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Building an Energetic Community of Ohio Mathematics Educators

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The OCTM has approximately 3,500 members in the State of Ohio and has been in existence since 1951. Use the buttons on this page to take you to the areas of the site that you want to see.

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Upcoming Events

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CCSS Regional Workshops

OCTM is offering a series of three regional workshops to help teachers and school teams prepare to implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M). Fall workshops will take place in October and November, 2011, at eleven locations across the state.

For information about the program, dates and locations, optional graduate credit, and a registration form, click HERE.

Summer Workshop Opportunities!

Duane Bollenbacher’s 24th Annual SUMMER MATHEMATICS WORKSHOPS for TEACHERS

Download an informational flyer for the Summer Workshop offerings HERE! Contact Duane Bollenbacher for more information.

QUANT and Modspar

Quantifying Uncertainty and Analyzing Numerical Trends (QUANT) is a yearlong program that begins with a 2-week institute at the Metro High School in Columbus, 18–29 June 2012.

Modeling and Spatial Reasoning (Modspar) is a yearlong program that begins with a 2-week institute at the Metro High School in Columbus, 23 July–3 August 2012.

Download an informational flyer HERE!

OCTM Position Statment on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

OCTM believes that every student should have full access to mathematics education that develops the conceptual understandings and mathematical skills necessary for full participation in a global society. 

OCTM strongly advocates for policies and practices that value and emphasize the usefulness of mathematics in critical thinking, informed decision making, and analytical problem solving on the part of every teacher and student.

We support the development of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to provide further support to teachers and schools who educate disadvantaged and historically underserved students. Further, provisions in the ESEA should be based upon high-quality research of teaching and learning.

You can download the OCTM Position Statement and recommendations on the upcoming reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) HERE.  

OCTM Focus

The OCTM Executive Board has identified a focus to support and collaborate with educators in high-need schools across Ohio.

I response to the Executive Board's focus, the OCTM has formed a collaborative partnership with the following NCTM Affiliates:

    Women and Mathematics Education

    TODOS

    Benjamin Banneker Association

All Ohio mathematics teachers are encouraged to visit these websites and consider joining one or more of the Affiliates.

Mathematics for Every Student:  Responding to Diversity

Ten years ago the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published Principles and Standards for School Mathematicsin which they established an Equity Principle which stated that equity requires high expectations and worthwhile opportunities for all, requires accommodating differences to help everyone learn mathematics, and requires resources and support for all classrooms and all students.

In an effort to help teachers put the Equity Principle into practice, NCTM published a series of three books entitled Mathematics for Every Student:  Responding to Diversity (Grades Pre-K-5, 6-8, and 9-12). The OCTM encourage all teachers to order the book in the series that applies to your grade band. You can purchase the Pre K-5, 6-8, or 9-12 books on the NCTM Website.

You can download more information HERE, or you can purchase these books

If you have a suggestion, question, or desire to be involved in this work, please contact Mark Jaffee at markjaffee@oberlin.net or Deb Gallagher, d-gallagher.2@onu.edu

Inversion! A Fun Transformation!

Explore this Inversion applet. Inversion is also known as a reflection in a circle. This applet was created with GeoGebra4.0. If you double click on the applet, it will open in a stand-alone GeoGebra window.

 

If you would like more information about this applet, or others like it, please contact Steve Phelps.

If you have any questions about this site, contact the Web Editor, Steve Phelps

This site was last updated on
Friday, 27 January 2012

 
WHAT'S NEW?

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Visit the 2012 Conference Webpage HERE!

OCTM Seeking Annual Conference Coordinator

OCTM is looking for a person to serve as its Annual Conference Coordinator (ACC), beginning as soon as the position can be filled. The ACC will work with local committee chairs to help plan upcoming OCTM Annual Conferences. This will include negotiating with the conference center and hotel(s), contracting with suppliers of A-V equipment, and maintaining relationships with exhibitors. In addition the ACC will be responsible for compiling and maintaining an OCTM Conference Handbook that will include budget and attendance history along with a timeline and tips for conference planning. (Work on the handbook and timeline has already begun.)

The ACC will be a paid position with an annual stipend in the $2000 – $3000 range and a travel allowance. For more details or to indicate your interest in applying for this position, please contact Bonnie Beach at beachb@ohiodominican.edu.

Applicants should send a brief letter, indicating their interest in the position and summarizing their conference planning experience, to Dr. Bonnie Beach at the above e-mail address or to: Dr. Bonnie Beach, Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219. Screening of applications will begin the first full week of March, 2012.

2012 Classroom Teacher Award Applications

Applications for the Elementary and Secondary Classroom Teacher awards are available. Download the Elementary application HERE. Download the Secondary Application HERE.

Applications are due February 15, 2012.

OCTM scholarship recipients for 2011-2012

We are pleased to announce OCTM scholarship recipients for 2011-2012!

The Sarah Greenholz Scholarship of $1500 is awarded to Megan Zapotosky, a Miami University senior majoring in Middle Childhood Mathematics and Science Education.

OCTM Scholarships of $750 are awarded to the following students majoring in Integrated Mathematics Education (grades 7-12):

  • Joseph Robert Czupryn, a graduate student at Wright State University
  • Ryan Davis, a senior at Ohio University
  • Savannah Kiser, a senior at Wittenberg University
  • Jennifer Krauss, a senior at Ohio Northern University
  • Amber Pietro, a junior at Bowling Green State University
  • Emmalou Stevens, a senior at Lake Erie College

Best wishes to these seven students and to the other emerging teachers of mathematics who applied.

January 2012 Newsletter

Download the January 2012 Newsletter HERE. Looking for one of your favorite back issues? Click HERE to find your favorite old Newsletter!

OCTM Letter to Governor-elect Kasich

The OCTM recently sent a letter to Governor-elect Kasich summarizing the OCTM's positions on various issues of importance to OCTM members across the state. You can download this letter HERE. You can also download all the OCTM Position Papers HERE.

Emalou Brumfield Affiliate Grants

Affiliate Leaders may now apply for an Emalou Brumfield Affiliate Grant. Your affiliate can request up to $500 for professional development that you will provide for members. Click HERE to download the application or click on the AFFILIATES BUTTON at left to go to the Affiliates page.

Advanced Placement Resources

Click HERE to download a letter from Yolandé A. Neal, the Advanced Placement Network Coordinator in the Office of Curriculum and Instruction at the Ohio Department of Education regarding some valuable professional development.

OCTM Special Interest Groups

As part of OCTM’s strategic vision for promoting positive, collaborative growth in mathematics education, we are pleased to announce the formation of Special Interest Groups. The goal of these Special Interest Groups is to develop strong networks of OCTM members who are interested in specific issues in mathematics education. Click HERE to see the groups that have been started.