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April Community Happenings and Resources for Educators - 04.14.2009
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THIS MONTH …
Harn Homestead Museum's Annual Land Run Re-enactment
April 20-24, 2009, 9:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Harn Homestead Museum, OKC, OK
Contact: Sha Buchanan, Education Director
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Kennedy Center's Theater for Young Audiences presents The Phantom Toll Booth
April 20-21, 2009
Putnam City North High School, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact: Carrie Leonard
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National Poetry Month Read-a-Thon, featuring keynote speaker Deborah Hunter (as seen at OK A+ Spring Mini-Institute in Tulsa)
April 25, 2009
The Ralph Ellison Library, OKC, OK
Read More Poetry
LOOKING AHEAD …
Summer Academies on College Campuses for Middle and High School Students
Various summer dates
Moving Stories from the Page to the Stage:
Professional Development workshop for K-12 Teachers
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Contact: Jamie Jacobson, UCO Director of Dance at (405) 974-5231 or jjacobson@uco.edu.
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Breathe New Life into your Parent Conferences: Make them Student Led!
Summer Class for PreK-6 teachers presented by: Dana McBurney, NBCT & Jennifer Potts, NBCT, OK A+ Faculty
June 22-23, 2009
The Apple Tree, Tulsa, OK
Contact: The Apple Tree, Inc. at (918) 622-8733 or Web site
Read More The Apple Tree classes (p. 3)
Living the Past: Connecting the Western Tradition to Contemporary Experience
Professional Development for middle and high school teachers
July 14-17, 2009
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Read More Living the Past
Science Inquiry Institute for 5-8 grade Science teachers
July 20-22 (Science Museum Oklahoma, OKC, OK)
July 27-29 (Tulsa Air and Space Museum, Tulsa)
APPLICATIONS DUE May 11, 2009
Contact: Jana Rowland, OK SDE Science Director, jana_rowland@sde.ok.us
Read More Science Inquiry
Save the Date: OK A+ Statewide Conference
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
Moore-Norman Technology Center, OKC, OK
Read More OK A+
ON-GOING …
Mount Vernon Education Newsletter
Resources and links for your Oklahoma classroom, plus how to bring George Washington Teaching Ambassador, Jan McClaren to your school
Read More Mount Vernon
Read George Washington Wired
Educator's Resource Guide: Willard Stone: Storyteller in Wood
Now through June 14, 2009
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Contact: Sara Klein, sara-klein@utulsa.edu or 918-596-2767
Read More Gilcrease Museum
Junior Achievement of Greater OKC
Book Now: Spring Classes Available
Junior Achievement is dedicated to educating students in grades k-12 about business, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
Contact: Amy Serrata (405) 235.3399 or aserrata@jaokc.org
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The Opry Heritage Foundation of Oklahoma presents
The Opry Heritage Concert Series Fieldtrips
Now - May 2009
The Rodeo Opry, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact: E-mail or (405) 297-9773 Cindy Scarberry, Program Director and OK A+ Fellow
Read More OK Heritage
Philbrook Museum of Art
Ongoing
Tulsa, OK
MyMuseum program for families and free second Saturdays
Contact: Cindy Williams, Museum Educator, (918) 749-7941 or CWilliams@philbrook.org
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Untitled [ArtSpace] Educational Tours
Ongoing
Oklahoma City, OK
Untitled [ArtSpace] would love to host your school group for an educational tour of our exhibit and printmaking studio! We never charge a fee for tours and they are a great way to educate students of all ages about art and the creative process. For more information or to schedule a tour, call (405) 815-9995
Read More Untitled [ArtSpace]
Stay tuned to OK A+ Schools for more Community Happenings and Resources for Educators next month!