July 7, 2015: The draft of the new Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics are live! Find out more about them and take the survey at http://sde.ok.gov/newstandards. Also, this week is the launch of the new Oklahoma summer conference, EngageOK! Get an idea of what the survey looks like, what things are happening at EngageOK, and […]
On July 1, 2015 40 math educators from across Oklahoma spent an entire day reviewing the July Draft of the new Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics. A few of them were kind enough to tell about their experience. Special thanks to all of our special guests and to the amazing educators who gave up their […]
Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity and the George Lucas Foundation have teamed up to create long-term performance tasks for 6th grade mathematics. They are looking for teachers who would be interested in being trained and implementing some of the units in their classroom. The training for it is fast approaching-July 27-31. There is […]
“The term professional learning community has become quite commonplace in education circles. The term describes a collegial group who are united in their commitment to an outcome. In the case of education, the commitment would be to student learning” Technology has provided educators with unlimited tools that make it possible to connect and teach […]
Josh Flores (@mrjoshflores), Director of Secondary ELA at the OSDE, and I have been talking about doing a podcast together for a while now and we finally did! As many know, we are well underway in the development of new math and English standards for Oklahoma (Read about HB3399 here). This process is going wonderfully, […]
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 the world of education from yet another angle. It is much like hands-ons exploration of a 3D object. You have to pick it up, turn it around and see it […]
Telannia Norfar will host the monthly math webinar on Monday, June 15 at 6 p.m.. The webinars occur every third Monday of the month. This month’s webinar will focus on project-based learning in the math classroom. According to Buck Institute for Education, project based learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working […]
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Letters from the OCTM President Hello Oklahoma Math Teachers: I’m so excited to start monthly “letters from the OCTM President” on OKMath Teachers. OCTM is the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics. We are the local chapter of NCTM, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Members of OCTM get a variety of benefits including: […]
Telannia Norfar will host the monthly math webinar on Monday, May 18th at 6 p.m.. The webinars occur every third Monday of the month. This month’s webinar will focus on math stations in the secondary classroom. There will be a brief discussion of the stations in the elementary classroom as well. You can register for […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Teacher Leader and Instructional Coaches Network Quarterly Planning Meeting May 18, 2015 10:00 AM Edmond Administration Building Edmond, OK Host: Robbyn Glinsmann [email protected] A small group of us have been working to get this network started and we are excited to grow the network. Who should come? If you are a teacher leader, even if […]
Talk about math. Talk about anything you like about math. Talk about it anywhere, with anyone. Tell them why it’s great. Tell them how you think. Tell them how it surprises you, how it charms you, and how it all fits together. Kids Love to talk! We talk about our reading, our writing, our science, […]