Robertson Blog - The Robertson Program for Inquiry-based Teaching in Mathematics and Science

Educators work with students on the perspective lesson

Inventing math games to spatialize mathematics with K-3 educators at the Rainy River District School Board – October 24 – 27, 2016

By Bev Caswell Last week, the Robertson Program visited the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) to co-create activities focused on shape and spatial relationships that help children recognize relationships between two- and three-dimensional objects. Thank you to RRDSB Director Heather Campbell, Superintendent Al McManaman and RRDSB Numeracy Facilitator Brad Oster

November 4, 2016

Onigaming teacher Margaret Romain leads a numeracy lesson with names

Remarkable math happening at Mikinaak Onigaming School – October 19 and 20, 2016

By Bev Caswell Our second stop while in Northwestern Ontario was Mikinaak Onigaming School at Onigaming First Nation with Principal Steve Grindrod and Seven Generations First Nation Student Success Program teachers Aimee Beazley and Shelly Jones. We first started collaborating with teachers Marge Redcloud, Margaret Romain and Julie McQuaker nearly

November 2, 2016

An inspiring visit to Pegamigaabo School – October 17 and 18, 2016

By Bev Caswell The Robertson Program has just returned from an inspiring visit to two of our partner schools in Northwestern Ontario! Seven team members from OISE, including Kindergarten teacher Carol Stephenson from the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, collaborated with our partners in this research and professional development experience. Our

October 31, 2016

Insight on Inquiry: Starting the Year in Kindergarten

By Zachary Pedersen Carol Stephenson, the Kindergarten teacher at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Lab School, recently invited us into her classroom to find out how she begins the process of inquiry at the start of the school year. She and her class are embarking on a

October 14, 2016

Nicole Thomson and Michelle Cain pictured with Dr. Douglas H. Clements

The 2016 International Mind, Brain and Education Society Conference

By Bev Caswell Last week, the Robertson Program had the wonderful opportunity to present our research alongside two educators from one of our partner school boards, the Rainy River District School Board. Kindergarten teachers Michelle Cain and Nicole Thomson presented the collaborative work of the M4YC program and shared their own classroom research

September 22, 2016

Remembering U of T Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin

University of Toronto Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin was a brilliant scientist, physicist, engineer, educator, activist and advocate for peace. Franklin, who died at the age of 94, first came to the University of Toronto as a postdoctoral student in 1949. She rejoined U of T in 1967 as researcher and associate professor of what is

July 29, 2016