Special Announcement: Fall Regional Workshops

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September Special Announcement

Fall Regionals

Fall Regionals

The Office of Standards and Learning at the Oklahoma State Department of Education is offering free professional development opportunities for the 2025-2026 school year. These workshops will be held in various regions across the state and will focus on instructional strategies aligned with the Oklahoma Academic Standards in different subject areas.

The Power of a Sentence: Building Skilled Writers in the Elementary Classroom: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Unlock the power of strong sentences! This interactive session focuses on sentence-level instruction designed to boost students' writing fluency and confidence. Explore practical strategies for sentence generation, expansion, and combination, and leave with hands-on activities you can immediately use in your elementary classroom to help young writers build skill and stamina.

To find sessions in other subject areas, please visit this link.

Elementary English Language Arts Contact Information

Have ideas or celebrations for the Elementary ELA newsletter? Reach out and let me know! I would be happy to share pertinent information, professional development opportunities, celebrations, and more.

Respectfully, Christie Barris, Project Manager of Elementary ELA

Email: christie.barris@sde.ok.gov Phone: 405-522-1716

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