August 15 (Wed)  2007: Arrival Date

15.00 - 21.00               Registration (Lobby)

21.00 - 21.30               Explanation of the program (only for keynote speakers and specialists; Mongkut Tong) 

August 16 (Thu)  2007: Day 1

08.00 - 09.00              Registration (Mongkut Phet Ballrom)

09.00 - 10.00              Opening Ceremony

                                        - Dean of  Faculty of Education (Assist.Prof.Dr.Paisan Suwannoi)

                                        - Permanent Secretary of Commission of Higher Education

                                        - President of Khon Kaen University (Assoc.Prof.Dr.Sumon Sakolchai)

                                        - Lead Shepherd of APEC Human Resources Development Working Group: HRDWG (Dr.Alan Ginsburg)

10.00 - 11.00              Keynote speaker: Shizumi Shimizu (University of Tsukuba, Japan) "How to develop Mathematical Thinking in Classroom"

11.00 - 12.00              Keynote speaker: Masami Isoda (University of Tsukuba, Japan) "How to plan a lesson for developing  Mathematical Thinking"

12.00 - 13.00              Lunch (Mongkut Nak Room)

13.00 - 13.20              Explanation about the Lessons for 2^nd and 5^th Grades

13.20 - 14.20              Demonstration Teaching 2^nd Grade (Lesson Study Activity) by Japanese Teacher: Takao Seiyama (Mongkut Phet Ballroom)

14.20 - 15.30              Discussion about the lesson (Lesson Study Activity)

15.30 - 15.40              Break

15.40 - 16.40              Demonstration Teaching 5^th Grade (Lesson Study Activity) by Japanese Teacher: Yasuhiro Hosomizu (Mongkut Phet Ballroom)

16.40 - 17.50              Discussion about the lesson (Lesson Study Activity)

18.00 - 21.00              Welcome Party (Near Swimming Pool)

August   17 (Fri)  2007: Day 2

08.30 - 09.30              Keynote speaker: Alan Bishop (Monash University, Australia) "Teachers' Mathematical Values for developing Mathematical Thinking

                                         through Lesson Study (Mongkut Phet Ballroom)"

09.30 - 10.10               Peter Gould (Australian) "Reasoning about Three-Eighths: From Partitioned Fraction towards Quantity fractions"

10.10 - 10.50               Madihah Khalid (Brunei Darusaram) "Incorporating Mathematical Thinking in Addition and Subtraction of Fraction: Real Issues and Challenges."

10.50 - 11.30               Francisco Cerda Bonomo (Chile) "Lesson Study as a strategy for cultivating mathematical teaching skills: A Chilean experience focused

                                        on Mathematical Thinking"

11.30 - 12.00               Commentary for audience: Alan Bishop & David Tall 

12.00 - 13.00               Lunch (Mongkut Nak Room)

13.00  - 14.00               Keynote speaker: Kaye Stacey (University of Melbourne, Australia) "Teachers' Mathematical Thinking"

14.00 - 14.40               CHENG, Chun Chor Litwin (Hong Kong) "Mathematical Thinking in Multiplication in Hong Kong Schools."

14.40 - 15.20               Marsigit, Mathilda Susanti, Elly Arliani (Indonesia) "Lesson Study on Mathematical Thinking: Developing Mathematical Methods

                                        in Learning the Total Area of a Right Circular Cylinder and Sphere as well as the Volume of a Right Circular Cone of the Indonesian 8^th Grade Students"

15.20 - 16.00               Kazuyoshi Okubo (Japan) "Mathematical Thinking and the Acquisition of Fundamentals and Basics"

16.40 - 17.10              Commentary for audience: Kaye Stacy & Max Stephens

17.10 - 17.40              Break (For keynote speakers & specialists: move to discussion room)

17.40 - 19.40               Working Group discussion with videos (Parallel session for four groups) (Mongkut Ngen & Mongkut Nak)

20.00 - 22.00                Dinner host by Khon Kaen University

August  18 (Sat)  2007: Day 3

08.30 - 09.30               Keynote speaker: Abraham Arcavi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Isarel) "Mathematical Thinking in Classrooms (Mongkut Phet Ballroom)"

09.30 - 10.10               LIM Chap Sam (Malaysia) "Developing Mathematical Thinking in a Primary Mathematics Classroom through Lesson Study: An Exploratory Study"

10.10 - 10.50               Soledad A. Ulep (Philippines) "Developing Mathematical Thinking through  Lesson Study:  Initial Efforts and Results"

10.50 - 11.30               YEAP  Ban Har (Singapore) "Bridges and Obstacles: The use of Lesson Study to Identify Factors that Encourage or Discourage Mathematical Thinking

                                        amongst Primary School Students."

11.30 - 12.00               Commentary  for audience: Abraham Arcavi & Fou-Lai Lin

12.00 - 13.00               Lunch (Mongkut Nak Room)

13.00 - 14.00               Keynote speaker: Fou-Lai Lin (National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese Taiwan) "How can we enhance students' Mathematical Thinking

                                        through Discussion"

14.00 - 14.40               Ronél Paulsen (South Africa) "The van Hiele Levels of Geometrical Thought in an In-service Training Setting in South Africa."

