MATH: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

25th Annual Conference presented by TEAMS for Elementary and Secondary Teachers

keynote address

1 workshop

catered dinner

exhibitors display

Dante Alighieri Catholic Academy (Playfair Campus)

60 Playfair Ave, Toronto, Ont.

(3 blocks south of Lawrence Ave or 15 minutes from Lawrence West station)

There will be draws for:

Numerous door prizes from our sponsoring exhibitors Free registration for the 2019 TEAMS fall conference

TEAMS is a local Toronto chapter of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME)

www.chapters.oame.on.ca/teams

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

4:00 – 4:45 Registration & Refreshments 4:45 – 6:00 Keynote 6:00 – 6:55 Dinner & Draws 7:00 – 8:15 Workshops

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MATH: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE TEAMS 2018

Keynote Speaker 4:45 – 6:00 p.m.

Cathy Marks Krpan

Dr. Marks Krpan is a former classroom teacher and district education consultant. She teaches mathematics education courses in the graduate programs at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. An award-winning educator and author, Cathy's current publication, Teaching Math with Meaning was released in 2017. Cathy's primary research interests in mathematics education focus on how to support students who struggle and English Language Learners. Her current research projects focus on mathematical think-alouds and the development of student argumentation.

Keynote Session

The Challenge of Meaning-Making: Empowering All Students to Become Effective thinkers in Mathematics

It is critical that our students develop a deep understanding of mathematics. We know that meaning-making is critical to learning, but what factors influence and guide students’ meaning-making? How do we support those learners who struggle? In what ways can we provide students with the tools they need to navigate the challenges they encounter as they strive to learn mathematics? During this keynote, Cathy will share stories and insights from her daily life, research and teaching that explore student meaning-making in the world of mathematics and address ways (such as the use of think-alouds, self-talk and math discourse) in which we can empower all students to access meaning, and become deep mathematical thinkers.

Workshops 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

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Christy Johnston-Garrity, Darlene Manalo, TCDSB

Session B01: Exploring Coding In The Early Years Participants will have an opportunity to discuss classroom practices around introducing and supporting early coding skills. This is a hands-on workshop where participants will have an opportunity to use different coding materials: Robot Mouse, Botley, Osmo, Bloxels, mBot, Dash and Dot, Ozobots and more. This will include a focus math, literacy skills and Communication through Student Voice: Student/Educator and Student/Student. Participants will see how all of these skills can be integrated within unplugged and plugged coding activities. You will see and hear about authentic examples of coding in the classroom and share your own successes and challenges of exploring coding with young children.

K - 3 25

Jennifer Fannin, Christine Rowe Quinn, TDSB

Session B02: Linking Literacy Strategies To Mathematical Problem Solving This session will give participants a first-hand experience in applying literacy strategies to problem solving in math. The strategies of visualizing and connecting will be a main focus. We will explore the interplay of reading strategies and written and oral communication skills related to how students process the problem and communicate their understanding. Numberless word problems and retelling problems will be explored as strategies to make the language of problems more transparent and authentic to students. Participants will leave with practical strategies that they can use in their classrooms as well as digital resources for further reading and support.

1 - 8, Spec Ed

30

Vera Sarina, TDSB

Session B03: Rewriting EQAO formula sheet or, “What formulas students really need” The Grade 9 EQAO Formula Sheet is a good representative of the basic measurement formulas used in schools all around the world. These formulas are provided to school test-takers based upon the idea that students would focus on application, rather than the memorization, of formulas. But, if you look closely, you will see that these formulas are not only redundant, they are confusing and cloud conceptual and procedural understanding of measurement techniques. A good exercise to do with your students is to compile a new formula sheet after having discussed the connection between the measurement formulas of the basic shapes. A formula sheet should reflect the conceptual roots of each formula. It should be devoid of any mystery, should be easy to use and should foster the conceptual understanding of the formulas. The participants of the workshop will have an opportunity to compile a formula sheet that can be used for all junior/intermediate/senior Grades.

7 - 9 30

Pat Margerm, OISE

Session B04: Uncovering the language of math in picture books Picture books are a rich resource for making connections between language, math and the world. How can we use them to provide experiences that result in learning and not just as prompts for activities? Come and share my love of picture books and math.

K - 3 30

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Toni McCann, Earl Totten, TCDSB

Session B05: The Connections Between Literacy and Numeracy This workshop allows educators the opportunity to explore the connections between Literacy and Numeracy, with a particular focus on talk structures and comprehension strategies that help students develop their thinking and application skills in numeracy.

4 - 8 30

Wing-Yee Hui, Megan Whittington, TDSB

Session B06: Math Talk In order for students to become confident math thinkers, teachers need to rethink our way of teaching math to one that focuses on reasoning and sense making over how to use algorithms. If we can engage in math conversations on a daily basis, students can make better connections about the world of math and they can build fluency and flexibility in their math thinking. By allowing them a platform where they can communicate their thinking beyond algorithms, students will increase their critical thinking skills and gain a better understanding of math concepts. In this workshop, we will share our journey of how we use math talk across the math strands - beyond number sense - and how it has evolved over the years. We will also share how math talk has impacted students' attitudes, mindsets and learning of math from Grade 1 to Grade 3, and beyond.

