OAME Talks

Talk 15: Bonus Episode: OAME 2020 Preview #3

02.21.2020 - By David Petro, An OAME Past PresidentPlay

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Summary : In this episode we hear from all of the OAME 2020 featured speakers once more. This time just briefly as they all answer the same question: Is there anything that you believed to be true when you started your career, that you no longer believe? Each gave their particular spin on that question and there was a nice mix of answers (many of which had nothing to do with mathematics. From Thursday's slate of sessions we’ll hear from Mary Bourassa, Dan Meyer, Ian VanderBurgh, Marian Small and keynote speaker Valerie Camille-Jones and from Friday's sessions, we'll hear from Kamau Bobb, Richard Van Camp, Fawn Nguyen and, keynote speaker George Couros.

For more info about OAME 2020, check out their website oame2020.ca

Podcast notes: Recorded February 2020. Recorded February 2020. Mary teaches at West Carleton Secondary School in Ottawa and blogs at marybourassa.blogspot.com and Tweets at @MaryBourassa. Dan is a former teacher and now leads the teaching team at Desmos. He blogs at blog.mrmeyer.com/ and Tweets at @ddmeyer. Ian is a lecturer and director of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing. Marian is an independent consultant who has created many resource to further math education. She can be found at www.onetwoinfinity.ca and Tweets at @Marian_Small. Valerie teaches at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia and can be found online at www.drvcjones.com and Tweets at @drvcjones. Kamau works at Google and Georgia Tech. Hecan be found online at http://kamaubobb.com/ and Tweets at @KamauBobb. Richard is an internationally renowned storyteller and best selling author. He can be found online at https://www.richardvancamp.com/ and Tweets at @RichardVanCamp. Fawn is a 30 year teaching veteran who is currently serving as a math coach. She can be found online at http://fawnnguyen.com/ and Tweets at @FawnPNguyen. George is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He can be found online at https://georgecouros.ca/ and Tweets at @GCouros.

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