Summer 2024 Learning
In this issue:
Join the Oklahoma State Department of Education on July 15 in Tulsa for the InspireOK conference, where educators come together to innovate and inspire. Dive into a day of collaborative learning, sharing insights, and crafting transformative teaching practices tailored for Oklahoma schools. A complimentary continental breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided.
You can get your free ticket now, and you can also register to indicate which sessions you plan to attend. There will be 3 sessions for secondary English language arts throughout the day.
English Language Arts Standards & Framework (Session 1)
Refresh yourself on the 2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for ELA and explore the resources on the ELA Framework website, including the newly added exemplar lesson plans and updated engagement strategies.
The Power of Text Sets (Session 3)
Students can use teacher-designed text sets to build background knowledge that is complementary to a novel they study as a class or in a literature circle. Learn how to build a text set, see an example for The Outsiders, and plan a text set of your own.
Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts (Session 5)
English language arts (ELA) teachers can use the principles of universal learning design (UDL) to ensure that all their students have access to learning experiences in their classrooms. Explore the nine facets of UDL in an ELA lesson for your grade and leave with implementation ideas for your classroom.
Event Details
July 15, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Cox Business Convention Center
100 Civic Center
Tulsa, OK 74103
Cox Parking Garage is $10/day
Reconnect with your inner writer by engaging in some personal writing this summer. The thirty-day challenge can be completed in the span of a month, or you can space it throughout your break. Feel free to skip the weekends and any vacation, but commit to writing in response to thirty invitations, curated by English teachers for English teachers, over the course of the summer.
Download the challenge by clicking the image below. The PDF contains links to each day's writing invitation. (I contributed six of the invitations, and long-time readers of this newsletter will recognize them from the monthly features section.)
ELA teachers from Arizona, Kentucky, Montana, and Utah will also be participating, and we have a shared Padlet where we can all post our writing and grow together. You can choose which writing, if at all, to share on the Padlet.
If you want a fun reading challenge this summer, I have prepared a Summer Reading Bingo card for you. When you bingo, email me your titles. I will compile all of the summer reads into a document that I will share in a fall newsletter. You can get a regular bingo, or you can try for a blackout! Click the bingo card below to download your copy. As soon as you are on summer break, you can begin your bingo quest!
Join fellow Oklahoma English teachers to engage in professional learning this summer from the comfort of your home. Three different topics will be offered in June and July. These virtual meetings will be hosted and led by Jason Stephenson, the Project Manager of Secondary English Language Arts.
The same material will be presented on Tuesday and Thursday, so choose which webinar date and time work best for your schedule. Register today!
English Language Arts Standards & Framework
Refresh yourself on the 2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for ELA and explore the resources in the ELA Framework website, including the newly added exemplar lesson plans and updated engagement strategies.
- Tuesday, June 25, from 2-3 p.m. (Register)
- Thursday, June 27, from 10-11 a.m. (Register)
The Power of Text Sets
Students can use teacher-designed text sets to build background knowledge that is complementary to a novel they study as a class or in a literature circle. Learn how to build a text set, see an example for The Outsiders, and plan a text set of your own.
- Tuesday, July 9, from 2-3 p.m. (Register)
- Thursday, July 11, from 10-11 a.m. (Register)
Universal Design for Learning in English Language Arts
English language arts (ELA) teachers can use the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) to ensure that all of their students have access to learning experiences in their classrooms. Explore the nine facets of UDL in an ELA lesson for your grade and leave with implementation ideas for your own classroom.
- Tuesday, July 16, from 2-3 p.m. (Register)
- Thursday, July 18, from 10-11 a.m. (Register)
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