Tech Prep News

Using Texting in Classroom
Some teachers are embracing new technologies and using them in the classroom.
http://www.newsobserver.com/1595/story/873510.html

Outdoor Classrooms
An Outdoor Classroom can be an excellent recruitment tool for a technology center. By hosting events centered around conservation on your campus, working with a local Conservation District and getting back to nature, you can create positive experiences that students will remember. What about working with your sending schools to host an Outdoor Classroom event? Here is what happened when one classroom went “Outdoors!”
http://www.edutopia.org/toad-tracking

Preparatory Services

More Proof US Students Lag in Science and Math Literacy
Students in the U.S. perform below average in science and math literacy. This according to a new report, Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students on Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context, by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report reveals that the average score for U.S. students in science was lower than the average for 56 countries. The U.S. average score in mathematics was also lower. See the report at
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008016

OK Commerce
Commerce has issued a RFP is aimed at the creation of sustainable Regional Skills Partnerships and implementation of a workforce solutions strategy at the regional level to address employer and workforce needs.
http://staging.okcommerce.gov/test1/dmdocuments/RFPFY08_1501082347.doc