MKN Quarterly Volume 1, Issue 2

Math Knowledge Network QUARTERLY 1(2)

 

Welcome to the Issue 2 of the Math Knowledge Network Quarterly!

See links to all content below.

Once again, we are excited to share some of the recent work of our Communities of Practice: Math Leadership, Critical Transitions, Indigenous Knowledge & Computational Modelling.

George Gadanidis & Donna Kotsopoulos (MKN co-Directors)

PS – To stay up-to-date on upcoming events, activities, and resources, please visit the MKN website, join our mailing list (see subscription form bottom-right), and follow us on Twitter @mknrcm.

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In this issue

Indigenous Knowledge & Youth Gathering – Revitalizing Star Knowledge	Computational Literacy & Mathematics Education: A webinar with Dr. Andy diSessa
AI Education: A Webinar with Dr. Andy diSessa	Graham Fletcher: Harnessing the Power of the Purposeful Task
Northeastern Ontario Math Leadership Workshop May 2019	News from St. Andrews PS, TDSB
News from Greater Essex County District School Board	Indigenous Knowledge and Mathematics Inquiry Year 2, DPCSB
Math & Computational Thinking in the Niagara Catholic Classroom	HS to elementary and back again + coding
Guidelines to Engaging with Indigenous Knowledge	Kindergarten Educator Spatial Reasoning with Millbrook-South Cavan P.S.
Maximizing Early Math Learning Conference, August 2019	Grade 11 Teachers’ Workshop in Ottawa, August 2019

Upcoming Events

• Early Years Critical Transition Team hosts a Professional Development Conference for primary teachers at Queen’s University – August 12
• Math 9 – 12 Critical Transitions Team hosts a Grade 11 Teachers’ Workshop in Ottawa – August 27 – 28
• Computational Modelling at Wellington CDSB
  1. Math and Computer Science Integrated Program (on-going)
  2. From HS, to Elementary, and back again – the travels of big math ideas across the grades, powered by computational modelling (on-going)