CLASP: Classroom Literacy Across the Science Program

For the second consecutive year, our center has been awarded a Title II, Part A, Teacher Quality Grant by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education. The University of Oklahoma Center for Effective Schools College of Continuing Education OUTREACH and the College of Arts and Sciences are collaborating with Rogers State University College of Liberal Arts, Cameron University College of Education, and mentor teachers to improve teacher quality. The CLASP Project consists of a Summer Institute with a follow-up integrated lesson showcase, an onsite visit, and content area institutes to sustain core content knowledge and research-based teaching strategies.

Building upon the foundation established by last year's Teacher Quality Grant, forty-six participants will be chosen from new schools. In addition, four mentor teachers sustained from last year's EQUAL project will be selected. These teachers are distributed among 25 schools. The goal of the CLASP Project is to ensure that teachers have the subject-matter knowledge and teaching skills necessary to help all children achieve high academic standards, regardless of individual learning styles or needs.