14.40 - 15.20               Maitree Inprasitha, Suladda Loipha, Suwattana Eamoraphan (Thailand) "Contexts for Developing Mathematical Thinking in Mathematics Classroom

                                         through Lesson Study"

15.20 - 16.00              Patsy Wang-Iverson, Marian Palumbo (USA) "Using Lesson Study to Connect Procedural Knowledge with Mathematical Thinking"

16.00 - 16.40              Tran Vui (Vietnam) "A Lesson that may Develop Mathematical Thinking of Primary Students in Vietnam: Find two Numbers that their Sum

                                        and a Restricted Condition are Known"

16.40 - 17.20               Commentary for audience: Akihiko Takahashi & Wee Tiong

17.20 - 17.40               Break (For keynote speakers & specialists: move to discussion room)

17.40 - 19.40               Working Group discussion with video (Parallel session for four groups) (Mongkut Ngen & Mongkut Nak)

August 19 (Sun)  2007: Day 4

10.00 - 10.30               Lead Shepherd of APEC HRDWG(Dr. Alan Ginsburg) "Using a wiki for the APEC Lesson Study Project (Mongkut Phet Ballroom)"

10.30 - 11.30               Keynote speaker: Akihiko Takahashi (DePaul University, USA) "Developing Mathematical Thinking through Problem Solving"

11.30 - 12.30               Keynote speaker: David Tall (University of Warwick, England) "Setting Lesson Study in a Long-Term Framework for Learning"

12.30 - 13.30               Lunch (Mongkut Nak Room)

13.30 - 15.30               Panel Discussion: Communication as a Key for Developing Mathematical Thinking

                                      Abraham Arcavi            Akihiko Takahashi

                                       David Tall                      Fou-Lai Lin

                                        Kaye Stacey                   Max Stephens (Modulator) 

15.30 - 16.00               Closing ceremony (Mongkut Phet Ballroom) Vice President of Khon Kaen University

16.00 - 18.00              City & Campus tour (Registration on August 15-16, 2007)

August 20 (Mon)  2007: Day 5

07.00 - 20.00              Excursion to Laos (Registration on August 15-16, 2007)

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Documents

Lead Shepherd of APEC HRDWG

        Alan Ginsburg (2007). Using a wiki for the APEC Lesson Study Project (Mongkut Phet Ballroom).

Keynotes

• Abraham Arcavi (2007). Mathematical Thinking in Classrooms.
• Akihiko Takahashi (2007). Developing Mathematical Thinking through Problem Solving.
• Alan Bishop (2007). Teachers’ Mathematical Values for developing Mathematical Thinking through Lesson Study.
• David Tall (2007). Setting Lesson Study in a Long-Term Framework for Learning.
• Fou-Lai Lin (2007). How can we enhance students' Mathematical Thinking through Discussion.
• Kaye Stacey (2007). Teachers’ Mathematical Thinking.
• Masami Isoda (2007). How to plan a lesson for developing  Mathematical Thinking.
• Shizumi Shimizu (2007). How to develop Mathematical Thinking in Classroom.

Papers

• Cheng Chun Chor Litwin (2007). Mathematical Thinking in Multiplication in Hong Kong Schools.
• Francisco Cerda Bonomo (2007). Lesson Study as a strategy for cultivating mathematical teaching skills: A Chilean experience focused on Mathematical Thinking.
• Kazuyoshi Okubo (2007). Mathematical Thinking and the Acquisition of Fundamentals and Basics.
• LIM Chap Sam (2007). Developing Mathematical Thinking in a Primary Mathematics Classroom through Lesson Study: An Exploratory Study.
• Madihah Khalid (2007). Incorporating Mathematical Thinking in Addition and Subtraction of Fraction: Real Issues and Challenges.
• Maitree Inprasitha, Suladda Loipha, Suwattana Eamoraphan (2007). Contexts for Developing Mathematical Thinking in Mathematics Classroom through Lesson Study.
• Marsigit, Mathilda Susanti, Elly Arliani (2007). Lesson Study on Mathematical Thinking: Developing Mathematical Methods in Learning the Total Area of a Right Circular Cylinder and Sphere as well as the Volume of a Right Circular Cone of the Indonesian 8^th Grade Students.
• Patsy Wang-Iverson, Marian Palumbo (2007). Using Lesson Study to Connect Procedural Knowledge with Mathematical Thinking.
• Peter Gould (2007). Reasoning about Three-Eighths: From Partitioned Fraction towards Quantity fractions.
• Ronél Paulsen (2007). The van Hiele Levels of Geometrical Thought in an In-service Training Setting in South Africa.
• Soledad A. Ulep (2007). Developing Mathematical Thinking through  Lesson Study:  Initial Efforts and Results.
• Tran Vui (2007). A Lesson that may Develop Mathematical Thinking of Primary Students in Vietnam: Find two Numbers that their Sum and a Restricted Condition are Known.
• Yeap Ban Har (2007). Bridges and Obstacles: The use of Lesson Study to Identify Factors that Encourage or Discourage Mathematical Thinking amongst Primary School Students.

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