October 2019
Congratulations to Brigit Minden, our 2018-19 math Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) state finalist! It is a HUGE honor to be chosen as a state finalist, and we will be recognizing Brigit's achievements at the 2020 OCTM conference. Read more about Brigit, our two science state finalists, and how they were selected here.
Brigit will move on to the national-level PAEMST competition. If chosen as a state winner, she will earn $10,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C.
Nominations for the 2019-2020 academic year will be open soon. This year's cycle is for K-6 educators, so get ready to nominate a fantastic educator at www.paemst.org.
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Brigit Minden teaches high school math at Central High Public School in Marlow. She was the district’s Teacher of the Year in 2016 and was on the writing team for the Oklahoma Mathematics Frameworks for three years. Brigit has been teaching for nine years.
“I am passionate in sharing that no one is ‘bad at math.’ Most people just haven't had the right experiences, yet."
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education is excited to announce FREE professional development workshops for the 2019-20 school year. These workshops will be held in different regions of the state and are designed to support educators with effective instructional strategies aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards.
These workshops are perfect for educators looking to identify a new Professional Learning (PL) Focus or deepen expertise in an existing PL Focus.
PL Focus: Student Engagement
Title: Encouraging Student Engagement and Understanding in the Math Classroom
Description: Educators will learn strategies for engaging students in mathematical discussions.
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Register by clicking on one of the links below:
For additional subject areas/dates, click here.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Oklahoma City and Ada workshops!
Oklahoma Math Teacher Circles are for any educator, PreK-20, who is interested in engaging in mathematics and building a mathematics community.
Oklahoma Math Teacher Circles work to accomplish the following goals:
Goal 1: Reflect on one’s cultural and mathematical identity, and recognize every student has a unique cultural and mathematical identity.
Goal 2: Develop strategies and a safe classroom culture to help students self-identify as mathematicians, reflect on their relationship with mathematics, and embrace themselves as mathematicians.
Goal 3: Foster an educator community that is built on a foundation of mathematics and values educator voice, mutual trust, openness, and reflection.
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Goal 4: Apply the principles of the Math Teacher Circle community in the mathematics classroom to create an inclusive community built on productive struggle, student/educator voice, mutual trust, openness, collaboration, and reflection.
Goal 5: Purposefully plan mathematics instruction that builds an all-inclusive classroom community responsive to the goals and needs of underrepresented students.
Regional Math Teacher Circle networks have been established for the 2019-2020 academic year! Click here to see all locations and registration details.
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Join the Global Math Project, October 10-17!
Bring a math club to your school by joining the National Math Club from MATHCOUNTS!
- Groups register in the fall and club leaders run math club meetings throughout the year.
- Club leaders get online access to over 40 games, math explorations, problem sets, and a suggested club leader calendar.
- Club leaders receive a free kit with a club leader guide, pencils, and playing cards for games.
- Every MATHCOUNTS club activity works for groups of all sizes, with students of all ability levels and with simple materials like dice and paperclips.
- Active clubs can earn additional recognition by going for Silver and Gold Level status.
Learn more and sign up here.
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MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge
M3 Challenge spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and as a viable and exciting profession. Participating students are encouraged to explore and bolster their mathematical modeling know-how to position themselves for success. The specific real-world problem that is posed each year is unknown to participants until they login during Challenge weekend.
The Challenge is entirely Internet-based with no registration or participation fees. High schools may enter up to two teams of three to five junior and/or senior students; winners receive scholarship prizes totaling $100,000!
Challenge weekend is Friday, February 28, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. EST through Monday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Learn more, register, and prepare for the challenge here.
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Which one doesn't belong?
Thank you to those who submitted a response to the Which One Doesn't Belong Prompts last month. Overwhelmingly, students and teachers chose the currency picture to analyze. 84% of responses came from students! Below is a summary of the choices students and teachers made and why they made them:
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