Robertson Blog

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 into the Canadian school system. As an  MA/CSE student, I approached OISE Professor Dr. Esther Geva and together we thought

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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 their final Mathematics Inquiry Projects at a math mini-conference organized by Dr. Bev Caswell and the Robertson Team. Teachers, principals, professors and

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Thank you to our partners in education for an incredible 2017

The Robertson Program would like to thank everyone we work alongside for a truly exciting year full of creativity, ingenuity and adventure in learning. We feel incredibly fortunate to be invited into schools, communities and even homes – all in the name of building relationships through a common goal of making mathematics

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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 into the Canadian school system. As an  MA/CSE student, I approached OISE Professor Dr. Esther Geva and together we thought

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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 their final Mathematics Inquiry Projects at a math mini-conference organized by Dr. Bev Caswell and the Robertson Team. Teachers, principals, professors and

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On March 29, JICS Grade 6 teacher Ben Peebles and JICS special education teacher Nick Song demonstrated to teacher candidates how coding is enhancing math education at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study. “Coding can really give us an opportunity to integrate authentic uses of mathematics,” Ben told

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On February 21, the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study (OISE/University of Toronto) hosted a public demonstration lesson for approximately 50 educators. Teachers at JICS have for many years participated in lesson study as a professional development approach to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning. This year, the Robertson Program

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The Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study (JICS) officially opened the doors to its new building last week and we were honoured to have some of our educational partners from Treaty #3 Territory in Northwestern Ontario join us for the occasion. Elder Nancy Jones and Jason Jones of Nigigoonsiminikaaning

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The Robertson Program would like to thank everyone we work alongside for a truly exciting year full of creativity, ingenuity and adventure in learning. We feel incredibly fortunate to be invited into schools, communities and even homes – all in the name of building relationships through a common goal of making mathematics

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