OAME Talks

This is our last bonus episode of the year and in it we will hear once again from each of our guests from this past season. During the season, we asked them to tell us what they learned or did while working online that they will continue to do as we move forward to more face to face interactions. We’ll here from Jason To, Lisa Anne Floyd, Carolyn Gingerich, Aleda Klassen, Cathy Chaput, Heather Theijsmeijer, Richard Duffy, Ruthie Sloan, Lisa Rossiter-Thornton and Anne Prevost Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded September 2021 to February 2022 Jason is the Coordinator for Secondary Math and Academic Pathways with the Toronto District School Board and Tweets at @Jason_To. Lisa Anne is currently on maternity leave but will be returning to the TVDSB as the gr 9-12 math learning coordinator and Tweets at @LisaAnneFloyd. Carolyn is a Secondary Teacher (focusing on Grade 9 Destreamed Math as well as ELD Math) with the WRDSBB and Tweets at @gingerich_c, Aleda is a Secondary Itinerant Teacher Coach (teaching and supporting Grade 9 Destreamed Math) at the WRDSB and Tweets at @AledaKlassen. Cathy is a Program Coordinator at the Wellington Catholic District School Board and Tweets at @ChapCat. Heather is the Program Coordinator of 7-12 Mathematics with the Rainbow DSB and Tweets at @HTheijsmeijer. Richard is the Literacy and Numeracy Coordinator at the Rainbow DSB and Tweets at @DuffyRichard73. Ruthie is a teacher with the Peel DSB and Tweets at @RooSloan. Anne is an Educator at the Durham DSB and Lisa K-12 math coach for the Toronto DSB and Tweets at @MmeLRT.

We talked to a lot of people this season between our regular guests and our more recent guests from OAME 2026 and we asked each of them what advice they would give a new teacher who is struggling to engage students in math class? This episode compiles all of their answers. We’ll hear from our Jamie Mitchell, Chad Harris, Stacey Jacobs and Vanessa Vakharia from our regular season and from the upcoming OAME 2026 conference Dr. Pam Seda, Marian Small, Chris Luzniak, Ian Vanderburgh, Howie Hua, Ron Lancaster, Pam Harris, Alex Lawson and Cathy Marks Krpan. More information about OAME 2025 can be found at oame2026.ca and registration is at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2025 - January 2026 Jamie is a mathematics consultant with the Halton District School Board. Chad is an intermediate math teacher and small group math interventionist with the Waterloo Region District School Board. Stacey Teaches at OISE.Vanessa is a math therapist. Her new book is called Math Therapy. Pam Seda is an educational consultant working out of Atlanta, Ga. Marian is a retired teacher, author and educational consultant working out of Ottawa. Chris is an education consultant working out of Columbus, Oh. Ian is a professor of math at the University of Waterloo. Howie teaches pre service teachers, and makes math content videos and memes in Fresno, Ca. Ron is a retired teacher and avid math walker living in the GTA. Pam is an educational consultant and author working out of Austin, Texas. Alex is a retired teacher, and researcher. Cathy is a professor and researcher at OISE in Toronto. You can register for conference at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/index.php and the conference website is oame2026.ca

This is the 3rd of 3 preview episodes for the OAME 2026 Conference: Let's Talk Math. We are going to hear from the featured and keynote speakers from day two of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Dr. Pam Seda, Marian Small, Chris Luzniak and Ian Vanderburgh. More information about OAME 2026 can be found at oame2026.ca. Registration is open now for the conference at our MCIS registration site https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2025 - January 2026 Pam is an educational consultant working out of Atlanta, Ga. Marian is a retired teacher, author and educational consultant working out of Ottawa. Chris is an education consultant working out of Columbus, Oh. Ian is a professor of math at the University of Waterloo.

Description: This is the second of three preview episodes for the OAME 2026 Conference: Let's Talk Math. We are going to hear from the keynote speaker from our virtual conference running tandem with the face to face conference, Howie Hua and from Ron Lancaster who is talking about the math walk he will be bringing teachers on. More information about OAME 2026 can be found at oame2026.ca. Registration is open now for the conference at our MCIS registration site https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2025 - January 2026 Howie teaches pre service teachers, and makes math content videos and memes in Fresno, Ca. Ron is a retired teacher and avid math walker living in the GTA.

Description: This is the first of three preview episodes for the OAME 2026 Conference: Let's Talk Math. We are going to hear from the featured and keynote speakers from day one of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Pam Harris, Alex Lawson and Cathy Marks Krpan. More information about OAME 2026 can be found at oame2026.ca. Registration is open now for the conference at our MCIS registration site https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2025 - January 2026 Pam is an educational consultant and author working out of Austin, Texas. Alex is a retired teacher, and researcher. Cathy is a professor and researcher at OISE in Toronto.

