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

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

Student Success

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Our kids and their identities are shaped by our words. Here are just a few. What other words do kid

s need to hear?

Seven things every child needs to hear:

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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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