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Elementary School Publication - The Abacus
K-12 Mathematics Publication - The Gazette
Note: Although the Gazette was at one point focused solely on seconday school mathematics, in recent years its focus has shifted to include articles and features for the elementary school teachers as well as the secondary teacher.
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View Table of Contents / Download the Centennial Edition of the Gazette
(Spring 1991 - 100 years of Mathematics Associations in Ontario)
View Table of Contents / Download the 40th Anniversary Gazette
(Spring 2012 - celebrating 40 years of the OAME)

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NOTE: The Gazette Archive has now been updated and now holds all issues of the Ontario Mathematics Gazette from its inception in 1962.
The Abacus Archive now includes all copies of the Abacus that were published alongside the Gazette. The Tables of Contents for the Gazette are complete. The Tables of Contents for the Abacus back-issues are still being updated.
Electronic versions of the Gazette and Abacus are available to all current OAME Members by logging into the Members Only section, and clicking on the Gazette Archive.

Current Issue: Volume 59 # 4 - June 2021
Gazette Table of Contents

Up Front

Editor’s Report by Timothy Sibbald
President’s Message/Message de la présidente by Judy Mendaglio

Regular Features

Blast from the Past! The Common Curriculum and Destreamed Grade 9 by Jeff Irvine
Reflections on Solving Equations: Obtaining Readable Forms by Jérôme Proulx
OAME/NCTM Report: Summertime, Summertime, Glorious Summertime! by Jacqueline Hill
Events at the Fields by Angelica Mendaglio
OMCA News – Spring 2021 by Heather Theijsmeijer
What’s the Problem? Maximizing Rectangles by Shawn Godin
Technology Corner: Coding and Math by Mary Bourassa
Linking Literacy and Math: Classroom Discourse by David Costello
Mathematical Snapshots: Geometry lives at Georgian! by Ron Lancaster
In the Middle: Playing with Padlets by Carly Ziniuk
Mb4T (Mathematics by and for Teachers): Finding Balance in Algebra by Jennifer Holm
Elementary Math Matters: Not so easy, eh? by Lynda Colgan

Articles

Leonardo of Pisa: Bunnies, Bees, and the Golden Ratio by Jeff Irvine
Exploring the Experiences of Teacher Candidates with the Math Proficiency Test: Recommendations for Ontario Educational Systems by Jennifer Holm, Steve Sider, Ardavan Eizadirad
Research into Practice: A Framework for Lesson Planning That Considers Student Motivation by Jeff Irvine

Special Features

OAME/AOEM Awards 2020
Book Review: Imagining Math with Imagination by Tim Sibbald
Book Review: Joyful Reading About Early Math Education by Tim Sibbald

Abacus Table of Contents

Abacus Activities

Abacus Editor Greetings|MARY LOU KESTELL & KATHY KUBOTA-ZARIVNIJ
Research Summary - Ratio, Rate, and Proportion
Links to Manipulatives - Pattern Blocks
LET’S DO MATH: Guitar Hero Problem (with bansho plan)
Links to Literature: The Carpet Boy’s Gift Wangari’s Trees of Peace
LET’S DO MATH: Lemonade Problem
LET’S DO MATH: Pencil Problem
Next Steps for Your Professional Learning - Application to Your Classroom
Next Steps for Your Professional Learning - Suggested Readings
Abacus Editor Greetings|MARY LOU KESTELL & KATHY KUBOTA-ZARIVNIJ
Research Summary - Ratio, Rate, and Proportion
Links to Manipulatives - Pattern Blocks
LET’S DO MATH: Guitar Hero Problem (with bansho plan)
Links to Literature: The Carpet Boy’s Gift Wangari’s Trees of Peace
LET’S DO MATH: Lemonade Problem
LET’S DO MATH: Pencil Problem
Next Steps for Your Professional Learning - Application to Your Classroom
Next Steps for Your Professional Learning - Suggested Readings

Sample Articles from The Abacus
Issue	Date	Article (Click to download)
Vol 49 - i2	: Dec 2010	Let's Do Math: Tile Problems (with bansho plan)
Vol 49 - i1	: Sep 2010	Abacus Editor Greetings / Mary Lou Kestell & Kathy Kubota-Zarivnij
Vol 48 - i4	: Jun 2010	Links to Literature - The Carpet Boy's Gift / Wangan's Trees of Peace
Vol 48 - i3	: Mar 2010	Let's Do Math - Fun Fair Crispy Quads Problem
Vol 48 - i2	: Dec 2009	LINKS TO MANIPULATIVES - Pattern Blocks
Vol 48 - i1	: Sep 2009	RESEARCH SUMMARY: Representations of Fractions
Vol 43 - i2	: Dec 2004	Coordinate Patterns
Vol 43 - i1	: Sep 2004	Points of Departure: The Hundreds Board

Sample Articles from The Gazette
Issue	Date	Article (Click to download)
Vol 51 - i4	: Jun 2013	Linking Representations Using Geogebra / Geoffrey Roulet / Jill Lazarus
Vol 51 - i4	: Jun 2013	Communication in a Blended Math-Talk Community: Extending the Boundaries of Classroom Collaboration / Geoffrey Roulet / Jill Lazarus
Vol 49 - i3	: Mar 2011	Technology Corner - Exponential and Logarithmic Models / Mary Bourassa
Vol 49 - i3	: Mar 2011	Hey It's Elementary - The Elephant in the Room / Lynda Colgan
Vol 49 - i3	: Mar 2011	Math in the Media / Tim Sibbald
Vol 49 - i3	: Mar 2011	Mathematics Improvement Process: A Principal's Perspective / Doug Duff
Vol 49 - i2	: Dec 2010	What's the Problem? Getting to the Root of the Problem / Shawn Godin
Vol 49 - i2	: Dec 2010	In the Middle - From Start to End: Maximizing Instructional Time in the Intermediate Classroom / Caroline Rosenbloom / Jung-Choi Perkins
Vol 49 - i2	: Dec 2010	Supporting Algebraic Thinking: Prioritizing Visual Representations / Ruth Beatty
Vol 49 - i2	: Dec 2010	Billy and the SMART Board(tm) / William Lundy
Vol 43 - i2	: Dec 2004	Hey, It's Elementary... The Context Conundrum / Lynda Colgan
Vol 43 - i2	: Dec 2004	Computer Algebra Systems and the Ontario Curriculum / Tom Steinke, Kevin Spry, Fred Ferneyhough
Vol 43 - i1	: Sep 2004	Assessment Corner: Assessing Mathematical Processes - A Complex Process / Chris Suurtamm
Vol 43 - i1	: Sep 2004	Put on Your ''Mathematical Glasses'': Connecting The Simpsons(R) and Mathematics / Louis Lim

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