Description: Discover how the TCDSB is building partnerships with Indigenous communities to foster reconciliation and bring Indigenous ways of knowing mathematics to students. Our initiatives include beading with Indigenous artists, professional learning on partnerships and decolonizing the curriculum, and an Indigenous Math Play Day. Join our sharing circle to explore how you can collaborate with your Indigenous community to integrate these teachings into your classroom and engage your students through 'Etuaptmumk-Two-Eyed Seeing' while deepening learning experiences. Registration for all webinars at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ More info at talks.oame.on.ca/season-8 Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Dec 2025.

Description: This session is all about the F-word that's likely holding your students back in math: F-E-A-R. If you're ready to stop talking about bandaid solutions to manage math anxiety in the moment, and start learning how to help students overcome it for good ' this session is for YOU! Get ready to learn about the dynamics of fear, understand the exact way it manifests into math anxiety and triggers math trauma in the classroom, and gain impactful strategies you can use RIGHT away to break the cycle of fear, anxiety, and avoidance. This session will totally transform your understanding of math anxiety and empower you to help ALL students build healthier relationships with math! Registration for all webinars at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ More info at talks.oame.on.ca/season-8 Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Nov 2025. Vanessa is a math therapist. Here new book is called Math Therapy and more info on that and here podcast can be found on her website www.maththerapy.com .

Description: This session will focus on how we can support the development of executive function skills in our math classrooms. A brief overview of what executive functions skills are and how they impact learning in math will be shared. We will then examine practical strategies that can be implemented to support students development of each executive function skill in a mathematical context. Registration for all webinars at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded October 2025 - Stacey Teaches at OISE.

Description: In this engaging presentation, I will explore the unique experiences of neurodivergent learners in the classroom, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs they face daily. Drawing from my own journey as a neurodivergent learner, I will share firsthand insights into how learning environments can impact understanding, engagement, and confidence. We'll discuss practical strategies for fostering an inclusive environment that accommodates neurodivergent students, helping educators better support all learners. Join me for an informative session that aims to enhance awareness and promote empathy for neurodivergent experiences in education. Registration at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Sept 2025. Chad is an intermediate math teacher and small group math interventionist with the Waterloo Region District School Board.

Description: In an era where technology is reshaping every facet of education, 'Hacking Assessment in the AI Age' explores how educators can make assessments more meaningful, inclusive, and resilient against misuse. This session will showcase innovative strategies to incorporate AI tools into balanced and culturally responsive assessment practices, with a focus on fostering academic integrity, reducing math anxiety, and amplifying student voice and choice. Participants will engage with practical examples of 'AI-proof' assessment methods that prioritize student well-being and support equitable math learning. We’ll cover strategies for using AI to streamline feedback, promote metacognition, and develop assessments that are resistant to shortcuts while encouraging deeper mathematical understanding. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to integrate AI in ways that reinforce rather than replace learning, connecting mathematics to students’ real lives. Registration at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Aug 2025. Jamie is a mathematics consultant with the Halton District School Board.

Description: We talked to a lot of people this season between our regular guests and our more recent guests from OAME 2025 and we asked each of them what advice they would give their 1st year teaching self? This episode compiles all of their answers. We’ll here from our regular speakers Cal Armstrong, Mike Deutsch, Kelly Cullen and Lisa Lunney Borden (Lisa is also an OAME 2025 speaker) as well as our OAME 2025 speakers Robert Durocher, Jason To, Camile Jones-Ford, Vanessa Vakharia, Jo Boaler and Nat Banting. More information about OAME 2025 can be found at oame2025.ca and registration is at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2024 - January 2025 Cal teaches in Burlington and Tweets at @sig225. Mike is an independant consultant at freshmanlabs.com and Tweets at @mdeutschmtl. Kelly is a mathematics instruction and assessment facilitator with the Simco County DSB and Tweets at @LiveLoveMath314. Lisa is a professor at St. Francis Xavier University and Tweets at @LLB_315. Robert works at the AGO as the Richard and Elizabeth Curry Chief of Education Programming and Tweets at @rjdurocher. Jason is the mathematics coordinator at the Toronto District School Board and Tweets at @Jason_To. Lisa is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at StFX and Tweets at @LLB_315. Camile teaches at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Vanessa runs the The Math Guru tutoring service and Tweets at @TheMathGuru. Jo teaches at Standford University with resources at YouCubed.org and Tweets at @JoBoaler. Nat teaches with Saskatoon Public Schools and Tweets at @NatBanting. You can register for conference at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/index.php and the conference website is oame2025.ca

