Singapore

Day 1: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 & Day 2: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
SB04 Geometry: Breaking It Down & Making It Doable
(Gr. 2–4)
Jana Hazekamp
Start adding concrete and pictorial activities to your instruction and watch
your students’ geometric skills take off! Jana introduces fun and easy-toimplement
activities that involve folding, cutting, writing, vocabulary,
and more. Attend and you’ll have at your fingertips new and fresh ways
to approach this challenging and often overlooked math topic with new
opportunities to engage all your learners.
SB05 Making Sense of Percents (Gr. 6–8) ADV
Eliza Thomas
Wondering how to teach percents so they stick? Join Eliza to take a close
look at classroom-proven concrete, pictorial, and abstract strategies that
help students make sense of percents. You’ll take away innovative ideas
that will change the way you approach this challenging topic and ensure
your students retain what they learn long term.
SB06 Solving Challenging Word Problems Using Model
Drawing (Gr. 3–6) ADV
Josh Rosen
Arm your students with the skills and confidence to solve challenging
word problems. In this session, you’ll examine advanced model drawing
techniques, such as cutting and shifting of the bars, and how to use them
to solve word problems with ease. Come ready to take part in actual
problem-solving exercises involving whole numbers, fractions, ratios, and
percents using bar modeling. Watch how doable word problems can be!
SB07 Math Centers that Motivate (Gr. K–2)
Greg Tang
Create math centers that reel students in and get them super-excited
about learning. Greg shares his latest games and activities, including ones
that specifically address the toughest Common Core State Standards for
primary students. Bonus: You’ll gain complimentary access to Greg’s printit-yourself
files so you can take advantage of his many years of experience
making math centers effective and fun.
Practitioner Session
SB08 Math Learning & Teaching: Online & Engaging
(Gr. 3–6)
Eileen Schick, Practitioner
Where do you go to find fresh, new ways to engage all your learners in
a variety of math topics? Online! Eileen introduces and shows you how
to best use online virtual manipulatives, websites, and games your kids
will love. Learn how to teach integers, graphing, coordinate planes,
transformations, volume, prime factorization, fractions, and more using
kid-pleasing technology. Plus, take home a detailed packet jam-packed
with useful resources.
AFTERNOON Sessions 2:45‐4:00 pm
SB09 Making Sense of Math at the Concrete Level: Hello,
Manipulatives! (Gr. K–1)
Catherine Kuhns
Which manipulatives are most effective and how can you use them to
make sense of math at the concrete level? Find out here! This session is
packed with innovative ideas for using new items and those you already
have to teach measurement, geometry, number sense, and more. You’ll
leave with powerful strategies for reaching all your learners, meeting
core mathematical standards, and connecting mathematical concepts to
content and instruction.
SB10 Beyond the Numbers: Vocabulary & the Common
Core (Gr. 1–5)
Jana Hazekamp
Vocabulary is a BIG part of the Common Core. Join Jana and learn how to
equip your students with the correct vocabulary they need for Common
Core success. You’ll explore proven activities for building every learner’s
comprehension and ability to be precise, use multiple representations, and
justify and share their thinking. You’ll find out there’s more than one way
to demonstrate math understanding!
SB11 Problem Solving with Multiple & Meaningful Models
(Gr. 3–5)
Eliza Thomas
Prepare your students to develop the multiple approaches to problem
solving needed to meet Common Core math expectations. Join Eliza to
explore a variety of methods for solving problems and how to implement
them in a meaningful way. Here’s your chance to expand your teaching
repertoire while learning how to engage your students in powerful and
relevant problem-solving experiences.
SB12 Making a Real Difference as a Math Specialist or
Coach (Gr. K–8) ADV ADMIN
Josh Rosen
Define and fulfill your powerful role as a math specialist or coach in making
Singapore Math happen in your school or district. You’ll learn how to
best support teachers new to Singapore Math, especially in the challenging
initial stages of implementation. You’ll explore ways to help parents
understand what Singapore Math is and how it will help their children.
And, you’ll return to your job pumped up and ready to do your part to
ensure Singapore Math is taught with confidence and competence.
SB13 Building Mental Math Muscles (Gr. 3–5)
Greg Tang
Inject new life into your mental math instruction with strategies that are
so involving and fun, your students will clamor for more! Greg shares his
very latest and best games and activities designed to develop the most
critical math skills. Bonus: You’ll gain complimentary access to Greg’s
print-it-yourself files packed with highly engaging and effective math
centers so your teacher toolbox is always full!
