BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A Concept-based Maths Workshop was recently led by visiting education consultant Jennifer Chang-Wathall on December 5th to 7th 2019, at the Bali Island School (BIS).
Jennifer Chang-Wathall, an independent education consultant, was invited to run a three-day long concept-based maths workshop at the BIS, the island's oldest and most established school, for the training benefit of its Preschool, Kindergarten, and Grades 1 to 12 teaching staff.
Concept-based maths is about learning to make that practical connection between what the students are learning and how they can use it for everyday situations, rather than using an approach with only isolated facts and methods.
When you teach a subject's concept and context in a three-dimensional manner, instead of only learning using a two-dimensional rote system, students can better learn the practicalities of the subject matter, and more easily discover their own natural mathematical strengths and skills.
"A highlight of our workshop with Jennnifer Chang-Wathall was seeing the enthusiasm and passion of our team, working together, literally exploding with ideas. Guided by Jennifer, the professional conversations that we had were extremely motivating, and I am excited to implement those ideas into my classroom," says Nadia Demolder, Grade One teacher at BIS.
And there will be more workshops in the coming year:
"BIS is committed to a longer-term mathematical relationship with Jennifer Wathall, as we know deep learning takes place over time, melded through collaboration, and cemented through everyday practice. We look forward to working with Jennifer again in April 2020," says Garth Wyncoll, Head of School.
About Bali Island School
* Bali Island School (formerly Bali International School) is an international school based in Sanur, close to Denpasar, Bali. Its 300 students are Pre-K-12. It is the oldest international school based in Bali.
BIS is an IB World School, fully authorized by the International Baccalaureate to deliver the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes from Preschool to Grade 12. BIS is a Council of International Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges accredited, non-profit, college-preparatory and operates under Indonesian law.
BIS engages and empowers globally-minded, confident learners to reach their best potential. At BIS it is our mission to create an active, creative and respectful learning community.
See: http://baliislandschool.com
About Jennifer Chang-Wathall
* Jennifer Chang-Wathall is an independent consultant in the field of education, an author and part-time instructor for the University of Hong Kong.
With more than 25 years education experience, Jennifer has worked in various international schools including South Island School, Hong Kong and The United Nations International School, New York, and Island School, Hong Kong.
She is a certified trainer in the DISCtm behaviour assessment tool and a certified independent consultant in Concept-Based Curriculum Design by Dr H. Lynn Erickson. Jennifer works as an independent consultant helping math departments and schools transition to concept-based curriculum and instruction. She utilizes her skills as a certified Performance Coach to facilitate transition and change.
Jennifer consulted for the IB on the new diploma mathematics courses for first teaching in 2019 to develop a concept-based mathematics curriculum model. She has co-authored student reference books for the new IB Mathematics courses with Oxford University Press.
Her best selling book titled Concept-Based Mathematics: Teaching for Deep Understanding in Secondary Schools was released in February 2016.
At an international level, she has presented numerous keynote addresses and workshops on concept-based mathematics and concept-based curriculum and instruction to Pre-K-12 educators.
Jennifer is a degree-holder in Pure and Applied Mathematics from the University of Sydney and has completed post-graduate studies at the University of Hong Kong. Based on her Masters of Arts in Educational Technology she also facilitates concept-based mathematics online courses, gives talks about innovative uses of digital instructional media and how to effectively integrate a 1:1 program into the classroom.
As a qualified International Baccalaureate workshop leader ("Mathematical Studies, Mathematics Standard and Higher Level, Concepts and Inquiry in the Diploma Program and Approaches to Teaching and Learning") Jennifer has delivered numerous workshops in the Asia Pacific region.
See: http://www.jenniferwathall.com/home.html
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