May 2025
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is excited to offer a free, self-paced professional learning opportunity for educators. To access these professional learning opportunities, visit OSDE Connect. New users to OSDE Connect will create a free account to access this learning.
OSDE Connect Courses for Elementary Educators:
Get ready for InspireOK 2025!
Hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, this high-energy event brings together passionate educators, game-changing ideas, and the people shaping the future of Oklahoma’s classrooms.
- NCED Conference Center & Hotel, Norman, OK
- Friday, June 27, 2025
- 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Join us to explore innovative strategies, share best practices, and help shape the future of education in Oklahoma!
 OKMTSS 2025 Summer Conference Registration
What?
This conference is for all educators, including general education and special education, administrators, school-professionals, and related professionals. Sessions include information around MTSS implementation, universal screening, progress monitoring, diagnostic testing, data-driven decisions, multi-tiered resources, and special education services.
This conference will have traditional presentations and hands-on sessions to practice implementation. Participants are recommended to bring a computer device.
Hotel registrations can be found at the Reed Center and Project 613 funding can be used for hotel and travel reimbursement.
Register here:
OCTM 2025 Conference – Save the Date!
Join us for the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM) 2025 annual conference, featuring keynote speaker Edmund Harriss, a mathematician and artist known for his passion for making mathematics engaging and accessible for all.
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Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
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Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Location: Sallisaw Middle School, 2102 W Ruth Ave, Sallisaw, OK 74955
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The State Board of Education is authorized to award one or more grants annually to classroom teachers from funds available in the Public School Classroom Support Revolving Fund established pursuant to 70 O.S. § 1-123. A grant awarded under this section shall be used by the grantee teacher for the purpose of purchasing supplies, materials, or equipment for their class or classes.
A public school classroom teacher in Oklahoma is eligible to apply for a Public School Classroom Support Grant.
The award amount can range from $1,000-$5,000.
The grant must meet the following criteria:
- An articulated purpose for the requested grant that is intended to promote student learning in one or more content areas or skills.
- A specific plan for incorporating supplies, materials, and/or equipment funded by the requested grant into the applying teacher's course(s) for the stated purpose.
- Alignment of the purpose and plan for the requested grant with the Oklahoma Academic Standards.
The deadline to apply is June 30, 2025.
Last year, 610 teachers applied, and 26 were awarded a grant. Two of the grants were specifically related to secondary ELA--one from Jay High School regarding decodable text sets for secondary students and one from Elk City High School regarding an elective course entitled Mystery and True Crime Literature.
Learn more about CLASS grants and download your application today.
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OSDE's Competitive Grants Support High-Quality Physical Education Instruction
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is seeking PK-12 school sites to apply for a one-year competitive grant to support best practices in physical education instruction and address the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Physical Education.
These competitive reimbursement grants will provide administrators and physical education teachers with professional development, mentoring and coaching, networking opportunities, and resources for high-quality physical education instruction for PK-12 students will be provided. The sites will receive funds for barrier removal supplies (e.g., equipment list will be approved by OSDE before purchase) for up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for work conducted outside of school contracted hours. In order to receive the full funding, personnel from the school site must complete the deliverables within the grant's timeline. The school sites will be selected through the application process and asked to participate (minimum of one teacher per site) in the following:
- Participate in four on-site or virtual mentoring/coaching sessions,
- Participate in a minimum of 15 hours through OSDE's Physical Education Micro-credential addressing various topics (e.g., classroom management, instructional resources, assessment, adapted physical education),
- Attend an in-person convention in October (one staff member per site, two 8-hour days),
- Attend one-hour communities of practice calls with OSDE's Health and Physical Education Team or OSU-CHS Project ECHO - Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute's (HPNRI) Building Healthy School Communities twice a month,
- Implement instructional resources in the physical education and health classrooms, and
- Conduct one training with other physical education teachers or classroom teachers.
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