“It is also acknowledged that transmission of the virus will likely be attenuated in outdoor settings and outdoor play and learning have many benefits for children and youth. School boards and educators should therefore incorporate outdoor learning activities into the curriculum.” – Sick Kids and partners, Covid-19: Guidance for School Re-opening, July 29,
Over the past three cataclysmic months, one extraordinary phenomenon (among many) has been the overnight upending of traditional schooling. Within a week of school closures in March, teachers across Canada and around the world geared up to continue their programs at a distance while juggling omnipresent child care and other
Seen through a mathematical lens, an aptly chosen text has the potential to trigger and support mathematical investigations into the workings of the physical world and our interactions within it.
Math is embedded in everyday life. “There is always math around us. It’s in the design of what we’re living in, in the schedule of our day, in the structure of how we organize our lives,” says Joan Moss, Professor Emeritus at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study,
Robbie Case dedicated his life to understanding human development and learning. Robbie was drawn to the study of education rather than to pure psychology because of the opportunities it offered for influencing the development of all children. In 1993, Robbie left Stanford University and became the Director of the Dr.
By focusing on teaching for equity, educators empower students to develop mathematical and political knowledge. Dr. Bev Caswell shares ways to create compassionate spaces for students to have a voice and learn mathematics in an authentic way. Mathematics can provide or prevent entry to a variety of careers. It is
