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data-id=\"30b2995\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4177183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4177183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">keynote speakers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6710ad8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6710ad8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7667bc\" data-id=\"b7667bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b70139 eael-infobox-content-align-center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"3b70139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t                    <div class=\"eael-infobox\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/su-lake-louise-tight-square-Francis-Su.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Francis Su<\/h2>\n                                                                        <p><h3>Friday 08:30<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and a past president of the Mathematical Association of America. In 2013, he received the Haimo Award, a nationwide teaching prize for college math faculty. His work has been featured in Quanta magazine, Wired, and The New York Times. His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing (2020), winner of the 2021 Euler Book Prize, is an inclusive vision of what math is, who it's for, and why anyone should learn it.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cab2143\" data-id=\"cab2143\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b53ac9 eael-infobox-content-align-center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"0b53ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t                    <div class=\"eael-infobox\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chrissy-Christine-Newell.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Chrissy Newell<\/h2>\n                                                                        <p><h3>Saturday 11:15<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Chrissy spent 7 years teaching all subjects in upper elementary and middle school, but quickly realized she loved math best (shh, don't tell the others). She was a county math specialist and coach for 6 years before joining the Desmos team as a Coach. One of her proudest achievements is co-founding #MathGals, a project with a mission to build a sense of belonging for girls in mathematics, with her daughter, Coralie. <\/em><\/p><\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdd9b4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdd9b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c660e\" data-id=\"89c660e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f58b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f58b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546a705 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546a705\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f241b1e\" data-id=\"f241b1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca7861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca7861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Speakers &amp; Sessions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03f1134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03f1134\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c576e\" data-id=\"34c576e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f002ad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f002ad5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5805a40\" data-id=\"5805a40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b86cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b86cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 60th Northwest Mathematics Conference promises to be the best Northwest ever. Just have a look at this amazing list of speakers and the sessions they will be leading!\u00a0<\/p><p>Below is a list of sessions, organized by speaker. The letters after the session title denote the intended grade-band: P = Primary (K-3), I = Intermediate (4-7), M = Middle (6-9), S = Secondary (8-12) and G = General (K-12).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351c1d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351c1d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7ec045\" data-id=\"b7ec045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f3a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"47f3a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">SANDY BAKOS: The Power of TouchTimes: Building Multiplicative Reasoning with Engaging Tasks (P I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7541\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Self-Photo-S.-Bakos-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>In this session we will explore building multiplicative reasoning with TouchTimes, an iPad app that provides elementary students with new ways to think about, manipulate and visualize multiplication. To better understand the ideas underlying these tasks (and because it\u2019s super fun!), have your iPad ready with TouchTimes downloaded from the app store (it\u2019s free) and we will interactively explore the tasks together. A PDF handout of tasks and assessment ideas for TouchTimes will be provided.<\/p><p><em>Sandy Bakos is currently a doctoral student at Simon Fraser University, where she studies mathematics education. Prior to that, she taught kindergarten \u2013 grade 6 and was an instructional coach in northwestern Alberta for 16 years. She is interested in ways that digital technologies can be used for teaching\/learning mathematics in elementary schools and how these complement the diverse skillset that elementary generalist teachers bring to the mathematics classroom.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">NAT BANTING: Building Mathematical Connections with a Decision-rich practice (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7542\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Banting-2019-01-Nat-Banting-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Traditionally, a sizeable chunk of a student&#8217;s experience in mathematics class is passive, but this sessin flows from the fundamental belief that a mathematics classroom should connect all students as designers and decision-makers, and not just describers and direction-followers. Together, we will interrogate how infusing opportunities for tudents to make mathematical decisions pushes back on passive mathematical classrooms and invites students to engage in mathematical sensemaking.<\/p><p><em>Nat Banting is a classroom mathematics teacher from Saskatoon who blogs about teaching math at natbanting.com\/blog, tweets as @NatBanting, and curates the online resource fractiontalks.com. Recently, the Fields Institute awarded him the 2019 Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award recognizing innovation and excellence across Canadian math education, and he was named the winner of 2019 Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching from the National Museum of Mathematics in New York.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">BC NUMERACY NETWORK: Extending and Enhancing Instructional Routines in K-9 Classrooms (P I M)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7543\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BCNN_blank_logo-Janice-Novakowski.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Teachers from the BC Numeracy Network will share instructional routines and provide ideas for how to extend and enhance the use of instructional routines in the classroom. Examples of how to create a fully developed lesson from an instructional routine, how to use them as part of math workshop and how to intentionally include them in your planning all year to help develop big ideas and competencies. We will focus on the concept of fractions across the grades from fair shares to operations.<\/p><p><em>The BC Numeracy Network is a group of BC educators, brought together by the BC Ministry of Education and supported by their local school districts. Their work together involves curating and creating resources to support BC educators in implementing our BC mathematics curriculum with a focus on numeracy development from K-12. