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One Day Teachers' Workshop

Title: Mathematics Project Works
Date/Time: Saturday September 9, 2006 / 9.00 am - 4.30 pm
Venue: NUS High School Theatrette
Address: 20 Clementi Avenue 1 S(129957)  
Bus Services: 33, 96, 151, 183, 196
Audience: Secondary School Teachers
Description:

The aim of this workshop is to provide relevant information to school teachers in supervising mathematics projects. Topics include: How to select project topics, how to find sources, supervision and assessment and examples of good project topics. There will be talks by professionals who have plenty of experience on school project works. There will also be hands-on sessions for participants and a panel discussion with some school teachers to share their experience preparing and guiding project works.

Programme:

Time Event
0845-0900
Registration
0900-0915
Welcome address
0915-1015
Talk by Professor Koh Khee Meng (Mathematics Professor at NUS)
Title: Mathematics Projects & Their Implementation (abstract)
[Notes in slides format ]
1015-1045
Hands-on session: Planning for projects (Facilitator: Prof Koh)
[Hands-on material ]
1045-1110
Tea break
1110-1205
Talk by Dr Tay Eng Guan (Assistant Professor at NIE)
Title: Assessment and Further Generation of Ideas (abstract)
[Notes in slides format ]
1205-1300
Talk by Dr Chua Seng Kiat (Mathematics Educator)
Title: Resources, Ideas and Tools (abstract)
[Notes in slides format] [Leap Frog Game] [Light Out Puzzle] [Dice Roller]
1300-1400
Lunch
1400-1430
Students' Project Presentation
1. Sudoku (NUS High School)
2. Where Is It? (Xinmin Secondary School)
1430-1500
Hands-on session: Assessing projects (Facilitator: Dr Chua)
1500-1600
Panel discussion with several school teachers (Chaired by Dr Toh Tin Lam, NIE)
1600-1630
Tea break
1630
End of Workshop
Registration: Online registration (Closed)
Coordinator: Dr Victor Tan   Tel: 65167936  Email: mattanv@nus.edu.sg
Course Fees: $50 pax (SMS ordinary/institutional members) ; $60 pax (non-members)
The fees is inclusive of handouts, refreshments and lunch.

Please make payment by IFAAS or cheque payable to Singapore Mathematical Society. For cheque payment, indicate "SMS Teachers' Workshop" and participants' names at the back of the cheque. Mail the cheque to
Singapore Mathematical Society, c/o Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, S(117543)