A three-session workshop in the appropriate use of manipulatives and Singapore math methods is planned for May.  Each session is three hours and will run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, Tuesday, May 18, 2010 and Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Lisa Zack-Swasey, M.Ed. and Lois Bick A.S. have trained with Mahesh Sharma and have used his techniques successfully for ten years. They will address reasons why students have difficulty in mathematics and will demonstrate how the use of manipulatives allows all children to access mathematics curriculum. Hands-on practice will allow participants to use these methods in the classroom the day following the workshop.

The cost of the three-session workshop is  $75.00.

SESSION 1--ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Tuesday, May 11

This workshop will cover the introduction to the use of Cuisenaire rods and base-ten blocks, how to build number sense using rods and using Singapore math techniques, place value, teaching basic addition and subtraction facts (poppers, fast 9s, neighbors, doubles), fact extensions (3 + 4, 30 + 40, 300 + 400), multi-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, addition and subtraction of decimals, and applications in algebra (vertical acceleration). 

SESSION 2--Multiplication & Division
Tuesday, May 18

Multiplication and division facts, strategies for memorizing facts, fact extensions (3 x 4 = 12, 30 x 4 = 120, 30 x 40 = 1200), multi-digit multiplication and division, using Singapore math to accompany manipulatives, multiplication and division of decimals, square numbers/square root, numbers cubed, applications in algebra.

SESSION 3--Introducing Fractions
Thursday, May 20

Introducing fractions using paper strips, proper and improper fractions, mixed numbers, fractions/decimals/percents, comparing fractions, addition and subtraction of fractions, fractions of a set,  multiplication and division of fractions, using fraction tiles and Cuisenaire rods to reinforce fractions.

Number of participants is limited to 12. Particulars of how to order materials will be provided at the workshop.  Participants will receive a letter stating the hours of training and a description of the objectives of training upon completion of the prescribed hours.

The sessions will be held at Jean C. Tucker & Associates’Ķ

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