What are you looking to learn
at this event that you can take back
to your work?

“How to better connect with those kids who have less opportunity at home, to help them find out about life after high school and make sure they feel that they
have equal access to opportunities after
high school.”



Brad Burnham
College and Career Counselor
Union High School
DELEGATE

“How to identify community college transfer students and get them interested in our school.”








Don Byars
Associate Provost for Enrollment Management
Prairie View A&M University

“I work for a nonprofit organization that focuses on college prep and retention services for low income and first generation students, so I would like to learn more about aid, access, retention and persistence.”



Gilbert Zevata
Program Manager, College Forward

“My goal is to learn anything that I can use in my class, especially writing strategies. Coming to this event, I’m surrounded by educators and professionals who have tried something in their classroom, and I would like to learn from them.”


Beth Cramer
6th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Mountain View School
Recipient of the 2009 Bob Costas Grant for the Teaching of Writing

Oklahoma Governor, First Lady and Legislators Receive AP^® Award

From left, JoAnn W. Haysbert, president of Langston University and College Board Trustee, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, First Lady Kim Henry and Gaston Caperton, College Board president

On Feb. 5, an award ceremony was held at the Oklahoma History Center honoring Gov. Brad Henry, first lady Kim Henry and the Oklahoma legislators for their commitment to Oklahoma education and the Advanced Placement Program®.

Before presenting the award, College Board President Gaston
Caperton spoke about the importance of leadership in the face of adversity and praised the governor and the first lady and for their education leadership.

“The most important thing that legislators can do,” said Gov. Henry upon accepting the award, “is to give children every possible opportunity to go to college and be successful.” The governor also attributed the success of Oklahoma’s educational programs to members in the legislature who “understood and believed.”

Expressing his gratitude, Gov. Henry said that this award will give him “continued motivation to fight for what is right.”

 

University of Oklahoma President Discusses His Letter to America

 

David Boren

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussing his most recent book, A Letter to America, former governor of Oklahoma and president of the University of Oklahoma, David Boren, spoke about the need for America to maintain a strong educational system by attracting the best and brightest teachers and developing
an internationally relevant curriculum. In an increasingly global
society, he said, schools need to begin bringing the outside world
into the classroom.

“We must internationalize our education,” said Boren. “Curiosity about the world must be planted in K-12.” In addition to emphasizing an international curriculum, Boren also encouraged students to reflect on the past to better prepare for the future. In order to be successful,
he noted, “students must also understand their role as citizens and their history.”

Making up only 6 percent of the world’s population, America will need to rely on the education of future generations to continue playing a leading role among other nations. “When you only have a fraction of the world’s population,” Boren said, “every ounce of intellectual capacity needs to be developed to the fullest.” Given a greater emphasis on learning about the world around them and their own history, American students will be well equipped to live and work in a global economy.