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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Please forward to your faculty and administrators. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D'>Linda Mason, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Coordinator of Grant Writing <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>405-706-8757 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>lmason@osrhe.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Sarani, Saeed <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bowen, James; Dr. Bill Osborne; Dr. Esther Rehbein; Dr. Gregg Garn; Dr. James Machell; Dr. Joe Hornbeak; Dr. Laura G. Fischer; Dr. Lois Lawler-Brown; Scoufos, Lucretia; Dr. Pam Robinson; Dr. Ray Read; Dr. Rex Tullis; Dr. Robert Davis; Dr. Ronna Vanderslice; Dr. Sally Nichols-Sharpe; Dr. Sheldon Buxton; Dr. Tom Bendiktson; Dr. Vickie Ferguson; Grant, Kay; Kim Boyd; Miller, Robyn; Stewart, Wayne<br><b>Cc:</b> Davis, Dr. Houston; Holder, Dr. Lisa; Mason, Linda; 'Woods, John'<br><b>Subject:</b> 2012 Oklahoma Mathematics Summit <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Great News!! The 2012 Oklahoma Mathematics Summit will be held at the Oklahoma History Center on March 3, 2012 (email below). Please contact Dr. John Woods at <a href="mailto:john.woods@swosu.edu">john.woods@swosu.edu</a> to reserve your space and for additional information. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Background: </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>KESAM SP (K-8 Scholars Appreciating Mathematics, Statewide Partnerships: A Hands-on, Brains-on Journey of Excellence), is an effective statewide professional development program serving Oklahoma teachers for several years. KESAM has developed statewide partnership learning centers at SWOSU, NEO, and CASC, serving K-8 teachers from all parts of the state. The following map of Oklahoma shows the three regions and public schools served in each region in 2010. KESAM has served over 500 teachers directly, and impacted hundreds more and thousands students indirectly in the past few years. This demonstrates the success of the project teaching conceptual understanding of Mathematics in Oklahoma. These partnerships offer an excellent example of the highly effective, high quality program called for in The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), under provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act 2001 and Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ). The evaluations from previous SWOSU OSRHE/NCLB projects verify that KESAM Mathematics Institutes provide the resources, personnel, concepts, materials, and enthusiasm to have sustainable effects on the participating teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge and have a strong impact on the participants’ students’ achievement. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:200%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=624 height=293 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCF092.B3C90950" alt="Description: Description: kesam 2011 ok map.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Please feel free to share the following information with your list-serves.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Saeed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Saeed Sarani</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Administrator, State Teacher Quality Program</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>655 Research Parkway, Suite 200</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Oklahoma City, OK 73104</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Ph. 405-225-9192 Fx. 405-225-9230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="mailto:hdavis@osrhe.edu">ssarani@osrhe.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:200%'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";letter-spacing:-.15pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>RE: Oklahoma Mathematics SUMMIT, March 3, 10-12:30, Chesapeake Room, Oklahoma History Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Good Morning!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Southwestern Oklahoma State University with support from the US Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education is hosting a brief summit concerning improved teaching and learning of mathematics. This is an opportunity for key stakeholders across the leadership spectrum in Oklahoma to meet at an informal, neutral site to see best practices at work, to discuss viable, inexpensive methods of improvement, and meet with dedicated teachers from all regions of Oklahoma who are making a significant difference in their students’ attitudes and performances in mathematics and the learning culture of their schools. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please look over the attached invitation, summit outline, and sample comments from principals and teachers. If you can make it, we shall look forward to the privilege of sharing time with you. If not, please pass this along to one other leader who you know to have a deep concern and interest in improving mathematics education across our great state.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Please RSVP to Dr. John Woods, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:john.woods@swosu.edu"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>john.woods@swosu.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>