Practitioner Session
SB14 We Did It! Inside a Successful Singapore Rollout
(Gr. K–6) ADV ADMIN
Kimberly Ambrosio & Janna Bell, Practitioners
Go behind the scenes to see how an award-winning district is rolling out
Singapore Math. And, take home valuable lessons learned that’ll save you
time and headaches. You’ll explore how thoughtful planning, on-going
staff development, and critical support structures have contributed to
this effective, district-wide implementation. Why risk a trial-and-error
approach? Join Kimberly and Janna and discover the secrets to a successful
rollout and how to put them to work for you and your students.
Day 2: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
All-Day WORKSHOP 8:30 am‐4:00 pm
SC01 Fractions: Up Close & In‐Depth (Gr. 3–8)
Yeap Ban Har, Ph.D.
Join world-renowned Singapore Math expert Yeap Ban Har for a full-day,
in-depth look at fractions. You’ll examine the two keys to helping younger
students learn fractions and older, struggling students re-learn them.
You’ll find out how to introduce the concepts of fractions, equivalent
fractions, and common procedure fractions the Singapore way. This is
a hands-on session, so come ready to do some drill-and-practice work
involving fractions and see for yourself how the tasks you learn promote
thinking and problem solving. While you’re at it, you’ll also pick up tips for
leading your own effective drill-and-practice sessions.
Morning Workshops 8:30‐11:30 Am
SC02 Foundations of Model Drawing: Part I (Gr. K–6) INTRO
Jana Hazekamp
Take the problem out of word problems for your students and strengthen
their understanding of mathematics while developing their problem‐solving
skills. Throughout this session, you’ll explore the step‐by‐step visual
strategy used for problem solving known as model drawing, and use this
strategy to solve numerous word problems with ease. You’ll also learn
the progression of model drawing across grade levels and explore how it
builds the bridge to algebraic thinking.
SC03 Foundations of Model Drawing for Middle Grades
(Gr. 6–8) INTRO
Anni Stipek
Get specific strategies for addressing the word problems middle school
students commonly experience. Anni covers a wide range of problems—
from basic part-whole and comparison to integers, fractions, decimals,
and percents. Learn how to integrate these strategies into your curriculum
and navigate any bumps along the way. Your confidence and skills will
be sky high!
SC04 Transforming Dice & Cards into a Powerful Math
Lesson (Gr. K–6)
Jane Felling
In this strategy‐based workshop, you’ll explore the best card, dice, and
multi‐sided dice games for helping your students understand and master
the basic operations. Jane shares games that cover multi‐digit work, place
value concepts, graphing and data management, patterning, problem
solving, and more—all tied to the Common Core and complete with a
correlation to help you with your planning. Connect math games with
strategy and watch how empowered and successful your students become!
MORNING Sessions 8:30‐9:45 am
SC05 You’ve Adopted Singapore Math. Now What? (Gr. K–6)
ADV ADMIN
Cassy Turner
Learn from an educator who’s been there what to expect in years one,
two, and three of your Singapore Math implementation. Cassy draws on
experience with dozens of adoptions—including several especially difficult
ones—to point out the challenges ahead and her proven solutions.
Discover how proper training and other proactive, concrete approaches
will put success at your fingertips and make implementation far less
daunting.
SC06 Developing the Concept of Number—Early &
Correctly (Gr. K–1)
Mahesh Sharma
Mahesh invites you to examine instructional strategies for helping your
students learn and understand the concept of number and remedial
strategies for supporting those who are having difficulty. Strategies will be
shared to help increase your students’ fluency in component skills which
is essential to competency and comprehension in mathematics. Get ready
to put your students on the early path to the accurate development of the
concept of number.
Key
INTRO : For newcomers to Singapore Math
ADV : For educators with more than one day of training in session content
ADMIN : For leaders in education and/or math instruction
M&T : Make & Take sessions offer hands-on projects and activities
you can bring back to your classroom
Practitioner Sessions: Sessions presented by current
classroom practitioners and/or exhibitors
: Video close-up sessions feature recorded classroom lessons
Michael Godfrey
u Lesson Planning
u Working with
Gifted Students
Jim Grant
u Feedback
u Working with
Struggling Learners
Jana Hazekamp
u Mathematical
Thinking
u Model Drawing
Catherine Kuhns, NBCT
u Number Bonds
u Manipulatives
Dan Meyer
u Real-World Problem
Solving
u Motivation & Engagement
Ricky Mikelman
u Number Sense
u Place Value
Sandi Reyes, NBCT
u Flipped Classroom
u STEM
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