Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Building Better Math Classrooms:
Strategies for Success
with Ohio’s New Math Plan

Winter Workshop
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio
6393 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, OH 44131

If you can't be there in person, join us online at 9am!

Please join your fellow mathematics educators for our winter workshop
with Mike Lipnos and Deb Gallagher, President and Past President
of the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Ohio’s New Math Plan is intended to help teachers strengthen their instruction using NCTM’s Eight Effective Teaching Practices as guidelines for planning, implementing and assessing student understanding. We welcome two great speakers: Mike Lipnos, current OCTM President, and Deb Gallagher, an OCTM Past President. As members of the Advisory Group that worked with ODEW on Ohio’s Plan for Mathematics, they will share their knowledge and expertise on how teachers can ensure that the fundamentals of the plan are being implemented in their classrooms.

8:00 - 8:30 Registration / Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 Business Meeting

9:00 - 10:00 Keynote Speakers

10:10 - 11:20 Grade Level Breakout Session 1

11:30 - 12:40 Grade Level Breakout Session 2

12:45 - 1:00 Share Out and Evaluation

Registration Form

Deadline: Noon on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The cost to attend is $15 which includes dinner and a one-year membership.

A Certificate of Participation for 4 contact hours will be provided.
Hours may need to be pre-approved by your local LPDC.

Questions: please contact Mary Beth Hearns at marybeth.hearns@kenstonapps.org
or Donna Morlani at morlanid@bbhcsd.org

We hope you can join us! Bring a friend!

Awards to the 2023-2024 Outstanding Mathematics Educators:

Christin Delaney, Crestwood Primary School

Samantha Fales, Nordonia High School

Carrie Rice, Berea-Midpark High School

Emily Sharp, Padua Franciscan High School

The Lynn Aring Lifetime Contributions To Mathematics Education Award:

Annemarie Newhouse, South Euclid - Lyndhurst City Schools

For more fun, join our friends at Crooked River Math Teachers' Circle:

Join the math. Join the fun.

If you have questions or want to be added to their mailing list, contact Sara Good.

BENEFITS

some advantages of a GCCTM membership

LOW COST

we provide a wide variety of great local resources at a low cost of membership

RESOURCES

student engagementis as important to us as it is to you, so we help you find the resources you need to build that engagement, no matter how mathematics touches your classroom

SUPPORT

we can help you build a strong professional network, with our membership that spans pre to postservice education professionals from k12 and higher education; across all areas that touch mathematics education

RESPONSE TO CHANGE

we help you navigate changing rules and standards by keeping you informed about the newest developments in math education at the local, state, and national level — so that you can focus on essentials

GCCTM's MISSION

supporting local educators for quality teaching and learning of mathematics

To all educators who touch math education in the Greater Cleveland area, GCCTM offers the professional resources and support to help you provide quality teaching and learning in mathematics for the benefit of all students, from pre-K to university, and for the benefit of all educators, from pre-service, in-service and post-service teachers, and all teachers who touch mathematics education in their classroom whether their primary subject is math or not.

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