K20 Center

Dr. Lore Desautels blew our minds in last month's Post-ILI session on trauma-informed teaching. Register for our April 20th session, Dr. Karlos Hill's "Teaching Difficult Subjects," and you'll get year-long access to our recorded sessions! Register here:

Do you have a classroom of learners? Do you want to engage your learners? Whether you are teaching at the elementary, middle school, high school, or postsecondary level, the K20 Center’s LEARN website has something for you! LEARN is a free open educational resource (OER) repository where you can find over 150 unique instructional strategies to support student-centered learning. In February 2021, the our top five instructional strategies: #5 I Notice, I Wonder... #4 4-2-1 #3 5W Cube #2 ABC Graffiti #1 3-2-1 (with viewers from 13 countries and 25 U.S. states!) See more

The K20 Center’s Instructional Design and Virtual Learning teams put their heads together to create a new learning resource: multimodality lessons. These lessons allow educators to choose a learning mode that best suits their classroom’s needs. With the click of a button, teachers can choose between lesson formats for face-to-face, online, or hybrid learning modes. One recent multimodal lesson, Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, focuses on evolution through studying fossils. Stay tuned for more multimodality lessons! #Multimodality #NewK20Resources #InnovativeResources #oklaed #edchat #edtech #education #VirtualLearning https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/lesson/1200

Our curriculum specialists are preparing materials to be delivered to ARA teachers. Shout out to all of the teachers, principals, counselors and school support staff for their dedication to the students and families of OKCPS!

Coming soon to K20 GEAR UP schools: students can explore the benefits of continuing their education after high school through an interactive overview. This exploration is kicked off in an assembly or in individual classrooms. 9th and 10th-grade students get to learn what GEAR UP will look like in high school. #GEARUPWorks #GUMSKickoff #K20 #ruralschools

How amazing are our Oklahoma teachers? We think they are awe-inspiring and deserve recognition! That's why the K20 Center is partnering with Oklahoma’s Electric Cooperatives (OEC) to present six regional #SKIE awards to Oklahoma teachers who have transformed their classrooms with smart uses of instructional technology and a focus on the K20 IDEALS. Click on the link to apply! #Community #oklaed #oklahoma #ok https://www.youtube.com/watch

Welcome James Morris as K20's new Director of Instructional Design! James arrives with several years of experience in instructional design in higher education, working at both the University of Michigan and at Purdue University. He has a master’s degree in Learning Design & Technology, is completing an MFA in Fiction, and will begin OU’s PhD program in Rhetoric and Writing Studies in the Fall of 2021. https://k20center.ou.edu/directory/james-morris-m-ed/

Our Leadership session for OU's College of Education interns provided them with a fun and educational experience. Participants determined their dominant personality color, behavioral tendencies, and tips for communicating and working with students, colleagues, and parents of all personality types.

Over 250 teachers have participated in the Google Certification cohort. These educators completed online, asynchronous modules to prepare to take the Google Certified Educator exam for Levels 1 and 2. Then, they showcased their new skills by applying them to a classroom lesson impacting more than 10,000 students across Oklahoma. #GEARUP #GoogleCerts #professionallearning #k20center

The K20 Center’s OETT team met last month with @NoblePublicSchools for their OETT grant site visit. Educators shared how they are utilizing 1:1 devices and virtual reality to address grant goals, creating authentic learning experiences for their students. Great job Noble teachers!

Join other early career teachers in Uplifting Classrooms to collaborate, learn, and refine your teaching skills. You'll walk away with strategies and supports you can implement in your classroom immediately to improve and enhance your students' learning experiences, whether in-person or virtual. #oklaed #oksci #distancelearning https://k20center.ou.edu/uplifting-classroom/

This lesson is a love letter to Oklahoma’s greatest road trip destinations, including the blue whale of Catoosa, the Arcadia Round Barn, @Pops_66 Soda Ranch, and a number of American Indian historical sites. Learners can use this lesson to explore Route 66 with Google Maps and plan their own road trip! #GetYourKicksOnRoute66 #PopsSodaRanch #oklaed https://learn.k20center.ou.edu/lesson/1215

The K20 Center’s OETT Team met on Friday this week with Hydro-Eakly Public Schools @HydroEakly for their OETT grant site visit. Educators at Hydro-Eakly shared how they are utilizing ChromeBooks and iPads to address grant goals and create authentic learning experiences for their students. "Teachers are thriving. We cannot go back to where we were."