Great math discussions don’t just happen; they’re planned with care and led with heart. When students feel heard, supported, and a true sense of belonging, the conversation comes alive.

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Elham Kazemi as this year’s OAME Leadership Conference keynote speaker. A masterful speaker and widely respected leader in mathematics education, Dr. Kazemi brings inspiration, insight, and deep practical knowledge to this work.

She’ll help us explore how storytelling and intentional facilitation can support meaningful, inclusive math talk, and how we, as math leaders, can guide and sustain this in our schools and systems.

Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 7pm for a virtual session that will challenge, refocus, and inspire our work as math leaders across Ontario.

There is still time to register at: https://mcis.oame.on.ca

$25 for OAME/AOEM Members 

$40 for non-Members

$10 for B.Ed. Students (use code BEdStudent at checkout)

A certificate of participation for this OAME/AOEM Professional Development will be sent afterwards.

Flyer: OAME Leadership Conference - 2025 - Dr. Elham Kazemi.pdf

On Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 8pm, Stacey Jacobs will share her OAME 2025 session "Empowering Math Learners: Executive Function Strategies to Support Math Learning" as a free webinar for OAME members.

You can find more information at this link, and you can register at MCIS: http://mcis.oame.on.ca  

Want a sneak peak? Check out the podcast preview with Stacey, out now.

The webinars for Season 8 will run on the second Wednesday of every month at 8pm, with a podcast preview coming out on the first of the month. September's webinar is open to anyone on the OAME website. Share with colleagues! 

Nominations are open for the 2026-27 OAME/AOEM Board of Directors.

Each year, OAME/AOEM holds elections for open positions. Any OAME/AOEM member may apply for any position. Candidates are needed for the following positions:

• One (1) Director to represent Grades 7-12 for a three-year term from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2029.

• One (1) Director to represent Grades K-6 for a three-year term from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2029.

• One (1) Vice President to serve on the Executive Committee for a two-year term from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2028.

An online nomination form, as well as a summary of the duties of each position, is available here. The deadline for nominations is January 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm. 

Thank you in advance for submitting a nomination.

The Award will be presented to a QSLMA area educator who….

* enhances the learning environment, providing opportunity for students to do, see, hear and touch mathematics in a profound and meaningful way.

* demonstrates leadership in the math education community.

* contributes to the overall development of students.

One secondary teacher and one elementary teacher will receive a $250 award. The QSLMA member who nominates the winner will receive a $100 award.

All nominators will be entered into a prize draw.

Entries due November 21st.  More information at this link!

Note: QSLMA represents educators in the following boards: Limestone DSB, Catholic DSB of Eastern Ontario, Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic DSB, Upper Canada DSB, Hastings & Prince Edward DSB, CEP de l’Est de l’Ontario, CSDC de l’Est de l’Ontario, and CECLF du Centre Est de’Ontario. 

Our inaugural Book Club has officially launched, featuring Mathematics for Human Flourishing by Francis Su. The Book Club brings together educators who are passionate about exploring the beauty, purpose, and humanity within mathematics. Our first hybrid meeting will take place on November 25, where participants will connect to discuss the first three chapters of this book.

Looking ahead, planning for the 2026 ISOMA Annual Conference is well underway! The conference will be held on April 16, 2026, at Appleby College. We’re delighted to share that our keynote speaker Francis will be joining us in-person. Several enthusiastic presenters have already expressed interest in sharing their work. We will open proposal submissions in early December 2025.

More information? Our chapter rep Cynthia Shi is ready to help!

The OAME2026 Annual Conference will be held on April 30 and May 1, 2026, at Fanshawe College in London. The theme of the conference is Let’s Talk Math. It will be both an in-person and virtual conference. For further details about the conference, please visit www.oame2026.ca or contact us at inquiries2026@oame.on.ca. Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram @oamelearns.

Pre-registration is now open at oame.on.ca/mcis. Pre-registering provides an opportunity to reserve your space in the keynote addresses, then complete your registration in January, in advance of full registration opening in February. Please click on this link for a brief outline of the conference program.

Group Codes can be set up for groups of any size. This enables the sponsor (e.g., school board) to pay the registration fee for its members in a single payment. Contact inquiries2026@oame.on.ca for more information.

To accommodate those who are experiencing delays in obtaining approval from their supervisory officers, we are extending the session proposal deadline by 2 weeks, to November 15. We are open for both in-person and virtual session proposals at oame.on.ca/mcis.  Before entering your proposal, please review the presenter guidelines here. 

explorAItion! has its next evening of sessions on December 2nd! The virtual conference explores the use of Artificial Intelligence in Ontario education, running from September 2025 through April 2026.  

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 during and following the explorAItion! 2.0 series.

Visit https://ecoo.org/exploraition-2-0/ for more information, dates, registration, or to submit a proposal!  Use code exai2oame for $30 for all live sessions and/or their recordings - that's half-off registration! Proposals are open for the Spring sessions if you have something to share!