How does OAME/AOEM support, promote and enhance the use of technology in classrooms in ways that are pedagogically sound, equitable, responsive, and reflect the ever-changing nature of technology? 

OAME has had a group of people (thanks, people!) ponder this and through considerable research, debate, collaboration, writing and editing have produced a position statement.  

Read the whole Position Statement here: Link 

TL;dr? Digital technology has an important role in math education when it is used to support but not replace student thinking, helping students build conceptual understanding, confidence, communication, and giving teachers tools to differentiate instruction, engage learners, and promote academic honesty. OAME's position is that technology use must be intentional, equitable, and ethical with proper teacher training and access for all students. We at OAME commit to modelling responsible use of tools including AI in Ontario math education. 

Dream Forward, STEAM Ahead! is a face-to-face conference bringing educators a dynamic, future-focused learning experience designed to reignite STEAM education across Ontario. This event invites educators to explore innovative practices that blend creativity, technology, equity, and hands-on problem solving—while showcasing authentic pathways for student success, including the skilled trades. There's a great list of sessions.

"This is more than a conference—it’s a movement to transform how we teach, learn, and dream forward together!"

The conference will be Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30am - 3:00pm in Milton.

Registration is now open! Visit bit.ly/dreamSTEAM_reg for more information.

The last Fields Math Ed Forum will be taking place on Saturday, April 25 at the Fields Institute. Participants are encouraged to attend in person or online. The focus of the April forum will be two debates on topics of interest in the math education community. More details and registration are available at http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/25-26/meforum.

FYMSiC (First Year Math and Stats in Canada) 2026 Conference ‘’University Mathematics and Statistics Courses Under the Microscope“ will take place in person at McMaster University, May 8 - 10, 2026. Check https://firstyearmath.ca/ for the conference information including the schedule, and to register.

Funded through the federal government's CanCode4 program, this initiative was designed to remove financial barriers to high-quality digital skills training. As a result, educators can access the full program at no cost, including up to 7 hours of certified PD micro-credentials and ready-to-use classroom materials.

This is fully funded professional learning; not a trial, not a limited preview, but a complete series built specifically for teachers.

PDday.ca includes five engaging, self-paced modules that tackle real classroom scenarios and provide practical resources educators can use immediately.

Through the modules, teachers will:

• Strengthen digital citizenship and cybersecurity skills

• Teach students how to spot and counter disinformation

• Apply strong visual design principles to improve learning materials

• Integrate AI thoughtfully and responsibly

• Align lessons directly with curriculum expectations

• Access adaptable, classroom-ready activities

Educators can explore the modules at PDday.ca and register for free access to the full series.

The last episode of this season's OAMEtalks is where we hear from all of our guests from this past season one more time. 

We asked everyone "What advice would you give a new teacher who is struggling to engage students in math class?" This episode summarizes all of those responses. 

Listen here: https://talks.oame.on.ca/season-8 

See you next season. 

Voting is open for the OAME/AOEM Elections! All members can vote in the election. Log in to your account at oame.on.ca and select the OAME Elections link in the Member Links section. Voting closes March 31st!

Western GTHA Teachers are welcome to Join us on Thursday, April 16th from 4-8:30pm at Appleby College in Oakville for an evening of mathematics!  More information and registration can be found at this link.

We'll have teacher-led sessions throughout the late afternoon, followed by dinner and then a presentation by Francis Su, the author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing: 

I’ve aimed this book at a wide audience—especially those of you who don’t see yourselves as “math people.” Maybe the way for you to see yourself in mathematics is not for me to convince you that math is great or that math does lots of wonderful things, but for me to show you that math is intimately tied to being human. For then your deepest human desires reveal your mathematical nature—and you only need to awaken it. My friend Christopher Jackson, who discovered math as an inmate in a federal prison, has helped me see this more clearly than ever before. 

explorAItion! 2.0 has its next evening of sessions Thursday, April 2nd! The virtual conference explores the use of Artificial Intelligence in Ontario education, running from September 2025 through April 2026. You can still register in time to join us! 

Each evening will offer a selection of 30- and 60-minute workshops between 7 – 9 pm. Workshops will be recorded so that registrants can access the entire proceedings - including all five previous evenings of learning - during and following the explorAItion! 2.0 series.

Visit https://ecoo.org/exploraition-2-0/ for more information, dates, and registration. Use code exai2oame for $30 for all live sessions and/or their recordings - that's half-off registration!

In the March 2026 issue of The Gazette, Peter Gustanis shares Notakto, an interesting take on the venerable TikTakTo. As Peter relates, Notakto is a great game that's accessible from Kindergarten through to Grade 12 and hides a fair bit of mathematics that you and your students can engage with! 

Log on to the OAME website and head to PUBLICATIONS to read Peter's article (heavily laden with images of Notakto games!).  Ron Lancaster also has a beautiful article on symmetry; not just his prose but his photographs!