TeachLink, Fall 2011/Spring 2012, no. 4

              Fall 2011/Spring 2012 Teacher Connection Newsletter
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Issue: # 4 Fall 2011/Spring 2012
The Oklahoma Teacher Connection
A Division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
A Message From the Director
2012!
Another new year, another new semester, and for us - a new name! We are now
officially the Oklahoma Teacher Connection! We are excited to be able to continue
our services and programs that help connect the many facets of Oklahoma's
education pipeline. Please see our website at www.okhighered.org/otc , and happy
2012 to you all!
Sincerely,
Dr. Lisa Holder
Director of Teacher Education and the Oklahoma Teacher Connection
OTC News
Nationally Recognized "Compadres in Education" Program Closes the ESL
Achievement Gap
The nation's child demographics has shifted and Oklahoma is following the same
trend, identifying an increasingly growing population of minority children. A
Newsok.com article entitled "Census 2010: 11 Oklahoma Counties Now Have
'Majority-Minority' Child Populations" reported similar findings - children of color
are on the rise and many are second language learners.
The Oklahoman reported that in 2000, minority
children made up four percent of the state's
population, totaling nearly 930,000, and in contrast,
the same four percent population jumped to 10
percent in just one decade, totaling 2.82 million.
In This Issue
A Message
From the
Director
Nationally
Recognized
"Compadres
in Education"
Program
Closes the
ESL
Achievement
Gap
Hundreds
Gather to
Celebrate
the Life and
Legacy of Dr.
Ernest L.
Holloway
Efforts to
Restore
National
Board
Certification
Funding
The Fourth
Annual
Reading
Conference
Served Up a
Smorgasbord
Making
Character
First While
Speaking the
Same
Character
Language