CLOSING OUT FY08
FY08 HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK GRANT PROGRESS REPORT
All HSTW network sites are expected to show progress and measurable gains in changing school and classroom practices to raise student achievement for meeting the SREB goals in reading, mathematics and science. As site coordinator, please work with your HSTW site leadership team to report your sites progress.
Due May 30 –Please return the completed report before your last day of school or May 30. E-mail to cbell@okcareertech.org or mail to Cheryl Bell, State HSTW Coordinator, 2605 East Main, Weatherford, OK 73096. The report form and calendar (page 3) are posted at - http://www.okcareertech.org/hstw/resources.htm.
SUPPLEMENTAL PERKINS GRANTS
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE) will be offering the opportunity to apply for specific competitive Reserve Fund Grants in the following focus areas:
Bridging Postsecondary Transition, Career Academics, Gateway to Technology, Guidance and Advisement for CTE students, Mentoring for Underrepresented Students, Priority Career Majors, Tech Now, Summer Bridge, and Technology Centers That Work. Learn more about eligibility, funding amounts, and the application process at: http://www.okcareertech.org/fla/09perkins/perkinsindex.htm.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SREB PRE-CONFERENCES
SREB 22nd ANNUAL SUMMER STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT’S REGIONAL CURRICULUM CONFERENCES
The web site is now up and ready to enroll participants in the 2008 State Superintendent's Regional Curriculum Conferences PASSages will be held Tuesday-Thursday, June 17-19, 2008. Master Teachers from around the state conduct the sessions. The six regional areas are - Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast. From the SDE web site (http://sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultns.html) look in the column “What’s Hot” and scroll down to the blue oval marked SDE Conferences. Click to locate the Oklahoma PASSages Regional Conferences registration and additional information about the conference sessions. Many different curriculum areas covered! Consider attending a conference outside of your region! Register today. (Important: put your SUMMER email address so we can shoot you a reminder email!) Please pass this information along to others who might be interested.
OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS (OCTM)
The Annual OCTM Summer Conference is Friday, June 20th at Oklahoma City Community College located at 7777 S. May Avenue in Oklahoma City. Registration begins at 8 A.M. with breakout sessions are from 8:30 AM to 4 PM. A business meeting, with door prizes, will follow the last session. Also, an exhibit area with textbook and technology representatives will be set up to review new teaching and learning resources.
Download a flyer/registration form at www.okcareertech.org/hstw/resources.htm and scroll down to “Upcoming Meetings.” A draft of the program can be located on the OCTM website (www.octmok.org) after May 20th or you can contact Stacey Weinand, OCTM President, at weinand@cox.net or 405.447.4103 to receive the information directly by email.
ALL ABOUT MANUFACTURING
Linda Emrich, Deputy Secretary of Commerce for Workforce Development Executive Assistant announces the Manufacturing Summer Academies: K-12 Teacher/Counselor Summer Program at OSU-Okmulgee/MAIP. Four, two-day sessions are scheduled for the summer of 2008. Eighty attendees can be served through these four sessions. Industrial partners will provide a panel discussion on the challenges they face with their workforce as well as an overview of their manufacturing operations. Also, partners will provide tours of their facilities. Contact information for the academies are:
OSU-Okmulgee/MAIP
Scott Fry 918-825-4678
E-mail: scott.fry@okstate.edu
Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
Jack Bryant, Redlands Community College 405-422-1256
E-mail: bryantj@redlandscc.edu
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Malcolm Fowler 405-717-4311
E-mail: mfowler@francistuttle.com
CAREER CLUSTER INSTITUTE
The annual Career Clusters Institute will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 16-18. By popular demand, this year's emphasis is on practical, useable information for implementing and using the Career Clusters framework. There is a new "strand" feature in the agenda, which will assist you in determining which sessions best fit your needs. Visit our website, www.careerclusters.org, for information about registration, lodging, etc.
REGIONAL COUNSELOR WORKSHOPS
Save one of the dates! The ODCTE will sponsor Regional Counselor Workshops, targeted for both comprehensive and technology center counselors this fall. Topics will include career majors, cooperative alliances, career and academic planning/advisement, and CTE options and ACE.
Dates and locations include:
-September 9 at Indian Capital TC, Muskogee campus
-September 10 at Northwest TC, Fairview campus
-September 16 at Tulsa Tech, Riverside campus
-September 17 at Metro Tech, Springlake campus
-September 24 at Great Plains TC, Lawton campus
FALL 2008 EPAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Professional development workshops for administrators, counselors and curriculum leaders will be held statewide in September. Workshops will begin with registration and refreshments at 8 a.m., with presentations lasting from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Topics will include:
-Legislative and State Regents Update Relative to Student Preparation for College
-Strategic Planning Using EXPLORE and PLAN Data
-EXPLORE and PLAN Item Response Summary Reports
-A Six-Year College Planner for Each Student
-New Crosswalk Between EPAS Standards to PASS
-ACT's Update: Information for the Class of 2009 and Beyond
Early registration is encouraged as spaces are limited. Weblink for dates, locations, more information and online registration: http://okhighered.org/epas/epas-prof-dev.shtml
RESOURCES and INTERNET LINKS
FINANCIAL LITERACY PARTNERSHIP
ODCTE CIMC is partnering with Shryk, LLC to respond to training requirements in Oklahoma's "Passport to Financial Literacy Act of 2007” that identifies 14 competencies of required instruction. The CIMC is producing a print curriculum to address these areas. In addition, (www.shryk.com) Shryk is developing online banking software to help teach financial literacy as students make banking transactions. Shryk will make a free version of the software available to schools, which can set up student training accounts using play money as a training aid.