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">STEPHANIE BLAIR & CHRISSY NEWELL: Using Feedback to Move Student Thinking Forward With Desmos (S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7544\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Blair-93-Stephanie-Blair-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chrissy-Christine-Newell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Join us as we explore how different types of feedback can push student thinking and deepen their understanding. From the interpretive feedback built into our activities to the Written Feedback tool for teachers, we\u2019re moving past \u201cright\u201d or \u201cwrong\u201d and making way for student growth and brilliance.<\/p><p><em>Stephanie taught middle and high school math, been a secondary math specialist, and now supports districts as they implement the Desmos Middle School Math curriculum. Stephanie lives in Oregon with her husband and son. When she isn\u2019t thinking about how to improve students&#8217; experiences in math, you&#8217;ll find her spending time with her family or curled up with her cat, Oliver, reading a book.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Chrissy spent 7 years teaching all subjects in upper elementary and middle school, but quickly realized she loved math best (shh, don&#8217;t tell the others). She was a county math specialist and coach for 6 years before joining the Desmos team as a Coach. One of her proudest achievements is co-founding #MathGals, a project with a mission to build a sense of belonging for girls in mathematics, with her daughter, Coralie.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7545\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7545\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MARY BOURASSA: My Two Pillars (S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7545\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7545\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mb-pic-Mary-Bourassa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Two pillars of my classroom are community and flexible \u201cstructures\u201d that help students think, learn and share about mathematics. This session will delve into both. How do we build community so that every student feels their voice matters? How do we ensure we are fostering kindness in our students and breaking down social barriers? What structures work well with a variety of content? We will work through many sample activities together and get a taste of the students\u2019 experience.<\/p><p><em>Mary teaches mathematics at West Carleton Secondary School in Ottawa. She has presented workshops internationally, authored mathematics resources, is a past Vice President. She is a Desmos Fellow and is always working to improve her craft. You can get a window into her classroom through her blog and can find her collaborating with other math teachers on Twitter. An award-winning teacher, Mary continually strives to learn new and better ways of helping students learn and love mathematics.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7546\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7546\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CATHY BRUCE: Objects-to-think-with: what are they and why are they important? (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7546\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7546\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/02_CathyHeadshot_2018-Custom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>When we are working with complex math ideas, objects-to-think-with can help us make sense of the mathematics. Papery used gears as his objects-to-think-with, not just for coding but for complex algebra and other math constructs. Two objects-to-think-with will be explored in particular: number lines and grids. This session will focus on new ways to applied these objects and on examples of student use of these objects.<\/p><p><em>Dr. Cathy Bruce studies mathematics education and is a founding faculty member of the Trent University School of Education. A former teacher, Cathy brings 14 years of classroom experience to her work as Professor, Dean of Education and most recently as acting Vice President Research and Innovation at Trent. She has an active SSHRC-funded research program involving multi-year studies of challenging areas of mathematics teaching and learning including fractions. Dr. Bruce tips her hat to the many classroom educators who have opened their hearts, minds and doors to engage in collaborative research. Cathy sees all students \u2013 from young children onward \u2013 as capable of engaging with and getting excited about mathematics.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Her research can be accessed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmerc.ca\">www.tmerc.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7547\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7547\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">JENNIFER CARTER: What are they thinking? Using formative assessment in the Early Years (P)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7547\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7547\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/profile-picture-Jen-Carter-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><br>\n\nThis session will explore the use of prompting questions and contextual tasks to reveal what students think (and often misunderstand) around foundational concepts in the early years. Tools and strategies will be offered to help move learning forward through conferencing and rich open activities.<\/p>\n<em>Jen Carter is currently the K &#8211; 12 Numeracy Coordinator for Vernon School District, Treasurer of the BCAMT and a member of the BC Numeracy Network. She teaches for UBC Okanagan, and is an author for Pearson&#8217;s Mathology. Jen has past experience as an administrator and 25 years of teaching experience, with over 15 years as a primary teacher. <\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7548\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7548\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">SEAN CHORNEY: Mathematising Social Issues (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7548\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7548\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_2760-Sean-Chorney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>In this session we will explore ways to engage students in the mathematics of social issues. I will draw on and share numerous mathematical inquiry activities and general approaches to mathematics teaching supporting the revised curriculum and its move toward a socially-relevant education. Topics will include gerrymandering, projections and climate change.<\/p><p><em>Sean is an assistant professor in mathematics education at Simon Fraser University and the co-editor of Vector<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7549\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7549\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MICHELLE CHU: Exploring Thinking Classrooms (I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7549\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7549\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/profile-Michelle-Chu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>In this session, Michelle will share examples of how to integrate Peter Liljedahl\u2019s Thinking Classrooms framework in intermediate classes. This will include ways to incorporate curricular competencies and content, as well as practical ways to organize assessment of students.<\/p><p><em>Michelle is a late French immersion teacher with the Burnaby School District and self-professed math nerd. After realizing that a traditional approach to teaching wasn\u2019t helping students think deeply or better comprehend concepts, she became passionate about expanding her math program with the goal of helping students move beyond the idea that they are \u201cmath people\u201d or \u201cnot math people\u201d towards developing richer understanding. Michelle has her M.A. in Educational Technology and Learning Designs.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75410\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75410\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MOLLY DALEY: Creating Conditions for Mathematical Connection in the Classroom and Beyond (P I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75410\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75410\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Molly-2-High-Resolution-Headshot-Molly-DaleyHead-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>All people use math each day in ways that are useful, playful, and personal. Still, our students may not recognize they are capable users of math for their own purposes. As educators, how can we support each learner to appreciate and cultivate their own connection to mathematics? This session will investigate how dispositions toward math impact learning. Learn how classrooms, families, and communities can become spaces where students can affirm and strengthen their mathematical identities.