From the Editor’s Pencil
After reading last issue’s “Dialogue” section, I began to look at the way I teach number sentences in my Grade 2/3 class and to focus more diligently on what the manipulation of the numerals means to the children. I have tried substituting letters for the numerals to see if they are able to make the connections, and, believe it or not, most of them are! Hopefully, by the time they get to Indy’s classes at Mount Royal, manipulation of variables won’t be an issue for them!
Be sure to visit the KfA Educational Trust Website at www.teachers.ab.ca/ services/ awards/trust.html for complete information about the trust and its awards programs, including a list of the 150 project reports available from the ATA library. Bursary application forms can be downloaded from the site.
Anne MacQuarrie
President’s Message
Sandra Unrau
From the Editor’s Laptop
Anne MacQuarrie
Websites
Sites for Students
Powers of Ten www.powersof10.com
The Ultimate Puzzle Site www.dse.nl/puzzle/index_us.html
Sites for Teachers
PopNet www.popnet.org/PopTemplate.cfm
Consortia Math www.consortiamath.com
Elizabeth Donovan
Dr. Art Jorgensen Chair Award
Leadership in Mathematics Education: Getting to Know The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
MCATA Grants
Dialogue
Integer Addition and Subtraction Using Number Lines
Christine Lee
Math Requirements Update
2002 MCATA Annual Conference
Canmore, October 31-November 2, 2002
AISI Projects?
Alberta Learning Update
Symposium On Mathematical Understanding
Florence Glanfield
Dear Mathematics Education Leader
Sandra Unrau
Mathematics Leaders’ Spring Symposium
Focus: Mathematical Literacy