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Jumpstart Your Singapore Math 2025
Registration Open!We are in the final stages of confirming dates for Jumpstart Your Singapore Math, an intensive, two-day workshop covering all the essential elements of Singapore’s highly-acclaimed math program. "I have been in education for over a decade, and this has been one of the most engaging, practical, and meaningful Professional Development … [Keep Reading...]
Making Math Masters
My students love math class. In fact, many will tell you math is their favorite subject. Why? They’ll tell you it’s because Singapore math is fun. I’d say it’s because once they understand how math works, they become confident in their abilities. So what exactly is Singapore math? Wait, math from Singapore? Isn’t that … [Keep Reading...]
Comparing Singapore Texts
One of the most Frequently Asked Questions I get is, "Which "Singapore Math" curriculum should we use?"There are a lot of differences between the series' and yet, they are alike in many ways as well. To help you compare the main curriculums that have been released in the past few years, this page includes some … [Keep Reading...]
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Advice on identifying a good school
The New York Times SchoolBook recently ran an an article from Peg Tyre, author of "The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve". Entitled Five Tips for Identifying … [Keep Reading...]
Slides and Handouts from my NCSM/NCTM Presentations
It was so fun to present not one, not two, but three, sessions at recent national math educators’ annual conferences in Boston. At both the NCSM and NCTM**, Lauri Susi and I presented "Strip … [Keep Reading...]
Singapore Tops TIMSS 2015!
The 2015 Trends in Math and Science Study (TIMSS) results were recently published. Students in fourth and eighth grades from more than 40 countries worldwide participated in the most recent test. This … [Keep Reading...]