HELP OKLAHOMA WIN FIRST BOOK COMPETITION
Leslie Gelders, Literacy Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Libraries shared the following:
This would be a great “READING” activity for the end of school. Have students vote for Oklahoma. Remember that each time you correctly answer a trivia question about a children’s book you get one vote. You may answer as many questions as you want and vote as often as you like.
Oklahomans moved from 17th place on May 6 to first place today in the current national competition for First Book. Oklahoma can win 20,000 new books for at-risk children if we are in one of the top five positions on June 15. Competition is sure to “heat up” in the next few weeks. Just this morning we bumped Nebraska from the number one spot and they are hot on our heels to reclaim the position. Just click the following link to participate.
http://www2.firstbook.org/johnlithgow/
COPNET PROGRAM
Gayle Jones, SDE, shared that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics has implemented a new program – COPNET. The COPNET program is a partnership between the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and AmeriCorps to offer twenty part-time instructors, stationed throughout the State of Oklahoma, who will present drug education and awareness programs to school children from kindergarten to 12th grade. These OBN instructors will also provide drug education programs to concerned Oklahoma citizens who want to educate themselves on drug abuse issues facing our state. This includes, but is not limited to, youth marijuana use, prescription and date rape/club drug trends, and the escalating methamphetamine problem, as well as signs and symptoms of substance abuse.
To arrange programs or inquire further contact the COPNET program at 1-800-522-8031 or at 405-521-2885. OBN Headquarters include: COPNET Program Director – Dub Turner, OBN Agent-in-Charge/Training – Michael Snowden, and OBN Public Information Officer – Mark Woodward.
MAPPING YOUR FUTURE
Mapping Your Future has listed May, June and July tasks for graduating seniors to aide in their transition toward postsecondary plans. To see the article, go to http://mappingyourfuture.org/downloads/05-2008EAENews.html#article1
AMERICA’S CAREER RESOURCE NETWORK (ACRN)
The website for America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) is operational once again after moving to a new hosting platform. The site contains extensive information that can help in career planning with students.
http://www.acrnetwork.org/
EMOTIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR COLLEGE TRANSITION
http://www.edutopia.org/dispatches-redefine-college-prep
WEBSITE TOOL
Editorial Projects in Education Research Center has developed an online tool that allows users to find their school district (or any school district in the nation) and download a special report for the district with detailed information on graduation rates that includes an analysis of where students are lost from the high school pipeline. The reports also compare district results with state and national figures.
http://www.edweek.org/apps/maps/
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IS GREAT, BUT DON'T FORGET CAREERS
Can you ensure high school graduates are college ready or more important career ready? According to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), it appears this part has fallen by the wayside. Educators, policymakers and the public have been too willing to define "success" as a four-year college degree and concentrate most resources toward that single goal. Many Americans have in their minds a particular kind of learner who fits a traditional academic picture. The disconnect between post-secondary schooling and careers begins with high schools as they direct most of their guidance and counseling services toward students pursuing further study. Consequently students going to community colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs or directly to work are often overlooked. The SREB report recommends that high schools, school districts and states offer career guidance and information about technical postsecondary programs to students who are ready to enter the workforce, rather than simply allowing students to drop out and settle for low-paying jobs. This would require schools to either provide technical training or direct students to programs that allow them to become certified for skilled, higher-paying and high-demand jobs.
http://www.sreb.org/publications/2008/08V01_LostInTransition.pdf
TECHNOLOGY COUNTS!
Have you seen the new Technology Counts report from Education Week? Check it out! Technology Counts STEM: The Push to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2008/03/27/index.html
PUBLICATIONS FOR PARENTS
Cathy Douglas, SDE, shared a list of the top 10 publications for parents from the Intercultural Development Research Association. The list, provided to IDRA, by the National Institute for
Literacy is found at:
http://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/February_2008_Quality_Teaching/Top_10_Publications_for_Parents/
IDRA also provided a list of online resources for parents and families as the first teachers of their children. The links include:
About.com: Parenting of K-6 Children
http://childparenting.about.com/od/elementaryschool/
Go.edu: Parents Online
http://www.parentson-line.com/
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY): Parents Page
http://www.hippyusa.org/Parents/parents_page.html
Internet4Classrooms: Sites to Help Parents Help Their Children
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm
Kidsource Calendar/Homework Helper: Activities and Resources for Parents of School-Age Children
http://www.kidsource.com/education/homework.calendar.html
MVParents.com
http://www.mvparents.com/
National Child Care Information Center: Child Care/Child Development/Early Learning
http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/childdev-res.html#child
National Education Association: Parent Resources Online
http://www.nea.org/parents/resources-parents.html
Parenthood.com
http://parenting.parenthood.com/schoolage.html
Penn State: Better Kids Care
http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/page09.html
U.S. Department of State: Choosing a Safehaven: Considerations for Parents of School-Age Children
http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c23181.htm
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
"CHALLENGE 20/20 PARTNERSHIP"
The National Association of Independent Schools has created Challenge 20/20, a program that brings together two schools: one from the United States and one from outside the country. Teacher-student teams from both schools work together throughout the fall 2008 school semester to come up with a solution to a global problem. Challenge 20/20 is based on Jean Francois Rischard's book, High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them.
Maximum Award: n/a.
Eligibility: All U.S. schools, elementary and secondary, public or private.
Deadline: August 15, 2008.
http://www.nais.org/resources/index.cfm?ItemNumber=147262
OKLAHOMA CAREER TECH FOUNDATION
The Oklahoma Career Tech Foundation has established a web site that will contain information regarding the foundation and all available scholarship applications available through the Career Tech Foundation.
http://www.okcareertech.org/foundation/
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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