Educators from around the state gathered together virtually to discuss the current state of Oklahoma education via Twitter, a standing date every Sunday evening.
You can read through this evening’s Policies, Regulation, and Legislation Chat via Storify.
Here are a few of the highlights:
One step OK Ts need to take is to elect federal legislators who will fix NCLB (by getting rid of it). No waiver should be needed. #OklaEd
— ChrisParadise (@ChrisParadise) September 1, 2014
.@ChrisParadise @jasonnelsonok @coach57 @shawnhime This fight over NCLB / high stakes testing will only be won if parents care #OklaEd
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
@jasonnelsonok If you know the likely consequences of an action & you do it anyway, There is no one to blame but yourself. #oklaed
— Kenneth Ward (@kennethdward) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd A4 I agree we need to change the narrative: High stakes tests & standards don’t produce great schools or great learning environments
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
A4 We change the conversation when we focus on teacher development. We need mentor programs and constant development #oklaed
— Mrs. Telannia Norfar (@thnorfar) September 1, 2014
#oklaed I’m almost positive some of the the world’s bests would have never measured up to a “standard.” Not everyone learns the same.
— Jayden Mills (@JaydenMills14) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd A5 Like CCSS, our new standards absolutely must include digital literacy: representing & communicating ideas with media
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
@coach57 This is the most disappointing part of 3399 to me. ACT matters. EOIs don’t. Prepare students for what matters. #oklaed
— Rick Cobb (@grendelrick) September 1, 2014
A4: stndrds have come & gone. The relationships & dedication of Ts has stood the test of time. I have memories of my Ts not stndrds. #oklaed
— Kas Nelson (@kasnelson) September 1, 2014
#OKlaEd blame helps us ZERO. Not Obama, Duncan or @jasonnelsonok . We know where we stand and what the rules are. Let’s help teachers
— Shawn Hime (@shawnhime) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd @jasonnelsonok 1 reason PASS isn’t college/career ready is b/c they don’t address digital literacy. At all. #NotGood
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
A6: LNH scholarships is constitutional issue. Understand P’s perspective but worry about slippery slope to “vouchers for all.” #oklaed
— Rob Miller (@jmsprincipal) September 1, 2014
I’m #oklaed grad pre-standards and I didn’t have problems getting into college or graduate school. Relationships with t’s who cared mattered
— Kara Walk (@karawalk) September 1, 2014
@JaydenMills14 I’d actually love to get rid of stakes attached and EOIs and implement a graduation project instead. #OklaEd
— ChrisParadise (@ChrisParadise) September 1, 2014
It is amazing we have a student @jaydenmills14 bringing some common sense to #oklaed
— Kevin Hime (@coach57) September 1, 2014
@coach57 @JaydenMills14 common sense gets lost when politics are involved #oklaed
— Amanda Smith (@manders416) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd @watersenglish @coach57 we need more Oklahoma students to participate in these conversations! Way to go @jaydenmills14 🙂
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
Also flat since 2000, pre-NCLB RT @grendelrick @coach57 #oklaed ACT scores have remained flat since passage of ACE. pic.twitter.com/4RE0YGNBiN
— Rob Miller (@jmsprincipal) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd We need focused attention on removing the horizontal drilling tax exemption that’s costing us millions each year. #FairTaxesAreGood
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
@drjohnthompson we agree on needing a quick solution and avoiding chaos in schools. Hopefully the OSRHE report will will be an #OklaEd map
— Shawn Hime (@shawnhime) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd We need to offer Twitter 101 sessions at every Oklahoma school administrator event, encourage more participation in social media
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014
#OklaEd @jmsprincipal @grendelrick @coach57 We’ve got to END our myopic focus on test scores as the sole metric of excellence in our schools
— Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. (@wfryer) September 1, 2014