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 The Office of College & Career Readiness encourages educators to prioritize the safety and security of themselves and their families, student safety, and to stay informed of communications from the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) and other reputable sources.
For the latest updates on Coronavirus/COVID-19 for Oklahoma Public Schools, visit here.
Navigating college and career readiness, career advising and work-based learning in virtual spaces has its challenges, yet we can all learn from each other during these times.
The Office of College and Career Readiness is creating a work-based learning database to enhance engagement between school districts, business and industry, and community organizations. The purpose of the Work-Based Learning Survey is to assess educators' knowledge of career awareness and exploration, hear how schools incorporate work-based learning opportunities, and compile a database to denote work-based learning school designees.
Complete the Work-Based Learning Survey by Jan. 29, 2021.
For more information on work-based learning experiences, click here (PDF version).
For questions, contact Chelsea Hunt at chelsea.hunt@sde.ok.gov.
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The Office of College and Career Readiness will host a series of webinars every third Thursday of each month starting January 21, 2021 and ending June 17, 2021.
This series will cover best practices for career development, work-based learning, industry engagement, academic counseling, and much more. School administrators, teachers, counselors, college and career advisors, and work-based learning coordinators are encouraged to attend.
Webinars will be offered in two time slots in order to accommodate all who wish to attend. Participants only need to register for one time slot. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email and have access to all sessions.
The college and career readiness webinar series will be recorded and archived, click here.
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Call for Proposals:
The Office of College and Career Readiness is seeking proposals for virtual speakers!
If you are an Oklahoma college or university Career Advisor, CareerTech Career Advisor, organization, trade association, or tribal education agency that wants to share resources with school districts complete this sign-up form to be a virtual speaker at one of our monthly webinars. Virtual speakers will have 45 minutes (includes questions and answers) to present and a PowerPoint should be submitted in advance the week of your webinar.
For questions, contact Chelsea Hunt at chelsea.hunt@sde.ok.gov.
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The Office of College & Career Readiness knows that engaging industry and community partnerships are important for our school districts and students to have exposure to career exploration and real-world experiences. If you are an organization, trade association, or tribal education agency that would like to showcase upcoming events for K-12 students and school districts, complete the Community Spotlight form.
Community Spotlight: Mentor4OK
Mentor4OK is a voluntary, grassroots consortium of mentoring practitioners and supporters working to advance quality mentoring for multiple ages of youth in Oklahoma. For more information about their mentoring programs and additional resources, visit: https://mentor4ok.org.
January Marks National Mentoring Month!
National Mentoring Month focuses national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us, individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits, can work together to increase the number of mentors to help ensure positive outcomes for our young people. Upcoming events:
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Jan. 7, 2021 - I Am a Mentor Day
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Jan. 17, 2021 - International Mentoring Day
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Jan. 18, 2021 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
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Jan. 27-29, 2021 - National Mentoring Summit
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Jan. 29, 2021 - #ThankYourMentor Day
For more information on National Mentoring Month, visit: www.mentoring.org
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The seventeenth annual For Counselors Only conference will be held virtually on March 9th and 10th.
The conference traditionally hosts between 300–500 PreK-12 and Tech Center counselors from across the state to provide a wide range of professional development.
This year the conference will span two half-days to better facilitate quality virtual sessions. Some sessions will be pre-recorded, though we anticipate the majority to be live and likely in the afternoon.
Call for Proposals:
This event represents a unique opportunity to speak with counselors. To be a virtual conference speaker, submit a proposal to participate through a live or pre-recorded session. Proposals can be submitted through this link.
All submissions must be received by Jan. 26, 2021.
For questions, contact Cynthia Vick at 405.743.5162 or cynthia.vick@careertech.ok.gov.
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 Oklahoma Career Exposure Week will be held March 1-5, 2021. This week-long event connects students with businesses to give our future talent an opportunity to explore the possibilities that await them in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is partnering with the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development to offer virtual career exposure opportunities to give students a front row seat to participate through live or recorded webinars with local professionals.
More details for virtual speakers and school districts to register will be available soon.
For questions, contact Chelsea Hunt at chelsea.hunt@sde.ok.gov.
 Campus E-Clips is an e-publication with links to stories from Oklahoma colleges and universities. You can find out the latest news and events on each campus by visiting Campus E-Clips at www.okhighered.org/newsletter.
To receive future e-mail notices of new issues of Campus E-Clips directly, subscribe to the Campus E-Clips listserve, click here.
It is never too early to start searching for scholarships. There are many scholarships that can help students pave a way towards their future success. Below are a few websites to help students and families get started on their scholarship journey.
The Oklahoma Former NFL Players Association
The Oklahoma Former NFL Players Association has been given the responsibility by the Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) to award two $2,500 scholarships to Oklahoma High School Senior Athletes, one male and one female. This opportunity is open to any high school varsity athlete that attends a public or private high school in the state of Oklahoma. The PAF Scholarship rewards high school athletes for their non-athletic achievements and assists them in achieving their career goals. The PAF Scholarship is designed for any high school athlete who will attend a university, college or two-year institution and will not receive any type of athletic scholarship. All applications must be received by Jan. 31, 2021.
To request the application packet, contact Jean Barrett at jbarrettinc@aol.com.
Premier Nursing Academy
Premier Nursing Academy offers monthly scholarships available to those in historically underrepresented groups, including those who are pursuing healthcare careers, such as nursing, health administration, or allied health careers.
For more information, visit: www.premiernursingacademy.org.
Oklahoma Edge
OKedge.com offers Financial Aid & Scholarships resources to help connect students to financial aid and scholarship opportunities.
Oklahoma CareerTech
Students may apply for several types of aid including scholarships, grants, long-term loans, and work-study assistance. For more information, visit: Scholarship Collection.
OKcollegestart.org
OKcollegestart.org offers a Scholarship Profile and Scholarship Corner for students to find financial aid and monthly scholarship opportunities.
Scholarships.com
Scholarships.com offers over 3.7 million college scholarships and grants. You can even search for scholarships by month. To search Jan. 2021 scholarship deadlines, click here.
For more information visit: Scholarships.com.
 Oklahoma Edge is the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s commitment to giving our students a competitive edge by ensuring they are prepared for the real world of work and higher education after they graduate high school. This initiative includes Individual Career Academic Planning (ICAP) – multi-year plans that will provide students the opportunity to explore career interests and post-secondary opportunities.
Visit us online: OKEdge.com
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