AME - SMS Conference 2015

Developing 21st Century Competencies in the Mathematics Classroom



Programme


Time

Activity

7.30 – 8.30 am

Registration

8.45 – 9.00 am

Welcome by Presidents AME & SMS

9.00 – 10.00 am

Keynote I (All) [Auditorium]
Doing Maths or Thinking Maths?
By Mrs Belinda Charles
Academy of Principals (Singapore)

10.00 – 10.30 am

Tea Break

10.45 – 11.45 am

 

 

 

 

 

12.00 – 1.00 pm

Keynote II (Secondary) [Auditorium]
Mathematics education, virtues and 21st century competencies
By Dr Stephen Thornton
University of Oxford

Keynote III (Junior College) [Theatre]
Bridging gaps between mathematics and the classroom
By Prof Fidel Nemenzo
University of the Philippines
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Keynote IV (Secondary) [Auditorium]
The Continuing Relevance of Mathematics in the 21st Century
By Dr Hang Kim Hoo
NUS High School of Mathematics

Keynote V (Junior College) [Theatre]
The challenges and opportunities of developing the 4C’s in the Math Classroom
By Prof Victor Tan
National University of Singapore

 

10.45 – 12.45 pm

Workshops (Primary)
P1: What can Mathematics teachers do in the classroom to promote global 21st Century Mathematics Competencies?
        by Ms Chua Kwee Gek
P2: Using Rich Mathematical Tasks to Enhance the Development of 21st Century  Competencies in the Lower Primary Mathematics Classroom
        by Dr Joseph Yeo Kai Kow, National Institute of Education
P3: Examining childrenʼs developing competencies for use in the mathematics classroom
        by Prof Keiko Hino, Utsunomiya University
P4: Teaching in the 21st Century Mathematics Classroom: Metacognitive Questioning
by Mrs Cynthia Seto, Academy of Singapore Teachers
P5: EXPLICIT THINKING, IMPLICIT LEARNING in Math – A learning experience
by Mrs Julianna Donna Ng
P6: Activities and Practices to Promote Communication in Primary Mathematics Classroom
by Dr Koay Phong Lee, National Institute of Education, Singapore

1.00 – 2.15 pm

Lunch

2.15 – 3.15 pm

 

 

3.30 – 4.30 pm

Keynote VI (Primary) [Auditorium]
21st Century Competencies and Singapore Mathematics Curriculum
By Prof Lee Ngan Hoe
National Institute of Education
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Keynote VII (Primary) [Auditorium]
Developing 21st Century Competencies in Primary Mathematics Classrooms
By Dr Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute / Pathlight School

2.30 – 4.30 pm

Workshops (Secondary / JC)
S1: Game Theory – An Alternative Mathematical Experience
by Dr Ein-Ya Gura, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
S2: Roles of mathematics education in the development of 21st century competencies among secondary school students
by Dr Wong Khoon Yoong
S3: Mathematics in twenty-first century life     
by Mr Barry Kissane, Murdoch University
S4: Experience “MAGICAL” mathematics (I):
 by Prof Toh Tin Lam, National Institute of Education
S5: Your students don’t have to be academically bright to reason and justify
by Dr Chua Boon Liang, National Institute of Education
S6: Helping Students to Improve their Reasoning in Algebra
by Prof Jaguthsing Dindyal, National Institute of Education
S7: Making statistics real in the classroom
by Dr Cheang Wai Kwong, National Institute of Education
S8: Thinking slowly, critically and inventively about algebra
by Dr Stephen Thornton, University of Oxford
S9: What it takes to flip the class?
by Prof Ho Weng Kin, National Institute of Education

 

End of Conference