From The Editor’s Laptop
This is my first issue as editor of the Mathematics Council Newsletter. Serving as editor is such an honour, and I have big shoes to fill. Karen Bouwman, thank you for all your hard work!
My summer was filled with readings and reflections while I was taking graduate leadership courses with the University of Calgary. Inspired by all sorts of learning theories, I can’t help but reflect on our math teaching and learning. Math is such a beautiful and creative subject, and teachers are no longer spoon-feeders. Every child has the ability to excel in math in an authentic, collaborative, interactive, personalized and cooperative learning environment. In such an environment, he or she is supported by the teacher’s tailored feedback, which is focused on the development of students’ math reasoning skills and personal growth instead of on merely correct answers or learning outcomes. A classroom that is truly focused on deep understanding and building math knowledge with connections to our world instead of on speed or test scores is fundamental. Technology is changing how we learn and how we act; one challenge is how we can personalize technology to the point that it will have an impact on personalized math learning. Math education is becoming more and more challenging—but exciting! Our education world has never been this alive and robust.
Welcome back! Happy math teaching and learning!
Stacey Wu
CONTENTS
President’s Message
Alicia Burdess
April 2017 Executive Meeting Summary
2018 Fall Conference
From the Editor’s Laptop
Stacey Wu
From the Editor’s Laptop
MCATA Grants
Director at Large
Darin Trufyn
PEC Liaison
Katherine Pritchard
Upcoming TERM Meetings
2017 MCATA Elections
Fall Conference: “2017: A Prime Year for Mathematics”
Michael Pruner and Sunil Singh
Fall 2017 Symposium
Employment Opportunity
Events Registrar/Administrator
