Welcome to OAME. The Ontario Association for Mathematics Education is the professional organization for everyone interested in Mathematics Education in Ontario. Our mission is to promote, support, and advocate for excellence in mathematics education throughout the Province of Ontario. For more about OAME, check out our Vision for Learning Mathematics.
OAME/AOEM and all of their professional learning opportunities, including the OAME/AOEM Annual Conference, are not funded in any way by the Ministry of Education or any Boards of Education. If further clarification is required, please contact your local federation office.
Colour Tiles appCheck out the latest Colour Tiles app from mathies.ca, now available in HTML 5, which will work in all browsers on all devices.
Grade 9 Course PlansNow Available - three course plans for the new Grade 9 MTH1W course for your viewing pleasure! These demonstrate three different ways of approaching the grade 9 math course.
September GazetteThe latest Gazette is now available for download for OAME Members - login to Members Only and it's all yours!
OAME/AOEM 2021: Equity Counts - Huge successOAME/AOEM 2021 concluded its live portion with 5 straight days of presentations. Kudos to all involved.
Position Paper on Critical ThinkingCheck out the position paper on Critical Thinking released in December 2020.
Nominate someone for an OAME/AOEM Award!Do you know an exceptional and creative teacher-leader who has contributed significantly to student learning of mathematics ? Nominate them for an Exceptional and Creative Teaching Award for Elementary or Secondary teachers.
Nominate a group for an OAME/AOEM Award!Do you know an exceptional group of teachers who fosters collaborative and excellent mathematics teaching ? Nominate them for a Staff Award for Exceptional and Collaborative Mathematics Teaching for Elementary or Secondary teachers.
OAMEtalks Podcast - Season 4 premièreCheck out the season opening podcast from season 4 of OAMEtalks with Jason To talking about "Destreaming Math: Equity, Practice, and Politics". Webinar recording now available for viewing on demand.
OntarioMath.support - Lessons and Webinars availableAs of May 2021, all of the grade 1 to 8 lessons and assessment plans have been posted to OntarioMath.support. As well, all of the Subject based webinars are also available for viewing on demand.
Nominate someone special for an OAME/AOEM Award!Do you know someone who has contributed to Mathematics Education in a very special way? Nominate them for a Life Membership award or the Award for Leadership in Mathematics Education or the Award for Outstanding Contribution to OAME/AOEM and Mathematics Education in Ontario.
OAME/AOEM position paper on STEM
Ottawa area chapter renamed!Did you know that the Ottawa area chapter has now been rebranded? It is now the Ottawa Zone for Mathematics Education, or O34ME. (The chapter formerly known as the Carleton Ottawa Mathematics Assocation, a prince of a chapter!)
Are you an OAME Member?If you're an OAME member, there are benefits including access to the Members Only Area, which includes publications, resources, and useful links.
OAME/AOEM Position PaperCheck out the OAME/AOEM Position Statement on Access, Equity, and Inclusion, now published on the OAME website.
History of OAMECheck out Ye Olde OAME Archives, and for a special treat - check out the Timeline of OAME
@OAMEcountsCheck out our Twitter account, @OAMEcounts - and tag us in your tweets!
OAME ElectionsCongratulations to the winners of the 2021 OAME elections : President-Elect: SANDRA JENA PRICE, Vice-President : MELISSA BLACK, Director, JK to 6 : LORI YEE (acclaimed), Director, 7 to 12: JIMMY PAI Director, 7 to 12 : HEMA KHODAI
OAME 2020 Virtual Conference webinars in Members OnlyLogin to the OAME Members Only are to view 50+ webinars from the recent Virtual Conference held in May 2020.
Featured OAME Chapter: CHAMP OAME is made up of chapters from around the province of Ontario. The current featured chapter is CHAMP .
Do you know who CHAMP is?
(If not - stay tuned for the next scrolling news item ...)