<\/p><p><em>Molly is a Regional Mathematics Coordinator in Vancouver, Washington where she directs the Math Anywhere! Project to spread playful mathematics throughout her community. Molly currently serves as the Board Chair for Public Math, a non-profit which introduces math into public and sometimes unexpected places. The way grown-ups and children experience and perceive math strongly impacts student engagement and outcomes, and Molly is determined to cultivate positive math attitudes through her work.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">GRAHAM FLETCHER: Building Math Residue with Lessons that Stick (I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75411\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Graham-Fletcher-Bio-Pic-2021-Graham-Fletcher-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Many times, throughout the course of a year, we teach a lesson and the understanding goes out with the trash because student retention is minimal. What only makes things worse is that all the misconceptions we thought we addressed resurface towards the end of a unit. Let\u2019s explore how task selection can play a pivotal role in building math residue. Mathematical residue helps understanding stick and it can reduce the number of times that misconceptions rear their ugly head.<\/p><p><em>Graham Fletcher has served in education as a classroom teacher, math instructional lead, and currently as a math specialist. He is continually seeking new and innovative ways to support students and teachers in their development of conceptual understanding in elementary mathematics. He is the author of Building Fact Fluency and openly shares many of his resources at gfletchy.com.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">KARLA GAMBLE: Math First Peoples, FNESC (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75412\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_9406-Karla-Gamble-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>This session will provide an introduction to the new Math First Peoples resource from FNESC. We will explore how to thoughtfully incorporate math content with First Peoples knowledge and perspectives using Indigenous content and First Peoples Principles of Learning.<\/p><p><em>I am a proud member of the Haida and Tsimshian Nations. I am currently an Indigenous Education Teacher Consultant in Richmond. I have been collaborating with teachers for 27 years on incorporating Indigenous worldviews and perspectives into curriculum and teaching practice. Exploring Math in a cultural context is a learning journey that I am excited to be on and to continue in order to foster a love of Math and how we view it.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MARC GARNEAU: Assessing for Extending: What Does it Look Like? (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75413\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1103-Marc-Garneau-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>The BC Ministry defines &#8220;Extending&#8221; as demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning. But how do we know what to look for? In this workshop we&#8217;ll explore what Extending can look like for both content and competencies, and how to design assessment tasks with Extending in mind. Examples will be included across all grade bands. For teachers outside BC, read \u201cExtending\u201d as whatever language you use for the highest level in a scale.<\/p><p><em>Marc Garneau is a Numeracy Helping Teacher for the Surrey School District, supporting the teaching, learning, and assessing of mathematics across grades K-12. Marc has served on the BCAMT Executive since 2001 in various roles including President, conference chair, and the NCTM\/NCSM representative. Marc has also served on the K-12 BC Math Curriculum Committee, as well as nationally for the NCTM and NCSM. Transforming assessment has been a particular passion for Marc recent years.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">PAM HARRIS: If Not Algorithms, Then What? (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75414\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pamela-Weber-Harris-Headshot-Web-2018.3_smaller-Pam-Harris-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Is math instruction all about getting students to have conceptual understanding so that they can better perform step by step procedures? Or is it about something else entirely? We can build increasingly sophisticated mathematical reasoners who solve problems using what sparks for them, not what they have rote-memorized. It\u2019s about reasoning, not answer getting. It\u2019s about positioning all students as mathematical sense makers. How? Come and see and experience mathematizing!<\/p><p><em>Pam Harris is a mom, a former high school math teacher, a university lecturer, an author, and she wants to change the way we view and teach mathematics. \u201cI had always bought into the myth that math is a disconnected set of facts to memorize, with rules and procedures to mimic.\u201d But Real Math is thinking mathematically, not just mimicking what a teacher does. Pam helps teachers make this shift that supports students to learn real math.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75415\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75415\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MICHELLE HIKIDA & LAUREN MACLEAN (BC REGGIO-INSPIRED MATHEMATICS PROJECT): Learning Mathematics Outdoors and Through Stories (P I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75415\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75415\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_8567-Michelle-Hikida-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Selfie-Lauren-MacLean-Small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Teachers from the BC Reggio-Inspired Mathematics Project will share stories from their K-5 classrooms with a focus on outdoor learning and learning through stories. Areas of mathematics will include number, pattern, measurement and shape. Connections to the principles and practices of the Reggio Emilia Approach will be made and suggested resources and materials will be shared.<\/p><p><em>The BC Reggio-Inspired Mathematics Project is a collective of teachers from across the province who collaborative to create materials and resources as they investigate how the principles and practices of the Reggio Emilia Approach can inspire and enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>Michelle is a primary teacher who is passionate about fostering a love of learning and big thinking. She has taught in Richmond for 25 years and is currently teaching a grade 2 and 3 class She is excited to share her thinking about Reggio Inspired Math ideas and examples from her classroom. <\/em><\/p><p><em>Lauren works in the Coquitlam School District as a Mentoring Support Teacher in the area of mathematics but also has a passion for outdoor learning. She has been involved in the Reggio-Inspired Mathematics group since it began in 2015. Lauren is also the host of the Mentoring Nature Connections Podcast and author of Me and My Sit Spot. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75416\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75416\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">ROBERT KAPLINSKY: Three Engaging Methods To Uncover and Fix Hidden Student Misconceptions (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75416\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75416\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/robertkaplinsky-Robert-Kaplinsky-head-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>If you\u2019re like most teachers, then you know how frustrating it is when our students appear to understand our lessons, only to find out later that they had many misconceptions. Imagine instead that we had three strategies we could quickly incorporate to reliably spot and fix these issues. What\u2019s better is that students love doing them and they work even if students don\u2019t realize they have misunderstandings. You\u2019ll leave with ready-to-go resources and strategies.