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March 28, 2009
Fields MathEd Forum Meeting

10 am - 2 pm
Fields Institute, 222 College Street, Toronto

Agenda

1. Reports: OAME, OMCA, OCMA, CMESG, and others
2. Announcements, updates
3. Morning Theme: Early Numeracy [Dragana Martinovic]

* Alex Lawson (Lakehead U): The Development and Progression of Children's Invented Calculation Methods from Direct Modelling to Efficient Algorithms: A Longitudinal Case Study

* Panel on Early Numeracy: Rina Cohen (Professor, OISE, UofT), Pat Milot (Curriculum Consultant, Mathematics K-8, DSBN), and Sandra Rowell (Hamilton Wentworth District School Board)

4. Afternoon: Interactive session - Learning Mathematics by Reading; critical look at written sources in mathematics, K-12 and first-year university. [Mollie O’Neill, Maritza Branker and Miroslav Lovric]


A light lunch will be served around 12 noon.

Remaining winter/spring term meetings: 25 April, 30 May

 


 



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