Description: This is the second of two preview episodes for the OAME 2025 Conference: Making Math Come Alive in 2025. We are going to hear from the featured and keynote speakers from day two of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Vanessa Vakharia, Jo Boaler and Nat Banting. More information about OAME 2025 can be found at oame2025.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2024 - January 2025 Vanessa runs the The Math Guru tutoring service and Tweets at @TheMathGuru. Jo teaches at Standford University with resources at YouCubed.org and Tweets at @JoBoaler. Nat teaches with Saskatoon Public Schools and Tweets at @NatBanting. You can register for conference at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/index.php and the conference website is oame2025.ca .

Description: This is the first of two preview episodes for the OAME 2025 Conference: Making Math Come Alive in 2025. We are going to hear from the featured and keynote speakers from day one of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Robert Durocher, Jason To, Lisa Lunney Borden and Camile Jones-Ford. More information about OAME 2025 can be found at oame2025.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2024 - January 2025 Robert works at the AGO as the Richard and Elizabeth Curry Chief of Education Programming and Tweets at @rjdurocher. Jason is the mathematics coordinator at the Toronto District School Board and Tweets at @Jason_To. Lisa is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at StFX and Tweets at @LLB_315. Camile teaches at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. You can register for conference at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/index.php and the conference website is oame2025.ca .

Description: This session will involve exploring a multi-faceted approach to enacting greater equity in mathematics classrooms. By examining key concepts related to expectations, Elder knowledge, ethics, and epistemology, we will consider what these ideas look like when enacted in mathematics classrooms. Examples will draw from K to 12 classrooms allowing all participants to find ideas they can take back to their own classroom. We will work with numerous hands-on activities that have been developed in partnership with Indigenous and Black communities. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Dec 2024. Lisa is a professor at St. Francis Xavier University. She Tweets at @LLB_315. Her Padlet with links can be found here. OAME members can register for the webinar at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/index.php.

Description: Picture walking into your classroom and the room abuzz with chatter about the lesson. Students throughout the room are using materials to make physical and meaningful connections to math concepts. During this workshop, we will explore implementing rich math tasks into the classroom without the need for a worksheet. We’ll learn how to document student thinking through oral conversations and observations and discover tools to enrich mathematical understanding. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Nov 2024. Kelly is a mathematics instruction and assessment facilitator with the Simcoe County DSB. She Tweets at @LiveLoveMath314.

Description: Some of our favourite math instructional routines also work beautifully for teaching coding! They generate talk and create space for seeing and thinking differently—a perfect way to explore and consolidate concepts, skills, and project builds. Get a taste of sensemaking routines adapted for teaching elementary and middle-grade coding. No coding experience is assumed. Bring these routines back to your classroom, or a colleague’s, and help make code truly graspable and accessible, just like math. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded in September 2024. Mike is an independant consultant at freshmanlabs.com. He Tweets at @mdeutschmtl

Description: This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Derek Tangredi. OAME members can see the full column in the Sept. 2024 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2024. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine.

ChatGPT is a general-purpose artificial intelligence - that doesn't work for a community that is focused on math education, but more particularly, on Ontario-designed (and often world-leading) curricula, pedagogy and assessment. This session will showcase the ChatGPT that has been designed for Ontario math educators, but will work for any ChatGPT service. We'll also encounter errors (and how we've built it to minimize them) and the persistent issue of bias. Come play with ChatOAME! Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2024. Cal teaches in Burlington and Tweets at @sig225.

