MCLN Meetings

Upcoming Meetings (SY24-25)

SY24-25 MCLN Monthly Meetings (Oct.-May)


Are you a math leader (TOSA, admin, specialist) working on equity-centered reforms in your math program? Attend our monthly meetings!


Registration for SY24-25 MCLN Meetings will Open in September


Past Meeting Resources (SY23-24)

May Meeting Materials


Al Lebovitz (Math Teacher at Willamette HS in Bethel SD) and Katie Roman (Graduate Research Assistant at Portland State University) presented on their innovative and impactful +1 "Math for Social Justice" course.


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April Meeting Materials


Dr. Julia Aguirre gave a wonderful presentation on her Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching (CRMT) Framework (Zavala and Aguirre, 2024) and described current work to develop community-based elementary math tasks. You can find full project details and resources on the EQSTEMM website.


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March Meeting Materials


Krista Hocker (Math Specialist, Lane ESD and member of our MCLN leadership team) and Tanisha Horton (Math TOSA in Springfield Public Schools) led a fantastic session on Complex Instruction.


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February Meeting Materials


Huge thanks to Katy Tibbs, MESD's Educational Technology Specialist, for her presentation on the use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in math classrooms.


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January Meeting Materials

At this meeting, PSU graduate students Simon Han and Molly Robinson shared two examples of compelling elementary data reasoning lessons.


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December Meeting Materials

At this meeting, Rachelle Zimmerman (David Douglas SD Math TOSA) shared how her district is using Unconferences for math educator learning and collaboration.


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November Meeting Materials

At this meeting, we previewed ODE's Mathways Communication Toolkit and shared additional Oregon Math Project communication resources.


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October Meeting Materials

At this meeting, we shared upcoming math opportunities, connected with other MCLN members, and discussed how Oregon Math Project work is coming to life in our districts.


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Past Meeting Resources (SY22-23)

May Meeting Materials

We had a great time talking about math curriculum implementation in Gather!


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April Meeting Materials

We had SUCH good conversations about how meaningful data collection and application can move us beyond the status quo.

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March Meetings

Special thanks to the regional math leaders who spoke about their math piloting work: Patricia Jones and Phil Hansen (Colton SD), Shannon Parvankin (Gresham-Barlow SD), and Rachelle Zimmerman (David Douglas SD).

Thanks to all of our participants for being a part of our adoption discussion and sharing examples of your work.

February Meeting

In February, a four-person panel of Oregon Math education leaders spoke about K-12 reforms that open math pathways to all students. 


January Meetings

In January, Maddy Ahearn (Lane ESD Math Specialist) presented, "Sustaining Detracking." She spoke to how to create robust reforms, that persist even as district staff and community members change.

Slides

Jamboards: 1/5, 1/6

December Meeting Materials

Our featured presentation, "Making Math Meaningful for Every Student," was fantastic!

Thanks much to the team from North Clackamas School District who shared their innovative and exciting detracking work: Kristen Faust, Tracy Fischer, Mary Richards, and Luke Weinbrecht

November Meeting Materials

October Meeting Materials