Jumpstart Your Singapore Math 2022

Irvine, CA | July 25 – 26, 2022

Denver, CO | July 28 – 29, 2022

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Join us for a unique, interactive, hands-on learning experience for K-6 Teachers, Coaches, and Math Specialists. Experience two days of focused, content-based instruction on how to best use the Singapore Math approach.

Are you a teacher new to the Singapore approach to math instruction?
Looking to refresh your math teaching skills?
Is your school switching or upgrading its curriculum?
Wanting to incorporate the best practices from Singapore into your current curriculum?
Just curious about the reasons for Singapore’s remarkable success?

if so, jumpstart your practice with us!

This intensive learning opportunity will cover all the essential elements of Singapore’s highly-acclaimed math program, including strategies, number sense, model drawing, and curriculum.

In addition to the math content, you’ll learn how to use assessments, assign and evaluate home enjoyment, and strategies to remediate and extend lessons for student learning.

Check out the reviews of past Jumpstart Your Singapore Math® sessions

Why attend?

Singapore’s approach to math education is much different from curricula commonly taught in American schools. For this reason, teachers need a solid understanding of Singapore’s pedagogy to deliver instruction.

Since 2008, Math Champions’ Teacher-Trainers have helped thousands of teachers understand and effectively teach elementary mathematics. The Jumpstart Your Singapore Math® program is based on training methods refined over the past decade through our work with more than 250 schools and more than 200 seminars for educators.

This workshop is for current and potential users of:

Dimensions Math
Primary Math
Math in Focus
Eureka/EngageNY
Think Mathematics

Anyone interested in incorporating these techniques into their own classroom, regardless of their current curriculum.

Learn from the Best

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn directly from acclaimed trainers and experts in the Singapore Maths approach.

Cassy Turner

Cassy is an author, teacher, trainer, and coach who has been passionate about mathematics education since 2001. The founder of Math Champions Professional Development, she has worked with over 200 schools on six continents to help teachers improve math instruction.

In addition, Cassy is part of the core writing team for Dimensions Math, a Pre-K through Grade 5 curriculum based on Singapore’s pedagogy as well as a co-author of a math training manual approved by the State of California. She speaks at math conferences around the world and, for the past six years, has hosted the Jumpstart Your Singapore Math workshops for teachers. She has served on the Boards of Liberty Common School, Kaleidoscope School, and the Middle School Mathematics Institute.

Cassy is a devoted champion of elementary mathematics.

Susan Resnick

We are thrilled to have Susan return to the workshops this year. She brings over 30 years of education experience as a Math Teacher, Special Education teacher, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, District Math Coordinator, and national and international staff developer for mathematics instruction (whew!) to our Jumpstart Your Singapore Math Workshops.

Additionally, Susan is the author of several books, including Singapore Math: Fact Fluency, Math in Focus 2020 edition, Math in Focus Performance Tasks, and Primary Mathematics 2022. She presents regularly both internationally and locally including at NCSM, NCTM, Greg Tang Math, and at the Math in Focus National Institutes.

Susan works with passion to bring an understanding of differentiation and the principles of good instructional practices to the world of math teaching.

What attendees say about our trainings:

Engaging instruction

Games for practice!

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Day One: Introduction and Overview of the Singapore Math approach and its Key Components

The Philosophy of mathematics instruction in Singapore: Educators will leave with an understanding of why the Singapore approach is gaining popularity around the world. We will explore Singapore’s teaching model and key ideas behind the curriculum.
Methods used in the Singapore curriculum: Learn how to plan and deliver effective lessons, understanding and incorporating key components and Tasks to engage learners through independent thinking and problem-solving.
Explore number sense and mental math strategies: We will take an in-depth look at number sense and its importance through the use of number bonds and mental math strategies.
Teach concepts to mastery: Explore the coherent sequence and how concepts build and develop mastery throughout the grades.
Use the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach to teach place value and operations.

After lunch, choose your own adventure:

Kindergarten through Second Grade

Focus on specific strategies numeracy skills developed in Kindergarten through second grade. Take a dive into best practices to teach early concepts with depth and mastery.

Third through Sixth Grade

Learn to use manipulatives and visual models to develop number sense and fluency with basic operations.

Day Two: Planning to Teach Singapore Math

In the morning, choose your own adventure continues!

Kindergarten through Second Grade

Work with manipulatives and visual models to teach addition and subtraction and early computation. Learn strategies to reach diverse learners and explore best practices to teach early concepts with depth and mastery.

Third through Sixth Grade

Focus on problem-solving and practice with basic and advanced word problems that can be solved with bar models (Also known as tape diagrams).

After lunch, focus on lesson planning

New this year – bring your books! After lunch, we’ll take a deep dive into your Singapore curricula and develop hands-on lessons for your grade level that you can take right back to your classroom. We will look at remediation and extension activities to enhance your lessons and offer both curriculum and grade-level specific ideas!

Don’t have materials yet? We’ve got you covered! We will have some books or digital access for many curriculums available at the session