1 - 3 30

Simone Martin, TVO

Session B07: Introducing TVO Mathify! TVO Mathify is a free Ontario math support for Grades 7 to 10 students. It offers live 1:1 confidential tutoring in a log-in secured environment, as well as 24/7 resources that can be accessed at any time. Come and explore some brand new features! - The interactive whiteboard will be available to teachers and students 24/7. - Students and tutors will have full audio available to facilitate communication. - New site will be fully mobile enabled, including the whiteboard, and the audio. - New site will allow for uploading of images from either the camera roll on a mobile device, or the hard drive from a computer. - Lessons are scaffolded with printable presentation notes, and conclude with a quiz to assess for understanding. - A handy math glossary with 500+ math definitions, concepts and diagrams. ***Bring your own wifi enabled device***

7 - 10 30

Santina Fantetti, Sandra Linhares, TCDSB

Session B08: Uncovering the Math Curriculum Through Inquiry and Play In this session, we will be sharing our approach to teaching and learning mathematics in a K-1 classroom that places students’ questions, ideas, and observations at the centre programming. Open-ended, carefully considered invitations to learning and various investigations, engage children in mathematics that encourages creative thinking and problem-solving. Through observing and listening to children, the math curriculum is naturally uncovered. This workshop shows educators how to look at math through a different lens and gather ideas for blending math instruction into routines and activities that children are already engaged in to foster mathematical learning in meaningful ways.

K - 1 30

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Cathy Marks-Krpan, OISE

Session B09: Continuing the Journey of Meaning-making In this follow-up session to the keynote, we will explore several practical teaching approaches, such as concept circles, that enable students to make meaningful connections in their learning of mathematics. These teaching strategies can assist students in visualizing and representing mathematical ideas. They also provide rich opportunities for mathematical discourse and deep mathematical thinking. These practical activities can be used in any area of the mathematics curriculum.

K - 8 30

Alessia Marchetti, Lukas Notten, Elizabeth Andrighetti, TCDSB

Session B10: Surviving Spiraling Spiraling, Spiraling, Spiraling! Everyone is talking about it but is seems like SO much work! How can I do it in my classroom? That’s what we’re here to help you with! We took the spiraling plunge last year in our Applied and College level courses and want to share our successes, failures, and resources with you. It may seem intimidating at first but we’ll show you how we were able to repurpose the resources we already had into a successful spiraled program.

9 - 12 30

Chi Chan, TDSB Session B11: Math, popular math books and pop culture in the classroom In this talk, the use of pop culture (cartoons, movies and TV programs) and books which popularize mathematics and mathematical thinking in the math classroom will be discussed. For examples, the TV series Numb3rs uses math to solve crimes. The book Math on Trial by Leila Schneps & Coralie Colmez shows how numbers (probabilities and odds) were used and abused in the courtroom. The Lady Tasting Tea by David Salsburg shows how statistics revolutionized science in the twentieth century. Steven Strogatz explains clearly basic math ideas (such as place value, arithmetic operations, percentage increase / decrease and solving equations) with fresh insight in his book The Joy of x. Jordan Ellenberg’s How Not To Be Wrong shows many real-life issues can be understood by care thinking using only simple math. Resources useful for classroom use will be provided.

8 - 12 30

"Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations"

- Paul Lockhart

MATH: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

TEAMS 2018

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018

To better facilitate our large number of participants, TEAMS uses online registration. You may safely pay online by credit card.

To register: Please go to the Webpage http://www.oame.on.ca/mcis.

If you have an OAME / MCIS registration number, simply enter it or your email address, along with your password.

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After signing in, scroll down to the quick link, TEAMS 2018 Annual Conference.

Registration will close at noon on Saturday, October 20.

COST (Includes Dinner):

□ $30.00 OAME Members

□ $35.00 Non-Members

□ $45.00 Same Day Registration

□ $20.00 for Teacher Candidates

You also have the opportunity to join OAME or renew your membership online. If you prefer to pay by cheque, register at the above Website, and mail your cheque, payable to TEAMS, to:

TDSB or OISE or other:

Henry Tam, Dr. Norman Bethune CI, 200 Fundy Bay Blvd, Scarborough, ON, M1W 3G1

TCDSB or York U. Fac. of Ed.: Bart Vanslack, Mathematics Resource Teacher, Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Ave. E., Toronto, ON, M2N 6E8

For information about our conference, email Henry.Tam@tdsb.on.ca or bart.vanslack@tcdsb.org.

TEAMS is a local Toronto chapter of the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME)

www.chapters.oame.on.ca/teams