We had a bunch of speakers this season and besides what each of them were talking about, we asked each of them how they defined mathematical fluency. This episode compiles all of there answers. We’ll here from Peter Liljedahl, Octavia Beckles, Jenna Laib, Aleda Klassen, Marian Small, Lisa Lunney Borden, Nat Banting, Lance Patrie, Sunil Singh, Fawn Nguyen, Robert Durocher, Megan Whitington, Wing-Yee Hui, Florence Glanfield, Alex Overwijk, Elli Weisdorf, Jordan Rappaport, Heather Boychuk, Crystal Watson, Lauren Baucom and Elham Kazemi. More information about OAME 2024 can be found at oame2024.ca and registration is at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ . Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded August 2023 - January 2024 Peter Works at Simon Fraser University, Tweets at @pgliljedahl and is the author of Building Thinking Classrooms. Octavia works at the York Regional District School Board and Tweets at @BecklesOctavia. Jenna teaches at the Public Schools for Brookline, Tweets at @JennaLaib and has created Slow Reveal Graphs. Aleda works at the Waterloo District School Board and tweets at @AledaKlassen. Marian is an independent consultant and author and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Lisa Teaches at St. Francis Xavier University and Tweets at @LLB_315. Nat teaches high school in Saskatchewan and Tweets at @NatBanting. Lance also teaches at LaSalle Secondary School in Sudbury. Sunil is an independent consultant and author and tweets a @MathGarden. Fawn is Math Teaching and Learning Specialist at Amplify and Tweets at @fawnpnguyen. Robert is a Centrally Assigned Vice-Principal of Indigenous Education at the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (TDSB) and Tweets at @rjdurocher. Wing-Yee and Megan both teach at the TDSB. Florence is a professor of math at the University of Alberta and Tweets at @FGlanfield. Alex teaches with the Ottawa Carlton School board and Tweets at @AlexOverwijk. Elli was a Math facilitator and is now seconded and Tweets at @ElliWeisdorf. Jordan was a Math facilitator and is now an equity consultant with his school board and Tweets at @JRappaport27 . Heather teaches at LaSalle Secondary School in Sudbury and Tweets at @BoychukMath. Crystal is a principal in a PreK-6 grade school in Cincinnati and Tweets at @CrystalMWatson and can be found online at crystalmwatson.com. Lauren has been a teacher for two decades. Elham teaches at the University of Washington.

This is the third of three preview episodes for the OAME 2024 Conference: Embracing Change...Moving Forward...Continuing to Grow. We are going to hear from the Deep Dive speakers who are doing two double sessions each on their chosen topic so that participants can get a deeper view of that topic. In this episode we'll hear from Elham Kazemi, Alex Overwijk, Lisa Lunney Borden and Fawn Nguyen. More information about OAME 2024 can be found at oame2024.ca and registration is at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ . Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2023 - January 2024 Elham teaches at the University of Washington. Alex teaches with the Ottawa Carlton School board and Tweets at @AlexOverwijk. Lisa Teaches at St. Francis Xavier University and Tweets at @LLB_315. Fawn is Math Teaching and Learning Specialist at Amplify and Tweets at @fawnpnguyen.

This is the second of three preview episodes for the OAME 2024 Conference: Embracing Change...Moving Forward...Continuing to Grow. We are going to hear from the featured speakers from day two of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Sunil Singh, Nat Banting, Florence Glanfield, Marian Small and Lauren Baucom. More information about OAME 2024 can be found at oame2024.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2023 - January 2024 Sunil is an independent consultant and author and tweets a @MathGarden. Nat teaches high school in Saskatchewan and Tweets at @NatBanting. Florence is a professor of math at the University of Alberta and Tweets at @FGlanfield. Marian is an independent consultant and author and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Lauren has been a teacher for two decades.

This is the first of three preview episodes for the OAME 2024 Conference: Embracing Change...Moving Forward...Continuing to Grow. We are going to hear from the featured speakers from day one of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Aleda Klassen, Peter Liljedahl, Octavia Beckles, Jenna Laib and Crystal Watson. More information about OAME 2024 can be found at oame2024.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2023 - January 2024 Aleda works at the Waterloo District School Board and tweets at @AledaKlassen. Peter Works at Simon Fraser University, Tweets at @pgliljedahl and is the author of Building Thinking Classrooms. Octavia works at the York Regional District School Board and Tweets at @BecklesOctavia. Jenna teaches at the Public Schools for Brookline, Tweets at @JennaLaib and has created Slow Reveal Graphs. Crystal is a principal in a PreK-6 grade school in Cincinnati and Tweets at @CrystalMWatson and can be found online at crystalmwatson.com.

In this session, we will share strategies to develop sets of "thin sliced" questions. These questions are meant to have an accessible entry point and to progress to challenging questions, allowing students to work at their own pace and achieve their highest potential. We will share sets of questions from various secondary courses and topics. These questions can be used both in a traditional classroom and a "Thinking Classroom". Come prepared to make your own set Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2023. Heather teaches at LaSalle Secondary School in Sudbury and Tweets at @BoychukMath. Lance also teaches at LaSalle Secondary School in Sudbury.

