Professional Development


New Professional Learning Opportunities

Oklahoma Excel is excited to launch two kinds of professional learning experiences! Both are appropriate for any teacher, regardless of grade level! 

Facilitated Track

  • Sustained, job-embedded, data-driven and classroom centered professional learning
  • Perfect for large and small groups (entire faculty, departments, PLC groups, etc.)
  • Facilitator required to lead sessions
  • Detailed facilitator guide, complete slide presentations, handouts, resources and more provided

Click on the links below to access the facilitated tracks for:

Clarity and Feedback in the English Language Arts Classroom

Justification and Reasoning in the Mathematics Classroom

Sense-Making in the Science Classroom

 

Self-Study Track

  • Sustained, job-embedded, data-driven and classroom centered professional learning
  • For individuals; self-paced
  • Fully online
  • Available on the new OSDE Connect Platform

Click on the link below to visit the new OSDE Connect Platform

You will need to create an account to access the course content. After your account is set up, search for the course by the titles:

Clarity and Feedback in the English Language Arts Classroom

Justification and Reasoning in the Mathematics Classroom

Sense-Making in the Science Classroom


Oklahoma Excel Theme and Strategy Briefs

Oklahoma Excel theme and strategy briefs were co-created with Oklahoma Excel participating teachers. They can be used by individual teachers, or in groups, such as during a PLC or faculty development. The theme briefs discuss broad educational issues at hand, while the strategy briefs provide a step-by-step guide to educators implementing new instructional practices.  

Theme Briefs

ECE

ELA

Math

Science

Safe & Healthy Schools

How Can Play & Play-Based Learning Support Students' Learning in the Classroom? 

How can educators support the development of effective, independent writers? #8 

How can promoting mathematical reasoning lead to student engagement? #13

How does fostering curiosity in a science classroom help ensure every student feels valued? #1

How can productive classroom discussions lead to sense-making in science? #16

How can schools create a community where all students have an adult they trust? #2

 

 

Strategy Briefs

ELA

Math

Science

Safe & Healthy Schools

Aggressive Monitoring #12

Conferring about Student Writing #11

Creating Criteria for Success #10

Creating Learning Goals for Writing Class #9

Authentic Teacher Modeling in Writing #21

Selecting and Using Mentor Texts #22

Which One Doesn't Belong? #14

Would you Rather? #15

Number Talks #19

Cognitively Complex Math Tasks #20

Always, Sometimes, Never #21

Driving Question Board #3

Modeling Phenomena #4

Productive Classroom Discussion #17

Classroom Norms #18

Checkpoint Chats #6

Hallway Visibility and Greetings Protocol #5

What do I do when a student shares that they are in danger? #7

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Last updated on August 11, 2022