K-12 Mathematics Virtual Office Hours
Join the weekly virtual open office hours hosted by K-12 Mathematics. The office hours are broken out by grade band and are designed to provide updates from OSPI, resource sharing opportunities, tips for online learning and teaching, and the opportunity to connect with other Washington teachers.
To view the slide decks and recordings of past office hours visit our Educator Resources page.
We are sending out a Newsflash every Tuesday afternoon with an agenda and Zoom links to the upcoming office hours.
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2020 Mathical Book Award Winners for Ages 2-18
Berkeley, CA – March 12, 2020 — From online gaming to middle school math journaling, from pigeons on a wire to chickens in a coop, this year’s Mathical Book Prize winners offer young people unique ways to explore mathematical ideas in the world around them.
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announced the 2020 winners today of the Mathical Book Prize, which recognizes outstanding fiction and literary nonfiction for youth ages 2-18. The announcement took place as part of the Critical Issues in Mathematics Education conference.
The Mathical Prize, now in its sixth year, is selected annually by a committee of PreK-12 teachers, librarians, mathematicians, early childhood experts, and others. This year’s honorees include the following:
- For Pre-Kindergarten, the Mathical Award Winner is One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller, by Kate Read.
- For Grades K-2, the Mathical Award Winner is Pigeon Math, by Asia Citro.
- For Grades 3-5, the Mathical Award Winner is Solving for M, by Jennifer Swender.
- For Grades 9-12, the Mathical Award Winner is Slay, by Brittney Morris.
Click here to read more about the 2020 Mathical award.
Thinking about Math
We love hearing and learning from you all, so here is this edition's question:
What is something that you enjoy doing that may not be ‘math-based’ to other people but you definitely think of it math-ishly when you do it?
Click here to submit your answers
In our February edition we asked you to share how you are using Which One Doesn't Belong in your classroom and we got some great responses.
"We incorporated this strategy as an entry task with graphs that depicted transformations of functions- primarily absolute value functions. Students found a variety of reasons why a given graph didn't belong and it was exciting to hear them using math vocabulary to describe their thinking..."
"...I use it as a tool to get students to justify there own thinking and to access mathematical practices 2 and 3. Because of the format of this resource students are able to feel confident in their justifications of "which one doesn't belong" and are then able to carry that confidence on into other areas of their studies..."
The two winners for the February drawing are:
Steve M. from Spokane School District
Nicole R. from Yelm Community Schools
In each Newsletter edition we will randomly select an entry to receive a free set of classroom posters.
Superintendent Reykdal's Weekly Address
Every Friday Superintendent Reykdal is hosting a Q & A session addressing the hard questions we are facing as a state regarding learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are the links to all the previous addresses.
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Week 1: Address school closure
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Week 2: Parents & Students Q&A
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Week 3: Educator Q&A
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Week 4: Grading & Supports for Students with Disabilities
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Week 5: Student Learning & Grading Policy
To know when a new one has been posted, subscribe to waOSPI on YouTube.
OSPI and PBS Partnership
We're partnering with PBS member stations throughout the state to bring learning to your TV screens! Content is available for students grades 6-12 weekdays from 9am-2pm.
Find your local channel & additional resources on our site: http://bit.ly/TVLearning
The Washington Hub on OER Commons
The Washington Hub on OER Commons contains openly licensed instructional materials and remote learning suggestions for educators and families curated by OSPI content experts.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are free to use, adapt, and share.
OSPI’s K-12 OER Project Grant targets the development of OER instructional materials, especially in content areas currently lacking in standards-aligned OER (e.g., Health and Physical Education, Arts, World Languages)
This competitive grant opportunity for 2020-2021 will open on May 1 in iGrants (FP 730). In the meantime:
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Review the grant announcement that has all the information about the opportunity
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See the work other grantees have done
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Register for the Project Grant Walkthrough on May 5 at 3 pm
The OER YouTube Live video recording is now available on the OSPI YouTube Channel! This is intended as a 15 minute highlight on resources available on the Washington Hub and any upcoming events/opportunities.
For more information or questions about OER Commons and/or Open Educational Resources, contact Barbara Soots at barbara.soots@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6102.
Exploring Math Through Stories
Great stories are a wonderful way to get young people of all ages excited and interested in mathematics. The annual book prize, Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens, recognizes the most inspiring math-related fiction and nonfiction books that bring to life the wonder of math in our lives.
