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Honouring Diverse Perspectives in Math

Former Robertson Program Director Bev Caswell describes how an inclusive Professional Development model leads to the formation of relationships and makes math more accessible.

Scattered playing cards with a title that reads, "Math in a Deck of Cards".

Dr. Julie Comay shares how playing cards can be used to explore mathematical concepts with children. She also recommends a series of child-friendly card games.

A red lobster on top of a blue wooden lobster trap, surrounded by green vegetation.

Problems that arise in the real-world allow for meaningful classroom discussions about social issues. Currently in Nova Scotia, there is an ongoing debate between Mi’kmaw and non-Indigenous fishers about the rules around when lobsters can be harvested.

A chalkboard with various mathematical symbols, equations, and diagrams, including a pie chart labeled "30%" and stick figures.

What is a math disability? Problems of identification and definition.

Taking Math Outside blog web card

The world beyond the classroom offers a wealth of interesting, relevant materials and spaces with opportunities for counting, sorting, patterning, reasoning, calculating, measuring, surveying, constructing, visualizing, problem-solving, modelling.

A person sitting at a wooden table, wearing headphones, and using a laptop. The person is writing on a notepad. The background features colorful drawings and artwork pinned to a wall.

Over the past three cataclysmic months, one extraordinary phenomenon (among many) has been the overnight upending of traditional schooling.