Training
courses for The Geometer's Sketchpad
The
Geometer's Sketchpad is a program that revolutionises the
way in which Maths is taught in schools. We provide professional development
courses to ensure that teachers use the program to
its full potential.
The
training courses are designed to cover fundamental and important
topics -
and can be customized, eg for educators of specific grades, or
for specific learning outcomes.
Topics covered in the course include -
* Algebraic functions,
and the use of graphs to understand concepts such as gradients, intercepts,
roots, turning points etc
* Introduction
to Calculus, and concepts of maxima/minima, rates of change etc
* Trigonometric
functions, their periodicity and graphs, etc
* Geometry
- Triangles and polynomials, Circle theorems, and more
Course facilitators
are experienced teachers and software experts.The timing
and duration of the courses can be arranged to suit your schedule.
For
more details about the training we can provide, and references
from educators who have passed through the programme, please contact
us on 021-4396351.