Math Show 
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Math Show is a multi-media production where humour, mathematics and technical wizardry all come together.
It originated at the Université Laval in Québec.
Math Show will be featured during the last time slot on both Thursday and Friday. To learn more about Math Show, visit: http://www.smac.ulaval.ca/en/showmath/ (Note: Our production will be in English.) |
Douglas Clements 
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Douglas H. Clements is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Education at
University of Buffalo, SUNY. He was a member of President Bush's National Math
Advisory Panel and the National Academies of Sciences/National Research Council
Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics. His primary research interests lie in the
areas of the learning and teaching of geometry, computer applications in mathematics education,
and the early development of mathematical ideas. He has published over 90 refereed research studies,
6 books, 50 chapters, and 250 additional publications. Currently, Dr. Clements is Principal
Investigator on a large scale research project, Scaling Up TRIAD: Teaching Early Mathematics for
Understanding with Trajectories and Technologies funded by the U.S. Department of Education's
Institute of Education Sciences (IES), as part of the IERI program (Interagency Educational Research
Initiative, a federal partnership of the IES, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NICHD, and the National Science Foundation, NSF). This had its roots in a previous IERI project he directed,
Scaling Up the Implementation of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curricula: Teaching for Understanding with
Trajectories and Technologies, an IERI project funded by the NSF. In addition, Dr. Clements has directed or
co-directed over 15 additional projects funded by IES, NSF, and others including Building Blocks-Foundations
for Mathematical Thinking, Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2: Research-based Materials Development
(http://www.buildingblocks.org), and the, national Conference on Standards for Preschool and Kindergarten
Mathematics Education (co-funded by NSF and ExxonMobil Foundation,
http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/org/conference/index.htm ),
which resulted in a book, Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., & DiBiase, A.-M. (Eds.). (2004). Engaging young children
in mathematics: Standards for early childhood mathematics education. Douglas Clements in the New York Times |
Catherine 
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Catherine Twomey Fosnot is the director of Mathematics in the City, a nationally recognized center for professional development located at the City College of New York. She has authored or co-authored many books and articles on mathematics education, most recently the Contexts for Learning Mathematics series (K-6) and the Young Mathematicians at Work series with the accompanying professional development materials funded by NSF and distributed in Canada by Pearson. She serves as a content consultant for the award-winning internet k-2 math environment Dreambox Learning (also distributed by Pearson) and the AERA SIG on Constructivism has twice awarded her their "significant contribution" award. In 2005, she was the recipient of the Teacher of the Year award from CCNY. |
Nick Jackiw 
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Nick is the Chief Technology Officer of KCP Technologies, and is also the software designer responsible for The
Geometer's Sketchpad®. As one of the founding members of the Visual Geometry Project at Swarthmore College in 1987,
he was responsible for the design and development of all of the VGP interactive software. In this capacity, he formulated
the Dynamic Geometry® approach that defines the Sketchpad experience. Moving with the software from the academic environment to the publishing industry, Nick directed Sketchpad product development at Key Curriculum Press from 1990 through 1998, when with others he developed Key Curriculum Press' software department into a separate company, KCP Technologies, where he presently works. In addition to designing software, he is the chief programmer of several incarnations of Sketchpad, and he directs programming staff in other areas. Nick also acts as a software design consultant to KCP Technologies data analysis software group. He works with schools in conducting field-testing and software evaluation, and also represents Sketchpad professionally in research, curriculum development, and professional development contexts. He has been PI and senior scientist on Small Business Innovative Research projects investigating Dynamic Geometry's impact and potential, and has written numerous articles on the subject. |
Florence Glanfield 
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Florence Glanfield, Ph.D. is of Métis ancestry and is currently an associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Alberta. Florence's classroom-based research interests stem from her experiences as a learner. Florence's research projects include working with First Nation communities, elementary & secondary students, and elementary & secondary mathematics preservice and inservice teachers. Florence's career has included opportunities to work with students and teachers in all geographic regions of Canada; and has had opportunities to participate in the development and implementation of provincial mathematics curriculum and student assessment materials. Florence is actively involved in provincial, national and international mathematics education organizations. The notion of engagement is a thread that can be seen in all aspects of Florence's professional life - over 167 research and professional conference presentations for provincial, national, and international audiences; and the development of over 75 different workshops, that have been offered in numerous locations across Canada, consistently focus on the ways in which students, and particularly learners, at all age levels - kindergarten through university, and inservice teachers - are engaged. |
Bill Ralph 
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Bill Ralph grew up in North Bay where it is very cold, and has always been interested in mathematics, music and
art. He spent three years in Toronto studying piano and composition before switching to mathematics at the
University of Waterloo where he obtained a Ph.D. in Algebraic Topology. Several years ago, he was commissioned to
design a piece of multimedia software to teach calculus and moved to San Francisco to create the CD that is now called
"Journey Through Calculus". This software received the Ontario OPAS award for the development of educational technology.
While studying dynamical systems, Professor Ralph became interested in using their behaviour to create visual art.
Some of his work can be viewed at www.billralph.com. He is on the mathematics faculty of Brock University and is currently
cross-appointed in Digital Humanities. Bill Ralph in the St. Catharines Standard |
Nathalie Sinclair 
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Nathalie Sinclair, from Simon Fraser University, is interested in the use of technology across the curriculum, with a special focus on geometry. Her current research includes studying how dynamic geometry software changes the way students think, talk and gesture geometrically. |
Marian Small 
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Marian is the former Dean of Education, University of New Brunswick. She has worked extensively in Ontario on Math Gains initiatives as well as working across Canada and the U.S. on big ideas, questioning and differentiating instruction in math. She has authored 7 text series, including Nelson Mathematics, in all panels in four countries. She has also authored the NCTM Navigation Series, PreK-2, the PRIME research/professional development program, the Big Ideas from Dr. Small series, Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Instruction, and Making Math Meaningful to Canadian Students K-8. |
Texas Instruments 
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Texas Instruments: Teachers Teaching with Technology – “ConferenceWithin a Conference” Whether you’re a new user of handheld technology, or an experienced one, TI always offers a variety of sessions that will meet your needs. Come out and hear how teachers from across the province are effectively implementing a wide range of TI technologies in their classrooms. You’ll be sure to leave with lots of classroom tested activities as well as the latest news on new TI products and upgrades. |