[Online workshop]
“Why should we learn math?”
“How is math going to help me in the future?”
Has your student or child ever asked you these questions?
Or maybe as an adult thinking back to your experience in math class, the question “Why did I have to learn math?” has occasionally popped up in your mind.
With the implementation of the 2019 New Curriculum Guideline (also called the “108 curriculum”), now more than ever teachers need to examine how their lessons and teaching methods can help students understand the purpose of learning and the application of subjects in real life. The subject of mathematics in particular presents a challenge to many teachers seeking to realize the fundamental idea of the “108 curriculum” – wanting students to take the initiative, to engage in interaction, and to seek the common good.
In response to popular demand by teachers and parents in Taiwan, this year we have once again invited Michael Waski to host a five-day online workshop. With his 17 years of experience in teaching math and roles as AMI lecturer and math consultant, Michael Waski expertly leads the workshop starting with the fundamental question in math learning: Why should we learn math? In the Montessori approach, how is math presented as a subject for students to develop logical and critical thinking skills?
Time: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Taiwan time); Monday August 10 to Friday August 14, 2020 (Log-in begins at 8:00 a.m.)
Format: Remote online course with Mandarin consecutive interpretation
Tuition: NT$2,500 (Tuition originally set at NT$5,250; however, with the sponsorship of Y2 Foundation for Future Education, participants can register for this workshop at the discounted rate of NT$2,500.)
Eligible participants: Teachers and educators from conventional and experimental schools, parents, and interested members of the public