Category: The Variable

Volume 2, Issue 4 (July/August 2017) of The Variable, periodical of the Saskatchewan Mathematics Teachers’ Society, has just been released! From Kindergarten to Grade 12, there is something for everyone… Read more »

From Kindergarten to Grade 12, there is something for everyone in this month’s issue of The Variable. In her article “Talking Points,” Heidi Neufeld describes a structure for engaging students… Read more »

How might you incorporate mathematical modeling in the high school curriculum? What do students say about problem-based learning? What happens when you turn a Pascal’s triangle upside down? Explore this… Read more »

Happy New Year! Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Maybe you would like to incorporate number talks on a regular basis in your classroom, learn how to use the… Read more »

How might you encourage students to attend to precision in their work? What do your students understand by “cancelling” when reducing rational expressions? How might you incorporate basic coding in… Read more »

How might you increase participation and conversation in your math class using networked devices? How can the game of SET encourage mathematical habits of mind? What do “loose parts” have… Read more »

What math might you find in a necklace? How might you make room for play in your math classroom? Explore this and many other questions the latest issue of The… Read more »

Volume 1, Issue 6 of The Variable has just been released! From purposeful practice to using Desmos and Geometer’s Sketchpad for student exploration , this issue – with contributions from… Read more »

Volume 1, Issue 5 of The Variable has just been released! Just in time for back-to-school, this issue – with contributions from educators across the country – is packed full… Read more »

Volume 1, Issue 4 of The Variable has just been released! In this issue, you will find brand new content from teachers, students, and researchers in Saskatchewan and beyond, as… Read more »