First Meeting of the Indigenous Knowledge CoP

On June 27-29, 2017, our Indigenous Knowledge & Mathematics Education Community of Practice met at Trent University to discuss goals, plans, and hopes for the CoP going forward.

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After two days of rich conversation and sharing, members reflected on the following:

  1. What do you hope this network will be able to do? For yourself? For others?
  2. What are the resources/current work that we can we share at the moment?

See their reflections below (click to enlarge).

What does knowledge mobilization look like, sound like, feel like in the context of this CoP?

This was the question that the IK CoP hopes to answer by the end of August 2018. To work toward answering this question, they set the following goals:

  • Continue discussions raised from this meeting
  • Establish connections and build relationships (need support in building relationships)
  • Create safe places for educators to engage in Indigenous learning
  • Create a collaborative work space through TeachOntario
  • Focus on developing protocols/readiness tools
  • Continue to do work & attend conferences to present current work (oral dissemination focus)
  • Prepare video or radio/podcast style pieces on why this work is important
    • Need to show the power of mathematics in Indigenous education
    • Realize the immense mathematics learning in IK

The IK CoP is holding a Math Culture Camp mid-August to further develop their plans for this coming year and beyond.

For more information on the Indigenous Knowledge CoP, visit their page.

Photo credit: Virginia Brown

NEW: Computational Thinking + Math Literature Review

Our Computational Thinking Community of Practice has completed their literature review on Computational Thinking and Mathematics (Kindergarten to Post-secondary). See it here!

See what else our CT CoP is up to on their main page. To receive email updates about our CoPs and more, sign up for our mailing list (right side of page).

Literature review by Rosa Cendros (PhD candidate at Western University). 

NEW: Repeating Patterns + Coding Lesson Study Documentaries

Check out our Computational Thinking CoP’s NEW Repeating Patterns Lesson Study Documentaries with teachers and students from St. Andrews PS, TDSB!

  • Lesson study on Repeating Patterns in Grades 1/2
  • Lesson study on Repeating Patterns in Grades 2/3
  • Repeating patterns Side-By-Side (lesson sequence on Repeating Patterns using 2 different pedagogical approaches, shown side-by-side)

See it all here!

For more resources and information about our Computational Thinking Community of Practice, check out their page.

#NotABookStudy Exit Survey

The Northeastern Ontario Mathematics Leadership Network (MLN), one of the partners in our Mathematics Leadership CoP, recently concluded #NotABookStudy, a 9-week open learning opportunity guided by Dr. Cathy Fosnot to explore key math ideas and resources.

Educators listened to the live or recorded radio show with Dr. Cathy Fosnot, communicated over Twitter and Facebook, contributed to blogs, read the book: Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Multiplication and Division, read the newsletter, and much more.

If you participated in this open learning opportunity, please help the MLN and other Math Leadership CoP member organizations continue creating open, accessible learning opportunities by completing their Exit Survey by June 26, 2017.

Those inspired by their #NotABookStudy experience are invited to share their next educator moves through the digital storytelling tool FLIPGRID.

Whether or not you participated, you can check out their website to see all podcasts with Dr. Cathy Fosnot, and all other resources created during #NotABookStudy.

To learn how the MLN is connected to the work of the MKN, see our Mathematics Leadership CoP page.

MKN June 2017 Updates

Want a quick update on the MKN so far? See below! This information is also available in a 2-page summary.

Network Growth

The MKN has grown to include over 12 school districts, 13 universities, and 16 community organizations.

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Sharing

  • OAME May 11-13: Many MKN CoP members presented and an MKN flyer was distributed at the OAME resource table.
  • Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum May 18: KNAER represented the MKN for the panel discussion with OME, KNAER, and KNSWB, and an MKN flyer was distributed at the KNAER resource table.
  • Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) May 29: Panel discussion with OME, KNAER, and KNSWB.
MKN Website & TeachOntario

  • You can find us at our NEW URL: mathnetwork.ca
  • Our main page is now a blog page with weekly updates on CoPs and more. Stay informed of these updates by signing up for our mailing list.
  • Coming soon: sharing/engaging with Ontario teachers (and beyond!) through online discussion groups at TeachOntario.ca
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Communities of Practice Activities

At the first MKN Advisory Panel meeting on February 27 & 28, 2017, CoPs met and started planning for Year 1 (Nov 2016 – Aug 2017). To date, all MOUs, implementation plans, and budget plans have been approved for Year 1. CoP activities are now underway!

Computational Thinking in Mathematics Education

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  • 13-15 October 2017: Computational Thinking in Mathematics Education Symposium. Register here.
  • Wellington CDSB is developing a Math + Computer Science Cohort in Grade 10.
  • Updated math + coding documentary on symmetry as a transformation: Grades 2/3.
  • New repeating patterns + coding lesson study documentary coming soon!

See their page for more information.

Critical Transitions

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  • Online survey for kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers as well as ECEs.
  • 17 August 2017: Kindergarten Forum for Action. Registration for faculty members here.
  • 8 September 2017: Early Years Professional Learning Day. Stay tuned for more details.

See their page for more information.

Indigenous Knowledge and Mathematics Education

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  • Surveys targeting School Board Math Consultants/Coordinators, Math educators K-12 in provincial system, and Math educators in First Nations Schools.
  • 27-29 June 2017: CoP planning meeting at Trent University.
  • 28-29 October 2017: FNMIEAO Educator Conference. Details here.

See their page for more information.

Mathematics Leadership

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  • Ongoing meetings with CoP partners.
  • Collecting data related to educators’ needs.
  • Mathematics Leadership Network’s (MLN) “Not a Book Study” complete.
  • Partners are participating in Canada150 with math challenges.

See their page for more information.