<\/p><p><em>Robert Kaplinsky has been an educator since 2003 as a classroom teacher, teacher specialist for Downey Unified School District, instructor for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and presenter at conferences around the world. He runs the website Open Middle, has been published in Edutopia and Education Week, is the author of Open Middle Math: Problems That Unlock Student Thinking, and created the #ObserveMe movement. He\u2019s also the founder and president of Grassroots Workshops.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75417\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75417\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">JENNA LAIB: Slow Reveal Graphs:  An Instructional Routine to Support Sensemaking About Data (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75417\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75417\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jenna-laib-1-Jenna-Laib-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Graphs and infographics are everywhere! How can we support students in navigating the data representations they encounter? Let&#8217;s dig into a powerful, discourse-driven routine: Slow Reveal Graphs. This routine begins a graph that has been stripped of context and labels. As more and more of the graph is revealed, students refine their interpretation and construct meaning, often in surprising ways. This routine increases access for students without sacrificing rigor or engagement.<\/p><p><em>Jenna Laib is a math specialist for the Public Schools of Brookline (Massachusetts, USA). She started her career as an upper elementary classroom teacher and later became a grade 6 math teacher and K-8 math coach. She is grateful to have wonderful colleagues\u2014at her school and in the larger math ed community\u2014to share in the pursuit of dynamic and equitable learning environments. She tweets at @JennaLaib, blogs at http:\/\/jennalaib.wordpress.com, and curates slowrevealgraphs.com.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75418\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75418\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">PETER LILJEDAHL: Increasing Student Responsibility in a Thinking Classroom (I M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75418\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75418\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Liljedahl_Peter-21fin-Peter-Liljedahl-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>In this talk I will look at the practices of the Building Thinking Classroom framework (consolidation, notes, homework, and formative assessment) that help students take responsibility for their own learning as well as help them to move collective knowing and doing into individual knowing and doing. The practices discusses will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book,\u00a0<em>Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): Teaching Practices for Enhanced Learning.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Dr. Peter Liljedahl is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education and author of the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Peter is a former high school mathematics teacher who has kept his research interest and activities close to the classroom. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75419\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75419\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">NIKKI LINEHAM: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Strategies (I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75419\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75419\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nikki-Lineham-Head-shot-Nikki-Lineham1-Custom.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>This session will provide a quick overview of culturally responsive teaching. We will also explore some daily routines and strategies that are responsive to students&#8217; needs. Classroom examples will be provided and we will engage in some interactive activities.<\/p><p><em>Nikki Lineham is a math teacher, math education consultant, co-founder of Educating Now, and a PhD student. Nikki is passionate about making mathematics accessible for all people and so created Educating Now, an online resource for teachers, as a way to support teachers in learning to use manipulatives, visuals and language to support students in developing deeper math understanding. Nikki completed a postgraduate certificate in ethnomathematics at the University of Hawaii in 2019. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75420\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"20\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75420\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">NIKKI MANN: Equity in the Mathematics Classroom (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75420\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"20\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75420\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Nikki-Mann-Nikki-Mann-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>As we look around at the world surrounding us, issues of equity are continuously gaining more attention. What is equity and how as educators can we ensure that our mathematics classroom is providing opportunities for learning for every student? Furthermore, how is having a strong understanding of mathematics an important tool in attaining equity outside mathematics classroom?<\/p><p><em>Currently pursuing my Doctorate in Mathematics Education at SFU, my research areas of interest include both the thinking classroom and issues of equity within the mathematics classroom. I am also teaching secondary mathematics at \u00c9cole Salish Secondary and exploring cross-curricular teaching.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75421\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"21\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75421\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CATHY MARKS KRPAN: Thinking Out Loud in Mathematics: Using Think-alouds to Facilitate Student Engagement, Enhance Self-talk, and Deepen Mathematical Thinking (P I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75421\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"21\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75421\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pic-Cathy-Marks-Krpan-Custom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Metacognition and self-talk play a key role in empowering learners to self-regulate their own thinking as well as develop strong decision-making and communication skills in mathematics.\u00a0During this session I will share how to use think-alouds and self-talk teaching strategies from my research to deepen student thinking and enhance student engagement. These teaching approaches can also alleviate math anxiety as they render aspects of mathematical thinking that are often not explored,\u00a0 accessible to all learners, demystifying the thinking process.<\/p><p><em>A former classroom teacher and district education consultant, Dr. Cathy Marks Krpan is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Her current areas of research in mathematics education include student communication, think alouds, and argumentation skills. Cathy is the 2021 recipient of the Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award for innovation and excellence in mathematics education the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75422\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"22\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75422\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">SHAHEEN MUSANI & MEHJABEEN DHATOO: Embedding Numeracy in the Humanities (M)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75422\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"22\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75422\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ShaheenPhoto-Shaheen-Musani-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_46101-Shaheen-Musani-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>What makes a person numerate? What does it mean to develop competencies in numeracy? What thinking processes support numeracy throughout one\u2019s life? How can we develop and assess these ways of thinking in students over time and across subject areas? In this session, we will explore key numeracy processes and skills and why they might be important. We will share ways of embedding the teaching of these processes in Humanities subjects areas in classroom and blended learning environments, in BC.