Summary : This is the last of three bonus episodes with some of the featured and keynote speakers from the OAME2021 virtual conference in May. In the previous two episodes we heard a little about each of them and a brief preview of each of their sessions. On this episode we asked them to talk about what they thought was working well with online learning. We'll hear from Robert Q. Berry, Kyle Pearce, Chris Suurtamm, Gail Burrill, Marian Small, Graham Fletcher, Lisa Lunney Borden, Ron Lancaster, Dan Meyer and Jon Orr. More info about the conference can be found at oame2021.ca. Podcast Notes: Dec 2020-Feb 2021 Robert is an associate dean and a professor at the University of Virginia and Tweets at @RobertQBerry. Jon Tweets at @MrOrr_Geek and Kyle Tweets at @MathletePearce and their resources can be found at makemathmoments.com. Chris is faculty at the University of Ottawa and Tweets at @Pi_Lab. Gail is a professor at Michigan State University and Tweets at @GailBurril. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resource to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Graham is an independent educational consultant from Atlanta. He Tweets at @GFletchy and his resources are found at gfletchy.com. Lisa is a professor at St. Francis Xavier University and her work can be found on her site http://showmeyourmath.ca/ and is on Twitter at @LLB_315. Ron is a professor at OISE. Dan is a former teacher and now leads the teaching team at Desmos. He blogs at blog.mrmeyer.com and Tweets at @ddmeyer.

OAME Talks

Talk 23: OAME 2021 Preview #3

Summary : In this episode we hear from some of the OAME 2021 featured and keynote speakers. This year the OAME conference is virtual again but the lineup of speakers is great. On this episode we'll hear from featured speakers Graham Fletcher, Jon Orr, Kyle Pearce and Lisa Lunney Borden as well as keynote speaker Robert Q. Berry. We'll hear a bit about who they are and brief descriptions about their sessions. Next week we'll hear from all of the guests from these preview episodes one more time as they talk about what they think is working well with online learning. More info about the conference can be found at oame2021.ca. Podcast notes: Recorded Jan-Feb 2021 Graham is an independent educational consultant from Atlanta. He Tweets at @GFletchy and his resources are found at gfletchy.com. Jon Tweets at @MrOrr_Geek and Kyle Tweets at @MathletePearce and their resources can be found at makemathmoments.com. Lisa is a professor at St. Francis Xavier University and her work can be found on her site http://showmeyourmath.ca/ and is on Twitter at @LLB_315. Robert is an associate dean and a professor at the University of Virginia and Tweets at @RobertQBerry.

Talk 22: OAME 2021 Preview #2

Summary : In this episode we hear from some of the OAME 2021 featured and keynote speakers. This year the OAME conference is virtual again but the line up of speakers is great. On this episode we'll hear from featured speakers Ron Lancaster, Chris Suurtamm, Gail Burrill and Marian Small as well as keynote speaker Dan Meyer. We'll hear a bit about who they are and brief descriptions about their sessions. Next week we'll hear from more of our featured and keynote speakers Podcast notes: Recorded Dec 2020-Jan 2021 Ron is a professor at OISE, Chris is faculty at the University of Ottawa and Tweets at @Pi_Lab, Gail is a professor at Michigan State University and Tweets at @GailBurril, Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resource to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small and Dan is a former teacher and now leads the teaching team at Desmos. He blogs at blog.mrmeyer.com/ and Tweets at @ddmeyer.

Talk 21: OAME 2021 Preview #1

Summary : Due to unforeseen circumstances, our episode with Ruthie Sloan this month has to be cancelled. Stay tuned for some bonus episodes dealing with OAME 2021 instead. Podcast notes: Recorded Jan 2021

Talk 20b: Cancelled Episode

Summary : Explore a fractions learning trajectory (with assessments to guide instruction) emerging from 8 years of research in Ontario K-12 classrooms, focused on unit fractions as the key to understanding. Podcast notes: Recorded Dec 2020, Tara is a researcher and Tweets at @TaraCFlynn. Shelley is a secondary teacher in Huntsville and Tweets at @ShelleyYearley. The Fractions Learning Pathway can be found at https://fractionslearningpathways.ca/ and an example of the fraction counting game can be found at https://fractionslearningpathways.ca/tasks/countGame. More info and to find out how to register for Tara and Shelley’s webinar on Jan 13th, 2021, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-3

