header image 3

In the News

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

Syndicated video of Dr. Scott Baldridge discussing Singapore Math is appearing on many local news affiliates:

What’s ripe for educational reform? Westtown School believes it’s mathematics instruction in the elementary grades – 8/30/2010, The Chester County Daily Local News

Singapore Math Adds Up for US Teachers – 8/10/2010, Voice of America News

Bell Central school pilots Singapore Math - 7/24/2010, The Middlesboro Daily News

Singapore Math adds up for St. Edward’s School in Vero Beach - 7/23/2010, TCPalm

Henderson’s New Math – 7/21/2010, Fox 7 News

National Council on Teacher Quality and the National Math and Science Initiative recommend the Singapore Math Curriculum: Tackling the STEM Crisis: Five steps your state can take to improve the quality and quantity of its K–12 math and science teachers

Christian school pushes for Singapore Math – 5/2/2010, Manila Bulletin

Can Innovation Thrive in Singapore? – 4/23/2010, The Borneo Post

Singapore Teaches the World How to Teach Math – 4/20/2010, PR Newswire (Press Release from Marshall Cavendish)

Series by Bill Jackson at The Daily Riff:

Beyond Singapore’s Mathematics Textbooks -Focused and Flexible Supports for Teaching and Learning – Winter 2009/2010, American Educator

The next great national export — Singapore math? – 2/19/2010, CNNGo Asia

The secret of Schmitz Park Elementary School is Singapore Math – 2/16/2010, Seattle Times

Schools look to Far East to add math skills – 2/2/2010, Daytona Beach News-Journal

Singapore math a success so far in Fayette Co. – 1/24/2010, Lexington Herald-Leader

Hall County School System – 11/30/2009, Hall County Magazine

Parents learn Singapore Math - 11/20/2009, Xavier School, Philippines

3 reasons why Singapore Math Curriculum is recommended by the NCTM – 11/19/2009, Manhattanschools.net

Singapore Math’ is a world-beater - 11/17/2009, Bluegrass Policy Blog

Math progress adds up – 11/8/2009, The Gainesville Times

Some local schools look to Singapore to boost scores – 10/25/2009, The Tampa Tribune (via Tampa Bay Online)

New curriculum helping Georgia students’ math scores – 10/14/2009, The Gainesville Times

Singapore unveils measures to enhance professionalism of the teaching service - 9/18/2009, Transcript of a speech by Singapore’s Minister of Education

Teaching math, Singapore style – 9/6/2009, Delaware Online- The News Journal

Wentzville Singapore Math Students Excel on MAP Test – 9/2/2009, Wentzville Press Release

At Palmyra, morning hunger has broken – 8/29/2009, Lebanon Daily News

Granite launches innovative programs school – 8/24/2009, The Deseret News

Teacher explains award-winning method – 7/26/2009, 2theadvocate, New Orleans

Math texts offer new style of learning – 7/6/2009, Lexington Herald Examiner

Box clever: Singapore’s magic formula for maths success – 7/2/2009, The Independent, UK

9 x 8 = 72, or that’s what I thought… – 6/23/2009, Orlando Sentinal

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Brings Proven Singapore Mathematics Approach to the Second-Largest District in Kentucky – 6/22/2009, BusinessWire

Education under scrutiny: Poor scores on basic skills test cited – 6/6/2009, The Deseret News

Seattle Schools’ “Discovering Math” curriculum risks a generation of students – 5/29/2009 – The Seattle Times

New Chandler school to mix global teaching methods - 4/27/2009, Fox11 & The East Valley Tribune

Singapore Math – A Model Method? – 4/09/2009, Washington Post

An Inside Look at Singapore Math With American Eyes - March, 2009, The School Administrator

Math made fun: Singapore System comes to Utah school – 3/11/2009, The Deseret News

Singapore Math  heads to the Utah Senate - SB 159 was approved in committee and is headed for the Senate Floor.

Singapore Math bill gets the go-ahead – 2/6/2009, The Salt Lake Tribune

Parents look to improve math education on their own - 02/6/2009, The Frederick News Post

Singapore Math Makes a Difference – 12/9/2008, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Via Education In Japan)

Spartanburg Day School takes global approach to mathematics12/9/2008 Spartanburg GoUpstate.com

Wentzville School District parents are learning math the Singapore way – 12/3/2008, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Singapore Math in WentvzilleVideo: Teachers at Duello Elementary in Wentzville teach Singapore Math addition to first graders.- St. Louis Today

Chinese students pursuing U.S. education -11/16/2008, AP – MSNBC

St. Andrew’s Academy looks overseas for math inspiration 10/17/2008,  Kare11, Twin Cities

Bill proposes grants to schools that adopt Singapore Math - 10/16/2008, KCPW, Salt Lake City

Singapore Math gains support- 10/16/2008, The Deseret News

Scarsdale Looks to Singapore for New Math - Lower Hudson Journal News

New Way Of Teaching Math Comes From Singapore – 9/21/2008, WCCO TV

Students say goodbye to summer and hello to school: Las Virgenes undergoes changes - 8/28/2008, The Acorn

Lawmakers seek Singapore’s help on how to best teach math- 6/13/2008, The Salt Lake Tribune

Singapore may offer better math for Utahns- 6/13/2008, The Deseret News

Focus on learning math, not on the WASL test- 4/15/2008, The Columbian editorial, 4/23/2008, The Marysville Globe

Fox11News Report on Ramona School in Los Angeles- 4/7/2008

Elementary math lessons in Wentzville will change to Singapore method - 4/6/2008, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Panel Urges Schools to Emphasize Core Math Skills – 3/14/2008, The Washington Post

Calculating a new approach – 3/14/2008, Newsweek

NPR – Singapore Math in LA Schools- 3/13/2008

At L.A. school, Singapore math has added value – 3/9/2008, The Los Angeles Times

Independent school licks math puzzle – 2/28/2008, The Columbia Tribune

Visual learning adds up on state tests -2/9/2008, The Press of Atlantic City

ITBS scores hold or improve in Hall schools – 1/6/2008, The Gainesville Times

Teaching Math, Singapore Style – 9/18/2006, The New York Times

New Report Urges Return to Basics In Teaching Math Critics of ‘Fuzzy’ Methods Cheer Educators’ Findings; Drills Without Calculators Taking Cues From Singapore - 9/12/2006, Wall Street Journal

As Math Skills Slip, U.S. Schools Seek Answers From Asia – 12/13/2004

YouTube Preview Image

Tricia Salerno and Benchmark School on 12News!

http://homepage.mac.com/pamsoroosh/iblog/math/C133163044/index.html