The conversation around destreaming in Ontario has been ongoing due to the adjustments made to math curricula at the secondary level. As a response, elementary schools in the York Region District School Board have examined different levels of support for students who have been withdrawn on a long-term basis for mathematics instruction. This has included exploring opportunities for integration of students from withdrawal programs into homeroom classes. Join Elli and Jordan as they discuss their experiences collaborating with educators to implement High-Impact Instructional Practices into math programming anchored in universal design, critical consciousness, and culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy. We will examine how a Building Thinking Classrooms framework, along with minilessons, and deliberate practice supports greater access to mathematical content and opportunities for student inclusion. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2023. Elli was a Math facilitator and is now seconded and Tweets at @ElliWeisdorf. Jordan was a Math facilitator and is now an equity consultant with his school board and Tweets at @JRappaport27 .

Imagine if we can build a cultural shift in mathematics by inviting students into thoughtful conversations, and engaging them in meaningful math experiences through authentic daily math routines. We will share our journey on how we create a learning environment where young mathematicians interact with the math in their world and shift their thinking so that they see themselves as problem solvers. The most successful routines make mathematical thinking a habit resulting in fluency, engagement, empowerment, confidence and deeper understandings of math relationships. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2023. Wing-Yee and Megan both teach at the TDSB.

What is the role of stories in the learning, teaching and engagement with mathematics? This session centres stories and storytelling as a (w)holistic approach to mathematics education. Maths is in us, it is around us and is interconnected to the land, air, water, plants and animals, and there are stories connected to this to rethink the ways in which maths is taught and learned. During this session, participants will connect to their own stories of mathematics, and look at the ways artists and designers tell stories of maths through their creations. To deepen understanding of storytelling and mathematics, we will look at (w)holistic approaches to co-creating maths learning spaces that consider the heart, spirit, body and mind. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2023. Robert is a Centrally Assigned Vice-Principal of Indigenous Education at the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (TDSB) and Tweets at @rjdurocher.

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Jeff Irvine. OAME members can see the full column in the September 2023 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2023. Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Jeff has been a secondary mathematics teacher, department head and vice-principal. He has taught at three faculties of education and at a community college.

Podcasts have been around for more than a decade and now more than ever it seems new ones are introduced regularly. And it turns out there are a lot of podcasts connected to math that you have access to through your earbuds. In this session, you’ll be introduced to podcasts that you can use to help tell stories about math to your students, podcasts that have real world connections to math that help show its importance to everyday life, and more recently, podcasts explicitly to help you as a math teacher become better at what you are already doing. Come to this session ready to listen, learn and be entertained. This is the full audio version of the OAME 2023 talk. To follow along with the podcast and for all the links go to bit.ly/oame-petro and the full list of podcasts can be found at ontariomath.blogspot.com/p/podcasts.html Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Spring 2023. David is a Vice Principal at Villanova Secondary School in LaSalle. He Tweets at @DavidPetro314.

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It is part two of an interview with Nicole Myers. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Nicole Myers ( she teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds). OAME members can see the full column in the Mar. 2023 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Nicole teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds.

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Nicole Myers ( she teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds). OAME members can see the full column in the Mar. 2023 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Podcast Notes: Recorded Winter 2023. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Nicole teaches grades 4–6, and is the Chief Education Officer position at STEM Minds.

In this bonus episode we are going to hear from all of the speakers from this season. We asked them what they remember their teachers doing when they were students that they either still do now as teachers or don't do at all. So we will hear from David Costello, Laura Gini Newman, Andrew Allen, Kirsten Dyck and Mike Jacobs. Podcast Notes: Recorded Sept - Dec 2022 - David is the principal of Greenfield Elementary in PEI. He Tweets at @Dr_Costello and his resources can be found at costellomath.com. Laura is the math consultant for The Critical Thinking Consortium and co founder of Flourish Co. She Tweets at @LauraGiniNewman. Andrew is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. He Tweets at @DrAndrewAllen. Kirsten a teacher and math coach with the Prairie Spirit School Division in Saskatchewan. She Tweets at @KirstDy. Mike is a consultant with the Durham Catholic District School Board. He Tweets at @MSBJacobs. Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