<\/p><p><em>Shaheen Musani is a teacher consultant in the Richmond School District in British Columbia, Canada. Her focus is in supporting teachers from K-12 in curriculum implementation and assessment. She works across grades and subject areas including Math, ELA, SS, and CE; while drawing on her 17 years experience teaching in secondary schools. In addition to her work with teachers, Shaheen has supported the development of curriculum and assessment standards for British Columbia\u2019s Ministry of Education.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Mehjabeen Datoo is a secondary English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher in the Richmond School District in British Columbia. She has worked for many years mentoring teachers and leading professional development. Having completed a degree in Learning, Design and Technology at Stanford University, she is currently completing her doctoral degree with the University of Toronto continuing her investigation into how technology can be utilized for collaboration and to shift perspectives. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75423\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"23\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75423\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CHRISSY NEWELL: Building Belonging in Math Class: Beyond the Invitation (KEYNOTE)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75423\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"23\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75423\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/chrissy-Christine-Newell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Students bring their whole selves to school, and their identities shape what they experience in class. Many students question their belonging in math class specifically, because they have very little evidence that people like them belong and can succeed there. Framing math class as a brave space is a start, but we must provide opportunities for students to develop positive mathematical identities to truly build belonging.<\/p><p><em>Chrissy spent 7 years teaching all subjects in upper elementary and middle school, but quickly realized she loved math best (shh, don&#8217;t tell the others). She was a county math specialist and coach for 6 years before joining the Desmos team as a Coach. One of her proudest achievements is co-founding #MathGals, a project with a mission to build a sense of belonging for girls in mathematics, with her daughter, Coralie.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75424\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"24\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75424\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">FAWN NGUYEN: \u2022\tEngaging All Learners In Doing Mathematics (I M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75424\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"24\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75424\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AaHtEAG5_400x400-Fawn-Nguyen-Phone-Custom.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>If we believe that learning mathematics is social, then we need to provide tasks that allow for discussions among students. Selecting better tasks and asking better questions to engage all learners must be at the forefront of our pedagogical content knowledge. What types of tasks are better than others? What makes them more interesting and challenging? Which ones allow for more tinkering and investigating? How do these tasks promote and foster the 8 standards for mathematical practice? These are the questions I hope we will strive to find answers to in order to help all students achieve at their highest levels.<\/p><p><em>Fawn is a second-year Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) with Rio School District in Oxnard, California. She was a middle school teacher for 30 years prior. Fawn was the 2014 Ventura County Teacher of the Year. In 2009, she was awarded the Math Teacher Hero from Raytheon. In 2005, she was awarded the Sarah D. Barder Fellowship from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. In 2012, she co-founded the Math Teachers&#8217; Circle in Thousand Oaks, California. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75425\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"25\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75425\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CYNTHIA NICOL & JO-ANN ARCHIBALD: Indigenous Math Network (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75425\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"25\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75425\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nicol-Photo-Cynthia-Nicol-head-Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr-Jo-ann-Archibald-jo-ann-archibald.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Teachers across the province share their resources, approaches and experiences bringing math, community and culture together including place-based math, Indigenous storywork to learn math, and culturally responsive math.<\/p><p><em>Cynthia Nicol is in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the UBC Faculty of Education and holds the David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education. She researches and works with communities exploring the possibilities of interweaving Indigenous perspectives and pedagogies for place-based and culturally responsive math education.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, Q\u2019um Q\u2019um Xiiem, a member of the St\u00f3:l\u014d First Nation is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. Over a 45 year educational career, Q\u2019um Q\u2019um Xiiem has been a school teacher, curriculum developer, researcher, author, university leader and professor.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75426\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"26\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75426\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">JANICE NOVAKOWSKI: Developing Spatial Reasoning in Primary Classrooms (P)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75426\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"26\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75426\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JN_portrait_2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Spatial reasoning is one of the best indicators of overall mathematics development and school success. In this session I will share ideas to nurture the development of spatial reasoning in young children with a focus on composing and decomposing shapes, perspective taking and &#8220;unplugged&#8221; coding. Materials, children&#8217;s books and related resources will be used to share examples of spatial reasoning tasks from BC classrooms.<\/p><p><em>Janice is currently a district teacher consultant for the Richmond School District and an Adjunct Professor at UBC.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75427\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"27\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75427\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CARL OLIVER: Challenge Accepted! Use Project Based Learning To Explore Social Justice (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75427\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"27\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75427\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_6975-Carl-Oliver-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Good projects combine 21st century skills and rich mathematics, but can also explore ideas of social justice. Learn how to explore history, inequality, and current events while kids make mathematical models, think critically, and develop mathematical practices. Bring your ideas and we&#8217;ll start creating new projects that will serve your population.<\/p><p><em>Carl Oliver is a high school math teacher and assistant principal at City-As-School high school, a high school where students go out in New York City to do internships. Carl helps work with the performance assessment consortium to implement teacher made, portfolio based assessments in lieu of state exams. He has been teaching for 15 years in New York City and is focused on helping students who might not always be successful in high school change their relationship with mathematics.