Hello Everyone, The last couple of years have been an amazing learning experience. I have traveled the state, met some truly awesome people, and seen
Author: Jennifer Lamb
Director of Elementary Math
Oklahoma State Department of Education
ARCHIVE: Survey for Math Standards
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
Challenging Your Students: Convinced at 34,000 feet
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
ARCHIVE: TLIC Network Meeting Invitation
Teacher Leader and Instructional Coaches Network Quarterly Planning Meeting May 18, 2015 10:00 AM Edmond Administration Building Edmond, OK Host: Robbyn Glinsmann Robbyn.Glinsmann@edmondschools.net A small
ARCHIVE: Seeking advice on number lines vs number paths…
Seeking advice from my early elementary teachers… I recently shared this article because, well, it is great stuff. However, one part has been popping up
Balancing Act
Opening Activity Tiffany shared an opening activity called Apple on a Desk where the teacher describes a scenario in which she asks what forces are
Hilldale Elementary School
Hilldale Elementary is quite an inspirational school. Kayla Hindman, the Early Education Director, went to see what they were doing in the reading areas and
Gliding Through Science on Math Wings
Elementary teachers teach it all. Even if you are departmentalized, you work extremely close to your partner teacher and plan integrated lessons. Why not? Science
Figure Me Out
I have a new obsession…. have you met Thinglink? You can make images interactive…the possibilities are blowing my mind! Below is a picture of a
Making Math Centers Work For You
Edmond Public School’s Elementary Math Content Specialist Robbyn Glinsmann Edmond Public School’s Elementary Math Content Specialist Robbyn Glinsmann has spent this year supporting her teachers
Coordinate Grid Word Wall
Is this not the coolest math word wall idea? Mr. Allen is a fourth grade teacher at Lee Elementary in Oklahoma City. He has his
Resources ~ Elementary
Note: Oklahoma no longer uses the PASS standards to guide our instruction. There are still quality activities included in this blog post, though! Access the
Oklahoma Teacher Created Math Tasks
We are currently doing workshops for Math and ELA across the state. One of the goals for my 3rd – 5th Grade Math session is
ARCHIVE: Vertical Alignment Teacher Created Guides for Elementary
This is another composition of the resources teachers created this summer. Where the companion guides are centered around one grade level, the focus of these
Meaningful Math Connections Through Literature
“Connect math to real world experiences.” We hear that all the time. All we have to do is think about the most memorable moments in