Patricia Morgan Norman, OK | K-6, Mathematics, 2008

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The official biography below was current at the time of the award.

Patricia Morgan is a 30-year veteran of teaching mathematics to elementary school children. Since 1978 she has worked with the Norman Public Schools at Eisenhower Elementary School, teaching mathematics, science, reading, and language arts to first and second graders. She was previously a Gateway to College Learning Instructor at the University of Oklahoma. With each new mathematics adoption, Ms. Morgan takes the initiative to learn best practices. She understands how children learn, how they interact with literature, and how writing about mathematical thinking and manipulating mathematics materials helps them learn concepts. She incorporated "Special Delivery" lessons into her curriculum, in which students design ways to solve problems. Parents noted their children's motivation to learn and ability to comprehend mathematics and attributed the change to Ms. Morgan's influence/teaching skills. Ms. Morgan is a leader in the school and the district, serving on the Superintendent's Advisory Council and both the Math and Science Advisory Boards. She represented the State at the regional 2007 Supporting and Staffing High Needs Summit and facilitated a similar State summit in 2006. A lifelong learner, Ms. Morgan remains on the cutting edge of her profession through frequent in-service training and workshops on mathematics, technology, and reading, such as the Investigations Workshop for Transforming Mathematics and Everyday Math training. She is dedicated to helping other teachers, mentoring candidates for National Board Certification. In addition she presents workshops such as Math Manipulatives Grades K-3 and Lesson Design. Ms. Morgan has a B.S. in home economics and an M.Ed. from the University of Oklahoma. She is National Board Certified as a Middle Childhood Generalist.

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