Greenwood S.S. hosts their annual Math Carnival where students enjoy a variety of math games and puzzles like “Guess My Pattern Rule” ! Great to see math learning and engagement happening as the schools Math Learning Partner! @mrjasonto.com @tdsbmath.bsky.social
It was a pleasure earlier this week meeting with other members of the LD@School/TA@l’école Advisory Committee of the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario. Great brainstorming about system change, resource development, pedagogy, and coalition building to support students with LD & ADHD.
Before jumping straight to the algorithm and you show the visual representation of converting mixed fractions to improper fractions, vice versa, and they yell out “Ooooh, that makes sense!!” 🥹🤩proud of these students! @mrjasonto.com @tdsbmath.bsky.social
Grading attendance and participation seems incongruent with the Ontario government's stance on meritocracy, will fuel the flames of grade inflation, and will likely be subject to racial bias.
"A" for Effort: Why Grading Attendance and Participation Might Actually Make Things Worse
My heart breaks for the Tumbler Ridge community. All of Canada mourns for the victims of this immense tragedy.
This year's @oamelearns.bsky.social conference was amazing! It’s so great to connect with & learn from math teachers, consultants, and coordinators from across Ontario. I now know more about the kindergarten play continuum!
Getting to chat with @pwharris.bsky.social was icing on the cake 🍰
Including small group instruction in our 75 minute class time is possible! Lesson➡️formative assessment on lesson➡️analyze student data➡️small group instruction as other students work on check your understanding. @mrjasonto.com @tdsbmath.bsky.social
Ontario elementary teachers can exercise judgement, but need more time to collaborate and also strengthen the consolidation portion of math learning.
“Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other.”
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Today, teachers @tdsb.on.ca Stanley PS had a Math PLC focusing on High Impact Instructional Practices. The format: observing 2 co-taught lessons (Gr. 2/3&3/4). The outcome: rich learning experience for teachers in classrooms with students deeply engaged in math! @tdsbmath.bsky.social @mrjasonto.com
Thank you to all Parents who joined us today @tdsb.on.ca Sheppard PS to learn about the various strategies for adding numbers & ways in which they help to build strong number sense. So nice to see parents work together with their children to solve math problems! @tdsbmath.bsky.social @mrjasonto.com
