August 2022
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The summer months provide opportunities for teachers to rest and recharge, but many of you also use that time to plan and collaborate for the upcoming school year. Perhaps you attend workshops in-person and virtually and read books by teaching experts to hone your craft. Maybe you comb through textbooks and websites to find the most engaging problems and activities for your students. Or you might even network with teachers from around the state and country through social media to share ideas and inspiration.
Now, students are returning to the classroom, and you are ready for them. Whether you teach with a large team of colleagues or you are the entire Math department, you have an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of your students this year. We encourage you to meet them where they are and take them as far as you can in the 180 days you have with them. Challenge your students to become more critical thinkers, better problem-solvers, and more nuanced mathematicians.
Remember that the OSDE Mathematics webpages have a wealth of resources for you. Use the menu on the right side of the page to find professional learning opportunities, resources and past newsletters, and the latest Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics.
During EngageOK on the Road summer conference, we had the honor of meeting with teachers in Woodward, Elk City, Lawton, Moore, Jenks, McAlester, and Durant. Nine different math workshops were presented, which can be found linked below.
Classroom Management and Engagement for the Mathematics Classroom
How can you adjust classroom routines to better support today’s students? Discover tips, research based strategies, and teacher vetted classroom routines that will increase your students’ focus and actual time on task in K-12 math classrooms.
Targeted Tutoring Using Mini-Lessons
Tutoring can incorporate more than helping with today’s homework. Discover how to incorporate mini lessons into your tutoring program to accelerate learning and build stronger math fluency.
Accelerated Learning in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
Discover how to leverage formative assessments to determine when to provide “just-in-time” support to accelerate student learning. Leave with assessment strategies and tasks to implement in your classroom.
Accelerated Learning in the Middle School Classroom
How can we turn current math assistance classes into math acceleration classes? Discover how a few changes of just-in-time support could accelerate student learning.
Accelerated Learning in the High School Mathematics Classroom
Discover how to leverage formative assessments to determine when to provide “just-in-time” support to accelerate student learning. Leave with assessment strategies and tasks to implement in your classroom.
Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency: Stages, Sequences, and Strategies
Are your students struggling with basic facts or understanding larger whole number addition and subtraction operations? This session will suggest strategies for learning basic facts that will extend into connecting to conceptual understanding of larger whole number operations.
Multiplication Fact Fluency: Stages, Sequences, and Strategies
Explore proven strategies for teaching multiplication of basic facts that go beyond memorization of equations. You will walk away with strategies for helping students make sense of multiplication facts and retain them.
Using a Cycle of Learning to Support Student Success
In this session, we will explore implementing cycles of learning in a secondary math classroom to promote a positive classroom culture while increasing student engagement, thinking, and retention. Teachers will leave with resources and strategies to implement immediately.
Utilizing Rich Math Tasks for Accelerated Learning
We will find applications for accelerated learning that work in a secondary math classroom. Teachers will discover rich math tasks that allow multiple entry points and opportunities to accelerate learning.
Registration for the Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps is now open for Oklahoma students in grades 7, 8 or 9.
This high-dosage tutoring program provides 50-minute virtual tutoring sessions three times a week in groups of no more than four students. Schools can share this flyer at enrollment, open house or on their school website to encourage families to register their students. Students must be registered by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
If you would personally like to recommend students for tutoring, complete this form. If you have questions, contact Anthony Purcell at anthony.purcell@sde.ok.gov or (405) 522-6575.
Imagine Math is back for another year! Use this program to differentiate instruction and see academic growth!
Why Imagine Math?
View the Imagine Math 3+ Overview (3 min.)
Who is eligible?
All 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in Oklahoma Public Schools will be eligible for Imagine Learning’s Imagine Math licenses. Imagine Learning is also offering all additional individual PK-4 licenses at a 50% discount.
What about professional development?
All PD is included in the grant! Registration information for virtual and in-person PD sessions will be sent once your grant application is processed.
Apply now!