OAME Chapter: CHAMP CHAMP , the Credit Humber Association for Mathematics Promotion,
serves Ontario teachers of mathematics from Credit Humber catchment area, Dufferin, Halton, Peel regions.
The current President of CHAMP is AMANDA LAXTON.
Chapter Rep for CHAMP The current Chapter Rep for CHAMP
who sits on the OAME board of directors is
KASSANDRA KOBELAK.
Say hi to the Webmaster!If you're still reading this scrolling news, send a message to web@oame.on.ca to let the OAME Webmaster know it works!
Back to School Supports for Teachers
OAME/AOEM continues to strive to support Ontario's mathematics teachers. Here are some of the supports that you may want to visit to help you as you plan the coming scholastic year:
OntarioMath.support - Elementary - 
Here you will find lesson and assessment plans for the 2020 Revised Math Curriculum, as well as webinars to help you navigate the curriculum.-
OntarioMath.support - Grade 9 -
Here you will find sample Course Plans, lesson and assessment plans, and webinars to support the successful implementation of the new grade 9 de-streamed math course. -
- Math4theNines
To further support the implementation of MTH1W, look to this site for a variety of resources, including our Workshops-in-a-Bag. -
- mathies.ca
Here you will find tools and apps that are designed to align with our Ontario mathematics curriculum.
Free webinar - Thursday night
Join the free GVMA webinar on Thursday, September 23 (7:30-9:00pm), a discussion about the challenges facing our learners in transitioning to post-secondary education, featuring Janet Takata (Conestoga College) and Ian VanderBurgh (University of Waterloo).
For more information: https://cemc1.uwaterloo.ca/~gvma/conference.htm link ...
OntarioMath.support - 2 September webinars - registration open
Dates have been set for two webinars to assist teachers of the newly revised Grade 9 mathematics program. There are 3 times to choose from for each webinar. Go to the Webinars page to register. The topics are: "De-streaming for Success" (Sept 22, 23) and "Shaping the Learning Environment" (Sept 29, 30)
As well, more lessons are added almost daily to the Grade 9 page. Some of the most recent include:
Also, while you're on the Webinars page, check out the recordings of the recent webinars on the "Transition from Elementary to Secondary" and "Course Planning". link ...
As well, more lessons are added almost daily to the Grade 9 page. Some of the most recent include:
- Finding Infinity
- Exploring the History of Mathematics
- Everything Is Not As It Seems!
- Aiming Into the Box
- How’s It Growing? - Using Visual Patterns to Explore Algebraic Relationships
Also, while you're on the Webinars page, check out the recordings of the recent webinars on the "Transition from Elementary to Secondary" and "Course Planning". link ...
OAMEtalks - Season 4 premiere and more!
Listen in on the Season Opener of OAMEtalks as host David Petro chats with Jason To from TDSB about Destreaming Math: Equity, Practice, and Politics.
and check out the Webinar recording now available for viewing on demand.
AND ... introducing ... a brand new feature to OAMEtalks!
Listen to the OAMEtalks Coding in the Classroom podcast, a companion piece to the new Gazette column of the same name. For the inaugural podcast, hosts Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer speak with Pekka Reinio from Simcoe County DSB.
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and check out the Webinar recording now available for viewing on demand.
AND ... introducing ... a brand new feature to OAMEtalks!
Listen to the OAMEtalks Coding in the Classroom podcast, a companion piece to the new Gazette column of the same name. For the inaugural podcast, hosts Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer speak with Pekka Reinio from Simcoe County DSB.
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mathies Money app - now available in HTML5 !
The second of three HTML5 mathies apps being developed this summer is now available! Check out the Money app which will work in all browsers on all devices. Since Flash has been phased out of existence on most modern browsers this new version has been eagerly anticipated. The iOS and Android versions are still available for download from their respective app stores, though this new HTML5 version will also work in their mobile browsers.The next app to receive the HTML5 treatment will be Fraction Strips.
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