ETFO PLEY Chat - A Classroom that Fosters Mathematical Thinking

As an educator helping children develop a love of and appreciation for math is one of my greatest professional interests. I strive each day to engage children in authentic math learning through play and inquiry. I was super honoured and excited this past spring to welcome ETFO into our kindergarten classroom and record a number of chats regarding how children explore math in our classroom. 

All videos are now available here: A Classroom that Fosters Mathematical Thinking

The Beliefs that Drive Practice

Moving the Learning Forward

 Math is Relevant and All Around Us

Understanding how Children Develop Mathematical Understanding

Math Happens Everywhere

 Thinking Through a Mathematical Lens

Documenting and Communicating the Learning

Coding Stories and Games

We are pleased to have presented our workshop  Creating Coding Stories and Games at the 2018 ETFO Kindergarten Conference!

 

 

 

 

 

Here is our presentation for those interested in what we shared.

                   

Subitizing: How to engage children in playful opportunities that build confidence and interest in number sense

It was such a pleasure to participate in the ETFO Math Conference this weekend in Toronto, Ontario. The presentations, resources, energy and networking was phenomenal and I have returned home feeling inspired and ready to take on the remaining weeks of the school year with an even more renewed passion for and commitment to math learning. Please visit https://storify.com/McLennan1977/etfo-math-conference for a Storify article collecting all tweets with the hashtag #etfopleymath.

My presentation 'Subitizing: How to engage children in playful opportunities that build confidence and interest in number sense' was on May 28. I was so excited to share the rich math learning that has been happening in my classroom for the last two years!

 

It was wonderful to meet so many interesting and engaged educators from all over Ontario who share the same vision of enriching math experiences and potential in their learners! For those interested, please visit the following links to access...

A video screencast of my presentation 

A PDF version of my presentation slides