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
Author: Levi Patrick
I serve as the Director of Secondary Mathematics for the Oklahoma State Department of Education. This is my twelfth year in education and I am so happy to be surrounded by OKMath teachers who are so passionate, creative, and determined to do great things for mathematics education in Oklahoma.
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This summer, spend time at an Oklahoma college or university and discover the fascinating worlds of aeronautics, forensic science, engineering, environmental conservation and much more! Summer Academies
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Eagerly experiment, explore and create at the nationally renowned Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics during a jam-packed, three-week summer academy. Fill your summer days
OKMath Quotables: Math of the World
“There are two versions of math in the lives of many Americans: the strange and boring subject that they encountered in classrooms and an
OKMath Quotables: Curious Mind
Replace indifference with curiosity. Replace consumption with creativity. Replace competition with collaboration. Replace isolation with conversation. Michael Fenton is one of a few folks out
OKMath Quotables: Perplexity
Capture Perplexity Share Perplexity Resolve Perplexity While Dan Meyer’s presentation starts with a focus on technology, he explores tools that help him create great learning opportunities for
OKMath Quotables: Existence and Usage
It is not by knowing the Pythagorean theorem that free exercise of personal reasoning power is assured; it is in having rediscovered its existence and
What Are You Testing?
[This post originally appeared on Random Teacher Thoughts. Anthony Purcell currently teaches 6th grade mathematics in Enid, OK.] Ok, I’m jumping on my soap box .
OKMath Quotables: Here and Now
The mind is never passive; it is a perpetual activity, delicate, receptive, responsive to stimulus. You cannot postpone its life until you have sharpened it.
Math Teaching Practice 2
[This post is a part of series on the Eight Mathematics Teaching Practices. If you haven’t had a chance to get to know the Eight
OKMath 2014 Survey Responses
Here’s how I like to explain it… I had this crazy idea to send out an enormous survey and somehow there were over 100 crazy
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Are you interested in improving your community through STEM? What if you had the technology and the money to do so? Check out this great
Math Teaching Practice 1
[If you haven’t had a chance to get to know the Eight Mathematics Teaching Practices, start with an introduction here.] One of the things I
Principles to Actions: An Introduction
This week I had the great honor to present at the 2014 Oklahoma CareerTech Conference for STEM Education held at OSU-Tulsa. I was asked by
ARCHIVE: Secondary Math Progression Guide
This Progression Guide is for 6th-8th grade, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. It is the result of a lot of hard work by the