Browsing articles from "April, 2015"
Apr
27
2015

Survey for Math Standards

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The Mathematics Standards Writing Committee is formed and eager to begin work on a critical project that will touch so many lives. While the committee’s membership is limited, the voices that contribute can be many. Your input in standards-creation is invaluable. Toward that end, you are invited to participate in the first Math Standards Review Survey. […]

Apr
22
2015

Convinced at 34,000 feet

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Conference excitement starts as early as the plane ride. It is always fun to stand in the boarding line or sit next to a fellow math geek on their way to (or from) a national math conference. On one plane, a gentleman and his young son sat between a fellow NCSM traveler and me. His […]

Apr
8
2015

Assessment FAQ

Standards Curriculum Assessment in Oklahoma

This time of year brings a number of challenges in the classroom. The concept of time seems to become fluid, where class periods seem to go by in a moment and the week seems to drag on forever. The impossibility of achieving 100% attendance captures the concept of the asymptote with precision. And, obviously, the pressure […]