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Gaa-izhi-izhitwaawaad anishinaabeg – Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning

In October 2018, more than 150 educators gathered in Treaty #3 Territory (Fort Frances, Ontario) for the Gaa-izhi-izhitwaawaad anishinaabeg: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Conference, a collaboration among Seven Generations Education... read more →

October 23, 2018
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Conference, Jackman ICS, KPRDSB, Natural Curiosity, OISE, Professional Development, Robertson event, RRDSB, Seven Generations, University of Toronto

Join us at our October conference: Gaa-izhi-izhitwaawaad anishinaabeg – Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning

You are invited to our upcoming 3-day conference: Gaa-izhi-izhitwaawaad anishinaabeg: Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning When: October 2 - 4, 2018 Where: Treaty #3 Territory, Fort Frances, Ontario Building on the... read more →

June 22, 2018
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Conference, Jackman ICS, Natural Curiosity, OISE, RRDSB, Seven Generations, University of Toronto

JICS Grade 5 students use coding to get people thinking about their environmental habits

Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Grade 5 teacher Tanya Demjanenko believes that students need to understand the capabilities of technology and how they can be active participants in... read more →

The Robertson Program brings math fun to the Kids’ Passport at U of T’s alumni reunion

On June 2, the Robertson Program took part in the University of Toronto’s annual spring reunion. Bev Caswell, Larisa Lam and Zach Pedersen, along with second-year MA-CSE students Breanna Wu and Sukanya Rastogi, brought math... read more →

June 6, 2018
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OISE, Robertson event, University of Toronto

Robertson Program returns to RRDSB to learn on the land with children at Mine Centre School’s “Camp”/Outdoor Classroom

A few weeks ago, the kindergarten students at Mine Centre Public School (RRDSB) in Mine Centre, Ontario gave us a tour of their beautiful “Camp” – or outdoor classroom. The site... read more →

Geometry and Spatial Reasoning in the Early Years: Connecting to Nature with the YRDSB

The Robertson Program has had the opportunity to work with the impressive numeracy team from the York Region District School Board to create a four-part PD series to deepen knowledge... read more →

May 17, 2018
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Environment, Inquiry, Natural Curiosity, Professional Development, YRDSB

Robertson team visits Treaty #3 to collaborate with Seven Generations Education Institute and Rainy River District School Board: Coding, creating a new “friendly” math assessment, and planning our Oct 2018 conference

The Robertson Program team was invited by Seven Generations Education Institute to Treaty #3 Territory (Fort Frances, Ontario) last week to work alongside our educational partners at Seven Generations Education... read more →

May 14, 2018
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Professional Development, RRDSB, Seven Generations

“We Don’t Think of It in Terms of Math, It’s Just the Way of Life”: New publication features our PD that makes meaningful connections with communities

Our work is highlighted in the 2018 volume of Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education (APME), the prestigious publication published by... read more →

Number Buddies: Providing Math Support for Syrian Refugee Children

by Deborah Benhamu Prior to arriving in Canada, many Syrian refugee children experienced significant disruptions and/or limited access to education. Syrian students also face cultural and language barriers when integrating... read more →

Teacher candidates hold mathematics inquiry mini conference at JICS/OISE

The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study hosted an exciting mathematics inquiry conference this morning as OISE's second year Master of Arts Child Study and Education (MA CSE) teacher candidates presented... read more →

April 5, 2018
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Conference, Jackman ICS, OISE, Professional Development, University of Toronto

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