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.
Coding Webinars - now open for registration!Check out OntarioMath.support to register for Webinars based on the Coding lessons and assessment plans created by the Elementary Curriculum Resource Project.
OAMEtalks Podcast - Season 3Check out the latest podcast from season 3 of OAMEtalks with Tara Flynn and Shelley Yearley talking about how "Unit Fractions Unlock Learning!". Webinar available in Members Only
December GazetteThe latest Gazette is now available for download for OAME Members - login to Members Only and it's all yours!
Elementary Math Curriculum Resource ProjectA new project to support elementary teachers of mathematics, in partnership with AFEMO, our French-language sister organization, is now underway. Check out details on webinars and lesson supports and more at OntarioMath.support
Nominations for OAME/AOEM Board of DirectorsNominate someone to the Board using this form Google form.
For a description of each position and summary of the time commitment, please review this document.
OAME/AOEM 2021: Equity Counts is going Virtual! - Pre Reg closes Jan 19thOAME/AOEM 2021 will now be held in a virtual format using Zoom technology, over the five days of May 17 - 21, 2021. All sessions will take place after school hours.
The conference will continue to offer three keynote addresses, nine featured speakers and over 120 breakout sessions.
New Position Paper on Critical ThinkingCheck out the position paper on Critical Thinking newly 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.
OntarioMath.support - Lessons addedAs of mid-December, 2020, over half of the lessons and assessment plans have been posted to OntarioMath.support. The Coding lessons for Grades 1 to 8 are now available, in English and French. There are also one or two Financial Literacy lessons for each grade, and at least one lesson for each grade that focuses on Number (with an emphasis on Fractions) as well as at least one for Mathematical Modelling. More lessons will continue to be uploaded in 2021.
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!)
Bonus OAMEtalks episodes for OAME2020!Check out the 3 Bonus Friday episodes of OAMEtalks podcast - 3 Amazing Previews for OAME2020 !
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
OAME 2020 Virtual Conference - all doneA Virtual Conference took place from May 6th - May 9th, 2020 in lieu of the previously scheduled Face to Face conference. The Virtual conference was open for FREE to ALL educators! Full details can be found on the Virtual Conference website
@OAMEcountsCheck out our Twitter account, @OAMEcounts - and tag us in your tweets!
OAME ElectionsCongratulations to the winners of the 2020 OAME elections who have now started their term of office: Vice-President : SANDRA JEAN PRICE, Director, JK to 6 : BART VANSLACK, 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: QSLMA OAME is made up of chapters from around the province of Ontario. The current featured chapter is QSLMA .
Do you know who QSLMA is?
(If not - stay tuned for the next scrolling news item ...)
OAME Chapter: QSLMA QSLMA , the Quinte St. Lawrence Mathematics Association,
serves Ontario teachers of mathematics from Eastern Ontario, Belleville, Smith's Falls, Kingston, Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville regions.
The current President of QSLMA is MELISSA BAKER-COX.
Chapter Rep for QSLMA The current Chapter Rep for QSLMA
who sits on the OAME board of directors is
SIOBHAIN BROEKHOVEN.
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!
mathies.ca update
The Short Version: The Flash is dead! Long live mathies apps!
The Medium Version:
YES - you can still access mathies learning tools,
especially on mobile devices, but also on some computers.
The Long Version (click here for more details!) link ...
OAMEtalks-Yet Another Bonus Episode - Preview # 3
This is the last of three bonus episodes with some of the featured and keynote speakers from the OAME2021 virtual conference in May. In the previous two episodes we heard a little about each of them and a brief preview of each of their sessions. On this episode we asked them to talk about what they thought was working well with online learning. We'll hear from Robert Q. Berry, Kyle Pearce, Chris Suurtamm, Gail Burrill, Marian Small, Graham Fletcher, Lisa Lunney Borden, Ron Lancaster, Dan Meyer and Jon Orr. More info about the conference can be found at oame2021.ca.
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OntarioMath.support
Coding Webinars - open for registration!
Registration is now open for the Webinars based on the Lesson and Assessment plans focussed on Coding. The series will start with a Webinar whose focus is Coding in the Primary Grades, which premiered on Thursday February 11th. After the Primary webinars are done, they will be followed by a webinar on Coding in the Junior Grades, and finally Coding in the Intermediate Grades. Register on the Webinars page.
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Registration is now open for the Webinars based on the Lesson and Assessment plans focussed on Coding. The series will start with a Webinar whose focus is Coding in the Primary Grades, which premiered on Thursday February 11th. After the Primary webinars are done, they will be followed by a webinar on Coding in the Junior Grades, and finally Coding in the Intermediate Grades. Register on the Webinars page.
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OAME/AOEM 2021 is Virtual! - Registration live!
OAME/AOEM 2021 will now be held in a virtual format using Zoom technology, over the five days of May 17 - 21, 2021. All sessions will take place after school hours.
The conference will continue to offer three keynote addresses, nine featured speakers and over 120 breakout sessions.
Registration is now open to all !
A pdf program file is also now available so you can preview the session descriptions.
Wayne Erdman & Margaret Quinn Co-Chairs, OAME 2021 link ...
Canadian Mathematical Society - Free Webinars
The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) has a new initiative for Black and Indigenous students. Within the context of this initiative we offer a free webinars to students and educators. link ...
Elementary Curriculum updates
Check this out:
- * NEW *
Sample long range plans that outline possible sequences of instruction are now available.
- English - long range plans
- Français - planifications à long-terme
- Document released: Key Changes - Ontario Mathematics Curriculum, Grades 1 to 8
- Document released: High-Impact Instructional Practices in Mathematics
- Elementary Curriculum website : https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/elementary-mathematics
Online Resources for Math at Home
In response to the current COVID-19 outbreak, OAME/AOEM wants to remind members that there are many supports available for teachers and students to assist with online learning that are available on the OAME/AOEM website. Free to all (members and non-members) are resources such as:
- Mathies (https://www.mathies.ca/) - These online tools provide students and teachers games, activities, learning supports and other links to assist with learning at home. Note that many of these are also available in French.
- Grade Specific Resources (https://oame.on.ca/main/index.php?code=grspecres) - Many resources from K-12 that include activities (many from the TIPS4RM lessons) as well as financial literacy resources. NOTE: This now includes resources that were originally in the Members Only section.
- Math4theNines (http://www.math4thenines.ca/resources.html) - These resources were specifically designed for Grade 9. Great tasks for your students and research for you to dive into.
We would also like to remind you of resources that have been made available to all students and teachers in the province such as:
- The Ministry of Education has made available online learning supports for elementary students (https://www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home#section-0) and secondary students (TVO has support available to students in Grades K-6 through mPower (https://mpower.tvo.org/#/login/) and for students in Grades 6-10 through Mathify (href=https://www.tvomathify.com/students). Note that students will need to create an account to access these supports.
- OAME is an affiliate of NCTM and NCTM has many free resources available to teachers to support them through online learning. There are webinars, problems and interactives available at https://www.nctm.org/freeresources/.
- CEMC out of the University of Waterloo also has a variety of resources to support teachers and students . Resources range from problems and online courseware to computer science tutorials. Check out everything available at https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/coronavirus.html.
- ChatterPack has a list of free, online, boredom-busting resources https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/list-of-online-resources-for-anyone-who-is-isolated-at-home?fbclid=IwAR1aDg3N2n6hYlqJ3h-oADUhfpyAMF4R7e2fOhnJDv1N8ljcujSUpWzFuRI
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