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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 63 # 4 - June 2025
Gazette Table of Contents

Up Front

Editor’s Report by Timothy Sibbald
President’s Message by Kit Luce

Regular Features

The Abacus
Recognizing Jacqueline Hill by Fred Ferneyhough
What’s the Problem? Wrestling with Ratios by Shawn Godin
OMCA News by Jason To
Useful Theories to Know About: Flow Theory by Jeff Irvine
Musing on Percentages: Adding and Cancelling % by Jérôme Proulx
Events at the Fields: Research Day, Nurturing Creativity and Examining Learning Resources by Pamela Brittain
Meaning Making in the Classroom: Going Deeper When Teaching About Problem Solving by David Costello
Mb4T (Mathematics by and for Teachers): Fraction Talks by Sofia Ferreyro-Mazieres
In the Middle: All About Calendars by Carly Ziniuk
The Math Teacher’s Home Base: Origami in the Classroom by Ron Lancaster
Elementary Math Matters: Quilts as the Holders of Stories and Geometry by Lynda Colgan
OAME/NCTM Report: Farewell from This NCTM Report Columnist by Jacqueline Hill
Coding in the Classroom: Debugging—A Productive Struggle by Iain Brodie and Hatice Beyza Sezer

Articles

A Close Look at the Glossary of the New Ontario Mathematics Curriculum by Vera Sarina
“Find This in That ”: How to Understand Algorithms by Marc Husband, Tina Rapke, and Cristina De Simone
What Makes an Effective Teacher? by Jeff Irvine

Special Features

Brock University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics Names Its Learning Centre after Professor Emeritus Eric Muller by Chantal Buteau, Elizabeth Pattison, and Liisa Suurtamm
Book Review: The Cost of Genius, or the Price One Chooses to Pay? by Tim Sibbald

Abacus Table of Contents

Abacus Activities

Don’ts” of a Number Talk
The one where we did it all wrong (on purpose)
Using 10 ÷ 4 as a Number Talk: A script you can follow

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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