November 2020
Each month, math educators will have the chance to come together virtually for professional learning and networking. These meetings are for any math educators and will focus on the Return to Learn: Launching Instruction for Secondary Mathematics.
This month, on Wednesday, November 11, we'll be exploring how Desmos can be used for a cycle of learning, whether you are teaching in-person or at a distance. We'll be talking about how to use the "Teacher-Side" of Desmos, including:
- Creating a Teacher Account and Desmos Class
- Finding and Assigning Class Activities
- Tracking Student Progress and Providing Feedback
This meet-up is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Register here to receive the Zoom link to join.
Can't make this meeting but still want to connect with other math educators? Check out additional opportunities on the Oklahoma State Department of Education Math website.
Nominate a deserving 7-12 mathematics, computer science, engineering, or science teacher within your district to win $10,000.
Anyone – including principals, teachers, parents, students, business leaders or members of the general public – may nominate exceptional teachers who are currently teaching grades 7-12 for the 2020-21 award year. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science teaching.
Teachers may also apply directly on the PAEMST website.
Nomination Deadline: March 1, 2020
- If a teacher will be applying for science and/or engineering, nominate them in the science category.
- If a teacher will be applying for math and/or computer science, nominate them in the math category.
- Unsure which category to use to nominate a teacher? Nominees can choose their application category when they confirm their nomination.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2020
For more information, please visit the PAEMST website.
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Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance (TRSA) and Flight Night are honored to announce a grant opportunity for Oklahoma STEM Educators.
Educators can receive up to $1500 to attend the STEM-related professional development of their choice. Visit the TRSA site to learn more.
Applications due January 18, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.
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Apply for NCTM's Mathematics Education Trust grants, scholarships, and awards. Funding ranges from $1,500 to $24,000 and is available to help math teachers, prospective teachers, and other math educators improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Application deadlines vary; visit the NCTM Grants page for more information and to apply.
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The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools, is seeking nominations for its 2021 Academic All-State Awards. Academic All-State Award nominations are being accepted through an online portal. The nomination criteria may be found on the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence website and must be submitted by 5 p.m. Thursday, December 3.
Scholarships totaling $100,000 will be presented at the foundation’s 35th annual Academic Awards Banquet on May 15, 2021, and the foundation will recognize the five educators selected in 2020 as Medal for Excellence winners.
Executive Director Emily Stratton describes the program: “The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Program is Oklahoma’s premiere awards program, honoring academic achievement, innovation, and leadership among students and educators in our public schools. By working together to give outstanding students and educators the recognition they deserve, we send a strong message to our state and to the nation that Oklahomans value academic excellence.”
For more information, visit the foundation’s website at www.ofe.org.
 Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance is excited to invite you to participate in their Scale Model Gingerbread Building Competition this December. This special event is powered by Tulsa Tech and presented in partnership with AIA of Eastern Oklahoma and the Tulsa City-County Library.
This year, their 2020 program has gone virtual! K-12 students, families, collegiates, and professionals are encouraged to build a scale model gingerbread replica of the architecturally significant building of their choosing. Entries will be judged by local architects and shared through social media for a community favorite!
Visit Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance's competition page for more information and to submit an entry. Entries due December 5.
As more and more data is introduced into the world (Ninety percent of the world’s data has been created in the last two years! [Marr, 2018]), it is important that students understand how to read, analyze, and tell an accurate story using existing data and data of their own creation.
Data Science helps students to find patterns and make predictions across data sets. A quick way to bring Data Science to your classroom is by incorporating "Data Talks" into your instructional routine.
Data Talks are usually 5-10 minutes, where students are presented with data and notice, wonder, and interpret. Look at the graphs below. What do you notice? What do you wonder? What's going on in the graphs? How do you know? Jot down your own thoughts, then click on the image to watch middle school students participate in a data talk with the same information.
What great Professional Learning have you participated in lately? Share your reflections on this form and we'll feature the Professional Learning and your reflection in a future newsletter.
What is a resource or math activity that you can't live without? Submit it to our instructional resources database!
What advice do you have for your fellow math teachers? Share your ideas for distance learning, socially distanced in-person learning, self-care, equitable math instruction, collaboration, or any other ideas here!
Why are we asking you to share? We'd love to connect our OKMath Community in whatever ways we can, and by sharing your ideas, you're sharing your wisdom with your fellow Oklahoma educators. Your great ideas shape our newsletters and resources and connect us across the state.
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