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Remembering U of T Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin

University of Toronto Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin was a brilliant scientist, physicist, engineer, educator, activist and advocate for peace.

A child sketching nature on a clipboard while sitting by a lake.
Science Educators from OISE Participate in Environmental Inquiry with Curve Lake First Nation!

The Robertson Program visits Curve Lake First Nation School.

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High quality mathematics + Indigenous educational leadership = First Nation student success!

On June 1, the Robertson Program hosted a public forum highlighting the role of Indigenous educational leadership in improving the understanding of teaching and learning of mathematics.

Zack Hawes and Cathy Bruce at OAME
Zack Hawes presents at OAME 2016

As the kickoff to this year’s OAME conference (Ontario Association for Mathematics Education), Zack Hawes (Research Officer, OISE’s Robertson Program) and Dr. Cathy Bruce presented to OMCA (Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association).

ICS students build their Lego Mindstorm robots
Coding in the Curriculum

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Robertson Program for Inquiry-Based Teaching in Mathematics and Science and the Jackman Institute of Child Study) presented a three-day Coding in the Curriculum Workshop led by Dr. Brent Davis, Werklund Research Professor in Mathematics Education from the Werklund School of Education (University of Calgary).