How do you begin math class? "I start each class with a short problem or discussion prompt designed to get students thinking. These quick routines activate prior knowledge, strengthen conceptual understanding, and build an engaging classroom community." Drawing on ideas from James Lang's Small Teaching and classroom research on retrieval practice and connection-making, this session with Erick Lee explores how brief, purposeful activities can make a lasting impact on mathematical learning. Together, we'll examine the pedagogy behind these routines, share examples that spark curiosity and discussion, and consider how to adapt them across different secondary math courses. Participants will leave with a collection of ready-to-use question banks featuring a variety of prompt types, along with strategies for designing their own and weaving them into daily practice. Registration for all webinars at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ 

Open to all; just register at MCIS!

Join the webinar above, watch the webinar recording in the OAME Members Only area at http://oame.on.ca/  or subscribe or download this podcast direct from iTunes or Google Play

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Small teaching : everyday lessons from the science of learning by James M. Lang is available to borrow free at OCT's Margaret Wilson Library through their book by mail program.

What is OAMEtalks? It's a place to hear the voices from the OAME conference!  The main part will be in the form of webinar versions of some of the popular sessions from the previous year's conference. These webinars will be available exclusively to OAME members only (however, this year our first session will be open to all). They will be available live (mostly) on the second Wednesday of the month and then will be archived and available from the OAME website. The other part will be in the form of a podcast. This podcast will be a short conversation with each of our webinar presenters to get a preview of what their session will be about. The podcasts will be available to the general public on the https://talks.oame.on.ca/ pages and through iTunes and Google Play. This season's schedule is as follows:

Season 9: 

Wed Sept. 9th: Erick Lee - Bigger on the Inside: The Surprising Power of Short Math Routines *Webinar open to OAME members and non members - Register at https://oame.on.ca/mcis/ 

Wed Oct. 14th: Kendra Kozlowski, Anne-Marie Painter  - Playful Pathways: Game-Based Math Learning for Junior Students Across Algebra and Spatial Reasoning

Wed Nov. 11th: Sophie Tyrrel & Michele Goveia - ELLs Can Do Math! Supporting & Celebrating ELLs in the Intermediate Division Gr. 7-10

Wed Dec. 9th Michelle Munk - World Math Tour: Your Ticket to Culturally Responsive Teaching

Wed Jan 13th, 2027 Kyle Webb & Kirsten Dyck- Rich Task Remix

Mark your calendars! BTC27 Canada is coming to Toronto for a three-day Building Thinking Classrooms event bringing educators together to learn, collaborate, and celebrate thinking classrooms.

Hosted by SWOAME and ISOMA, chapters of OAME, BTC27 Canada will welcome Dr. Peter Liljedahl, featured speakers, and educators from across teaching subjects and roles. The conference will highlight the uniqueness of Canadian classrooms while bringing diverse voices together to deepen and extend the Building Thinking Classrooms conversation.

The pre-conference and conference will take place at Havergal College from Sunday, August 22 to Tuesday, August 24, 2027, with evening social activities also being planned.

Save the date and spread the word! More information about registration, speaking opportunities, travel, and accommodations is coming soon.

From CEMC: Over the last few years, we have received requests from teachers to expand our resources to help support Grade 4, 5, 6 mathematics classrooms. We've heard you and are excited to announce that the CEMC's Grade 4/5/6 Mathematics Courseware is now live on our website and is available free of charge, with no registration required.

Waterloo Courseware 4-5-6 

Designed with long-term impact in mind, the elementary courseware supports students across Grades 4, 5, and 6 with age-appropriate content that builds and grows from one grade to the next. This courseware consists of video lessons, unlimited practice, worksheets, further investigations, and more! 

We are hosting a virtual information session next week to provide an overview of the Grade 4/5/6 Mathematics Courseware. The session will include a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A, where you will have the opportunity to ask any questions about the Courseware. Register here: Waterloo Registration for the Thursday, September 3, 2026 @ 2:00 pm webinar 

The 12th Quantum for Educators (QEd) high-school teacher workshop will take place November 20-22 at the University of Waterloo. Hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and formerly known as Schrödinger's Class, Quantum for Educators equips you with the ability to bring quantum science into your classrooms and confidently teach your students about quantum physics, quantum computing, quantum cryptography and more. 

Quantum mechanics is transforming the way we compute and communicate today, and it will change the technological landscape of tomorrow. This workshop will help you prepare your students for the future. Financial support for travel and accommodation is available for teachers within Canada, and applications are due October 1.

Find out more -Institute for Quantum Computing Workshops 

Sept 12 at the University of Toronto there will be a (free) full day Quantum Science workshop for teachers. We've been living through a quantum revolution for the past century so this is a great opportunity to connect with Canada's quantum centres of excellence and discover freely available teaching resources that will bring you and your students into a future we're rapidly approaching. 

Note: the material during the sessions will be aimed at a high-school level, but elements may be appropriate for other grades. Keen elementary and post-secondary educators are welcome to attend.

When: 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday, September 12, 2026

Where: University of Toronto St. George Campus, Physics Building (60 St. George Street)

Cost: There is no cost to attend the event, and lunch is provided

Link: for more information and registration: 2026 Teacher Workshop – IEEE Quantum Education  

This workshop is offered to teachers, free of charge, ahead of the 2026 Quantum Science and Engineering Education Conference (QSEEC26), which is part of IEEE Quantum Week 2026. 

OAME Golden is having a mini-conference in the fall for both elementary and secondary educators at West Niagara Secondary School on October 1st; 4:00-7:15pm.  Put it in your calendar now! More details coming soon.