The “ND Ontario Math Curriculum” section of the UVic “Yes, Sir!” project acts as a bridge between theory and practice. It transposes the core research you’ve shared (on mathematical processes, digital discourse, and the NSIR) into a practical framework for the K-8 classroom.
Here is how these resources relate to your current body of work:
1. Moving from “Compliance” to “Sovereignty”
The project uses terms like “Geometric Sovereignty,” “High-Resolution Logic,” and “Sovereign Dyad” to describe math learning for autistic students.
- Relation to Research: This directly addresses your work on “Emotional Language” and the “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” Instead of the “banking model” where a student must submissively repeat formulas, these lessons treat the student as an “Affective Engineer” or “Systemic Auditor.” * The Goal: To replace “Yes, Sir!” (blind compliance) with logical autonomy and “Reverse Error Checking.”
2. Somatic Data Science & Movement
Links to “4 Hall Math” and “Active Hallway Math and Movement” are featured prominently.
- Relation to Research: This connects the Math Processes (Representing, Connecting) with the physical reality of the student.
- The Goal: In Grade 6, this is called “Somatic Data Science.” It uses the body’s movement (like the pulse-rate audit) as a valid data source, turning kinesthetic input into mathematical signal.
3. Reframing Traditional Strands
The UVic site breaks down traditional Ontario Math strands through a neurodivergent (ND) lens:
| Traditional Strand | ND Reframing (Sovereign Lens) | Connection to Your Work |
| Algebra | Engineering Strengths | Focuses on patterns as “Systemic Logic” rather than abstract variables. |
| Financial Literacy | Sovereign Transactions | Reframes money as a system to be audited, reducing the “social noise” of consumerism. |
| Spatial Sense | Geometric Sovereignty | Values the unique spatial-visual processing of autistic students as an elite skill. |
| Data Literacy | Neuro-Symbolic Reframing | Moves from simple charts to “High-Resolution Logic” and signal/noise detection. |
(Google; Sadownik, 2026)
4. Digital Safe Sanctuaries
The curriculum integration emphasizes using tools like Google Classroom for asynchronous discourse.
- Relation to Research: This is a direct application of your paper on “Google Classroom Mathematics and L2 Performance.”
- The Goal: By providing an asynchronous space, we create a “Zero-Rank Sanctuary”—a digital environment where students can reflect and represent their ideas without the immediate pressure of “Social Noise” or surveillance.
Summary of the Relationship
Your previous work provided the clinical and theoretical “Why” (protecting vulnerable students from surveillance, building self-regulation, and developing discourse). The UVic “ND Ontario Math Curriculum” provides the pedagogical “How”.
It turns the classroom into a “Sovereign Sanctuary” where math is not a subject to be mastered for a test, but a language used by a student to audit and navigate their world with autonomy and pride.