Jun 20, 2012

Course Title: Singapore Math: Number Sense and Computational Strategies

School: At a college near you (click "Enroll Now" to see location). [Learn More]
Hours required: 24  
Price: $99  
Length course offered: 6 Weeks   
Instructor: Anni Stipek [Bio]

Description:

Soon you'll learn their secrets and be able to have the same kind of meaningful math lessons in your classroom.

In this teacher training course, you'll learn over two dozen strategies to make math click for your students. We'll begin by exploring what Singapore Math is and how it has become such a powerful and highly regarded math curriculum. Then we'll talk about how number sense and place value instruction are the basis for all Singapore Math. From there, we'll learn a variety of computational strategies to make addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division a cinch.

You won't need a passport to discover the curriculum of the world's math leader!

Goals:

In this teacher training course, you'll learn the secrets and come away knowing how to have meaningful math lessons in your classroom.

Grading System:

Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.

School Description:

No matter where you live, you will be able to take any of our comprehensive, convenient online courses offered in connection with a college or university near you. Click "Enroll Now" to find the partner school for the course you want to take.

Instructor Bio: Anni Stipek

With over 23 years in education, Anni Stipek has taught every grade from kindergarten to eighth. While all the grades and subjects provide their own challenges and rewards, math is the subject that Stipek fell in love with . . . the same subject that was causing her students so many problems. So she turned to a Singapore Math seminar for some answers. A few days later, she was hooked on this revolutionary curriculum that gets real results. Over the years, hundreds of teachers and students have learned Stipek's Singapore Math secrets.