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.
OAMEtalks Podcast - Season 3Check out the latest podcast from season 3 of OAMEtalks with Chris Suurtamm and Peter Taylor talking about "Animations of Exponential Growth in the Secondary Classroom". Webinar also available in the Members Only section for viewing.
September 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 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.
OntarioMath.support - Coding Lessons addedAs of mid-November the first set of 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 a few Financial Literacy lessons that tie in with a Coding lesson included. More lessons continue to be uploaded weekly.
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
New OAME/AOEM position paper
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
OAME 2021 Conference updateThe OAME 2021 Conference is now taking place on May 20 & 21, in 2021 (how perfect is that for a date!). It has been moved to the Beanfield Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto, ON. Save the date!
@OAMEcountsCheck out our Twitter account, @OAMEcounts - and tag us in your tweets!
Featured OAME Chapter: O34ME OAME is made up of chapters from around the province of Ontario. The current featured chapter is O34ME .
Do you know who O34ME is?
(If not - stay tuned for the next scrolling news item ...)
OAME Chapter: O34ME O34ME , the The Ottawa Zone for Mathematics Education,
serves Ontario teachers of mathematics from the Greater Ottawa Region, a.k.a, the O-Zone.
The current President of O34ME is CHRISTOPHER STEWART.
Chapter Rep for O34ME The current Chapter Rep for O34ME
who sits on the OAME board of directors is
JIMMY PAI.
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!
OAME Bd of Directors
Nominations due Jan 31st
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.
Check out this document for a description of each position and summary of the time commitment. link ...
Check out this document for a description of each position and summary of the time commitment. link ...
OAMEtalks podcast - Episode 3 - Hot off the press
The most recent OAMEtalks podcast featuring Ian VanderBurgh, Director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, is now available.
Listen to David Petro and Ian discuss "Adventures in Problem Solving", and plan to attend the webinar on Wed Dec 9th.
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OAME 2021 Conference Update
PRE-REGISTRATION - now open!Sign up early for the OAME 2021 Conference - Pre-registration open on Monday November 2nd.
OAME 2021 will be held at The Beanfield Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto. The Beanfield Centre is a premier convention centre that is an ideal fit for the OAME conference, and we are very pleased to have been able to secure the entire space there.
We have had to change the date of the conference. The new dates are May 20-21, 2021. Mark this event on your calendar, and consider staying in Toronto over the long weekend.
SESSION PROPOSALS
Thank you to all you submitted proposals for the upcoming OAME2021 Annual Conference!
Wayne Erdman & Margaret Quinn Co-Chairs, OAME 2021 link ...
OntarioMath.support
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!
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!
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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