While working with educators to develop new ways to teach spatial reasoning to early years’ students, The Robertson Program met Jane Tom, an educator at Pegamigaabo School in Big Grassy First Nation. Jane was eager to try new ways of engaging her students in math. She quickly took to the lessons
In our March webinar, educators Marlo Beaucage and Nancy O’Donnell shared the math and science opportunities that naturally emerge when students are given opportunity to form a reciprocal relationship with land. https://youtu.be/4HtXHPu8eDA Marlo and Nancy opened the session by framing their work through reciprocity with the land. When learning from
Robertson Program hosts first webinar of its Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Math and Science series In our first-ever webinar, Educator Bryan Bellefeuille shared how he brings Traditional Indigenous Mathematics in to his Ontario Classroom. With more than 450 educators watching live on YouTube, Bryan told viewers about the journey that
Former Robertson Program Director Bev Caswell describes how an inclusive Professional Development model leads to the formation of relationships and makes math more accessible When the Robertson Program conducted professional development (PD) around spatial reasoning, I had the pleasure of working with educators from across Ontario. We focused on developing
In a past blog, we discussed the power of games to promote and reinforce mathematical thinking. As we head into this unusual holiday season a year later, it seems a good time to revisit some of these ideas, focusing on the myriad possibilities of a deck of cards. The first playing
Problems that arise in the real-world allow for meaningful classroom discussions about social issues. Currently in Nova Scotia, there is an ongoing debate between Mi’kmaw and non-Indigenous fishers about the rules around when lobsters can be harvested. A lot of the confusion stems from the 1999 Marshall Decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada which maintained a treaty right
While working with educators to develop new ways to teach spatial reasoning to early years’ students, The Robertson Program met Jane Tom, an educator at Pegamigaabo School in Big Grassy First Nation. Jane was eager to try new ways of engaging her students in math. She quickly took to the lessons
In our March webinar, educators Marlo Beaucage and Nancy O’Donnell shared the math and science opportunities that naturally emerge when students are given opportunity to form a reciprocal relationship with land. https://youtu.be/4HtXHPu8eDA Marlo and Nancy opened the session by framing their work through reciprocity with the land. When learning from
Robertson Program hosts first webinar of its Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Math and Science series In our first-ever webinar, Educator Bryan Bellefeuille shared how he brings Traditional Indigenous Mathematics in to his Ontario Classroom. With more than 450 educators watching live on YouTube, Bryan told viewers about the journey that
Former Robertson Program Director Bev Caswell describes how an inclusive Professional Development model leads to the formation of relationships and makes math more accessible When the Robertson Program conducted professional development (PD) around spatial reasoning, I had the pleasure of working with educators from across Ontario. We focused on developing
In a past blog, we discussed the power of games to promote and reinforce mathematical thinking. As we head into this unusual holiday season a year later, it seems a good time to revisit some of these ideas, focusing on the myriad possibilities of a deck of cards. The first playing
Problems that arise in the real-world allow for meaningful classroom discussions about social issues. Currently in Nova Scotia, there is an ongoing debate between Mi’kmaw and non-Indigenous fishers about the rules around when lobsters can be harvested. A lot of the confusion stems from the 1999 Marshall Decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada which maintained a treaty right