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75428\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"28\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75428\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">ALEX OVERWIJK: The Less Noticeable and Tougher to Implement in a Thinking Classroom (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75428\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"28\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75428\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-06-24-7.18.32-PM-Alexander-Overwijk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Taking out a sledge hammer and creating an environment that is conducive to thinking by using vertical non-permanent surfaces, visibly random groups and rich tasks is noticeable and relatively easy to implement. Based on the research of Dr. Liljedahl, let\u2019s dig deep into the components of a thinking classroom that are less noticeable and more difficult to implement. Participants will be actively engaged in a structure to examine these other components of a thinking classroom.<\/p><p><em>Alex Overwijk is veteran secondary math teacher in Ottawa who has always been a student of teaching. He is a pioneer in embracing spiralling and thinking classrooms, and is a popular speaker on a variety of topics in the teaching of mathematics. He is renowned for being the World Freehand Circle Drawing Champion. Alex has also been active in the basketball community throughout his teaching career. Alex lives in Ottawa with his wife and two teenage boys.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75429\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"29\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75429\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">KYLE PEARCE & JON ORR: The Tortoise & The Hare: How Math Class Missed The Moral & How We Can Fix It (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75429\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"29\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75429\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kyle-Pearce-Profile-Pic-sm-copy-Kyle-Pearce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image1-Jon-Orr.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><p>Join us as we explore the two systems for thinking in the brain and how mathematics education often only serves one. We\u2019ll share practical approaches, classroom activities, and ready-made resources that can help you and your colleagues find the right balance in their mathematics program so all students can flourish.<\/p><p><em>Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board, where his passion for mathematics fuels him to Make Math Moments by sparking curiosity, fuelling sense making, and igniting teacher moves. When he is not working on the next media-rich contextual math lesson and recording episodes of the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast, he is spending time with his wife and two children. @MathletePearce makemathmoments.com Mathisvisual.com<\/em><\/p><p><em>Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in Ontario Canada. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom. He is a co-host of the podcast Making Math Moments That Matter along with his friend Kyle Pearce. Lately he is excited about promoting struggle in his students and designing &amp; hosting PD opportunities at makemathmoment.com<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75430\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"30\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75430\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MICHAEL PRUNER: These are a Few of My Favourite Tasks (I M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75430\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"30\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75430\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Pruner-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>I have been using non-content based, fun math tasks to begin my Thinking Classroom classes for the past eight years. Over this time, I have been impressed with the energy in student engagement by all students, the creativity in solutions and the level of mathematics demonstrated. In this session I will share a few of my favourite tasks along with student work. We will discuss the advantages to using these tasks as part of your regular classroom routines and how they can be used to focus on curricular competencies and content within BC\u2019s curriculum. Be prepared to solve some problems and work with others in this collaborative workshop.<\/p><p><em>Michael Pruner is a high school mathematics teacher from North Vancouver, BC and a past president of the BC Association of Mathematics Teachers. Michael is also a grad student at Simon Fraser University currently working towards his PhD in mathematics education with an interest in collaborative problem solving. Michael is an advocate for teaching in the Thinking Classroom model and believes that mathematics is a social endeavour best learned through collaborative activity in rich tasks. Through the BCAMT, Michael has had the privilege of visiting classrooms all across BC sharing his experience and knowledge of developing and maintaining Thinking Classrooms and Assessment practices. Outside of teaching math, Michael likes to spend time outdoors with his family cycling, skiing, and camping.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"31\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">ROBERT SIDLEY: Assessment and Discursive Pedagogy: Rubrics and Exemplars (I M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"31\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75431\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Robert-Sidley-Presentation-Photo-Robert-Sidley-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Assessment of student work is a complex, multi-dimensional process of noticing, organizing that noticing, and learning to associate what we notice with benchmarks of performance. This presentation unpacks these aspects by bringing attention to what we notice in student work, suggesting characteristics of mathematical discourse as an organizing framework for looking student work, and offering examples and suggestions for rubrics to help categorize the range of student work we encounter.<\/p><p><em>In Robert\u2019s over 20 years in public education, he has dedicated himself to improving students\u2019 experiences and teacher development. Robert is currently aligned with Simon Fraser University in the Professional Development Program and as a Doctoral candidate engaged in teaching pre-service teachers and in research on teacher professional vision, assessment, improvement, and Building Thinking Classrooms. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"32\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CHRIS SHORE: It Takes Two Hands to Clap: My Visit to Singapore Schools (M S)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"32\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75432\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Head-Shot-Shore-CLMB-Chris-Shore-Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>My visit to Singapore schools, publishers and the Education Ministry was fascinating. The differences and similarities between our system and those of this diverse city-state offer a big takeaway for raising the math competency of your students.<\/p><p><em>Chris Shore is an experienced teacher and presenter, who taught high school mathematics for 29 years. He is an Awardee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and the author of the books, MPJ\u2019s Ultimate Math Lessons and Clothesline Math: The Number Sense Maker. Formerly the Chair of one of the highest performing Math departments in California, Chris currently serves as the Coordinator of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction for Murrieta Valley USD.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"33\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">MARIAN SMALL: What are the Fundamentals? (P I M)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"33\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75433\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Small-2-RETOUCHED-copy-4-Marian-Small-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Although our state or province sets out guidelines for mathematics learning, our interpretation of those guidelines makes all the difference. I believe our main focus must be to encourage students to understand the ideas they encounter and to support them in using those ideas to make sense of their world. We want students who find math meaningful and not just students who can do it. We will explore how this might look using specific curriculum topics at various grade levels, with a focus on K-9.