Students, families can sign up for OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps through Sept. 1
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Oklahoma State Department of Education
Families Can Register Their Grade 7-9 Children for Free Online Math Tutoring Students, families can sign up for OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps through Sept. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 15, 2022) – The Math Tutoring Corps initiative offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is encouraging interested Oklahoma families to register their students for free, high-dosage tutoring in mathematics. Beginning in September, trained tutors will work with groups of no more than four students in grades 7, 8 and 9 to reinforce the math processes they are studying in class and prepare them for higherlevel coursework.
The tutoring will be done virtually and is designed for students who seek targeted support for growth in gradelevel mathematics. Students will attend three 50-minute online tutoring sessions per week.
“Research has shown that students who participate in intensive, high-dosage tutoring improve their grades in math,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister. “The Math Tutoring Corps will help kids have greater confidence in their math skills and be more college and career ready.”
The OSDE launched a successful pilot program for Math Tutoring Corps in spring 2022, with nearly 400 participants. A postpilot survey revealed:
• 90% of participants increased their understanding of mathematics.
• 84% of families said participating students were more confident about math.
• 84% of students indicated they would be more likely to persevere after making a mistake.
Students are eligible to participate in one or both of the OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps sessions during the 2022-23 school year. Each session can accommodate up to 1,500 students. The first runs Sept. 18 through Nov. 19, the second in spring 2023. Families and students can enroll for the upcoming session through this link by Sept. 1. The OSDE will provide any needed technology or internet access, and tutoring schedules will occur during students’ free time outside of the school day.
Additional information is available on the OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps webpage found at https:// sde. ok. gov/ mathtutoring- corps.
The OSDE is investing $5 million in pandemic relief funding in the Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps through summer 2024. Math Tutoring Corps is a component of Ready Together Oklahoma: An Action Plan for Supporting Students Through the Pandemic and Beyond. More information is available in this FAQ document.
Extreme heat and drought impact fall garden plans
With extreme heat and little rain still on the horizon for Oklahoma, gardeners may need to alter their fall garden plans.
“There’s nothing better than fresh produce throughout most of the year, but the lack of rainfall coupled with excessive heat may put a damper on successful fall gardening,” said David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Extension consumer horticulturist. “Typically, some of the best quality garden vegetables in Oklahoma are produced and harvested during the fall season when the warm days are followed by cool, humid nights.”
In ideal conditions, Hillock said plant soil metabolism is low; therefore, more of the food manufactured by vegetable plants becomes highquality produce. Unfortunately, the current climate across much of the state involves high soil temperature, high light intensity and rapid drying of soil.
“This can be a problem for gardeners because achieving a full stand of plants in these extreme weather conditions may require special treatment,” he said. “Gardeners may have to employ strategies such as shade row covers when seeding, along with supplemental watering to reduce soil temperature to aid in seed germination.”