In this final of three preview episodes for the OAME 2023 Conference: Empowering Me, we are going to hear from all of the keynote and featured speakers from both days one more time. We asked them what they remember their teachers doing when they were students that they either still do now as teachers or don't do at all. In this episode we'll hear from Octavia Beckles, Anthony Meli, Deborah Ball, Lindsay Gold, Jason To, Shantel Clark, Robert Durocher, Rochelle Gutierrez, Cathy Marks Krpan, Heather Wark, Dan Finkel, hema khodai and Marian Small. More information about OAME 2023 can be found at oame2023.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2022 - January 2023 Octavia is a Mathematics Consultant with the York Region District School Board and Tweets at @BecklesOctavia. Anthony is a math teacher at Lakeshore Collegiate and Tweets at @MrMeliLCI. Deborah is the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor of education at the University of Michigan and Tweets at @Deborah_Ball. Lindsay Gold is an associate professor of STEM Mathematics in the Teacher Education department at the University of Dayton and she Tweets at @LindsayAnnGold. Jason serves as the Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics and Academic Pathways for the Toronto District School Board and Tweets at @Jason_To. Shantel is the Vice Principal of two schools in the Grand Erie District School Board and Tweets at @MrsShantelClark. Robert is a Centrally Assigned Vice-Principal of Indigenous Education at the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (TDSB) and Tweets at @rjdurocher. Rochelle is a professor at the University of Illinois and Tweets at @RG1gal. Cathy is a professor at OISE and Tweets at @CathyMarksKrpan. Heather works at Lakehead University and she Tweets at @Heather_Wark_. Dan runs Math for Love and Tweets at @MathForLove. hema is an educator with the Peel District School Board and Tweets at @HemaKhodai. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resources to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small.

This is the second of three preview episodes for the OAME 2023 Conference: Empowering Me. We are going to hear from the keynote and featured speakers from day two of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Heather Wark, Cathy Marks Krpan, Rochelle Gutierrez, Anthony Meli, Jason To, Richard Durocher and Shantel Clark. More information about OAME 2023 can be found at oame2023.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2022 - January 2023 Heather works at Lakehead University. She Tweets at @Heather_Wark_. Cathy is a proffesor at OISE and Tweets at @CathyMarksKrpan. Rochelle is a professor at the University of Illinois and Tweets at @RG1gal. Anthony is a math teacher at Lakeshore Collegiate and Tweets at @MrMeliLCI. Anthony serves as the Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics and Academic Pathways for the Toronto District School Board and Tweets at @Jason_To. Robert is a Centrally Assigned Vice-Principal of Indigenous Education at the Urban Indigenous Education Centre (TDSB) and Tweets at @rjdurocher. Shantel is the Vice Principal of two schools in the Grand Erie District School Board and Tweets at @MrsShantelClark.

This is the first of three preview episodes for the OAME 2023 Conference: Empowering Me. We are going to hear from the keynote and featured speakers from the day one of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Marian Small, Dan Finkel, Octavia Beckles, Lindsay Gold, hema khodai and Deborah Loewenberg-Ball. More information about OAME 2023 can be found at oame2023.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded December 2022 - January 2023 Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resources to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Dan runs Math for Love and Tweets at @MathForLove. Octavia is a Mathematics Consultant with the York Region District School Board and Tweets at @BecklesOctavia. hema is educator with the Peel District School Board and Tweets at @HemaKhodai. Deborah is the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor of education at the University of Michigan and Tweets at @Deborah_Ball.bs.

With the introduction of coding to the new Grade 9 course, I have been using Scratch to help teach some of the overall expectations within this course. Join me as I share these Coding Challenges and what I have learned about how to best implement them in the course. No previous coding experience is necessary. Live Webinar: OAME members only Jan 11th, 2023, 8PM EST (Register now on MCIS) Podcast notes: Recorded Dec 2022. Mike is a consultant with the Durham Catholic District School Board. He Tweets at @MSBJacobs. Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Alice Aspinall (a secondary teacher and winner of the Prime Minister's award in STEM). OAME members can see the full column in the Dec. 2022 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Alice teaches with the Greater Essex County DSB and Tweets at @AliceAspinall.

Creating opportunities to foster rich discourse, collaborative discovery, and deep thinking involves intentional planning by classroom teachers. Ensuring there are moments of fun, play, and joy in our mathematical spaces also requires essential design. Through experiencing tasks and games, learn key elements that help you cultivate and nurture meaningful and joyful learning opportunities for your own classroom context. Live Webinar: OAME members only Dec 14th, 2022, 8PM EST (Register now on MCIS) Podcast notes: Recorded Nov 2022. Kirsten a teacher and math coach with the Prairie Spirit School Division in Saskatchewan. She Tweets at @KirstDy. Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

Summary: In this workshop, we will explore the teaching and learning of mathematics using a social justice lens and ways of connecting Math with students’ cultural and community histories. Math has the power to help us understand and potentially change the world. We want our students to not only understand the mathematics, but also to understand the mathematics of political knowledge, understand the politics of mathematical knowledge and understand the politics of knowledge. Live Webinar: OAME members only Nov 9th, 2022, 8PM EST (Register now on MCIS) Podcast notes: Recorded Oct 2022. Andrew is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. He Tweets at @DrAndrewAllen. Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

