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Math on the Move
Submitted by Kathy Nolan
( L-R , back row ): Kathy Nolan , Christina Schmidt , Regan Bompais , Danielle Gomersall , Harley Weston ( L-R , front row ): Samantha Douglas , Eric Crosbie
In April and May 2012 , Math on the Move visited seven Saskatchewan communities with inquiry-based activities for Grades 9 and 10 students . The Math on the Move crew consisted of two faculty members and five students . The faculty members were from mathematics ( Dr . Harley Weston ) and mathematics education ( Dr . Kathy Nolan ) and the students were education students , majoring in mathematics .
At each of the schools visited , the Grades 9 and 10 students were divided into four teams and the teams rotated through four activities . The activities were designed , and facilitated by the University of Regina education students . Points were awarded to the teams at each station and the half day of activities ended with a collection of short problems for each team , culminating in naming a winning team for the half day of activities . To see more photos , please visit the MOTM website : http :// mathonthemove . uregina . ca /. Thanks to the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Education for their financial support this year !
Dance , Young People , and Change — Diversity in Action Submitted by Ann Kipling Brown
The collaboration between World Dance Alliance ( WDA ) and Dance and the Child International ( daCi ) produced one of the biggest global dance summits ever held — Dance , Young People and Change , held July 14-20 , 2012 . Hosted by the Taiwan National University of the Arts ( TNUA ) in Taipei , the event attracted young people from North and South America , Europe , the UK and most Asia-Pacific nations . The five conference themes were : Dance and social justice , Teaching dance , Dance learning , Curriculum and Education of dance teachers and artists . The summit was a multilayered event that included performances , keynote addresses , master classes , workshops , forums , project dialogues and paper presentations that focused on one or more of the themes .
Among those attending were four Arts Education students , Kym Primas , Devon Stolz , Lacey Tourney and Garrett Yee , who assisted in the Creative Meeting Points workshops for the young delegates . Additionally , a graduand of the Arts Education program , Alexis Kennedy , was also involved as a leader in this program . As a co-chair of this summit ,
I ( Ann ) was busy the two years previous to the summit with budget , paper and presentation selections , design and development of program and choice of teachers . It was a pleasure to see the event happen , to see the excited faces of the young delegates as they presented their dances and became involved with other young dancers from other countries , to witness the exchange of ideas and commitment to dance education of scholars and educators , and to immerse myself in dance yet once again .
A publication of the Faculty of Education , University of Regina , Regina , SK Managing Editor , Layout & Design : Shuana Niessen ( shuana . niessen @ uregina . ca ) Editorial Board : Dr . James McNinch , Dr . Val Mulholland , and Dr . Carol Fulton