Join Rubicon at the 2026 NSTU MTA Conference
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU), in collaboration with the Mathematics Teachers Association (MTA), is hosting a one-day conference for math educators throughout the province. Connect with fellow teachers, exchange effective strategies, and discover fresh ways to enrich your mathematics instruction with Rubicon.
Title: Innovating Mathematics Education in Nova Scotia.
Date: October 23, 2026
Location: C.P. Allen High School in Bedford, NS
Come discover how these tools can simplify planning for you and empower students with a deeper understanding of mathematics.
Don’t Miss Our Sessions!
Presenter: Michelle Skene
Time: 9:00–10:15am
Room: A19 session
Title: You've Got This: MathUP for Big Ideas and Real Impact
Audience: Grades 1–6
Unlock the full potential of MathUP this fall. Join us to transform "Big Ideas" into practical, high-impact strategies for inquiry, fluency, and differentiation. In this session, you will learn to seamlessly navigate the platform, uncover time-saving hidden tools, and design engaging math lessons tailored to every student. We'll explore how to leverage open questions, targeted differentiation, and built-in games and practice to build confidence and boost student impact. You will walk away inspired and ready to create meaningful learning experiences in your math classroom this Fall.
Presenter: Michelle Skene
Time: 10:35-11:50am
Room: B19 session
Title: You've Got This: MathUp for Big Ideas and Real Impact
Audience: Grades 1-6
Please see the previous session details for the description.
Presenter: Michelle Skene
Time: 1:20–2:40pm
Room: C19 session
Title: Get the Facts about Fluency
Audience: Grades 1-6
The curriculum calls for a balanced approach to math emphasizing a solid grounding in core skills alongside a deeper conceptual understanding. But how do we achieve fluency without resorting to the timed tests and rote memorization of the past? This session we will challenge the traditional view of math fluency as simply speed and skill. Mathematically fluent students notice patterns and structures of numbers and select tools with intention. We'll explore key pillars of fluency and learn practical, classroom-ready strategies to help your students become accurate and flexible math learners. You'll leave with concrete routines, games, and teaching techniques that empower your students to reason — not just recall.
Our Math Resources
Discover our BC curriculum-aligned MathUP resources, designed to support you in the classroom and beyond.
MathUP Classroom
A professional learning resource for teachers with student activities that address the entire BC math curriculum.
MathUP Student
A student-facing, interactive digital resource that builds on learnings from MathUP Classroom.
New! Numeracy Readiness Checks
Assessments that provide teachers with valuable information about students' preparedness for math learning.
MathUP Practise and Reflect
A student workbook featuring “Your Turn” practice questions from MathUP Classroom
MathUP Leadership
A professional learning resource for principals and administrators focused on school improvement in mathematics
Open Questions
A K-9 professional learning series created by Marian Small providing a bank of highly visual open questions for educators to deepen their mathematical understanding.
Do They Really Understand?
A professional learning book assessing whether students truly understand the math concepts they are learning