OCTM's MissionOCTM promotes quality teaching and learning of mathematics in Ohio by supporting educators and their professional growth, fostering collaboration, and advocating for informed public policy.
OCTM's Vision To be a highly valued community in which teachers of mathematics can grow professionally in order to foster deep mathematics understanding for all learners.
OCTM Board Find the full directory of OCTM leaders here.
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OCTM Annual Conferences
OCTM was glad to welcome 1,200 educators to the 69th Annual Conference at the beautiful Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Sandusky! We owe MANY sincere thanks to the amazing conference committee members, who worked for nearly two years to plan these days for all of us. THANKS TO:
- Dan Brahier (General Chair)
- Mark Jaffee (Annual Conference Coordinator and Exhibits Chair)
- Deb Gallagher and Thomas Roberts (Program Chairs)
- Jonathan Bostic (Registration Chair)
- Gabriel Matney (Publicity Chair)
- Christy Miller (Hospitality Chair)
- Deb Johanning and Lindsey Haubert (Equipment/Technology Chairs)
- Makenna Geise (Volunteers Chair)
- Julie Roth (Awards Banquet Chair)
- Rachel Stevens (Social Event Chair)
We also have true appreciation for all of our session presenters, volunteers, exhibitors, and participants! It is not a conference without each of you! And the Kalahari staff was wonderful as well!
***The full, final conference program is available here.
Participants should watch for a feedback form that will come via e-mail soon. We appreciate all comments and ideas!
Find all other information about the conference on this page.
Get ready for the 70th Annual OCTM Conference in Cincinnati -- October 15-16, 2020! We are excited to announce that our keynote speakers will be:
The session proposal form will be available soon. Mark your calendars! ********
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Geometry Professional Community Online - Join now!
For the first time, OCTM is offering educators all over Ohio the chance
to participate in a professional learning community online, specifically for HS
Geometry (this is a pilot... other courses and grades will hopefully
follow!). The facilitators are Jacqui Lehmkuhl (teacher at Troy HS, and OCTM Vice President for Secondary) and Jenny Walls (teacher at Firestone HS in Akron, and past president of GAMES). The
platform for this work is Google Classroom, and participants can simply
follow or take part in discussions and sharing resources. 10
contact hours (1 CEU) can be earned. We encourage you to join! Participants
need to be members of OCTM (click here to join OCTM online). See the flier here for more details.
******** Congratulations 2019 OCTM Awardees!
District Awardees:
Central District: Jennifer Haley, Jeannie Doukakis, Jonathan "Brian" Ledford
East District: Erika Poston, Jennifer Stachowiak, Jenny Walls
Northeast District: Stacey Beacher, Kimberly Lentz
Northwest District: Valencia Perry, Sarah Richards, Kelly Horstman
Southeast District: Colleen Ulbrich, Molly Mirgon
Southwest District: Beth Flanigan, Haley Johnston, Kristen Fouss
West District: Linda Price, Ellen Guthrie, Meghan Arnold
State Awardees:
Elementary (Miller/Werner): Joe Stahl
Middle School: Korianne Krill
Secondary (Buck Martin): Rachael Gorsuch
College (Kenneth Cummins): Anita O'Mellan
Emerging Leader: Katie McIntosh
Friend of Mathematics (Bert Waits): Steve Miller
Christofferson-Fawcett (Lifetime Achievement) Awardee: Trish Koontz
| Congratulations to our newly elected and appointed board members! The following leaders assumed these roles in October at the annual conference in Sandusky, or, in some cases, earlier this year.
