: Parents and Maths Tutors      (Lower Primary Level)

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Text Box: The main purpose of this workshop is to demonstrate to participants how what is now called the Model Method in primary mathematics can be used to develop students' understanding of fundamental mathematics concepts and their proficiency in solving word problems in primary mathematics. In particular, participants will learn about common difficulties students in different age groups have and ways to help them overcome these.  Through the construction of a pictorial model or a diagram to represent the known and unknown quantities and their relationships in a problem, students can gain a better understanding of the problem and develop their ability in mathematical thinking and problem solving. This approach should provide a strong foundation for the learning of mathematics from the primary to the secondary level. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask what questions they may have in using the model method of solving mathematics word problems.