The Opportunity Project is still serving our city’s youth during this pandemic
The Opportunity Project is still serving our city’s youth during this pandemic
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Look for the helpers: The Opportunity Project assists families during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created tough circumstances for many Tulsa families, and The Opportunity Project has been doing its part in assisting families in need.
Executive Director Caroline Shaw said the organization is an out-of-school time intermediary.
How Tulsa kids can ‘Stay Active’ at home
Since 2008, nonprofit Humble Sons Bike Company has provided thousands of bikes and helmets to local kids.
TPS teaching students social, emotional skills
Tulsa Public Schools is teaching its elementary students skills they’ll use beyond the classroom. A fourth grade class at Eugene Field Elementary is learning about poetry and they’re gaining other skills you can’t learn in a book. “From Ms. Howard I learned that you can’t just bulge out because people are gonna not want to…
Karen Pittman and Caroline Shaw: What Tulsa’s youth need to thrive
Oftentimes, when adults are asked to think back to the experiences and people who influenced or motivated them in their youth, a coach, club leader, camp counselor or other youth worker comes to mind. The presence of that one caring adult is often the spark that helps a young person feel connected to their academic…
Education advocate, officials stress need to fund expanded learning at event celebrating after-school programs
Karen Pittman has seen a lot of progress in how people view the role of after-school programming in the development and success of at-risk children. While these programs used to be seen as a pleasant but ultimately unnecessary luxury, more and more communities are beginning to understand the intrinsic value of expanded learning opportunities, said…
“What Tulsa’s Youth Need to Thrive” — A Chat with Karen J. Pittman
Later this week, on the morning of October 24th, the Opportunity Project — a Tulsa nonprofit that (per its website) acts as a “citywide intermediary for expanded learning [and for] connecting youth to the world of opportunity” — will celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Lights On Afterschool Day. This celebration begins at 8:30am at the…
Kernels of Practice for SEL: Low-Cost, Low-Burden Strategies
This brief is part of a series on Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out and focuses on the need to develop social and emotional learning strategies that can be taught quickly and effectively. It targets specific behaviors that can be used across in and out of school settings.
The Latino Teacher-Student Divide: 5 Steps to Close the Gap
Latino students are the largest ethnic group in U.S. public schools, representing 25 percent of the overall population. Yet, Latinos make up only 9 percent of the nation’s teaching corps. While demographic gaps exist between all nonwhite student populations and teachers, the gap for Latinos is the largest, a new report from New America’s Education…
Most Educators Assess Their Students’ Social-Emotional Learning, but Few See the Whole Picture. Here’s What They’re Missing
Many teachers in Woodridge School District 68, located 30 miles west of Chicago, used to think their low-income students had little grit and their gifted students had lots.