Talk 20: Tara Flynn and Shelley Yearley

Summary : Problem solving lies at the heart of mathematics. In this session, we will talk about and solve some problems that are accessible across a wide variety of levels and have lots of extensions. We will also talk about teaching problem solving in a systematic way and look at some problem solving resources. Come prepared to do some math!. Podcast notes: Recorded Nov 2020, Ian is the Director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing More info and to find out how to register for Ian’s webinar on Dec 9th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-3

Talk 19: Ian VanderBurgh

Summary : This session begins with sharing videos depicting a growing population of particles that motivate a problem and discussion about exponential growth with students. In this problem, students are given the "law of growth" and are asked whether it is exponential, and if so, to find its equation. We include a discussion with participants about how this activity might be facilitated in a grade 11 or 12 classroom. Podcast notes: Recorded Oct 2020, Chris Suurtamm is faculty at the University of Ottawa and Tweets at @Pi_Lab. Peter Taylor is faculty at Queens University and Tweets at @TaylorPeter77. More info and to find out how to register for Chris and Peter’s webinar on Nov 11th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-3

Talk 18: Chris Suurtamm and Peter Taylor

Summary : Participants will work in groups on a shared problem solving activity for a balanced mathematics program. The mathematical content will involve factoring numbers, fractions, proof and patterning. Podcast notes: Recorded Sept. 2020. Ron is a professor at OISE. His NCTM Webinar is Oct 15th, Details https://www.nctm.org/online-learning/Webinars/list?status=live . More info and to find out how to register for Ron's webinar on Oct 14th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-3

Talk 17: Ron Lancaster

Summary : With funding from a TLLP grant, a team of Mathematics and Special Education teachers have worked together throughout this year to better understand how to support our students with learning disabilities. Our team met monthly, developed learning profiles, collected data, analyzed psychological assessments, visited mathematics classrooms, and explored various supports for students. At this session, we will share our journey as these teachers worked to better understand the strengths and needs of these students in order to put in place student specific accommodations. By using the expertise of all the educators in the group, both the content knowledge of the Mathematics teachers and the Special Education teachers knowledge of exceptionalities and various accommodations, we all were able to grow in our knowledge of how to support these learners. For more info about OAME 2020, check out their website oame2020.ca Podcast notes: Recorded February 2020. Liisa is a mathematics consultant. She Tweets at @mathliisa. Christine is a Special Education Resource Teacher. She Tweets at @MrsLeBeau. Both with the District School Board of Niagara. More info and to find out how to register for Liisa and Christine’s webinar on Mar 11th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-2

Talk 16: Liisa Suurtamm and Christine Lebeau

Summary : In this episode we hear from all of the OAME 2020 featured speakers once more. This time just briefly as they all answer the same question: Is there anything that you believed to be true when you started your career, that you no longer believe? Each gave their particular spin on that question and there was a nice mix of answers (many of which had nothing to do with mathematics. From Thursday's slate of sessions we’ll hear from Mary Bourassa, Dan Meyer, Ian VanderBurgh, Marian Small and keynote speaker Valerie Camille-Jones and from Friday's sessions, we'll hear from Kamau Bobb, Richard Van Camp, Fawn Nguyen and, keynote speaker George Couros. For more info about OAME 2020, check out their website oame2020.ca Podcast notes: Recorded February 2020. Recorded February 2020. Mary teaches at West Carleton Secondary School in Ottawa and blogs at marybourassa.blogspot.com and Tweets at @MaryBourassa. Dan is a former teacher and now leads the teaching team at Desmos. He blogs at blog.mrmeyer.com/ and Tweets at @ddmeyer. Ian is a lecturer and director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resource to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Valerie teaches at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found online at www.drvcjones.com and Tweets at @drvcjones. Kamau works at Google and Georgia Tech. Hecan be found online at http://kamaubobb.com/ and Tweets at @KamauBobb. Richard is an internationally renowned storyteller and best selling author. He can be found online at https://www.richardvancamp.com/ and Tweets at @RichardVanCamp. Fawn is a 30 year teaching veteran who is currently serving as a math coach. She can be found online at http://fawnnguyen.com/ and Tweets at @FawnPNguyen. George is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He can be found online at https://georgecouros.ca/ and Tweets at @GCouros.

