The Singapore Mathematics Curriculum
20 litres of water are poured into 3 pails A, B, and C in the ratio 2:3:5.
Find the volume of water in Pail C.”
This is a word problem from the first semester of 5th grade in Singapore.
Using the unitary method and pictorial algebra students in Singapore and in
the US do this problem with confidence and full understanding.
Professor Sagher has worked with schools in Maryland, in Colorado, and in
Chicago, helping teachers absorb the ideas of the Singapore curriculum and
adapt them for our students. This work hasbeen reported in Education Week,
the Washinbgton Post, in an Associated Press story, National Public Radio,
and in Channel 2 news in Chicago.
Here is an excerpt from a note by a principal of a school inColorado, using
Singapore books:
“I think you will find that Primary Mathematics does a far superior job
ofmaking deep connections among concepts and preparing your students for
later study.
One of the things that has most impressed me, lately, has been the ease with
which the children understand the level 4 program (which I happen to be
teaching). They readily grasp the material and are able to process it in
multiple ways. I am teaching a very large class (32kids), and they are able
to learn the material very quickly.”
6th grade students in 3 classes in Baltimore Public Schools, using Singapore
books, made the following advances (measured by Johns Hopkins University) in
8 months:68th to 80th percentile, 78th to 85th percentile, 91stto 95th
percentile.
Come see what these methods can do for your students.
MTHT 491 Topics in Teaching Elementary/Junior High School
Mathematics:Mathematical Modeling
WHEN: Spring Semester, 2001
Tuesdays, January 16- April 24
5-8:15 PM
WHERE: University of Illinois at Chicago
Room 600, University Hall
851 S. Morgan Street, Chicago.
INSTRUCTOR: Professor Yoram Sagher
CREDIT: 4-semester hour graduate level course
Applicable to MST Degree at UIC
Applicable for lane credit
Applicable to Illinois State Mathematics Endorsement
for grades 6-8
TUITION: $576
Professional development funds can be used to pay for tuition and course
materials.
FOCUS: We will study Singapore curriculum materials for grades1-8. These
materials are used in a fast growing number of schoolsin the U.S., with
excellent results. Contact: Yoram Sagher (312)413-2163;
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This course will be centered on the following mathematics topics:
<dl><dl><dl><dd>· Percents<dd>· Fractions<dd>· Geometric problems<dd>·
Elementary number theory and related word problems
</dl></dl></dl>The participants will study the presentations of these topics
in the Singapore curriculum. The Third International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS) placed Singapore students at the top of international
comparisons of performance by elementary school students. These resultswere
confirmed in the TIMSS-Repeat this year. The TIMSS test resembles
standardized tests taken nationally so that the lessons to be learnt from the
successful Singapore curriculum are relevant to the problems facingChicago
schools.
This course is designed to enhance and deepen the mathematics skills of the
experienced elementary/junior high/middle school teacher. Teachers will be
able to analyze the content used in the Singapore schools anddevelop
appropriate materials to support their own teaching.Participation by teachers
from all grade levels isencouraged.
This course may be applicable to the6th8th grade State of Illinois
Mathematics Endorsement and may carry program degree credit for the
University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Science in the Teaching of
Mathematics-Elementary Option degree.
To Teachers in the Math and Science Magnet Clusterschools:
Professional development funds available forteachers in Math and Science
Magnet Cluster schools of Chicago Public Schools can be used to pay for
tuition and course materials. Please ask your principal about using the
program funds allocated to your school to pay for this course. If
professional development funds are not available in your school, and the
school is part of the magnet cluster program, please contact Ms. Delphine
Waddock, of the office of the Deputy Chief ofStaff of CPS, at (773) 553-1465.
Mr. Mason, administrator of the Math and Science magnet program, will attend
the first class meeting, on January 16, to answer any remainingquestions
about tuition reimbursement from program funds.
<div>Yoram Sagher,</div><div>Department of Mathematics (MC 249)</div><div>851
S. Morgan Street</div><div>Chicago, Illinois, 60607-7045</div>
<div>Tel: (312) 413-2163</div><div>Fax: (312) 996-1491</div>e-mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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