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2024 Registration Rates (Click here to begin)
FAQ: Can I still come to the conference if I have a “balance?”
-Yes, if you have a purchase order in place and have been sent to Katrice Quitter, OCTM Conference Coordinator katrict.quitter@ohioctm.org
Justification Toolkit
Making the case for professional development requires a solid understanding of the benefits of attending an event.
The OCTM 2024 Annual Conference offers a valuable opportunity to learn about the latest topics and trends in mathematics education, improve your instructional practice, network, and much more.
Use this toolkit to help provide you with the resources you need to help define and clearly communicate these benefits so you can make the case for attendance.
HQ Hotel Booking Information
Make plans to stay at OCTM's headquarters hotel, Hilton Columbus at Easton. Not only will you have convenient access to the conference sessions, you will be onsite to participate in our Thursday evening Trivia Event!
2024 OCTM Awards Banquet (Add-on Option for $30)
Each year, the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding educators and friends of mathematics. Add-on the Awards Banquet ($30 includes dinner) during registration to join us at Hilton Columbus at Easton (Columbus, Ohio) on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) or register for just the banquet here.
If you have any questions about the awards ceremony, please contact Jodi Dunham, OCTM District Director at-Large, at jodi.dunham@ohioctm.org .
*NOTE: Registration for the 2024 OCTM Awards Banquet will CLOSE at noon on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
The names of our past recipients, as well as general information about all OCTM awards, can be found at this link.
2024 OMELC Fall Meeting (Add-on Option for $30)
Join Ohio’s Math Leaders on the Wednesday evening before the OCTM conference! The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Mathematics Education Leadership Council (OMELC) will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, at the Hilton Columbus at Easton. The registration fee is $30. Add-on the 2024 OMELC Fall Meeting during registration or register for just the OMELC meeting here.
Attendees will learn and reflect with colleagues about critical mathematics education challenges and opportunities, including recent legislation that impacts mathematics educators at all levels; e.g., changes at the state education agency, new initiatives including the Math Plan, and the return to P-8 licensure structure.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Featured Speakers
Kyne
| Kyne is the stage name for Kyne Santos, a world class drag queen, mathematics communicator, and keynote speaker. Learn more about Kyne by clicking here. Meet the drag queen making math glamorous on TikTok (Today, March 8, 2022) The (Drag) Queen of Mathematics (Shortwave on NPR, February 10, 2022) | Pam Harris
| Pam Harris is changing the way we view and teach mathematics. She is a mom, a former high school math teacher, a university lecturer, an author, and a mathematics teachers educator. Real Math is thinking mathematically, not just mimicking what a teacher does. Pam helps leaders and teachers to make the shift that supports students to learn Real Math. Learn more about Pam at https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/ |
Deborah Peart
| Deborah Peart founded My Mathematical Mind to support parents, teachers, and leaders with the challenge of developing in their students positive math identities. We want all students to know they are mathers.
math ⦁ er (n): a person who uses math to make sense of the world. (Deborah Peart, 2021) | Gregory Foley
| 2024 OCTM Len Pikaart Featured Speaker Greg Foley is Morton Professor of Mathematics Education at Ohio University and the 2022 OCTM Christoffereson-Fawcett Awardee. He has taught from Grade 7 through the PhD level. Greg has led countless workshops in North America, Europe, and Asia and has written Advanced Quantitative Reasoning: Mathematics for the World Around Us and PreCalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic. In this talk, Greg will share some tips on engaging and empowering students. |
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| Aketa Barrow | Crystal Watson | Leslie Lyles |
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Dr. Dawn Williams |
2024 Exhibitor Registration
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2024 OCTM Conference Leaders
Annual Conference Facilitator: Christina Sherman (christina.sherman@ohioctm.org)
Annual Conference Coordinator: Katrice Quitter (katrice.quitter@ohioctm.org)
General Co-Chairs: Rachael Gorsuch and Corrinne Fischer (octmconference@ohioctm.org)
Program Committee Co-Chair: Chris Luzniak (octmprogramcomm@ohioctm.org)
OCTM is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
