Jan. 31 , 2014: Levi Patrick gives a brief overview of the goings on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Topics discussed include the REAC3H Regional Meeting in Stillwater and Ardmore and an interview with Sammie Marshall about her Friday Round-Up, “5 Ways to Reinforce MP.1 – Make sense of problems and persevere in […]
As students develop into emergent mathematicians, the Standards for Mathematical Practice highlight certain habits or tendencies that describe mathematically proficient students. However, these standards seem to be less tangible to teach than the Oklahoma Academic content Standards. I know of no unequivocal recipe for developing sense-making capabilities or cultivating perseverance in students. But there are some classroom […]
With the Spring Regional Meetings underway, I have packaged what I presented last fall. I hope you find this PowerPoint/Keynote useful. If you are planning on attending one of the spring Regional Meetings, please review this presentation before you attend. It will go a long way to help you understand what we are working toward. As […]
Jan. 24 , 2014: Levi Patrick gives a brief overview of the goings on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Topics discussed include the REAC3H Regional Meeting in Pryor, a bit more about Middle School Double Testing, Prepping for OKMath/OKSci Leadership, and an amazing interview with Telannia Norfar about her Friday Round-Up, “Top 3 […]
When I started teaching, the biggest challenge for me was assessment. It seemed like I was always two to three days behind in discovering what my students knew or did not know. This all changed after a co-worker introduced me to remote response systems or clickers for short. We sat together as Butch Holland from […]
Jan. 17 , 2014: Levi Patrick gives a brief overview of the goings on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Topics discussed include the EOI Item Review, the REAC3H Regional Meetings, Scrapping Double Testing, and an interview with Jenyfer Glisson (Director of TLE) about Robbyn Glinsmann’s Friday Round-Up, “Top 5 Things Principals Need to […]
[Lasso icon designed by Sam Neckles from the Noun Project] At some level, principals have always been the instructional leader of their building. With new assessments and standards, never before has this role been more important. With the day to day paperwork mounting and parents or students always knocking at their door, when do principals have time to […]
Jan. 10 , 2014: Levi Patrick gives a brief overview of the goings on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Topics discussed include the a secret meeting about Middle School Math, the 2013 Annual Review held at the SDE, a synopsis of the REAC3H Regional Meeting agenda, and an update on the status of […]
Working on PreK Math standards and planning for REAC3H regionals (and trying not to get TOO lost finding my way around OKC) have been my main focus over the holiday months. Click on the link below to read updates in the January Edition of the Elementary Math Happenings newsletter. Mentioned Links REAC3H Regional Meetings
Our English Director, Josh Flores, has done a really great job trying to clarify what the Oklahoma Academic Standards are and what they are not. What we’ve found is a fairly widespread misunderstanding about the differences between standards, curriculum, and assessments. We are hopeful this short video will help you in your efforts to reach […]
Jan. 3, 2014: Levi Patrick gives a brief overview of the goings on at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Topics discussed include the 2012 Winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Spring REAC3H Regional Meetings, Cluster Analysis of the Oklahoma Academic Standards, the 2014 Twitter Math Camp, connecting STEM […]
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (adopted as Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics in 2010) can be overwhelming at first. Not being laid out in the same way as Oklahoma’s PASS Objectives have been, using different vocabulary and terms, the layout of the high school standards, and the likelihood that just printing one copy […]
Networking is one of the “great frontiers” for the educator profession. The proliferation of the Professional Learning Community has been one of the most amazing and profound advantages to the teacher of the 21st century. A recent tweet from Oklahoma’s own Wesley Fryer requested that folks who teach STEM in Oklahoma get connected. And I […]
TMC is coming to Oklahoma! Here’s there December 1, 2013 Press Release: TMC14 Press Release December 1, 2013 | #tmc14 We are starting our gear up for TMC14, which will be at Jenks High School in Jenks, OK (outside of Tulsa – map is here) from Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27, 2014. We are looking forward […]