Celebrating Excellence & Reflecting Forward: A Year-in-Review, O34ME 2021-22

The Ottawa Zone for Mathematics Educators (O34ME) had another 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 continue building capacity within our Chapter for leadership in mathematics education. We also continued to bring 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 2021/22 school year was wrought with exceptional challenges (i.e., COVID19)--circumstances atypical for most educational organizations to navigate with their membership. Despite the challenges faced, Council and its membership worked together to ensure that members’ were supported accordingly--e.g., supporting members’ development and refinement of their pedagogical practices through a mini-conference featuring Nat Banting and Laura Masterson (uManitoba). 

The information that follows in Tables 1 and 2 of the President's Report to Members 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 this past year.

In closing, it has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to have served as Chair, working alongside such a focused, creative, open and collaborative group of professionals. I am both excited and delighted that Karyn Hepburn--our outgoing Vice-president--will be beginning a two-year term as Chapter President (2022-24). The growth that we’re experiencing internally, as an Executive and Council, is a testament to the relational trust we have for one another and the internal capacity we have built as a Chapter.

​Although we identify with this time of year as being our chapter’s year-end, the work continues. We will keep you all apprised of next steps regarding O34ME-related professional learning for the coming year.

Chris Stewart
2019-22 O34ME President (Outgoing)

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Your 2022-23 Council Executive

Your elected executives for 2022-23 are as follows. To learn about your Chapter leadership, check out their bios and educational aspirations in this post.

Meet Your Executive

Members, Missed the AGM?

Members, if you missed the AGM:

• You can access a video recording of the meeting. Just send an email to o34mecounts@gmail.com (including your name, membership number and status, and request), and we'll send you a link to view the video. 
• See both President's Report and Treasurer's Report here.
• Check out the slide presentation used during the meeting (below).
• A membership survey should have arrived to your inbox (early June). We want to hear from you!

AGM Slide Presentation