Professional Development
For Teachers, Principals and Counselors
College- and Career Readiness Standards Networking Conference
Conference to share effective instructional strategies of the Literacy and Mathematics Design Collaborative frameworks.
Oklahoma attendees at the July 2017 conference: 22
http://Sreb.org/NetworkingConference
High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference
Annual conference for thousands of school leaders, teachers and counselors from middle grades, high schools and technology centers across the country.
Oklahoma attendees at the July 2017 conference: 198
http://SREB.org/SummerConference
National Technology Centers That Work Leaders Forum
Annual Forum for state department of education leaders, directors, principals, teacher-leaders and counselors representing high schools and technology centers across the country.
Oklahoma attendees in 2018: 20
Literacy and Math Professional Development
SREB is partnering with states on a large-scale effort to help districts and schools adopt, spread and sustain effective literacy and math teaching strategies to meet their state’s college- and career-readiness standards.
SREB’s Powerful Literacy Practices empower language arts, science and social studies teachers to build meaningful assignments aligned to their state’s college- and career-readiness standards. Teachers take ownership of their professional growth, and students take ownership of their learning.
SREB’s Powerful Mathematics Practices use formative assessment lessons — part assessment, part instruction — to help teachers know whether their students understand material they have been taught. Teachers learn to adapt assignments and engage students so they understand the hows and whys of math.
During the 2017-18 school year, this SREB professional development reached Oklahoma educators in 42 schools.
Oklahoma teachers, principals and trainers who participated in training and coaching: 382
Teaching to Lead
Helps states redesign programs that prepare business professionals to become career and technical education teachers through an alternative certification route. New CTE teachers gain knowledge and skills to manage a classroom of diverse students; plan challenging, work-related assignments; motivate students to complete assignments; and assess student progress.
Oklahoma adopted the curriculum. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides leadership for Teaching to Lead.
New career and technical education teachers participate in 25 days of professional development and educational training, four coaching visits, and mentoring, with an option to earn 15 hours of credit toward a career and technical education provisional certification. Oklahoma participation:
- 24 teachers from July 2013 through December 2014
- 19 teachers from July 2014 through December 2015
- 15 teachers during the 2015-16 school year
- 10 new teachers in the 2016-17 school year cohort
- 19 new teachers in the 2017-18 school year cohort