This is the Agenda for the MTAP Annual Conference (2012). Yeap Ban Har is one of the plenary speakers.

1. Annual Convention of Mathematics Teachers Association of The Philippines – Tertiary Level Chapter
The University of The Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City Campus, Iloilo City
16 – 18 August 2012
CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Pre-registration 1:00 – 5:00
Thursday, 16 August 2012
7:00 – 8:30 Registration
Morning Snacks
8:30 – 9:30 Opening Ceremonies
Invocation
National Anthem
Welcome Address Dr. Rommel A. Espinosa
Chancellor
University of the Philippines Visayas
Introduction of Participants Dr. Recto Y. Ponciano
Vice-President
Mathematics Teachers
Association of the Philippines –Tertiary Level Chapter
Overview of the Convention Prof. Aileen A. Diansuy
President
Mathematics Teachers
Association of the Philippines –Tertiary Level Chapter
Inspirational Talk Sr. Iluminada Coronel, f.m.m.
National President
Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines
Introduction of the Keynote Speaker
Keynote Address Hon. Jed Patrick E. Mabilog
Mayor, Iloilo City
Hon. Arthur D. Defensor, Sr.
Governor, Province of Iloilo
Awarding of Certificate
of Appreciation to the Keynote Speaker Chancellor Espinosa and Sr. Iluminada Coronel

2. 9:30 – 10:30 PLENARY PRESENTATION 1 Rev. Fr. Domingo Rafael A. Alimajen Jr.
St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
Authentic Concept of Number in Husserl’s Philosophy
of Arithmetic: Psychological Investigations and its
Implications in Living the Mathematical Life
10:30 – 10:45 First CASIO-MTAPTL MATHalino Challenge
Mr. Joel Serrano
Sales and Marketing Manager
Business Plus Marketing- Distributor of Casio Calculators
10:45 – 11:00 e-learning Trend for Higher Education Focusing on Math
Courses
Mr. Rene Mupas
Pearson Education Philippines
Country Sales Manager
11:00 – 12:00 PLENARY PRESENTATION 2 Dr. Ban Har Yeap
Marshall Cavendish Institute,
Singapore Math and Teacher Preparation
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 6:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS/WORKSHOP
6:00 – 8:00 Dinner and Cultural Night
Friday, 17 August 2012
8:00 – 9:00 PLENARY PRESENTATION 4 Dr. Gaudencio C. Petalcorin, Jr.
Father Saturnino Urios University
Appreciating Mathematics in the Arts
9:00 – 10:00 e-PLENARY PRESENTATION 5 Dr. Joseph Novak
Cornell University and Florida Institute of Human
Machine and Cognition
The Role of Concept Maps in Education
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 PLENARY PRESENTATION 6 Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo
University of the Philippines-Diliman
11:15 – 12:15 PLENARY PRESENTATION 7 Dr. Mary Ann Huntley
Cornell University, USA
A Framework for Analyzing Differences Across
Mathematics Curricula

3. 12:15 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Announcement:
MTAPTL JOURNAL
Prof. Erlnda CAyao
Editor-in-Chief
2:00 – 3:00 PLENARY PRESENTATION 8 Dr. Rebeca C. Tolentino
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Mathematics Educators and Research in
Philippine Higher Education Institutions
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:15 PLENARY PRESENTATION 9 Dr. Lourdes Zamora
University of the Philippines Visayas
The Quality of Students’ Mathematical Proofs
As a Function of Classroom Assessment –
A Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis
4:15 – 4:30 CLOSING REMARKS Engr. Sergio G. Paspe, Jr.
Convention Chair
Saturday, 18 August 2012 Tour