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OSDE Early Childhood Education Present and Future ProjectsDecember 9, 2020
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Prioritizing Early Childhood Education
Strategy 1.1 Focus on Early Childhood EducationGoal: Align early childhood education and learning foundations to ensure at least 75% of students are “ready to read” upon kindergarten entry.
https://sde.ok.gov/ok-essa-state-plan
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Early Childhood Education Research PartnershipOklahoma is partnering with the Regional Education Laboratory Southwest on a variety of projects designed to examine and address issues of equity in state-funded early childhood education and support early childhood educators with evidence-based instruction and assessment practices.
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State-Funded Pre-K Participation Study 1Descriptive study designed to understand who is participating in state-funded Pre-K and if there are variations in participation among student subgroups and regions of the state.
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State-Funded Pre-K Participation Study 2
• Greater percentages of students in rural districts participated than in nonrural districts.
• Participation differed by student subgroup.• Students who lived farther from a state-funded Pre-K site
were less likely to participate.• Students who lived farther from a Head Start center were
more likely to participate.
For school years 2014/15 – 2018/19, we learned:
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Survey of Pre-K Curricula and Instruction
Purpose: Capture information about Pre-K curricula and instructional practices in use in state-funded Pre-K classrooms.• We hope to also learn how teachers adjusted instructional
practices to accommodate virtual, traditional, and/or hybrid teaching.
• To be administered late winter early spring 2021.
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Early Learning Inventory Pilot Study• Support school districts in gathering information on what
students know and can do at the time of kindergarten entry.
• Assist teachers in data-driven instructional decision making.
• Identify individual student’s needs and provide necessary supports.
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Early Learning Inventory (ELI)Educators will use a system of rubrics to obtain a well-rounded view of the whole child, addressing the following domains:• Physical Development, Health, and Well-Being• Literacy• Mathematics• Scientific Conceptual Understanding• Self, Family, and Community• Approaches to Learning
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ELI Pilot Study Sample
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Champion of Excellence InitiativeStill in its early development stage, the new Champions of Excellence initiative is poised to rethink the way Oklahomans appreciate and support the work happening in schools. The concept is simple: identify excellence, celebrate dedication, and share wisdom.
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Champions of Excellence
ENVISION SUPPORT CELEBRATE
The Champions of Excellencestrategy collaboratively designs and pursues an ambitious vision, providing support and opportunities to publicly celebrate progress.
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Programs of Excellence - Mathematics
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Math example indicator 1
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Math example indicator 2
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Math example indicator 3
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Math example indicator 4
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School Report Card
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Guidance and ResourcesThe Oklahoma State Department of Education, through partnerships with educators, district leaders and state and community organizations, continue to develop guidance and resources to support high quality and equitable learning experiences for our youngest learners.
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Return to Learn 2020-21 Guidance
Interim Study21
Guidance and resources to support various instructional models implemented during the 2020-21 school year.
Launching Instruction
https://sde.ok.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/R2L%20Launching%20Instruction%20in%20PK-K_0.pdf
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Early Childhood Transition Toolkit
The Oklahoma Early Childhood Transition Toolkit is a guide to support schools as they build positive, effective bridges into early elementary grades and ensure a continuum of learning across home, childcare, preschool, and school. https://sde.ok.gov/sites/default/files/Oklahoma%20School%20Readiness%20%28final%20pdf%29.pdf
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