Appreciation
As the 2025–26 school year comes to a close, the Oregon Department of Education extends sincere appreciation to educators across the state for your dedication, professionalism, and deep commitment to student learning. Throughout the year, we have been grateful for your leadership, creativity, and perseverance, particularly your thoughtful input at the Oregon Math Framework engagements in May.
This time of year offers an opportunity to reflect on challenges met, milestones achieved, and the collective work that is strengthening mathematics teaching and learning for all students. Your contributions to the Math Framework, classroom implementation, and collaborative learning spaces are helping build a more coherent, equitable, and inspiring math experience statewide.
Thank you for the care and expertise you bring every day as you foster students’ confidence, curiosity, and joy in learning mathematics. We wish you meaningful end‑of‑year celebrations and activities, and a restful, rejuvenating summer as you prepare for the year ahead.
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Oregon Math Framework Next Steps
The final Oregon Math Leaders meeting of the year will be on Thursday, June 18th 8:30 am – 9:30 am. We will review the feedback from the May Math Framework Engagement sessions. Attendees will provide final feedback on the draft directions to the Math Framework writing team. Register here for this meeting to join this conversation.
Additional June Sessions: Oregon Math Framework Engagement
The Oregon Department of Education invites district administrators, instructional coaches, and math educators to participate in upcoming statewide engagement sessions to provide initial input on the development of a K–12 instructional framework for mathematics. This framework is grounded in strong research that is aimed to share a statewide vision for mathematics instruction in combination with High Quality Instructional Materials.
ODE offered engagement sessions in May and is extending these opportunities with additional sessions in June to ensure broader participation. Register for one of the Math Framework Engagement Sessions listed below. Note that these June sessions repeat the same content and format as the May sessions. Each session begins with an overview and background for the work, followed by opportunities to provide feedback through focused breakout discussions. The content is the same in all three sessions, offering multiple options to fit your schedule.
Register for one session using the link:
- June 11, 4-5pm
- June 16, 8-9 am
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Data Science 4 Everyone: DataToolTechMatch
Looking for the right data science tool for your classroom? Explore the Data Science for Everyone Technology Toolkit to find resources that match your needs. You can filter by grade level, time commitment, and coding experience to identify tools that fit your students and your instructional goals. Start exploring here: https://ds4e-org.github.io/technologytoolkit/
Learner Variability Navigator
“Learners thrive when their experience is personal and meaningful. This free tool helps you find research-based strategies that support the whole learner so you can create better learning experiences today.” The Learner Variability Navigator can help you identify educational strategies that align with your students' needs, backgrounds, and math learning goals. Thanks to the Math Coaching and Leadership Network for sharing this resource.
Summer Professional Learning: AI Math Summer Sandbox
WestEd is offering a six-week virtual learning series focused on the use of generative artificial intelligence in mathematics teaching. The Artificial Intelligence Math Summer Sandbox provides educators with structured time to explore AI tools and design their own AI-supported teaching assistants in a collaborative setting.
The series runs on Wednesdays from July 1 through August 5, 2026, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. PDT via Zoom. Each session introduces a new concept related to AI in math education, followed by hands-on time to experiment, create, and share with peers.
The series is designed to support educators at a range of experience levels with AI. Participants may also opt to earn one graduate-level credit through the University of the Pacific.
Additional details and registration information are available through WestEd.
STEAM Professional Learning Opportunity
WestEd is recruiting educators in Oregon to participate in a middle school art + computer science project. Here is a summary of the project:
Fractal is a middle school art + computer science curriculum and research study developed by WestEd and Katabasis that helps students explore creativity, coding, digital media, and emerging technologies through hands-on learning. We are currently recruiting middle school art, STEM, technology, and CS teachers for the 2026–2027 school year.
Participating teachers receive paid professional learning in August, free classroom materials, ongoing support, and a stipend for implementation and research participation. No prior coding experience is required for teachers or students. Register here.
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2026 Oregon Math Leaders Conference Reminder [REPEAT]
Register now for Oregon Math Leaders Conference!
Details: August 4-6, 2026 - Corvallis, Oregon - hosted by Oregon State University
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2026 Northwest Mathematics Conference Reminder [REPEAT]
The 65th Annual Northwest Mathematics Conference will take place October 9–10, 2026 at the Columbia River Holiday Inn in Portland, Oregon. The conference website provides registration information, keynote and featured speaker listings, and event updates.
Session Topics Include: Thinking Classrooms, Equitable Practices, Strategies for Inclusion, Using AI for Teachers, Data Reasoning, 2+1 Pathways, and More!
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Stay Connected!
If you have an opportunity or announcement to share statewide, please contact the ODE Math Team.
The materials contained in the Department of Education’s Oregon Math Educator Update are drawn from both internal and external sources and inclusion of external materials does not necessarily indicate Oregon Department of Education endorsement.
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