Talk 15: Bonus Episode: OAME 2020 Preview #3

Summary : In this episode we hear from the featured speakers from Friday's slate of sessions at OAME 2020 in Oshawa. We’ll hear a brief preview from Kamau Bobb speaking about what modern citizenship looks like, Richard Van Camp speaking about the the importance of teaching with story, Fawn Nguyen speaking about problem solving and, keynote speaker George Couros talking about our digital footprints. For more info about OAME 2020, check out their website oame2020.ca Podcast notes: Recorded February 2020. Kamau works at Google and Georgia Tech. Hecan be found online at http://kamaubobb.com/ and Tweets at @KamauBobb. Richard is an internationally renowned storyteller and best selling author. He can be found online at https://www.richardvancamp.com/ and Tweets at @RichardVanCamp. Fawn is a 30 year teaching veteran who is currently serving as a math coach. She can be found online at http://fawnnguyen.com/ and Tweets at @FawnPNguyen. George is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He can be found online at https://georgecouros.ca/ and Tweets at @GCouros.

Talk 14: Bonus Episode: OAME 2020 Preview #2

Summary : In this episode we hear from the featured speakers from Thursday's slate of sessions at OAME 2020 in Oshawa. We’ll hear a brief preview from Mary Bourassa speaking about other aspects of teaching to help students learn, Ian VanDerBurgh speaking about the merits of problem solving, Dan Meyer speaking about 3 messages all students should hear, Marian Small speaking about bringing deeper understanding to our students and keynote speaker Valerie Camille-Jones talking about #mathesteem. For more info about OAME 2020, check out their website oame2020.ca Podcast notes: Recorded February 2020. Mary teaches at West Carleton Secondary School in Ottawa and blogs at marybourassa.blogspot.com and Tweets at @MaryBourassa. Ian is a lecturer and director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing. Dan is a former teacher and now leads the teaching team at Desmos. He blogs at blog.mrmeyer.com/ and Tweets at @ddmeyer. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resource to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Valerie teaches at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found online at www.drvcjones.com and Tweets at @drvcjones.

Talk 13: Bonus Episode: OAME 2020 Preview #1

Participants will engage in math tasks in an environment that is conducive to thinking. Based on research by Dr. Liljedahl, these tasks will enable us to dig deep into the components of a thinking classroom. Collectively, let us learn to manage flow and let go to create a student-centered experience. Recorded January 2020. Alex teaches at Glebe Collegiate Institute and Jimmy teaches at Colonel By secondary school (both with the Ottawa Carlton DSB). Alex Tweets at @AlexOverwijk and Jimmy at @PaiMath. Mentioned in the podcast was the work on thinking classrooms from Peter Liljedahl (@pgliljedahl http://www.peterliljedahl.com/) and the 14 elements are summarized visually in this sketchnote from @Wheeler_Laura. More info and to find out how to register for Alex and Jimmy’s webinar on Feb 12th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-2

Talk 12: Alex Overwijk and Jimmy Pai

Do you remember the first day? It was filled with excitement and optimism as you considered the newness of it all. This was followed by anxiety and caution as you considered uncertainty of it all. This description aligns to both students and teachers, yet both are asked to be "all in" from the very first day. Curriculum structures that offer routine and rigour support both teachers and students in their efforts to be "all in" . This session will explore characteristics of the lesson launch and warm up featured in Illustrative Mathematics curriculum and how these structures promote agency and equity in the math classroom. Recorded December 2019. Kaneka works at Illustrative Mathematics and she Tweets at @KanekaTurner More info and to find out how to register for Kaneka’s webinar on Jan 15th, 2020, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-2

Talk 11: Kaneka Turner

How might we nurture a community of learners, where making thinking visible is safe, even when students make a mistake? In this session, we will consider norm setting, questioning, and listening, as well as strategies, routines, and tasks to jump start conversations that encourage students to take risks and contribute to effective discussions. Recorded November 2019. Both Jennifer and Liz work at Illustrative Mathematics. Jennifer Tweets at @JWilson828 and blogs at https://easingthehurrysyndrome.wordpress.com/. Liz Tweets at @LizRamirez. Also mentioned in the podcast was the story of Roger Penrose's struggles as a young student. More info and to find out how to register for Jennifer and Liz’s webinar on Dec 11th, 2019, can be found at https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-2

Talk 10: Jennifer Wilson and Liz Ramirez

The OAME Talks podcast is a brief discussion with some of the presenters from our annual conference. The podcast serves as an introduction to the webinar that each of the speakers will put on. The podcast will air on the first of the month and on the 2nd Wednesday of the month we will air the speaker's webinar.

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