| Open Workshop: Date: 18 November 2013, Monday School/Cluster Based Workshop Registration Please contact Joseph Loy by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 6363 0330 on the cost of conducting the workshop. Please indicate your preferred date in the School/Cluster-Based Registration Form but this is subject to availability. Click here to download the School/Cluster-Based Workshop Registration Form.
Many schools want to carry out research to see if an initiative is effective. This workshop will help teachers translate their questions into school-based research. It is designed to help you take a question of concern to you and design a structure to provide evidence as to whether your school/classroom initiative is working and how, potentially, the initiative can be improved. Participants in the workshop are required to submit one of two questions that they or the school is interested in researching. These should be submitted at least one month before the workshop. There will be Pre-consultation with the participants via email prior to the workshop. This enables them to refine their thinking on the potential research topic before the workshop so the workshop can be more focused on their issues. The one-day workshop will address at least one of the questions for each participant. This is a key component of the workshop. In addition, the workshop will look at some of the issues that cause problems with classroom-based research and how to address them prior to starting the research. Participants It is designed for teachers from primary and secondary schools. There is no restriction on research topics. While all topics will be discussed in English, mother-tongue teachers are welcome to participate. About the Trainer - Dr Lionel Mendoza
Because of his experience with both schools and academia, schools and teachers have found Dr Mendoza helpful in their school research and in action research. Since leaving NIE, Dr Mendoza has been involved in various consultancies in Singapore as well as S E Asia and China. Dr Mendoza has an undergraduate degree and master’s degree in Mathematics from Southampton University, a doctorate in Mathematics Education from the University of British Columbia and a teaching certificate. He also has over 60 publications. |
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Dr Lionel Mendoza spent 11 years working at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. During this period he was in the Mathematics Education Academic Group where he was involved in all aspects of teacher training. A particular focus was on the pre-service training of primary mathematics teachers. However, he was also involved supervising trainee teachers in school, teaching graduate courses and supervising graduate students undertaking their thesis as well as conducting in-service training