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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 50th/60th/50th Anniversary Gazette
(Spring 2022 - celebrating 50 years of the OAME / 60 years of the Gazette / 50 years of the Abacus)

View Table of Contents / Download the 40th Anniversary Gazette
(Spring 2012 - celebrating 40 years of the OAME)

View Table of Contents / Download the Centennial Edition of the Gazette
(Spring 1991 - 100 years of Mathematics Associations in Ontario)

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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 62 # 3 - March 2024
Gazette Table of Contents

Up Front

Editor’s Report by Timothy Sibbald
President’s Message by Sandra Jean Price

Regular Features

A Tribute to Pat Kehoe by Melissa Black and Cathy Hall
OAME/NCTM Report: Canadians Give True Contributions to NCTM! by Jacqueline Hill
Useful Theories to Know About: The Pirie-Kieren Dynamic Model of Mathematical Understanding by Jeff Irvine
Events at the Fields: Margaret Sinclair, Destreaming, and the Canadian Mathematical Society Education Meeting by Pamela Brittain
Meaning Making in the Classroom: The Importance of Having a Toolbox of Problems by David Costello
Mb4T (Mathematics by and for Teachers): A Discussion of Measurement by Jennifer Holm
What’s the Problem? Playing with Processes: Part 3 by Shawn Godin
OMCA News: March 2024 by Heather Theijsmeijer
In the Middle: The Geometric Perfection of a Solar Eclipse by Carly Ziniuk
Elementary Math Matters: Is it time to admit that math teacher prep is failing our Primary/Junior teachers and their students? I say it is. by Lynda Colgan
Coding in the Classroom: Coding is in a Liminal Space by Iain Brodie and Hatice Beyza Sezer

Articles

Transformations: The Frieze as a Stepping Stone to Tessellations by Tim Sibbald

Special Features

Rebranding the OMO by Shawn Godin
chatOAME: AI from an Ontario Perspective by Cal Armstrong

Abacus Table of Contents

Abacus Activities

In this issue: Revoicing
Challenges and functions of revoicing
How do I revoice in my classroom? Classroom Episode/Transcript
Lesson Plan insert
Article: Revoicing in the mathematics classroom By Michael Fairbrother

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

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