[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 […]
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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, […]
It’s a wrap: Oklahoma’s 2021 20 Under 2 Awards
Oklahoma’s 2021 20 Under 2 novice teaching awards celebrate 20 of Oklahoma’s most promising educators in their first or second year of teaching. In May we announced the 2021 honorees and this year we were delighted to shower teachers with a gift box to celebrate their excellence. Teachers received a custom plaque that was produced […]
Presenting the 2021 20 Under 2 Honorees!
Twenty of Oklahoma’s most talented novice teachers have been chosen as this year’s 2021 20 Under 2 honorees for the third annual 20 Under 2 Novice Teaching Awards. The 20 Under 2 Novice Teaching Awards hosted by the Teaching and Leading Initiative of Oklahoma, celebrate emerging teachers who are setting the pace for excellent teaching […]
Nominations for Oklahoma’s 3rd annual 20 Under 2: Novice Teaching Awards open February 21st
Education scholar Lisa Delpit writes that “Education is not a job for the weak-willed.” Oklahoma teachers have grappled with limited resources, large class sizes, and low pay, and this year teachers faced a global pandemic along with new forms of distance learning. For educators just beginning their profession, these challenges are especially difficult. Despite the […]
2021 Teacher Pipeline Bills
For nearly a decade, Oklahoma has been facing a severe teacher shortage. Steep budget cuts during this period have forced teachers to make due with limited resources, fewer staff, and chronically low salaries. Unsurprisingly, Oklahoma teachers leave the profession at rates that surpass the national average. The latest 2018 Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Report […]
20 Under 2: 2020 Teacher Honorees
Educators have a lot to think about these days. We don’t know exactly what school will look like as Covid-19 news changes each day. School start dates and formats are still in flux. But here’s what we do know: Excellent Oklahoma educators deserve to be recognized. “Now more than ever we need to celebrate excellent […]
Meet the Newest 20 Under 2 Honorees
The Teaching & Leading Initiative of Oklahoma (TLI) has honored twenty of the top novice teachers in the state in the second annual 20 Under 2 list, a list of promising new Oklahoma teachers. This list celebrates emerging teacher leaders, high performers, and novice educators who make Oklahoma’s future look bright. Across the state, principals, […]
20 Under 2 Calls For Top Oklahoma Teacher Nominations
Every year, 1 out of every 5 new Oklahoma teachers leave the profession. By year 5, only about half remain in the classroom. While it’s easy to decry the loss of teachers, the persistent classroom vacancies, and the worrisome number of emergency certificates issued this year, there are also plenty of bright spots. We think […]
20 Under 2: Celebrating Oklahoma’s Novice Teachers
A teacher’s first years in the classroom can be long and lonely. Learning to teach is a big, important job and yet the experience is also punctuated with unnecessary hurdles like low pay, large class sizes, and underfunded systems. It’s not surprising that so many novice teachers leave before they feel fully competent. In Oklahoma, […]