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Ursula Franklin

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

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Student of Curve Lake First Nation School partaking in environmental inquiry

Science Educators from OISE Participate in Environmental Inquiry with Curve Lake First Nation!

The Robertson Program visits Curve Lake First Nation School A note from Arika Fleguel, Student Success Coordinator, Curve Lake First Nation “A Day at Henry’s” We were visited by our partners from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, which included educators from the Robertson Program for Inquiry-based Teaching in Mathematics and Science, Natural Curiosity

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Liz Osawamick and a teacher sharing ideas

Robertson visits Alderville First Nation and the Black Oak Savanna

The Robertson Program visits the Black Oak Savanna with KPR educators On May 3, a team of educators from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, along with science educators from OISE’s Robertson Program, the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study and Natural Curiosity, gathered on Alderville First Nation’s

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Liz Osamawick shares her water song with the Robertson Program

Liz Osamawick shares her Water Song with the Robertson Program

We had the great pleasure to spend time with Liz Osawamick during our visit to Alderville First Nation’s Black Oak Savannah. Liz shared this song to honour Nibi, the sacred water, for its precious gift of life. Liz spoke about women as lifegivers, so how fitting that this song  is being sung on Mother’s Day  at Trent University’s

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Zack Hawes and Cathy Bruce at OAME

Zack Hawes presents at OAME 2016

As the kickoff to this year’s OAME conference (Ontario Association for Mathematics Education), Zack Hawes (Research Officer, OISE’s Robertson Program) and  Dr. Cathy Bruce presented to OMCA (Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association). This also marked the official unveiling (unwrapping) of Taking Shape (Moss, Bruce, Caswell, Flynn, and Hawes). Members of OMCA

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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

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Student of Curve Lake First Nation School partaking in environmental inquiry

The Robertson Program visits Curve Lake First Nation School A note from Arika Fleguel, Student Success Coordinator, Curve Lake First Nation “A Day at Henry’s” We were visited by our partners from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, which included educators from the Robertson Program for Inquiry-based Teaching in Mathematics and Science, Natural Curiosity

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Attendees at June 1 Forum

A Forum celebrating The Math for Young Children – North West Gaa-maamawi-asigagindaasoyang Collective  On June 1, the Robertson Program hosted a public forum highlighting the role of Indigenous educational leadership in improving the understanding of teaching and learning of mathematics. The event was a collaboration with the Indigenous Education Network, the

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Liz Osawamick and a teacher sharing ideas

The Robertson Program visits the Black Oak Savanna with KPR educators On May 3, a team of educators from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, along with science educators from OISE’s Robertson Program, the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study and Natural Curiosity, gathered on Alderville First Nation’s

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Liz Osamawick shares her water song with the Robertson Program

We had the great pleasure to spend time with Liz Osawamick during our visit to Alderville First Nation’s Black Oak Savannah. Liz shared this song to honour Nibi, the sacred water, for its precious gift of life. Liz spoke about women as lifegivers, so how fitting that this song  is being sung on Mother’s Day  at Trent University’s

Read More »
Zack Hawes and Cathy Bruce at OAME

As the kickoff to this year’s OAME conference (Ontario Association for Mathematics Education), Zack Hawes (Research Officer, OISE’s Robertson Program) and  Dr. Cathy Bruce presented to OMCA (Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association). This also marked the official unveiling (unwrapping) of Taking Shape (Moss, Bruce, Caswell, Flynn, and Hawes). Members of OMCA

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