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.

If you have no money owing on your account, or you registered using a group code, you will be able to complete your registration, and select your breakout sessions, starting January 27. All others will have access to full registration beginning February 1. If you would like to pay outstanding fees, you may currently do so.

A pdf program file will be available before January 27 so you can preview the session descriptions.

Wayne Erdman & Margaret Quinn
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The most recent OAMEtalks podcast featuring Tara Flynn and Shelley Yearley is now available. Listen to David Petro discuss with them how "Unit Fractions Unlock Learning!"
* View the subsequent webinar on that topic with Tara and Shelley, and special guest Dr. Cathy Bruce, (recorded on Jan 13th) in the Members Only section.
* NOTE: You can also view all previous OAMEtalks webinars (including the December webinar by Ian VanderBurgh)
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Do you know an exceptional and creative teacher-leader who has contributed significantly to student learning of mathematics ?
Do you know a math department or an elementary staff who collaborates to make significant contributions toward student learning of mathematics?
Do you know an individual, not necessarily an educator, who has made a significant contribution to OAME or mathematics in Ontario?

Please nominate these individuals or groups for an OAME Award. View the criteria and complete the online nomination form. Nominations and supporting documents must be received by JANUARY 31st. link ...

Are you interested in serving on the OAME board as a Director, Vice-President or President-elect? Do you know someone who should be nominated? Complete and submit the nomination form by January 31st.
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Grade 3 Coding Lessons now available! The first set of lessons has now been released on the OntarioMath.support website. Eight lessons, four in English, four in French, have been released for grade 3 Coding. One is a follow-up to a Financial Literacy which will be released shortly. Stay tuned for more lessons to be released over the next few weeks.

Recordings available now for all 5 Curriculum Context Webinars! Also available to along with the webinars are resource documents of links and additional resources.

These webinars are open to all educators so spread the word!

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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 ...

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

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.

In addition to the resources noted above, members have access to all of the member resources (once you log in). These include some of the grade specific resources that are not posted publicly for Grade 10 and Grade 12 as well as all webinar recordings from the last two seasons of OAMEtalks and recordings of the featured speakers from OAME 2019.

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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