<\/p><p><em>Marian Small writes and speaks about K-12 math. Her focus is on teacher questioning to get at the important math, to include all students, and to focus on critical thinking and creativity. Some resources she has written include MathUp, Making Math Meaningful for Canadian Students: K-8, Good Questions: A Great Way to Differentiate Math Instruction, Uncomplicating Algebra, and Understanding the Math We Teach and How We Teach It; K-8.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75434\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"34\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75434\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">FRANCIS SU: Points of View (KEYNOTE)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75434\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"34\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75434\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/su-lake-louise-tight-square-Francis-Su.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Beyond teaching math skills, we have a role as teachers of mathematics to open students up to joy and wonder to be found in thinking well. One of the best ways that happens in mathematics are the mental connections made when grasping an idea from multiple perspectives. These aha! moments provide\u00a0opportunities for delight. They also point to larger lessons in teaching equitably. The virtue of taking up multiple points of view will serve our students well far beyond their math courses.<\/p><p><em>Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and a past president of the Mathematical Association of America. In 2013, he received the Haimo Award, a nationwide teaching prize for college math faculty. His work has been featured in Quanta magazine, Wired, and The New York Times. His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing (2020), winner of the 2021 Euler Book Prize, is an inclusive vision of what math is, who it&#8217;s for, and why anyone should learn it.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75435\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"35\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75435\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CHRISTINA TONDEVOLD: How to Help Kids find Wonder, Joy, & Beauty in Math (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75435\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"35\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75435\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/christina-18-Christina-Tondevold1-Custom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>If you did a word association game with the word &#8220;Math&#8221;, I don&#8217;t think &#8216;wonder&#8217;, &#8216;joy&#8217;, and &#8216;beauty&#8217; would be on the list of words that people associate with math. It&#8217;s time that we change that. Join me as we talk about practical ways you can make changes to your math instruction that will help your students see that mathematics can be full of wonder, joy, and beauty.<\/p><p><em>Christina Tondevold is a Recovering Traditionalist. She previously taught mathematics traditionally and expected the students to parrot back what she taught them. Now she gets to work with teachers in developing students\u2019 mathematical understandings in ways that are not limited by the traditional ways of doing and teaching mathematics through her site BuildMathMinds.com where you can get PD at Your Fingertips.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75436\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"36\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75436\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">CHRISTINA TONDEVOLD: Three Math Experiences That Help Kids Build Fact Fluency (P)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75436\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"36\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75436\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/christina-18-Christina-Tondevold1-Custom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>This session will discuss how we can structure math instruction, in a manner that builds <br \/>mathematical minds, engages students, and helps them understand addition and multiplication, <br \/>not just get answers. We will look at three types of experiences that build students\u2019 flexibility with <br \/>numbers while on their way to building addition &amp; multiplication fact fluency and building <br \/>connections to subtraction &amp; division facts as well.<\/p><p><em>Christina Tondevold is a Recovering Traditionalist. She previously taught mathematics traditionally and expected the students to parrot back what she taught them. Now she gets to work with teachers in developing students\u2019 mathematical understandings in ways that are not limited by the traditional ways of doing and teaching mathematics through her site BuildMathMinds.com where you can get PD at Your Fingertips.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75437\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"37\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75437\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">RHYA WANDELER & STEFFI VAN DUN: Changing Student Behaviour in a Thinking Classroom (I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75437\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"37\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75437\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-26-at-10.20.30-AM-Rhya-Wandeler-Small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210926_105127-Stefanie-van-Dun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p><p>A thinking classroom involves the use of math tasks, random collaborative groups and vertical surfaces. We will share how our journey started. Do these tasks sound interesting, but are you wondering how to manage behaviours? Are students off-task or not engaged? In this presentation, we will discuss the set-up of a thinking classroom and then four simple steps we took to create change in our student\u2019s behaviours and engagement. This is a tool to influence the development of positive skills.<\/p><p><em>I am Rhya Wandeler. An elementary teacher who thrives on storytelling, student creativity and the transparency of assessment. I focus on building confidence in students so that skills can be developed and strengthened. I have taught most of the elementary grades but focus on the upper intermediate. I believe that math needs to be fun, collaborative and have a practical application for kids. The basis of my practice flows alongside the unique personalities that the students bring each year.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I am Stefanie (Steffi) van Dun, currently teaching intermediate at an elementary school in Vernon, BC. I love teaching Mathematics and share this passion with my students. Each year my goal is for my students to feel good about themselves as math learners and become advocates of their learning journey. I aim to create a problem solving rich classroom focused on differentiation, feedback, student-driven assessment and learning.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75438\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"38\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75438\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">KASSIA WEDEKIND & CHRISTY THOMPSON: Hands Down, Speak Out: Making Space for Student-Centered Conversation (P)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75438\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"38\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75438\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KC-10-Kassia-Omohundro-Wedekind-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KC-9-copy-Christy-Hermann-Thompson-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Hands-Down Conversations are a structure for math discourse in which students\u2019 voices and ideas take the lead, building agency as mathematicians and developing strong content understanding. Participants will dig into the what, why, and how of using Hands-Down Conversations as one tool for building more equitable math talking and listening communities. Participants will engage in discussion, analyze video of Hands-Down Conversations and learn some practical tips for getting started right away.