Summary: You have, or wish, to put thinking is at the core of math learning for your students. After all, you know that your students can’t construct rich understandings, make meaningful connections, strategically manage problems, and communicate clearly and concisely in math in the absence of thinking, or should I say good thinking. But how can you tell how well your students have learned to think mathematically? How can you help each of your students grow the quality of their thinking in a way that meets their individual learning needs? Come explore a few key assessment practices that will begin to answer these questions for you. Reference will be made to key ideas found in the resource: Assessing Mathematical Thinking: A focus on reasoning competencies (available for purchase) where additional support materials can be found. Live Webinar: OAME members only Oct 12th, 2022, 8PM EST (Register now on MCIS) Podcast notes: Recorded Sept 2022. Laura is the math consultant for The Critical Thinking Consortium and co founder of Flourish Co. She Tweets at @LauraGiniNewman Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month they interview Siri Krogh Nordby (a former secondary teacher, currently she is a second-year Ph.D. student). OAME members can see the full column in the Sept. 2022 issue of the Gazette Podcast Notes: Recorded Summer 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Siri Krogh Nordby is a former secondary teacher who is currently a second-year Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Education and International Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University.

As we explore mathematics from the perspective of cultural relevance, it is imperative that we support students in moving beyond problem solving towards mathematical modelling. Far too often, students are engaged in defined problems that require them to apply Polya's four stages of problem solving. Mathematizing Student Thinking is about supporting teachers in assigning ill-defined problems that require students to engage in mathematical modelling. In this session, I will highlight the importance of ill-defined problems and such problems require students to broaden their approach to problem solving to include mathematical modelling. It is about supporting students in becoming confident and capable math learners who can mathematize a situation and solve real-world problems. Podcast Notes: Recorded August 2022 David is the principal of Greenfield Elementary in PEI. He Tweets at @Dr_Costello and his resources can be found at costellomath.com. More info and to find out how to register for David’s webinar on Sept 14th, 2022, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-5

This is the latest companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month Iain interviews STEAM teacher Amanda Deneau. OAME members can see the full column in the June 2022 issue of the Gazette Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast Notes: Recorded Spring 2022. Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Amanda currently teaches in London for CSC Providence. She Tweets at @Amanda_Deneau. Here is a link to Amanda’s infographic. Her company We STEAMed Innovations can be found here.

This is the third of three preview episodes for the OAME 2022 Virtual conference; OAME 2022 - A Golden Math Story. We are going to hear from the keynote and featured speakers again and this time we’ve asked them all the same question: What have you been doing online that you will continue to do as we move more face to face. We'll hear from featured speakers Dr. Andrew Allen, Howie Hua, Dr. Lisa Lunney Bordenm David Poras, Shelley Yearley, Vanessa Vakharia, Marian Small, Sunil Singh as well as from our keynote speakers Matt Parker and Peter Liljedahl. More information about OAME 2022 can be found at oame2022.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded January and February 2022 Andrew is a professor at the University of Windsor and Tweets at @DrAndrewAllen. Howie teaches math at Fresno State. He can be found at howiehua.wordpress.com and Tweets at @Howie_Hua. Lisa teaches at St. Francis Xavier University and Tweets at @LLB_315. David is a middle school math teacher outside of Boston and is also the head of content at Mathigon and he Tweets at @DavidPoras. Shelly teaches with the Trillium Lakelands DSB and Tweets at @ShelleyYearly. Vanessa runs the The Math Guru tutoring studio and Tweets at @TheMathGuru. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resources to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Sunil is a former math teacher who has written multiple books and currently works at Amplify. He Tweets at @MathGarden. Matt is a former teacher and current math communicator who is a multiple book author. He is on Youtube and Twitter at @StandupMaths and all of his resources can be found on standupmaths.com. Peter teaches at Simon Fraser University and Tweets at @PGLiljedahl.

Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer forgo Coding in the classroom this month and interview Marylou Kestell and Kathy Kubota-Zarvinij who, among other things, are the longest serving editors of the Abacus journal. This is the full interview and the edited version is in the March Gazette Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2021 Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine.

