Oklahoma’s first statewide Making Schools Work virtual conference planned
Registration is open for Oklahoma’s first statewide Making Schools Work virtual conference March 3031.
Oklahoma CareerTech and the Southern Regional Education Board will host the twoday event, which will showcase best practices and strategies being implemented by high schools and technology centers across the state.
Sessions will focus on leadership for continuous improvement, aligned curriculum, engaging instruction, career pathways and systems of support. High Schools and Tech Centers That Work State Coordinator Twila Green said the sessions are open to anyone looking to enhance their teaching strategies and enlarge their professional circle.
“We look forward to sharing strategies, struggles and successes during two days of learning, collaborating and networking,” Green said.
Many of the state conference presenters have spoken at the national SREB conference. Joe Hendershott, author of three books on the effects of trauma on learning and behaviors and working with wounded students, will share his research and practical experiences as a teacher and administrator. Hendershott founded Hope 4 the Wounded.
The conference is open to any employee of any educational entity. For more information or to register for the free conference, go to https://docs.google. com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQ LSfzJq2XDQJvmMAhHoFF6gOK7ZtMBeGE kTHBSm2ePFeoK4y6 YA/viewform.
About Oklahoma CareerTech
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides leadership and resources and assures standards of excellence for a comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education. The system offers programs and services in 29 technology center districts operating on 58 campuses, 399 PK-12 school districts, 13 Skills Centers campuses that include three juvenile facilities and 32 adult basic education service providers.
The agency is governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education and works closely with the State Department of Education and the State Regents for Higher Education to provide a seamless educational system for all Oklahomans.
About SREB A nonprofit, nonpartisan interstate compact, SREB was created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislators who recognized the link between education and economic vitality. SREB states are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.