ABQ+Math+Who's+Here?

= WHO'S HERE? = Record your name, your current teaching position, school name, professional learning experiences in mathematics, and what you want to learn throughout this course.


 * Sherri Patak -** I am beginning a new full time LTO tomorrow teaching ESL at Prine Ridge SS in Pickering. I have been working an LTO for DDSB since January 2011. I took two math courses in university (a long time ago) and taught MEL3E at a private school as a non qualified teacher before entering OISE last year. I hope to learn how to teach math using techniques that help the students understand what they are doing enabling them to apply it to new learning in the future. I hope to be the math teacher that helps the students "get it".


 * Rajesh Payyan Veetil**- Teacher, Shoore centre for learning and Part time teacher at Spirit of math schools. Post Graduate with a Masters Degree in Mathematics from an University in India. Have taught Math at senior level in India for 9 years and taught at a public school in United states for a period of 4 years. Moved to ontario in 2009, since then i have been working for a private school. Intersted in learning methods of teaching adopted in Ontario schools and widen the knowledge of using technology in classrooms.


 * Curtis Templeton** (c.templeton10@gmail.com) - Not currently teaching. Private tutoring & tutor via Oxford Learning. Took calculus and statistics (1.5 credits) during BSCH (Biology) at Queen's. Tutor math for students 6-11 through Oxford and privately. I hope to learn new methods for teaching math concepts that I can use in my tutoring, and also broaden my teachable range and improve my chances at employment.


 * Karen Ebanks** - Secondary teacher, St. Elizabeth CHS, first year teaching secondary math (MAT 1L, MAP 4C, MPM 1D), excited to experience courses at so many different levels, taught grade 7 and grade 8 math in Mexico for 2 years, taught grade 8 math in Ontario for 6 years, interested in learning how to effectively use questioning techniques to guide student conceptual development and in learning how to effectively use technology to enhance student understanding.


 * Flora Law** (flora.law@gmail.com; flow_1114@yahoo.ca if finding me on Facebook) - Grade 1 teacher, Yip's Music and Montessori Elementary School (Unionville Campus); graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Toronto which required me to take 1.0 course in statistics, tutored math K-11 for 5 years; interested in learning about teaching Intermediate students effectively and how to lead students to develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts.


 * Madeleine Reyes** - Gr. 3 teacher, St. Vincent de Paul CES (Markham); graduated with a Bachelor of Science at York which included 1.5 Math courses including a general Math course for l Life Sciences and Statistics, teaching Math in P/J for over 10 years; interested in moving to the Intermediate division within the next couple of years so I would love to learn the curriculum and teaching strategies geared towards those grade levels.


 * Victoria Callas** - teacher, City Academy (Yonge Street/Lawrence Avenue); taught Grade 7 and 8 mathematics for my Community Learning Week while completing my B.Ed, I took 1.5 mathematics credits in while completing my undergraduate degree (Calculus and Statistics), was enrolled in W.L. Mackenzie C.I.'s MaCS program for enriched mathematics and have experience contest writing in high school, I have had experience teaching Principles of Mathematics 9 (MPM1D), Principles of Mathematics 10 (MPM2D), Functions 11 (MCR3U) and Advanced Functions 12 (MHF4U) at my current place of employment; interested in further developing my instructional strategy for mathematics, learning how to incorporate technological resources more effectively into my lessons and improving my mathematical knowledge for teaching ;)


 * Shamsad Subdar** - Graduated from York University in 1989 with B.A. in Mathematics and B. Ed degree. Taught kindergarten, grade one and grade two with the East York Board of Education in open concept classrooms and is employed with the T.D.S.B. at the grade one level. Extensive practicum teaching experiences at the grade one, two, five and six levels with the City of York, the Toronto Board of Education and North York Board of Education. My goal is to learn how to implement and teach the grade 7-10 Ontario Math Curriculum effectively as well as fostering a lifetime learning of Mathematics in my students.


 * Waclaw J. Kowalski-** currently working part-time for TDSB as support staff in Parkdale Public School and, as a supply teacher for Peel Catholic District School in International Language Program. I am a graduate of Pedagogical University in Cracow, Poland with Master in History. I am taking the ABQ course to fulfill requirements of the OCT, and I'm hoping to obtain a teaching license. I am looking at this course as my first step in learning about teaching Mathematics.

**Kathy Kubota-Zarivnij (course instructor)** - principal, Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Academy (Pharmacy/Finch Avenue); completing PhD in mathematics education, Grades 1 to 6 mathematics MInistry of Education for 5+ years; interested in learning how teachers learn mathematics through problem solving and how they learn to implement strategies for teaching through problem solving.