Math9-12 ( http://mast.queensu.ca/~math9-12/ ) is a research-based study designed to bring new life and sophistication to the high-school mathematics curriculum. Our general approach is inquiry-based, with an emphasis on the analysis and understanding of mathematical structure. In this study, considerable attention is paid to the Mathematical Processes expectations found in the Ontario curriculum. This talk will briefly explore the ideas behind the study and then discuss a couple of examples of mathematical modeling.

Bio: Peter Taylor is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen’s University, cross-appointed to the Department of Biology and the Faculty of Education. His areas of research are evolutionary game theory and secondary math curriculum. He is a 3M Fellow, a Fellow of the Fields Institute and is past Chair of the Education Committee of the Canadian Mathematical Society. He has done extensive curriculum writing with the Ontario Ministry of Education and as preparation for this, he taught two semesters in high school. His current research is centred around the development of new curriculum activities and documenting the experience of teachers who are working with these activities in their classrooms.