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| MSTE-QSLMA 7/8 MathOlymPIcs |
Why the long name for this event? Each year in the May-June period the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education (OAME) organizes an Ontario Mathematics Olympics (OMO) for Grades 7 and 8 students. The teams for this event come from the various chapters of OAME. The chapter for south-eastern Ontario, the area in which Kingston and Queen's University are located, is called the Quinte-St Lawrence Mathematics Association (QSLMA). We host the QSLMA Grades 7 & 8 Mathematics Olympics here as a preliminary round of the provincial OMO. This event is financially supported by the Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (MSTE) Group here at the Faculty of Education. For 2013 the MSTE-QSLMA Grades 7 / 8 Mathematics OlymPIcs will be held on Wednesday, April 17 2013 in the Faculty of Education gymnasium.
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The 2012 events can be seen in this wiki...
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| Science Videos |
MSTE Science Video Resource
The following videos are designed to assist in the planning and teaching of a variety of junior level science units within the Ontario curriculum. Each video contains a series of demonstrations and student activities with clear connections to the curriculum expectations. Also presented are brief explanations of the scientific principles at work, activity procedures, strategies for classroom implementation, and a list of all necessary materials. Activities can be modified for individual learners, small groups and different levels of difficulty. All materials used can easily be found around any regular classroom, school or home. Ultimately, these videos should serve to generate ideas, facilitate planning, and help make science class engaging, meaningful and fun.
Grade 4: Light and Sound Grade 4: Pulleys and Gears Grade 5: Forces Grade 5: Matter Grade 5: Human Organ Systems Grade 6: Flight Grade 6: Space |
| Name: The Invitational Mathematics Classroom Leader: Lynda Colgan |
When we hear the word environment, we usually think of things like air and water quality, trees and buildings, and so on. As we consider the environment in which learning experiences take place, however, it is important to think about not only the physical needs of our students, but also their emotional and social needs. This project will result in significant renovations to Room A342 in order to create an invitational mathematics learning facility that aims to reduce mathematics anxiety and promote self-directed and active learning. Currently, the elementary mathematics classroom, with its traditional appearance, favours students with strong verbal or mathematical/logical intelligences, while neglecting other types of students. The creation of a colourful classroom that houses a range of exemplary resources and offers flexibility will better meet the needs, learning styles, experiences and mathematics content knowledge of the very diverse group of students who comprise P/J cohorts. |
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