Step-by-Step Model Drawing

Step-by-Step Model Drawing
Singapore’s Best Problem-Solving Math Strategies
Meet Your Presenter
Ricky Mikelman
Singapore Math expert
Ricky has spent 20 years in
education, as a classroom
teacher at every level from
kindergarten to fifth grade and
as a math coach in California
and Texas. She has been
active in curriculum writing
and district-wide staff development, but teaching is her
passion. In 2005, she was awarded the Los Angeles County
“Excellence in Promoting Math Instruction Award.” She
discovered Singapore Math while looking for methods to
help her struggling students, and has become an enthusiastic
supporter of Singapore Math for all students. Her passion
for teaching shines through in her energetic and humorous
presentations.
The bigger the group, the bigger the benefits!
Be sure to invite your colleagues to share in this exciting,
information-filled day. You’ll not only create a strong
support system, but you’ll also multiply the benefits
this seminar has to offer. Plus, you’ll reduce the cost of
attending this seminar with special tuition discounts for
groups of 3+, 10+, and 20+ (learn more on page 7).
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Join Me on This Journey
Embark with me on a mathematical
journey to learn about exciting math
strategies used in the small Southeast Asian
nation of Singapore, which has been one
of the world’s leaders in math achievement
for over a decade.
During this seminar, you’ll learn powerful
strategies you can use to dramatically
boost your students’ math achievement.
You’ll examine and practice the modeldrawing
approach Singaporean students
use to solve word problems and to truly
understand the math they are learning.
And, most importantly, you’ll discover how
Singapore Math strategies can easily be
incorporated into your existing curriculum.
Step-by-Step Model Drawing makes
math more enjoyable and meaningful—for
you and your students. With bar-model
drawing, you can equip your students with
the skills they need to meet the challenges
of today’s testing. And, with greater math
success, your students will gain the selfconfidence
that is a prerequisite for higher
achievement.
I look forward to sharing with you
my experiences using these unique
math approaches. And, I can’t wait to
demonstrate the ready-to-use tools
that will help you put these remarkable
strategies to work in your own classroom.
Sincerely,
Ricky Mikelman
Bring Ricky or Math
Training to Your School
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