Click here to apply for the 2022-23 OSDE – Imagine Math Grant!
Note: Last year’s registrations do not carry over; everyone must register again this year. For more information, visit the OSDE Math website.
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Monthly Math Virtual Meet-ups
Do you love to talk all things math? Do you enjoy sharing your passion for math in the classroom? Do you miss visiting with other educators across the state? Well, great news! OKMath Monthly meet-ups are in the works! Please fill out this form to help us determine what day and time work best. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Applications Open to Middle School Teachers
Open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classrooms at Title 1 funded schools.
We are looking for classrooms to participate in the MATCH program, where our mathematicians, or MATCH Fellows, would present well-tested activities in three virtual classroom visits. These virtual visits will be conducted during the fall semester of the 2022-2023 school year.
Your participation would involve:
- Scheduling three dates and times with a MATCH Fellow to present an online lesson in one of your classes.
- Having your students complete exit tickets after each visit, as well as a brief pre- and post-program survey.
- Taking a brief teacher survey after each of the class visits.
Please note that the activities presented are intended as enrichment and are not necessarily tied to a specific school curriculum.
Priority deadline for applications is August 31, 2022. Please feel free to contact haro@aimath.org with any questions.
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Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Nominations Now Open
The National Science Foundation is currently accepting nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) program. PAEMST are the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K–12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teaching. Since 1983, more than 5,000 teachers have been recognized for their contributions to STEM education. Awardees serve as models to their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of STEM education. Up to 108 awardees may be recognized each year.
The PAEMST program is open to outstanding STEM teachers in the 50 states; Washington, D.C.; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Department of Defense Education Activity schools; and the U.S. Territories as a group.
Anyone—principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public—may nominate a teacher by completing the nomination form available on the PAEMST website. To submit a nomination, you will need the teacher’s name, email address, and school contact information. If you know more than one teacher deserving of this award, you may submit more than one nomination. Teachers may also apply directly at www.paemst.org.
Presidential Awardees receive a certificate signed by the President of the United States; a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities; and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. They also join a network of award-winning teachers from across the country. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on the behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Nomination deadline is January 9, 2023. Application deadline is February 6, 2023. This application round is for secondary teachers (grades 7–12). Elementary teachers (grades K–6) will be eligible to apply during a future cycle.
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Opportunity for Educators
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) will be offering middle and high school math teachers (grades 7-10) a series of FREE virtual professional learning workshops beginning in October, focused on addressing unfinished learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers can earn up to $575 in stipends by participating in this program.
Teachers will attend four 90-minute virtual sessions and will receive onsite and virtual instructional coaching. Instructional resources will also be provided.
To register, contact Scott Warren from SREB: scott.warren@sreb.org or 678-643-9821
In-Person Informational Session
- September 8 - Central Oklahoma Area - OKC/Moore/Norman/Stillwater/Others
- September 9 - Southwest Oklahoma Area - Altus/Lawton/Others
- September 12 - Northeast Oklahoma Area - Tulsa/Bartlesville/Jenks/Others
- September 13 - Northwest Oklahoma Area - Enid/Woodward/Ponca City/Others
- September 14 - Southeast Oklahoma Area - Durant/Hugo/Atoka/Others
For more information, contact Scott Warren at scott.warren@sreb.org.
Summer 2022 Elementary Math Workshops
Educators from around the state joined the OSDE at the Math Solutions Elementary Math Workshops. Over 120 K-6 teachers gathered in four locations during the month of June to engage in this professional learning opportunity. Teachers built their pedagogical practice and content knowledge focused on foundational concepts for elementary grades and focused on understanding how students learn.
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They also developed effective instructional strategies, learned about incorporating formative assessments into lessons, and deepened their content knowledge to be flexible enough to understand students’ reasoning and misconceptions. Educators who participated raved about the practical applications they could take back to their classrooms and students. |
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If you would like to join us in the summer of 2023 for more Elementary Math Workshops, complete this interest form to be notified when registration opens in the spring. |
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