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If you are ready to join OCTM or renew, please click the Membership link in the left hand menu! Why are 3,000 educators part of OCTM? Why have thousands joined since 1951? Read below -- and explore the rest of our website -- to find out! | Mark your calendar for the 73rd Annual OCTM Conference at the beautiful Kalahari Resort in Sandusky! Find all conference information here as it is available. The session proposal form will be released soon. |
Current and upcoming activities See above for information about the annual conference! Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Equity of Voice Thursday, January 26, 2023 -- 7:00-8:00 p.m. (EST) The Town Hall series will continue with an interactive session around diversity, equity, and inclusion in mathematics teaching and learning. Click here to join the conversation. Fall 2022 issue of the OCTM: DEI Connector Fall 2022 issue of the Ohio Journal for School Mathematics |
Important statements from OCTM
As
educators, one of our most important roles is helping others see
perspectives beyond their own. Racism has impacted the lives of African
Americans and Black people in our country for over 400 years. They
continue to suffer, along with people of color and other marginalized
people in our country as their voices and lives are oppressed by those
with privilege. Staying silent in our society when injustice occurs
promotes continued oppression. OCTM is committed to actively supporting,
including, and engaging educators representing all of the diversity in
our communities. We see you; we need you, and we are better with you. We
assume responsibility for working to welcome and elevate all and to
allow your important voices to be heard. We must work together to create
a future for our children where no voices are silenced and where all
lives are equally cherished and valued.
Stance on Ohio House Bill 616 in 2022
OCTM endorsed the position adopted by the Ohio Council for the Social
Studies (OCSS) opposing Ohio House Bill 616 in 2022. Although the OCSS position
addresses social studies classes and educators specifically, OCTM
believes that the same principles and important questions pertain to
mathematics classes and educators. If this bill or a similar one were to become law, the
grave outcome would be the silencing of students, educators, and local
boards of education.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Are you interested in working with OCTM to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organization, in mathematics education, and in mathematics-related careers? If so, please complete this form, and/or contact Charissa Hunt or Dawn Williams, our Directors of Diversity and Inclusion, at charissa.hunt@ohioctm.org or dawn.williams@ohioctm.org . This Task Force was created in the spring of 2019 as a first step -- there is much to be done. Find out more about our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work here. | Get involved OCTM grows stronger and makes a greater impact because of the involvement of our members. Click here to learn about 10(+) ways that you can be engaged with the OCTM community. | Find an affiliate OCTM has many local affiliate groups throughout the state. We all work together to lead a thriving mathematics education network in Ohio. Find out more about an affiliate near you at this link. |