TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)—This international testing has shown Singapore students in grades 4 and 8 have scored at or very near the top since 1995.

North Middlesex School District in northern Massachusetts reports the following results since implementing Singapore math: "Students performing at the advanced level on the state test increased from 9% in 1998 to 57% in 2005 while the failure rate declined from 39% to 2%"

South River School District in New Jersey reports: "After the first year of Singapore math, fourth graders improved their advanced proficient percentage from 9.57% to 27.89%, which was an increase of 18% in one year!"

In the National Mathematics Advisory Panel reports release in 2008 one of their recommendations was that as part of the learning process students need to develop computational proficiency with whole numbers. This implies automatic recall of number facts and fluency with standard algorithums of the 4 operations.

Teachers in grades 1-6 will immerse themselves in proven mathematical methods adapted from techniques used in Singapore during this intensive training. Appropriate for use with strategies from any math curriculum, these techniques start with the building blocks of number sense and place value and move through the innovative Model Drawing process, helping teachers effectively teach every student, regardless of the math program their school has adopted.

Who Should Attend

• Grades 1-6 classroom teachers
• Math coaches/mentors
• Principals
• Lead teachers
• Math curriculum specialists & directors
• Special Ed teacher
• Gifted & talented teachers

On-site Modules

• Foundations of Number Sense
  • See how to emphasize conceptualization before procedures (algorithms) through the concrete-pictorial-abstract sequence of instruction.
  • Teach computation by place value.
  • How and when to teach Mental Math strategies
• Model Drawing
  • Follow the progression of problem solving from the early part-whole approach through to pre-algebra problems.
  • Solve word problems involving the four operations with whole numbers, fractions, and ratios, as well as pre-algebra problems using percent and decimals.
  • Score and assess student word-problem solutions using the model-drawing approach.