SIME X Sharing Session

1. SIMEXSharing Session Mrs. Janice Gan, Head of Mathematics, Methodist Girls’ School SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

2. Methodist Girls’ School ~ Founded in 1887 ~ SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

3. School Mission Educating the whole person in a Christian environment in order that she may grow in ‘wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.’ SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

4. School Motto To Master To Grow To Serve SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

5. School Values Excellence Godliness Love SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

6. School Vision Godly women of Excellence with a heart of Love SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

7. Mathematics at MGS Focus on engaging the learner in various ways Independent learning Exploratory learning Experiential learning ENGAGED LEARNER Critical thinking Creative thinking Collaborative sharing SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

8. Why MGS partnered with HeyMath! It was definitely NOT to implement IT for the sake of IT It was to enrich and enhance the Teaching and Learning of Maths SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

9. Pupil-centered learning HeyMath!– A virtual extension of our Maths Department! To enrich Math instruction • Animated lessons (construction, relative velocity, …) • Interactive activities to reinforce concepts (properties of quad, …) • Reading assignments for self-learning (applications of logarithms, …) To innovate assessment • Online tests with auto grading (diagnostic, summative, revision) • Online tests from the question bank • Performance analysis across level, within classes, etc • Differentiated learning through HeyMath! projects (eg: statistics and straight line graphs) • Interactive Games SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

10. 1058 All levels SIMEX K – notes Voice Enabled Lessons Games & interactivity E-Lessons Mock exams Revision notes Projects Online tests Worksheets Lessons MGS HeyMath! - An enduring Partnership (2002 – 2006) 1043 All levels Math tools Games & interactivity E-Lessons Mock exams Revision notes Projects Online tests Worksheets Lessons 1026 All levels Mock exams Revision notes Projects Online tests Worksheets Lessons 562 Sec 3 & 4 284 Sec 3 Online tests Worksheets Lessons Worksheets Lessons 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

11. How MGS implemented HeyMath! • In initial years, there was apprehension among students and teachers about the benefits of HeyMath! • To derive maximum value from HeyMath!, we adopted these strategies • – Constant customization of Heymath lessons • – Integrated HeyMath! into the Scheme of work • – Online tests calculated as 10% - 20% of CA • – Professional Sharing among teachers • – Regular communication with HeyMath! via helpdesk SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

12. Key Success Factors Continuous innovation Customization Relevance to teaching & learning SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

13. Nurturing the Programme SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

14. What students say about HeyMath! Judith Ong, Sec 1 I think that heymath was a really good thing because it helped me understand mathematics better and i was able to print out notes and stuff to help me revise for my mathematics test=)thanks Stephanie Si, Sec 2 I think that it is good that such a website is created to help us students gain a better understanding for maths. The visuals and animations are the best in doing so. Keep up the good job! SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

15. What did we learn from the statistics project What students say about HeyMath! Deborah Chan, Sec 3 Step by step working shown in the lessons have helped in the understanding of the various topics. Amiirah Nur Raudhah Bte S H, Sec 4 It really helps in my revision. We learnt that histograms and cumulative frequency graphs are also useful in real life situations and in businesses. It gives us a clearer picture about the situation, in this case, the running of a theme park. Statistics also help us to understand about the construction of a theme park. Overall, this is a good way to learn statistics. -group 5 theme parkDenise Tan and Stella Ong SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

16. Feedback from teachers to HeyMath! Deborah Ong The lessons are so wonderfully crafted and I cannot imagine the long hours of planning and designing put into them. Please convey our appreciation and thanks to the members of your team on a job so very well crafted. Indeed we are appreciative and impressed. Thanks again. Tania Tang Thank you for all the effort that was put on for Real numbers. It's FANTASTIC. I'm sure the students will find it interesting and meaningful. Janice Tee Thank you for the lessons on the above topics. I have gone through them and am happy with what you have prepared. Really appreciate your effort. Hope the rest of lessons on logarithms can be ready soon. SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

17. Feedback from teachers to HeyMath! Deborah Ong Love the lesson on Construction -... wonderfully done - esp. with the check and notes (for parallelogram), pls convey my appreciation to the members of your team for a job very well done esp at such short notice...! :) Janice Gan Hi, just taken a look at the lesson on rounding off decimal. I felt the quiz was really good, instant reinforcement. Really appreciate your team's effort in creating such lessons. Well done. SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School

18. MGS Visit to HeyMath! Lab in Chennai, India SIMEX 2006 Methodist Girls' School