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A child looks at a laptop screen displaying a colorful block-based coding project in a classroom.

Earlier this year, George Gadanidis (University of Western »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿) invited us to collaboratively pilot a series of coding and computational thinking lessons with teachers and children in Kindergarten to Grade 6 classrooms with St. Andrews Public School (Toronto District School Board).

OAME Conference logo 2017

The Robertson Program and many of our partner educators are in Kingston, »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ for the next three days attending this year’s »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ Association of Mathematics Educators (OAME) Conference.

Students playing with math manipulatives

We have added a series of Quick Image lessons to our math library designed by Jane Tom, a Grade 1/2 teacher from Pegamigaabo School (Big Grassy First Nation).

Education Today's issue on coding

The Robertson Program has been exploring ways in which coding can be integrated into the math curriculum as it is an important focus that many provinces have mandated as an essential component to future curriculum development.

Classroom discussion on the carpet about a book

Yesterday, teachers from the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School (OISE/UofT) held their annual Lesson Study, a professional development model that involves collaborative planning, teaching and reflection on classroom lessons and student learning.

Jason Jones (RRDSB) skypes into our math class to share Anishinaabemowin words describing water

Exploring issues of social justice through mathematics and science inquiry.