Looking Back to Move Forward: O34ME 2019/20 Year-in-Review

President’s Report - 2019/20 Chapter Activities
The Ottawa Zone for Mathematics Educators (O34ME) had a successful year thanks to our Executive and Council Members. As a result of their dedication to collaboration and commitment to leading with the Chapter’s Mission, Values and Objectives, we were able to build capacity within our Chapter for leadership in mathematics education. We also brought awareness to membership of our strategic priorities through ongoing communication and support for professional learning experiences.

Mission: Fostering enthusiasm, innovation, and growth in mathematics education.

Vision: We value making teaching and learning mathematics accessible for all.

​Strategic Priorities:

• To promote meaningful and actionable reflections on practice
• To connect research with pedagogical practice
• To establish and enhance mathematical learning networks in the Greater Ottawa Region

We recognize, as a Chapter, that the 2019/20 school year was wrought with exceptional challenges (e.g., job action, COVID19)--circumstances atypical for most educational organizations to navigate with their membership. Despite the challenges faced, there is an opportunity for O34ME to redress its plans for supporting membership and explore new opportunities for growth in 2020/21. 

The information that follows in Tables 1 and 2 describes a year-in-review and prospective activities, respectively, as well as areas for growth--some of them taking into account any learning the Chapter has experienced under these exceptional circumstances.
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In closing, it has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to have served as this year’s chair, working alongside such a focused, creative, open and collaborative group of professionals. 

Chris Stewart
2019/20 O34ME President

Meet our 2020/21 Executive

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Table 1 - Year-in Review: O34ME Council & Membership Activities

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Table 2 - O34ME Council & Membership Future Activities

As mentioned in many of the “Next Steps” (Table 1, above), the following represent potential activities for O34ME Council and Membership in 2020/21.