GCTM News

Wipebook, thank you so much for donating the vertical wipebook charts for the GCTM 6th-8th Academy in Madison, GA summer 2024! Participants enjoyed viewing the multiple ways of thinking when solving math problems! Teachers can't wait until June 28 to see who wins the raffle for a set of their very own wipebooks!

Participants at the 6th-8th Academy in Savannah, GA brainstormed about differentiation opportunities for daily math lessons that were visually shared through the wipebooks and explored big ideas with different approaches with great discourse. There will be one winner on Friday for a set of wipebooks! Good luck to participants!

If you were at MathCon this past week, I hope you stopped by the GCTM membership table!

Thank you to our Executive Board members, Melanie and Tashana, for your smiles, treats, and spreading the word about GCTM!

Cost: $100 for members and $150 for non-members 

DATES:    

June 17 -18, 2024 (8:00-4:00) Tift County 

Tift County High School

June 20 -21, 2024  (8:00-4:00) Cherokee County

Sequoyah High School

June 24 - 25, 2024 (8:00-4:00) Morgan County

Morgan County Middle School

June 27 - 28, 2024 (8:00-4:00) Chatham County

New Hampstead High School

   K-8: Choose your Grade Bands (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8)

   High School Teachers: Sessions will include the topics from Geometry/Precalculus, and Algebra/Advanced Algebra.

Cost: $50 for members and $70 for non-members

Dates:

June 12-13, 2023 (8:00-4:00) Tift County High School, Tifton, GA

June 15-16, 2023 (8:00-4:00) Statesboro High School, Statesboro, GA

June 21-22, 2023 (8:00-4:00) North Oconee High School, Bogart, GA

K-8: By Grade Bands (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8)

High School: Teachers will select sessions from the topics including Geometry/Precalculus, Algebra/Advanced Algebra, and Statistical Reasoning/AP Statistics.

Registration opens April 1!

2023 Summer Academy Flyer.pdf

Fellow mathematics educators: 

I am honored and excited to serve as your president for the next two years. 

GCTM has played an important role in my career since 1987.  I attended the Georgia Mathematics Conference in 1987 as a student under the supervision of Dr. Earl Swank and I was “hooked.”  There are no words to describe how much GCTM has meant to me during my 31-year career. 

GCTM strives to provide professional learning while promoting an active interest in mathematics.  The professional learning can be taken back to the classrooms of Georgia educators and immediately implemented.  We hope that mathematics educators share excitement every day in the classroom. 

In addition to the Georgia Mathematics Conference, GCTM will be offering Summer Academies again this Summer.  As Georgia roles out the new standards, GCTM is dedicated to providing support to Georgia’s educators. 

We would love for you to be involved in GCTM----consider joining the organization, attending professional learning opportunities and feel free to reach out if you need support!!!

Tammy Donalson

GCTM President

Nominations for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are now open! Click HERE to nominate your most outstanding K-6th grade science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers for this prestigious award. Nominations close January 7, 2022.

We are super excited to offer Summer Virtual Academies!

Visit Academies Page to learn more and register. This year, we are also excited to introduce High School Summit where teachers will be able to select 6 of 24 sessions from topics including Geometry/Precalculus, Algebra/Advanced Algebra, Pedagogy/Technology, and Statistical Reasoning/AP Statistics.

Share the good news with your colleagues!  Academies Flyer

Fellow Mathematics Educators,

I hope you have had a successful beginning to this unprecedented year. I know I struggle daily wondering if I am enough for my students and some days if I will even make it. I do, however, feel a little more prepared as we begin the second semester. This organization (GCTM) has been a huge source of that comfort. I am, therefore, both honored and excited to be working with an amazing group of educators that share with me a common desire for others to learn the world of mathematics. I say “learn” because every time I am around one of you I learn something new. GCTM has given me engaging ideas to take back to my students, and it has helped me to understand concepts that just did not click. GCTM has also opened my eyes to the beauty of mathematics when oftentimes I just saw numbers, and most importantly supported me when I was ready to give up. GCTM is like a family and I enjoy adding new members to that tree. As a part of this family, I hope you will find ways to get involved. The relationships that you make and the opportunities available with GCTM will benefit you ten-fold. I know it has opened my eyes and my mind to so many possibilities in the ever changing world of mathematics education. There are so many ways you can influence these changes.

Many people think that GCTM is just about the annual mathematics conference, but WE ARE SO MUCH MORE! GCTM represents you throughout the year. Here are just a few:

• NCTM Affiliate Leadership Conference
• NCTM Annual Meeting & Expo in ATLANTA – September 22-25, 2021
• GCTM Math Day at the Capitol
• Virtual Roundtable Discussions
• Book Study Groups
• Georgia Mathematics Advisory Committee
• Georgia Standards of Excellence Revision Committees
• Georgia Equity Summit – You may want to check out the Georgia’s Mathematics Equity Toolkit at https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Curriculum-and-Instruction/Documents/Mathematics/Mathematics-Equity-Toolkit.pdf

I hope you will find a way to be involved in some capacity. You may perhaps even have other ideas of ways GCTM can support teachers or promote mathematics education in Georgia. Either way, I look forward to working with you. I am just an email away. Please feel free to contact me or any member of the GCTM Executive Committee at any time. https://www.gctm.org/executive

Mathematically yours,

Kim Conley
President, GCTM
kim.conley@gctm.org

The next in our series of GCTM Roundtable discussions has been scheduled!

Please join us to hear more from the Georgia capitol with the Lieutenant Governor’s Policy Director — former State Rep. Mike Dudgeon. Our discussion will include the upcoming legislative session and issues important to mathematics educators across Georgia. Make sure to submit YOUR questions too!

January 4, 2021 via ZOOM
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Please register for the event using the link below.

Register: https://forms.gle/tgmMdnJCoxHDriUN8

We look forward to seeing you at the table!

Kim Conley
President, GCTM

Time to Fall in Love with GCTM!

Classrooms may look different this semester, but Reflections is here for you!  In this Fall issue, find motivation to teach virtually, find professional development, or go back in time!  Sit down, relax, and enjoy what this latest issue has to offer.  You deserve this.   

Warm Regards,

Becky Gammill, Ed.D.
Publication Editor