We are less than a week away from the virtual QSLMA Summer Thinking Communities Conference on July 11th from 9-3. Come learn from some incredible presenters Peter Liljedahl, Pam Harris, Garfield Gini-Newman, Shelley Yearley, @drcathybruce. Be sure to hold a spot and register now!

Limestone District School Board 2022 Summer Institute (#LDSBSI) is happening Aug. 25. Educators and Admin get to choose what sessions to attend from a wide range of topic areas! Register and attend LDSB’s Summer Institute 2022 for a chance to win a class set of micro:bits! bit.ly/LDSBSI2022

The difference between a strategy and a model is SO important so I wrote this. And it comes with an interactive task to help you parse them out. mathisfigureoutable.com/blog/strategyv… #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat

It was so great being able to see how base 10 blocks can be used to create helpful models to visualize what’s actually happening here. So much work needs to happen before we pull out the pencil and paper! Thanks Pricia and Jackie Decker for an afternoon filled with learning.

Have you heard of the math instructional routine I Have, You Need? It's about helping students construct really important mental relationships. Learn about it: bit.ly/ihaveyouneed #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat #MathStratChat

It doesn't matter IF you write. It matters what ur brain is doing, what you are writing. Mimicking steps? Not mental math. Using relationships, even if you write. That's mental math. #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat #MathStratChat

Factor Puzzles! Any student who is learning multiplication and integers is ready for these. Every algebra teacher everywhere wishes students were playing this game A LOT. #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat #MathStratChat

Limestone District School Board peeps looking to build fact fluency with fun and intentional games like this one - check out our K-12 Mathematics resource in Minds Online. This game, and other multiplication games, are in this section: ldsb.elearningontario.ca/d2l/le/lessons… (self-register to access). Pricia

t's Factor Puzzle Friday! What goes in the blank? How do you know? How can you use Factor Puzzles in your class? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat

Because memorizing procedures can often require kids to treat the numbers in each step as digits, they often lose sight of the quantities they are actually working with. In this way, memorizing procedures get in the way of sense-making. #mtbos #iteachmath #elemmathchat

Day 101: After noticing and wondering about a coloring and partitioning scheme for the numbers 1-20, we analyzed an image that extended the numbers up to 60. Can you figure out what's going on with the numbers and why they're colored and partitioned the way they are?

I always hear that Ts want more good tasks. Today we used textbook Qs and just asked Ss to sort the shapes however. It was probably one of their most engaging days so far "#thinkingclassroom is about building a culture of thinking and pointing students at content" - Peter Liljedahl

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So excited to present at the 2024 OAME conference! Oh, be still my heart!!....We will be thinking joyfully out loud nice and early, my wonderful friends!🥰 Lots of practical strategies. OAME/AOEM #OAME2024

Only 8 days to go. Today we say thanks to our conference sponsors who help keep registration fees down by sponsoring a variety of aspects of our convention. Most of them will also be hosting an exhibit table so be sure to stop by to say your thanks!

One week! Are you as excited as we are??? See you in Kingston.

Limestone DSB Math Team is looking forward to sharing some fun math games with families at OAME on Sat, May 4th at St. Lawrence college from 9-12. Here is a sneak peek at one of our activities - giant tangrams. Steve Hedderson OAMElearns Limestone District School Board

6 days until we get to hang out with almost 1000 math lovers like us! Did you know you can try out some of the math teaching tools at this year convention...come on over to our exhibitor demonstrations and tech-playground.

This school year, every student received $1,357 less funding than they would have if the government had kept up with inflation. This is equal to a $35,000 cut per classroom, and a $2.7 billion cut in per-student funding across Ontario. Public education is drowning.

Last chance tickets available for Curtis Carmichael's Keynote on Thursday night... see details below. Form can be found at surl.li/tiqta