The CMASTE Seminar Series is a discussion group that meets once a month to learn about current research in mathematics, science and technology Education. Everyone is welcome to attend!

If you are interested in becoming a CMASTE speaker or would like to receive notifications of our seminars please email cmaste@ualberta.ca.

Upcoming Seminars

November 19th, 2025, 4:00 - 5:00pm

Developing Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching for African Immigrants Students in Mathematics Education 

Cynthia Ogeleka Ajose, Doctoral Student, University of Alberta

Mathematics Education and Indigenous Perspectives: A Literature Review (1980-2024)

Albert Henry Ntarmah and James Nii Boye Bannerman, Doctoral Students, University of Alberta

December 10th, 2025, 4:00 - 5:00pm

Science and Health Misinformation in Alberta’s Public Libraries: Surveying Staff Experiences

Carol Brown, Doctoral Student, University of Alberta

From children’s perspective-taking and decision-making on socio scientific issues to children’s visualization for sustainability in STEM makerspace

Kadriye Akdemir, Doctoral Student, University of Alberta

Past Seminars and Discussion Panels

• December 12, 2024: Jerine Pegg & Emile Moacdieh, Developing Understandings of Evolutionary Concepts: Opportunities and Gaps in the Canadian K-12 Science Curriculum

• November 21, 2024: Quinn McCashin, Dr. Cathy Adams, Dr. Mike Carbonaro, Lance Pedersen, Computer Science in Alberta - Analyzing Growth Trends

• October 17, 2024: Özgecan Kirik, Combating Climate Change as a Common Problem of Societies: Teaching Climate Change Using Dialogical Argumentation 

• April 17, 2024: Jérôme Proulx, Research Programme in Mental Mathematics: Orientations, Examples and Conceptualisations [Doyal Nelson Lectureship].

• March  2024: Jennifer Thom, Remembering to Re(-)turn: Educational Research in Mathematics and STEM [Doyal Nelson Lectureship].

• March 20, 2024: Carmen Rasmussen, Implementation of the Math Interactive Learning Experience (MILE) program in Alberta Classrooms

• February 14, 2024: Kristian Basaraba, Dunan Buchanan, Gillian Robinson, Teaching from the Sidelines: K-12 Educators expertise for instructional coaching in the academy

• January 17, 2024: Hao-yue Jin, Yajie Song and Zexuan Pan. Navigating the Cognitive and Affective Terrain of Computational Thinking: Insights from Engagement, Feedback, and Attitudes in Educational Research

• December 13, 2023: Carol Brown. Science education’s responses to the post-truth phenomenon: What is happening, and what can we do about it?

• November 1, 2023: Dave Wagner. How socio-cultural research in mathematics education contributes to ecological sustainability.

• October 27, 2023: Calvin Swai. Re-conceptualizing Professional Development of Science and Mathematics Teachers: A Tanzanian Experience 

• October 18, 2023: Mijung Kim, Nimrah Ahmed and Qingna Jin. Too young to talk about climate change? Possibilities and challenges of climate change education in elementary science classrooms

• Sept. 13, 2023: Jerine Pegg, Emile Moacdieh and Melissa LaRue. K-6 Alberta science curriculum: Considerations for resource design and implementation

• April 2023: Melissa Johnson. Preparing school librarians to support STEM education

• March 2023: Lynn McGarvey, Jennifer Thom and Josh Markle. Interpreting Acts of Spatial Reasoning with Young Children

• February 14, 2023: Annie Savard. Financial education in schools: Where should it go?

• January 24, 2023: Natacha Louis. Design Thinking of STEME Education.

• December 6, 2022: Marnie Jamieson. Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Engineering Design

• November 15, 2022: Josh Markle. Embodied Experiences of Task Design

• October 18, 2022: Cathy Adams & Patti Pente. Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and the Future of Teachers' Work

• September 20, 2022: Janelle McFeetors & Marc Higgins. Board Games as Pedagogical Pivots in Science and Math Learning

• Some 2021-2022 Seminar Series Videos Are Available on YouTube

• May 13, 2021: Johanna Lau, Sohaib Omar (ME Lazerte), Sharon Nam, Dr. Monica Chahal and Dr. Tara McGee (U of A), Perspectives of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education. (Available on Vimeo.)

