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.
New President!OAME has a new President - Sandra Jean Price who will be OAME President for a two year term beginning this September 2022.
September Gazette - now availableOAME members can now login to the Members Only area and read their digital copy of the September 2022 Gazette and the Abacus.
OAMEtalks webinar - free to all - sign up!The first OAMEtalks webinar is open to ALL TEACHERS - free to register - will take place Wed Sept 14th @ 8pm online. Feature presenter is David Costello. Topic: "Mathematizing Student Thinking"
@OAMEcountsCheck out our Twitter account, @OAMEcounts - and tag us in your tweets!
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.
Special Anniversary March GazetteThis special Gazette is now available for viewing or download to all! This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the OAME/AOEM, 60th anniversary of the Gazette and the 50th anniversary of the Abacus.
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.
mathies.ca HTML5 appsCheck out the latest Colour Tiles, Money , and Fraction Strips apps from mathies.ca, now available in HTML 5, which will work in all browsers on all devices.
OAME/AOEM position paper on STEM
Destreaming/De-tracking Math Position paper
Check out the position paper on Destreaming/De-tracking Math released in December 2021.
Check out the position paper on Destreaming/De-tracking Math released in December 2021.
Position Paper on Critical ThinkingCheck out the position paper on Critical Thinking released in December 2020.
OAME/AOEM Position Paper on Access, Equity, and InclusionCheck out the OAME/AOEM Position Statement on Access, Equity, and Inclusion, now published on the OAME website.
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.
History of OAMECheck out Ye Olde OAME Archives, and for a special treat - check out the Timeline of OAME
Webinars available in Members OnlyLogin to the OAME Members Only are to view 50+ webinars from the recent conferences and events.
Featured OAME Chapter: SWOAME OAME is made up of chapters from around the province of Ontario. The current featured chapter is SWOAME .
Do you know who SWOAME is?
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OAME Chapter: SWOAME SWOAME , the South Western Ontario Association for Mathematics Education,
serves Ontario teachers of mathematics from South-Western Ontario, Windsor and Essex region.
The current President of SWOAME is MICHELE COOPER.
Chapter Rep for SWOAME The current Chapter Rep for SWOAME
who sits on the OAME board of directors is
ELIZABETH PEARSALL.
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OAMEtalks Coding in the Classroom podcast
The September podcast companion piece to the Coding in the Classroom column in the OAME Gazette is now available. In this episode, hosts Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer interview Siri Krogh Nordby, a former secondary teacher, currently a second-year Ph.D. student.
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Happy September
Welcome to a new School Year - and good luck to all teachers, E.A.s, admin and school staff working to make 2022-2023 a great one for their students!
You may want to start this new school year off with a podcast listen, or read the latest President's Message from our incoming president, Sandra Jean Price, or sign up for a free Webinar, or, if you are an OAME member, read the latest copy (September 2022 edition) of the Gazette and Abacus available digitally in the Members Only section .
You may want to start this new school year off with a podcast listen, or read the latest President's Message from our incoming president, Sandra Jean Price, or sign up for a free Webinar, or, if you are an OAME member, read the latest copy (September 2022 edition) of the Gazette and Abacus available digitally in the Members Only section .
Season 5 of OAMEtalks podcast - premiere with David Costello
Listen to the season 5 premiere podcast of OAMEtalks as David Petro talks with guest David Costello (all David, all the time!) as they discuss many things including a preview of the webinar, free to all teachers, that took place on Zoom at 8pm on Wednesday September 14th. View webinar "Mathematizing Student Thinking".
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Welcome to new OAME Board of Directors
September means a new school year, and a new OAME year. Welcome back to the new OAME President, Sandra Jean Price, for 2022-2024, our second two-year presidential term! New to the OAME Board of Directors this year beginning their three-year term will be Kit Luce (Director, JK-6), Jason To (Director, 7-12), Kelly McKie (Director, University) and Cameron Redsell-Montgomerie (Director, College). Joining the board as Chapter Representative for O34ME is Christopher Stewart. Elli Weisdorf is also joining the Board filling in for the final year of JK-6 Directorship as Bart Vanslack now moves to a Vice President position on the Executive. New-ish to the board (this is his first September) is Sam Garrison who joined mid-year as a 7-12 Director.
Farewell to Suhana Kadoura, Melissa Baker-Cox, Jane Silva, Victoria Maystruk, and Paul Alves - thank you to all of you for all your work on the board, and all the best in the future.
Congratulations to OAME 2022 Award Winners!
OAME is proud to announce the following award winners for 2022: following the presentation ceremony at OAME 2019 in Ottawa: Award for Exceptional and Creative Teaching in Elementary Mathematics - Catherine Koehler
Award for Exceptional and Creative Teaching in Secondary Mathematics - Pushpa Gunawardena
OAME/AOEM Award for Lifetime Membership - Ron Lancaster
Award for Outstanding Contribution to OAME/AOEM and Mathematics in Ontario - Thomas Steinke
Award for Leadership in Mathematics Education - Elizabeth Pattison
Award for Leadership in Mathematics Education - Jason To
Check out the Slideshow and find out how you can nominate a deserving educator or group for an award! link ...
Very special Anniversary edition of the Gazette
The March 2022 Gazette is now available in the Members Only section. This special edition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Gazette, the 50th anniversary of the Abacus, and the 50th year of the OAME/AOEM organization! Kudos to Tim Sibbald, lead editor for this edition, and all the many OAME members past and present who contributed to it.Also - check out the companion podcast, Interview with the Longest Standing Abacus Editors!
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