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Alpha Plus Blog: Alpha Plus News, Materials, Partners, and Education Materials

Alpha Plus Blog

Our latest press releases, and Oklahoma Education news. Subscribe for our teaching tips and resources for school improvement.

Alpha Plus Schools Know Success.

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Our Alpha Plus schools know success; they know the Way to an A.

Alpha Plus Educational Systems moves forward together with it's partner schools.

As Henry Ford said:

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CCOSA Professional Development: Wendy Pratt

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Our own Wendy Pratt got certified today —not as a teacher but as a certified number cruncher! Thanks to CCOSA-OSDE team for the update for school data nerds on how to calculate the Oklahoma School Report Cards, which hit SSO for district review on MONDAY.

😎 At least now we have proof that Wendy is certifiable. 😁

Wendy received her certificate for Number Crunches: Calculating Your Score on the Oklahoma School Report Card.

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Senator Lankford At Magnum

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Senator Lankford was at Magnum last week speaking with teachers. When asked about testing standards, teachers responded that Alpha Plus is the only thing that works!

Alpha Plus: Written by Oklahoma teachers, for Oklahoma teachers, to Oklahoma Standards

From Senator James Lankford:

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A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity

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Here's a good idea from the George Lucas Educational Foundation's website: Edutopia.org comes an article by Alex Shervrin Venet.

The rose and thorn check-in is a quick strategy for building community and developing student voice.

"At the start of a recent class, my students gathered a bouquet of good news: a trip to Ireland, an end to recent car troubles, an upcoming visit with a friend. These were highlights they shared during our start-of-class routine, the rose and thorn check-in."

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Free Help for Parents and Kids: Specific, Grade Appropriate Objectives

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Khan Academy provides free help for parents and kids who want to study specific, grade appropriate objectives. Simply set up an account for your child, and you'll be able to track lessons and progress. Thirty minutes of work each day during the summer break can make all the difference for your child. It's not too late. Start today!

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We Use Data to Empower Schools for Academic Success!

Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

Alpha Plus pinpoints the SPECIFIC OAS objectives or "gaps" students have from previous years, then helps school teams address each objective throughout the year.

That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.