Mr. Lee Ngan Hoe is presently a lecturer at the NIE. He was previously a gifted education specialist with the Ministry of Education and a coordinator of the Gifted Education Mathematics Programme in 1997. He has taught students in various streams in both secondary schools and junior colleges. Mr Lee holds a Master of Science in Education and he is currently pursuing a PhD with the Psychological Studies Academic Group in the NIE. He has been conducting workshops for teachers and students in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau and Shanghai. He is also the co-author of current primary mathematics textbook series such as “Shaping Maths”.

The objective of our workshop series is to equip teachers with the necessary skills to guide students effectively in Mathematics.

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The HEED Workshop: Creative and Innovative Use of Manipulatives in Mathematics Teaching (3 Hours)

The workshop hopes to provide primary mathematics teachers an opportunity to:

• heighten their awareness of the special attributes of commonly used manipulatives;
• experience creative and innovative use of commonly used manipulatives;
• extend the use of commonly used manipulatives to the realm of the virtual world; and
• develop ideas in the creative and innovative use of both concrete and virtual manipulatives.