From the Editor’s Pencil
This has been a year of learning for me the new editor of Mathematics Council Newsletter. (But now that a whole year has gone by, I guess
I’m not really new anymore.) I’ve enjoyed the experience and am looking forward to next year and more math learning.
An interesting thing I did this year, as a teacher and a member of MCA.TA, was present at the Faculty of Education Student Teacher Mini-Conference
at the University of Calgary. Many students are starving for ideas about implementing curriculum in the classroom. I talked to them about the area model of multiplication, emphasizing the need for and demonstrating the use of concrete materials to develop a mental picture of multiplication. (In the midst of my preparation, I ended up explaining the model to my 20-year-old son. He was quite excited when he tried it and found he could even use the technique to multiply large numbers.)
The students were receptive and wanted to know more-more about materials, more about resources, more about MCATA, more about NCTM, more about how they learn to teach math. We need to remember this when we have new teachers on staff. They need us to be there for them, to provide a safety net when they begin to feel overwhelmed. This may be more and more necessary in today’s educational climate.
Anne MacQuarrie
President’s Message
Sandra Unrau
From the Editor’s Laptop
Anne MacQuarrie
Mathematics Educator of the Year Award
MCATA Grants
Dr. Arthur Jorgensen Chair Award
Dialogue
Sheryl Gulas
Mathematics 30 Student Projects
Mathematics 30 Student Projects Results
Summit in Canmore: Call for Speakers
Janis Kristjansson
NCTM Canadian Regional Conference
“The Joy of Learning Mathematics”
