Mathematics

Having strong STEM subject-area foundations will equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to be college and career ready. The Oklahoma State Department of Education collaborates with Oklahoma educators to develop and identify high-quality resources for teachers and districts. Oklahoma resources include the OK Math Curriculum Framework, guidance documents and research, virtual professional development modules, and access to instructional communities for professional growth.

Hundreds of educators and stakeholders participated in the review of the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics (OAS-M) in 2021. The writing and draft review teams spent a large part of their summer reviewing each standard and objective and, as needed, revising. Their hard work was then submitted to the Oklahoma State Board of Education to review and vote to approve.

Implementation of the 2022 OAS-M will begin with the 2023-2024 school year. The 2024 Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) will assess students' understandings of the 2022 standards.

Download the 2022 Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics.

Competencies provide a pathway for teachers who are looking to guide their students to the next mathematical level. Competencies are available for those schools/districts who have not already established competencies for Math of Finance and Intermediate Algebra. Statistics & Probability, Precalculus, and Trigonometry standards are now included in the 2022 Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics.  

The competency committee members looked at existing competencies within and outside of our state, Oklahoma high school and college course syllabi, vertical alignment documents, our Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics, and the NCTM Essential Understandings for High School Mathematics to determine which essential skills should be included in our Oklahoma competencies. What has resulted is guidance that will help our students be college and career ready.  

• Math of Finance Competencies

• Intermediate Algebra Competencies

Imagine Math, a comprehensive, supplemental, skills-based online math program,  will be free access to all fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade, and eighth-grade Oklahoma students during the 2023-24 school year. Additionally, individual PK-4th grade student licenses are available at a discount.

The platform works with the classroom teacher to tailor online instruction to the needs of individual students. Students can also access live 1:1 support from certified math teachers in English and Spanish after school hours. Imagine Math is fully aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics, including authentic assessments, adaptive learning pathways, embedded scaffolds and actionable data.

• Sign up for access by completing this Imagine Math registration form.
• Learn more about Imagine Math in Oklahoma here.
• Watch the recording from August 5th's webinar about the Imagine Math program and addressing unfinished learning.
• Access the whitepaper The Language of Mathematics: Towards an Equitable Mathematics Pedagogy.
• Watch this video, featuring Oklahoma Educators using the Imagine Math program.

For questions, contact Sharon Morgan, Program Manager of Standards and Learning, sharon.morgan@sde.ok.gov.  

Below are links to guidance documents and additional resources to support high-quality mathematics programs in schools and districts.

Below are links to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics, strategy briefs, and toolkits to support educators as they provide high-quality mathematics education and STEM appreciation/integration experiences for students.

Sharon Morgan, Program Manager, Standards and Learning
Email: Sharon.Morgan@sde.ok.gov

Chance Stone, Project Manager, Mathematics 
Email: Chance.Stone@sde.ok.gov

Johnny Bray, Administrative Assistant
Email: Johnny.Bray@sde.ok.gov

Shanda Finnell, Administrative Assistant
Email: Shanda.Finnell@sde.ok.gov