OAME and AFEMO have had teams of classroom teachers writing new lesson and assessment plans for Ontario teachers since the revised elementary curriculum was released in 2020. In this session, your hosts will provide an overview of how to support your students to meet the new Financial Literacy expectations, and we will walk you through some of the highlights of the resources that have been produced for these expectations. Since all resources are available in English and in French, presenters will attempt to answer your questions in either language. Podcast Notes: Recorded February 2022 Anne is an Educator at the Durham DSB and Lisa K-12 math coach for the Toronto DSB and Tweets at @MmeLRT. The resources from the OAME/AFEMO project can be found at ontariomath.support. More info and to find out how to register for Anne and Lisa’s webinar on Mar. 9th, 2022, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-4

This is the second of three preview episodes for the OAME 2022 Virtual conference; OAME 2022 - A Golden Math Story. We are going to hear from the keynote and featured speakers from the last two days of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from featured speakers Howie Hua, David Poras, Marian Small and Sunil Singh as well as from our closing keynote speaker Matt Parker . More information about OAME 2022 can be found at oame2022.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded January and February 2022 Howie teaches math at Fresno State. He can be found at howiehua.wordpress.com and Tweets at @Howie_Hua. David is a middle school math teacher outside of Boston and is also the head of content at Mathigon and he Tweets at @DavidPoras. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resources to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Sunil is a former math teacher who has written multiple books and currently works at Amplify. He Tweets at @MathGarden. Matt is a former teacher and current math communicator who is a multiple book author. He is on Youtube and Twitter at @StandupMaths and all of his resources can be found on standupmaths.com.

This is the first of three preview episodes for the OAME 2022 Virtual conference; OAME 2022 - A Golden Math Story. We are going to hear from the keynote and featured speakers from the first two days of the conference. In this episode we'll hear from Dr. Cathy Bruce, Tara Flynn, ShelleyYearly, Vanessa Vakharia , Dr. Lisa Lunney Borden, Dr. Andrew Allen, and Peter Liljedahl. More information about OAME 2022 can be found at oame2022.ca. Podcast: Listen above, or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play Podcast notes: Recorded January 2022 Cathy teaches at Trent University and Tweets @DrCathyBruce, Tara is a researcher at Trent University and Tweets at @TaraCFlynn, Shelly teach with the Trillium Lakelands DSB and Tweets at @ShelleyYearly, Vanessa runs the The Math Guru tutoring studio and Tweets at @TheMathGuru, Lisa teaches at St. Francis Xavier University and Tweets at @LLB_315, Andrew is a professor at the University of Windsor and Tweets at @DrAndrewAllen, and teaches at Simon Fraser University and Tweets at @PGLiljedahl.

Given the recent surge of research and resources in spatial reasoning, this workshop will focus on digging deeper into looking at where to start and how to cultivate and assess spatial thinking in a K-3 classroom. Taking a hands-on approach, this workshop will include a range of invitations for learning that explore aspects of spatial thinking (such as symmetry, orienting, coding, composing/decomposing shapes etc.) as well as assessment tools to help guide thinking. Podcast Notes: Recorded January 2022 Ruthie is a teacher with the Peel DSB and Tweets at @RooSloan. Also mentioned in the podcast was Joan Moss, Ryan Tackaberry and Kat Hendry @Goslink123. More info and to find out how to register for Ruthie’s webinar on Feb. 9th, 2022, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-4

As young learners, children spend years developing sense of number as well as the ability to count efficiently, as a foundation for higher operations. However when we introduce students to integers, we often jump right into operations without laying that same solid foundation with students' sense of negative numbers. This results in students often confusing the "rules" for adding and subtracting integers throughout the intermediate grades, and without the ability to judge the reasonableness of their solutions. Join us as we restore the balance between using integer rules efficiently and being able to reason through problems using multiple representations, by looking at a new twist on time-honoured number sense activities. Appropriate for grade 6-10 teachers. Podcast Notes: Recorded December 2021 Heather is the Program Coordinator of 7-12 Mathematics with the Rainbow DSB and Tweets at @HTheijsmeijer. Richard is the Literacy and Numeracy Coordinator at the Rainbow DSB and Tweets at @DuffyRichard73. More info and to find out how to register for Heather and Richard’s webinar on Jan. 12th, 2022, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-4

This is our second companion podcast to the new Coding in the Classroom column of the OAME Gazette. It’s produced by Iain Brodie and Beyza Sezer and this month Iain interviews teacher Diane Tepylo. OAME members can see the full column in the December 2021 issue of the Gazette. Podcast Notes: Recorded Fall 2021 Iain has been an elementary school educator for 28 years, and is now into a second career, teaching in-service and preservice teachers. He teaches face-to-face at Ontario Tech University and virtually at Western University. He Tweets at @IainBro. Beyza is a former teacher and long-term researcher. She is currently a graduate student in education at Western University, and her research focus is the integration of computational thinking into mathematics education. Both are editors of the Math+Code ‘Zine. Diane currently teaches teachers about coding at Ontario Tech University. She Tweets at @TepyloTeaches.