Sheep Won't Sleep (2018 Award Winner)
Written by Judy Cox • Illustrated by Nina Cuneo
Pre-K through 2nd grade
This comical math skills book contains a cast of colorful woolly animals.
Clarissa is flabbergasted. Ten of the sheep she was counting while trying to doze off have barged into her bedroom. The bossy ewes tell her to count pairs of alpacas, herds of llamas, and sets of yaks. Pretty soon baaing, bleating, and snorting animals have overrun the room. Luckily Clarissa can use subtraction to literally unravel her problem in this whimsical story that introduces children to counting by twos, fives, and tens and subtracting by tens.
Key Math Concepts
- Introducing addition and subtraction by ones, twos, fives, and tens
- Introduce and reinforce counting in groups
Reading Guides
Want to enjoy Mathical books with the children around you? Feeling uncertain about guiding them through the math-related parts of the book?
This reading guide includes activities for before, during, and after reading. It also includes both math-centric and narrative activities to start discussions and activities.
Click here to see the reading guide for Sheep Won’t Sleep.
To learn more about the 2020 Mathical winners click here.
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Guidance on High School Student Learning & Grading
Watch Supt. Reykdal explain: http://bit.ly/2KptZiI
Read the guidance: http://bit.ly/3cIPVkZ
Modeling Our World With Mathematics
Are you interested in offering MOWWM for the 2020-21 school year?
Course Overview:
- MOWWM contains career-connected thematic units where students use high school mathematics to analyze everyday life and work.
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Course Flyer to learn more
New Materials for 2020-21:
- Environmental Science Module
- New topic in Health & Fitness
Training:
To learn more about this course, visit the MOWWM website or contact OSPI K-12 Mathematics Specialist, Jennifer Cronquist at jennifer.cronquist@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6429.
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Collaboratively designed and developed by higher education faculty, high school teachers, and curriculum specialists from multiple colleges and school districts, the Bridge to College courses are grounded in essential career and college readiness expectations as reflected by Washington State’s K–12 Learning Standards for English language arts and mathematics.
Who is Bridge to College Math for?
This course is designed for students who have taken Algebra 2 but are not yet college ready and would like to enroll in college math without remediation or placement testing. Juniors who have completed Algebra 2 and plan to take a College in the High School or other college level class in their senior year will also benefit from taking this course.
*Please note that Bridge to College Math is not remedial in nature and is designed as a post-Algebra II fourth credit course for seniors, not as a third-year course to meet credit requirements.
For more course information read the BtC bulletin
Additional Information about the course can be found at bridgetocollegecourses.org and OSPI
See training opportunity below under Trainings & Events
**We are currently monitoring State recommendations and will make decisions regarding in person training accordingly. We are exploring virtual options and will update when we have more information.**
Modeling Our World With Mathematics
2020-21 Summer Institute
The Modeling Our World With Mathematics (MOWWM) Summer Institute is a free training designed to provide teachers with the familiarity and support to implement the full course and its accompanying assessments in the 2020-21 school year. New modules and updated MOWWM materials will be released at the Summer Institute.
Details:
- The Summer Institute will be held on the east side and the west side of the state,
to make attendance easier for all interested teachers
- Teachers who are new to MOWWM attend both days of the training
- Teachers who have previously taught MOWWM attend only the second day
- Meals will not be provided. Please plan accordingly
Who: Any teacher who will be an instructor for the Modeling Our World With Mathematics course
When: East Side (Pasco) August 5-6, 2020
West Side (Olympia) August 13-14, 2020
Register: Click here for the Flyer and to register through pdEnroller
For more information contact OSPI K-12 Mathematics Specialist, Jennifer Cronquist at jennifer.cronquist@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6429.
2020-21 Summer Institute
The Bridge to College Summer Institute is designed to provide Bridge to College teachers with the curriculum, tools and community connections needed to be prepared to offer the course during the 2019-20 school year.
Who: Any teacher who will be an instructor for the Bridge to College course
Details:
- Teachers who are new to BtC attend both days of the training
- Teachers who have previously taught BtC optional to attend just the second day
When: August 3 & 4, 2020
Where: Wenatchee
Register: Click here to register
For more information contact OSPI Director of Mathematics, Arlene Crum at arlene.crum@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6233.
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