• April 28, 2021: Dr. Lyn Penfold (U of A), Unintended Outcomes: Policy Enactments and Professional Autonomy for Mathematics Teachers in England

• Feb 24, 2021: Dr. Ahmed Qureshi (U of A), Visualization in Engineering Education

• January 28, 2021: Dr. Frenk Jenkins, Former Director, CMASTe, Award-winning Chemistry Author and Teacher. Evaluating Claims to Scientific Knowledge - Curriculum and Instruction (Available on Vimeo)

• Dec 16, 2020: Heather McPherson, (McGill University) The Professional Learning Community Journey: Exploring the Experiences of In-Service Science Teachers.

• Oct 28, 2020: Dr. Steven Khan (U of A), Math is Flourishing.

• Sept 30, 2020: Drs. Cathy Adams and Marian Cutumisu (U of A), Computational Thinking Assessments.

• Feb 12, 2020: Drs. Cheryl Poth and Jerine  Pegg (U of A), TWOSE research.

• Jan 22, 2020: Dr. Alfredo Louro (UCalgary), Physics for monks: A summer teaching experience with Buddhist monks in India.

• Dec 11, 2019: Qingna Jin, Xiong Wang, Bryce Odell, Chang Lu (U of A), Graduate Student Panel.

• Nov 20, 2019: Dr. Greg Thomas (U of A), The paradox of metacognitive and self-regulatory development for students’ in science (and everything) education.

• Oct 28-29, 2019: Frederic Gourdreau (Universite Laval), Mathematical magic and playful mathematics in your math class: an irresistible invitation to problem solving. (Video - French) (Video - English)

• Oct 22, 2019: Glen Loppnow (U of A), Resiliency in Undergraduate Chemistry. (Video)

• Sept 24, 2019: Kerry Rose and Quinn McCashin (U of A), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Project.

• January 20, 2016: Xiong Wang (PhD student), Understanding Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Learning in Online PLNs: Knowledge and Knowing

• February 24, 2016: Dr. Frank Jenkins (Retired CMASTE Director and Co-Director), Evaluating Claims to Scientific Knowledge

• April 13, 2016: Ana Paula R. Magalhães de Barros (PhD Student), Understanding a high school blended learning environment from the perspective of complex systems

• April 20, 2016: Dr. Mike Carbonaro (UA), Should computational thinking be operationalized in K - 12 through teaching of computing science?

• December 2, 2015: Ed A. Silver (University of Michigan), Northern Exposure: An American Views Mathematics Education in Canada

• November 27, 2013 Currents, Eddies, and Undertoes of Environmentalism: Wilderness, Eco-efficiency, and Eco-justice. by Michael Kohlman

• November 27, 2012 The Kenya Stove Project by Frank Weichman

• November 14, 2012 Chasing Mechanical Rabbits? The Long, ‘Haried’ Pursuit of Scientific/Technological Literacy by Michael Kohlman

• Wed Apr 6/11: Mali on Explicit Teaching of NOS: PD in Thailand

• Wed Mar 30/11: Wara on Metacognition, CRI, STSE & Indigenous Learning

• Wed Mar 16/11: Evaluating Claims to Knowledge

• Wed Feb 9/11: Towards a Curricular Model of the Nature of Science

• Mon Mar 9/09: Hybrid Adapted Primary Literature with Marie-Claire Shanahan

• Wed Jan 26/11: Depth Versus Breadth by Marc C. Schwartz et al

• Wed Dec 1/10: Student Interpretation of Simulation by Johnstone

• Mon Dec 1/08: Climate Change Education with Joan Chambers

• Mon Feb 23/09: Information Literacy: Evaluating scientific information

• Wed Nov 10/10: A Eugenical Education by Michael Kohlman

• Mon Jan 26/09: Using Applets to Teach Modern Physics

• Mon Nov 3/08: Studying Transfer of Scientific Reasoning Abilities

• Mon Nov 17/08: Misconceptions about Critical Thinking

• Tue Nov 24/09: Models, Metaphors and Analogies: A review of the literature by Robert Bechtel

• Mon Jan 26/08: Using Applets to Teach Modern Physics by Brian Martin