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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We are looking for some professional development for teachers (grades7-12) on any topic (not subject area specific). What PD have you loved and felt that you learned something?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">One that I have experienced in my past educational background that was very helpful and insightful, and I truly believe that our teachers can and will appreciate it. Professional Development on Diversity and
Working with Diverse Learners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">So many of our young educators don't recognize that with diverse students; whether it be cultural differences (students from different cultural backgrounds learn in different ways and express themselves in
different ways), gender (boys and girls learn differently and often times boys may be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">more hyperactive than girls)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">We, as Educators need to be trained to recognize these differences, and how our kids learn and adjust in our educational setting. For instance, an English teacher may expect students to be familiar with certain
vocabulary, and this is great; however, the teacher may have to show a correlation of the vocabulary word by connecting it to a more common vocabulary term that some of the students can connect it with; It’s not always that the student is behind or even that
they don't understand, but with the student’s life experiences and cultural background, the student may have never been<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">exposed to this term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">This is just one example of how a Professional Development on Diversity and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Working with Diverse Learners can benefit our educators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Thanks for listening,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Shonta Watts, BBA, M.Ed., MBA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Academic Counselor Alpha: De-Ho<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Edmond North Public Schools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">(405)726-7110 phone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">(405)340-2870 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">shonta.watts@edmondschools.net<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Youth Mental Health First Aid was great training for our schools. We trained all teachers, secretaries, paras, principals, librarians, and bus drivers. It is FREE for schools!
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="mailto:amwhitewater@woodwardps.net"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">amwhitewater@woodwardps.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#4472C4">Don’t forget that our office of Student Preparation for College Readiness will provide
<b>FREE</b> professional development to your school using your PreACT scores. Annette Long and myself are available to visit your school. It is a great way to see your personalized data to plan, improve or maintain curriculum needed for mastery in ACT standards.
Remember the ACT is a cumulative test; therefore it is helpful for your middle and high school teachers to look at your data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4472C4">Sabrina Wood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coordinator of Student Preparation for College Readiness<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="swood@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:#0070C0">swood@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">665 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="www.okhighered.org/student-prep">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">405.225.9257<o:p></o:p></p>
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