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... is indexed in the Canadian Education Index and is published four times per year. It is the major periodical for mathematics education in Ontario. Interesting, relevant articles are written by some of the most outstanding mathematicians and educators in Ontario and North America. You can view samples of articles from previous issues by clicking here ...

Three special editions of the Gazette have been published, and are available to the public.
In spring 1991, the Centennial Edition of the Gazette was published (special editor Jack LeSage, co-edited with Bob Smith and Eric Wood), celebrating 100 years of Ontario Mathematics associations.

Then, in spring 2012, a special edition of the Gazette marking the 40th Anniversary of OAME was published (special editor Jack LeSage assisted by a committee of Past Presidents), and was made available in print to all OAME members, as well as to all attendees of the OAME 2012 Annual Conference held in Kingston, May 2012.

A third special edition has just recently been published, in March 2022, under the leadership of editor Tim Sibbald - a combined Gazette and Abacus highlighting multiple special anniversaries:

• the 60th anniversary of the Gazette
• the 50th anniversary of the Abacus
• the 50th anniversary of the OAME/AOEM organization

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

Also included in every Gazette is an issue of the OAME/AOEM

The Abacus is a publication that focuses on the needs of the elementary mathematics teacher.

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

Gazette and Abacus Staff

Position	Name	Contact Info:
Abacus Co-Editor	CRISTINA DE SIMONE	cristina.de.simone@oame.on.ca
Abacus Co-Editor	MARC HUSBAND	marc.husband@oame.on.ca
Abacus Co-Editor	TINA RAPKE	tina.rapke@oame.on.ca
Advertising Manager	ROBERT SHERK	robert.sherk@oame.on.ca
Gazette Editor	TIM SIBBALD	tim.sibbald@oame.on.ca

Submission of Articles

The Ontario Mathematics Gazette (OMG) is looking for news items, articles, and good ideas that are useful to mathematics teachers and mathematics teacher education. We are seeking submissions, preferably from mathematics teachers K–12 and other mathematics education professionals, that describe innovative and creative approaches to mathematics teaching.

Please keep in mind the following criteria when making submissions to the Gazette:

• The ideas/activities must be of interest to the readership.
• The ideas/activities must be fresh and innovative.
• The mathematics content must be appropriate for the readership.
• The mathematics content must be accurate.
• The article must be well written and easily understood.
• The article and its ideas must be free of sexual, ethnic, racial, or other bias.
• The article must not have been previously published, nor should it be out for review by other publications.
• The article must be original.

Articles are to be word–processed, MS Word is preferred, and prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. However, please use single-line spacing (not double) and only one space after each period. Articles should not exceed five numbered pages of text, and figures, images, and photographs should be placed in the text close to where they belong, with captions. The photographer’s permission is required, and for photos of students under the age of 18, the written permission of a parent or guardian is required.

Please submit your article in one blind file (i.e., identity of author is not evident), and include author names, contact information including email and mailing addresses, photos, biographies, and all content removed for blinding in a second file. Please email these two files to Tim Sibbald at gazette@oame.on.ca.

Upon review, you will be notified whether your article has been accepted for publication (as is, or pending minor or major revisions) or rejected. The Editor reserves the right to edit manuscripts prior to publication. Once an article is published, it becomes the property of OAME.

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