Author: Sam Aponte

2022: Meet the newest 20 Under 2 Honorees

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_tweetmeme][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_facebook][/vc_column][/vc_row] The Teaching & Leading Initiative of Oklahoma (TLI) has honored twenty of the top novice teachers in the state in the annual 20 Under 2 list, a list of promising Oklahoma teachers within their first 2 years of teaching. This list celebrates emerging teacher leaders, high performers, and novice educators who make […]

Nominations for Oklahoma’s 4th annual 20 Under 2: Novice Teaching Awards are now open!

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_tweetmeme][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_facebook][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Teaching and Leading Initiative of Oklahoma launched the 20 Under 2 Novice Teaching Awards in 2019 to recognize the talent and dedication of Oklahoma’s newest teachers.  With nearly half of new teachers leaving the classroom and schools struggling to recruit highly-trained teacher candidates,  the 20 Under 2 awards acknowledge these difficulties, […]

World Read Aloud Day

For the past 13 years, World Read Aloud Day has called attention to the importance of sharing stories by challenging participants to grab a book, find an audience, and read-aloud! The global effort, created by the non-profit LitWorld and sponsored by Scholastic, is celebrated annually in over 173 countries and is all about bringing people […]