Dir. of Learning Design & Innovation/Interim Dir. of Student Life Melissa Scott
invites TCS parents to a very special Parent Workshop on Sept. 12.
Last year our kindergarten through second grade students moved to Singapore Math, and this year our third through fifth grades will adopt the program. When your child/ren bring home math work, you may be thinking what is this?! Don’t worry—Singapore Math may look very different than the way we learned math in school, but that’s a good thing!
Singapore Math is more than a math curriculum. It is an approach to developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills using math concepts and reasoning as the vehicle. It’s purpose is to extend beyond the teaching of math to the teaching of cognitive skills that apply to a variety of content areas and life situations (visualization, pattern recognition, communication and metacognition). We believe this move to Singapore Math will lead to students being better thinkers and math students—perhaps they may even teach you a thing or two!
Are you wondering: how will I learn all this new math?! How can I equip myself with a few tools that may be helpful to my child/ren learning Singapore Math? TCS University has the answer for you! Mark your calendars for Monday, September 12 for a math workshop with Greg Tang, one of our country’s leading math experts.
In this incredible workshop Greg will make sense of bar models, number bonds, word problems and Singapore’s approach to teaching math. Greg will give you an understanding of how your child/ren are being taught mathematics the Singapore way. His goal is to get everyone (teachers and parents) on the same page so that we all work together to better help our children. During this workshop, Greg will touch upon the following…
- What is Singapore Math?
- Why Singapore Math?
- How is Singapore Math different from other math programs, specifically Everyday Math?
- Differences in homework.
- How to help your child with homework.
- How bar models, number bonds and problem solving are effective in developing critical thinking.
This is a workshop you DO NOT want to miss! Register for the workshop here.