<\/p><p><em>Kassia Omohundro Wedekind spent many wonderful years as a classroom teacher and math coach in Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and now splits her time between being an independent math coach and an editor at Stenhouse Publishers. Her favorite days are spent in classrooms learning from the many ways children talk, listen and negotiate meaning together. Kassia is the co-author of Hands Down, Speak Out: Listening and Talking Across Literacy and Math. She tweets at @kassiaowedekind.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Christy Thompson is a Literacy Coach in Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. She has spent her teaching and coaching career particularly focused on listening to and learning from the talk of our youngest students.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75439\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"39\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75439\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">THERESA WILLS: Teaching Math at a Distance - Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (G)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75439\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"39\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75439\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Theresa-Wills-Professional-Photo-Pic-Bio-Theresa-Wills-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Who participates in your online class? If the answer isn\u2019t ALL students, this session\u2019s for you. Learn to increase participation through online math routines with unique structures to engage learners through different modalities. You will explore and get access to over 20 different math routines and templates for online teaching.<\/p><p><em>Theresa Wills, PhD, is the author of Teaching Math at a Distance, K-12: A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction. Theresa is an assistant professor of mathematics education at George Mason University and has taught synchronous online classes and webinars since 2010. As a former classroom teacher and math coach, Theresa still volunteers regularly in K-12 classrooms.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75440\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"40\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75440\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">STEVE WYBORNEY: Esti-Mysteries and The Estimation Clipboard: Classroom Routines That Ignite Joy (P I)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75440\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"40\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75440\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Steve-Wyborney-Portrait-Steve-Wyborney1-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>This highly interactive session will feature estimation. Participants will engage in estimation routines and discover new resources that they can immediately use in their own classroom to promote mathematical joy and rich discourse. Learn how to use both Esti-Mysteries and the Estimation Clipboard, and find out what strategies are most effective for promoting discourse in the classroom.<\/p><p><em>Steve Wyborney is an award-winning teacher and instructional coach from Oregon. He is well known for his use of instructional technology, his love of mathematics and his passionate belief in the exceptional potential of every student. Steve is the creator of Splat, The Estimation Clipboard, and Esti-Mysteries. He has given away over 3 million copies of free resource to educators around the world using his blog stevewyborney.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-75441\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"41\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-75441\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" href=\"\">SARAH WONG: Weaving Mathematics Throughout Story Workshop (P)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-75441\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"41\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-75441\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcamt.ca\/nw2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_2517-Sarah-Wong-Small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>Primary teachers have the big task of teaching all the subject areas. Connecting mathematics and literacy through Story Workshop is one way they can integrate subjects, allowing teachers and students time to delve deeper into the material. In this session, Sarah will highlight how Story Workshop and its use of the 100 languages of children can enhance a child\u2019s conceptual understanding of mathematics.<\/p><p><em>Sarah Wong is a French Immersion primary teacher in the Burnaby School District and the Early Learning In-Service Faculty Associate for Advanced Professional Studies at Simon Fraser University. Teaching reading has always been a passion of hers but her experience with maths as a student made her a reluctant mathematics teacher. Committed to overcoming this fear, she completed her MEd in Numeracy. Sarah can now say that she has an equal love for literacy and mathematics. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cee8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cee8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3610ee3\" data-id=\"3610ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d1dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8d1dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9464c3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9464c3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8fe112\" data-id=\"e8fe112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de6c9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de6c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONFERENCE COMMITTEE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a476dbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a476dbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3055711\" data-id=\"3055711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95ce52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95ce52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\">CONFERENCE CHAIR &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:arussett@sd73.bc.ca\">Amanda Russett<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>PROGRAM &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:hunter_c@surreyschools.ca\">Chris Hunter<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:jnovakowski@sd38.bc.ca\">Janice Novakowski<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>EXHIBITORS &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:debbie.nelson@sd71.bc.ca\">Debbie Nelson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc7513\" data-id=\"0fc7513\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d8e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d8e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>TREASURER &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:jcarter@sd22.bc.ca\">Jen Carter<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>MARKETING &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:piman314g@gmail.com\">Marc Garneau<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>HOSPITALITY &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:sabell_a@surreyschools.ca\">Alex Sabell<\/a>, <a href=\"mailtomiliu@vsb.bc.ca\">Minnie Liu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0730607\" data-id=\"0730607\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759284a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759284a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>TECH &amp; WEBSITE &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:afox@sd44.ca\">Adam Fox<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>REGISTRAR &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:Mikepruner@gmail.com\">Michael Pruner<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>BCAMT PRESIDENT &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:srobinson@sd64.bc.ca\">Susan Robinson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>60th Northwest Mathematics Conference October 21-23, 2021 Online via Zoom Registration Speakers &amp; Sessions Schedule Exhibitors&#8217; Lounge 00Days 00Hours 00Minutes keynote speakers Francis Su Friday 08:30 \u00a0 Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and a past president of the Mathematical Association of America. 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