- President-Elect: Heather Wukelich (Mahoning County ESC)
- Vice President, Elementary: Courtney Koestler (Ohio Univ)
- Treasurer: Samantha Fales (Nordonia HS)
- District Director At-Large: Matt Carpenter (Jonathan Alder HS)
- East District Director: Lynne Pachnowski (Univ of Akron)
- Southeast District Director: Robin Phillips (Gallia-Vinton ESC)
- Northeast District Director: Matthew Kennedy (Laurel School)
- Annual Conference Facilitator: Christina Sherman (Hamilton County ESC)
- 2020 Conference Chairs: Ann Farrell (Wright State Univ) and Christina Sherman
- Director of Diversity and Inclusion: Charles Bowman (Kent Roosevelt HS)
- Memorial Scholarships Chair: Kate Lane (Baldwin Wallace Univ)
- Social Media Director: Mallory Messenger (Dublin City Schools)
- Constitution Chair: Laura Anfang (retired)
- NCTM Representative: Ellen Guthrie (Bellbrook MS)
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OCTM Membership and Engagement
What
opportunities do you and your mathematics colleagues have to
participate in informed, collaborative professional growth? If you are
an administrator, do your teachers participate in OCTM? You can help
colleagues become part of this organization comprised of a strong
network of 3,000+ educators in Ohio.- Information you can share about OCTM: Share this video in which 5 OCTM members talk about their reasons for being involved, and share this file that includes 10 specific ways to be involved in OCTM all year long. Visit the links to the left for more details.
Additional ways for you to be involved:
- We invite you to respond to this brief survey that will help OCTM leaders to provide opportunities that support professional growth.
- On Twitter, watch for tweets from OCTM members sharing their professional learning and growth at @ohioctm and #octmconnects .
See a list here of all those who have invited at least one new member to become part of OCTM since Fall 2018. This is how we grow!
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The OCTM Journal is equitably and ethically connecting people across the country and beyond
Julie Nurnberger-Haag of Kent State University shared a story with Todd Edwards, the editor of our Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, about how the Journal is helping mathematics educators across the country to connect and share ideas. In 2018, the OJSM included an article of Julie's in which she shared guidelines and templates for selecting, using, and even creating children's books about geometric shapes. A librarian in Wisconsin contacted Julie to let her know that the article had been very helpful to her, and this helped Julie to connect with additional librarians.
Julie notes that the online, open-source format of the OJSM allows for equitable access to information that is useful to educators. Further, since our authors maintain their copyrights, they are able to ethically share their own work as they choose.
Thanks very much to Julie for sharing this experience with us, and thanks to all of our OJSM authors, reviewers, and our editor Todd Edwards! Read Julie's complete comments on our OJSM page here.
******** OCTM's Last Surviving Charter Member Luther
Shetler, Mathematics Professor Emeritus at Bluffton College/University,
was the last surviving charter member of OCTM. During the banquet at the 2019 conference, several OCTM members wrote a brief note to Dr. Shetler to thank him for his
role in the creation of our organization. Duane Bollenbacher (OCTM Historian) was able
to visit Dr. Shetler to share our message of gratitude. Many commented on the impact Dr. Shetler's "Mathematics of Bubbles"
presentations had made on them. We are saddened that Dr.
Shetler passed away on December 15, 2018. (You can read his obituary
for further details about his life.) When Duane shared the news of Dr.
Shetler's passing, he mentioned how appreciative Dr. Shetler was of the
note from OCTM. As an organization, we are
incredibly grateful for the work of those who came before us. We truly
stand on the shoulders of giants.
In honor of those who have come
before, we are beginning a new series called "They Made a Difference" to highlight educators who have made a difference for YOU in mathematics. To submit a brief remembrance for this series, write to Jodie Bailey (jodie.bailey@ohioctm.org). Find this series and other OCTM history at this page on our site. Professional Opportunities in Ohio for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
View professional development opportunities that are open to all Ohio mathematics educators at the OCTM event calendar HERE. Please note that these events are not sponsored or officially endorsed by OCTM unless indicated. We encourage you to participate in the events sponsored by our local affiliate groups and the Ohio Math Teacher Circles. If you would like to request that an event be added to our calendar, please contact Kaytlin Bortolani at kaytlin.bortolani@ohioctm.org .
SE Ohio Math Teachers' Circle photos provided by Courtney Koestler
********2019 OCTM Scholarship recipients: Congratulations!
Anna Jones, Sarah McRae, Mackenzie Murray,
Samantha Pruett, Zachary States, Lauren Zipp
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