**For Immediate Release**
Grant Benefits Teachers and Students
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 01-19-2006
Goodwell - The Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education recently allocated $76,475.00 to
Oklahoma Panhandle State University from federal No Child
Left Behind grant funds. A group of OPSU educators and
public school math teachers conferred and concluded that
students’ lack of understanding
of math terminology contributes to low standardized test
scores. To address that issue, the group formulated a plan,
and OPSU’s Dean of Education, Dr. Wayne Stewart,
submitted the grant.
Over the summer, 25 area math teachers
from Oklahoma will participate in a two-week seminar
designed to increase the participants’ math literacy
which will enable them to develop classroom strategies
to use to facilitate student learning. Topics for the
workshop include:
o Challenging Word Problems for Students
o Cool Tools to Solve Challenging Word Problems
o Using Technology to Teach Math
o Using Manipulatives to Teach Math
o Forming Partnerships with Parents & Community
o How to Make Math Meaningful
o Disseminating Workshop Information to Colleagues & Administrators
In addition, the area teachers will attend five follow-up
meetings during the 2006 fall semester to monitor application
of the information received in the seminar to actual classroom
practice. The participants will also design lessons and
gain insight by cooperating with and learning from other
educators. Instructors for the seminar include OPSU math
and education professors as well as Master Teachers and
National Board Certified Teachers from the surrounding
Oklahoma public schools. Participants will receive supplies
and materials during the seminar including textbooks, other
reference books dealing with mathematics vocabulary, calculators,
and other helpful materials.
OPSU welcomes the opportunity to partner with the area
schools to equip mathematics teachers with tools to improve
student achievement.
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