Math Outside the Textbook
Get out much? of the math textbook, I mean. I know that until recently, I didn’t!
Numeracy
Making Math Matter
As an educator it has been my goal to captivate my students and engage them in their work However, engagement is not easy to come by when many students are uninterested in the subject matter that I am trying to teach.
Assessing Assessment in Our Schools (From the President)
It’s not often that I’m able to deliver good news in this column. But this is one such occasion. I’m happy to be able to tell you that we have made progress on the issue of EQAO-related initiatives.
Give Teachers the Time to Teach (From the President)
Over the past several years there has been a significant increase in the number of literacy and numeracy initiatives that ETFO members are expected to implement. These initiatives come from the Ministry of Education, individual school boards, families of schools, or individual administrators.
Provincial Testing: Time for Change (OTF Report)
There is no question that one of the issues that creates unyielding solidarity among OTF and the teacher federations is the political philosophy that has developed around large-scale testing in Ontario’s public schools! We all firmly object to provincewide EQAO testing and the
A Big Idea Comes to Life
Over the past 20 years, methods of teaching mathematics have shifted, from keeping students busy with the rote learning of disconnected facts and procedures to teaching for automaticity and flexibility and for a deep understanding of mathematical concepts.
Closing the Gap: Helping Disadvantaged Students (From the General Secretary)
In this issue of the magazine you will find a number of articles about how teachers’ classroom practice can improve the chances for educational success for children from low-income families.
Responding to the School Effectiveness Framework (From the General Secretary)
During the past year the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat (LNS) released the new School Effectiveness Framework: A Col
The Importance of Teaching the Whole Child (Professional Services )
A session at a conference I recently attended focused on a provocative and compelling new report from the Commission on the Whole Child, formed by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The Learning
Professional Learning Communities Sharing Knowledge and Leadership: Increasing the SUM of Our Knowledge
For the past year a group of teachers in the District School Board of Niagara has been working together to increase their understanding of math and math teaching. Their venture has had unexpected spinoffs.