Canadian NCTM Affiliates
Nine provincial mathematics teachers' associations maintain affiliation with NCTM.
Canadian Affiliate Conferences
Teacher Training and Certification in Canada
To become a math teacher, you must have:
- A bachelor's degree from an approved teacher education program
- Supervised student teaching experience
- Licensure in the province or territory in which you plan to teach.
Learn more about the certification requirements in each province or territory.
Information for Students' Families
These reproducible PDFs help explain trends in math education to parents and guardians.
Why does my child's math look different? (English, French)
What can I do to make sure my child succeeds in math? (English, French)
Math homework is due tomorrow--how can I help? (English, French)
For the Classroom
Try the Canada Data Map on NCTM's Illuminations Web site with students in grades 3-12. This application offers exercises that blend social studies, geography, and mathematics.
NCTM's three school journals, the online-only journal ON-Math, and the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME), as well as NCTM's Yearbooks, give teachers opportunities to share ideas and research with the mathematics education community. Visit Calls for Manuscripts to learn more.
Canadian authors have recently published the following articles in NCTM journals:
Perceiving the General: The Multisemiotic Dimension of Students’ Algebraic Activity (JRME, November 2007)
Luis Radford and Caroline Bardini, Universite Laurentienne, Canada (with Cristina Sabena, Universita di Torino, Italy)
To Share or Not to Share—How Is the Question! (Teaching Children Mathematics, September 2007)
Pamela A. Hagen, University of British Columbia; Terra Hooyberg, Westwind ES, Richmond, BC; Paul Marsden, English Bluff ES, Delta, BC; Jana Simonski, Green Timbers ES, Surrey, BC; Gary Yuen, Burnaby South SS, Burnaby, BC
Developing “Five-ness” in Kindergarten (Teaching Children Mathematics, November 2007)
Janice Novakowski, Richmond, BC
Mathematical Lens (Mathematics Teacher, August, September, October, November, and December 2007)
Ron Lancaster, University of Toronto (editor)
Mathematical Lens (October 2007)
Peter Taylor, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Canadian Representation on the NCTM Board, Committees, and Journal Editorial Panels
Christine Suurtamm, assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of Ottawa, began a three-year term on the NCTM Board of Directors at the NCTM Annual Meeting in March 2007.
Affiliate Services Committee: Carol Matsumoto, Winnipeg, MB (2005-2008)
Educational Materials Committee: Marthe Craig, Halifax, NS (2007-2010); Christine Suurtamm, Ottawa, ON (2007-2008)
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Editorial Panel: Joan Moss, Toronto, ON (2006-2009)
Mathematics Teacher Editorial Panel: Anna Spanik, Halifax, NS (2006-2009)
Nominations and Elections Committee: Rita C. Janes, St. John's, NL (2005-2008)
Professional Development Services Committee: Debbie Duvall, Sherwood Park, AB (2007-2010)
MATHCOUNTS Question Writing Committee: Trevor Brown, Toronto, ON (2007-2008)