Unlocking Next-Level College Visits The GEAR UP O+K=C Team The GEAR UP O+K=C team (Ayanna Wheeler, Mariana DeLoera, Samaya Williams, Patricia McDaniels-Gomez, and Lisa Loughlin) took one very successful college visit and helped it grow. Now, students and teachers can use the Road Trip to the Future: Exploring Minority-Serving Institutions Collection to plan their own [...]

Laura Buxton Assumes Key Role as GEAR UP for LIFE Project Director Champion Of A New Initiative The University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center has awarded the role of GEAR UP for LIFE Project Director to dedicated educator and leader Laura Buxton, M.Ed. As the project director spearheading this seven-year GEAR UP grant, Laura will champion [...]

OU FAMILY DAY WITH START Getting A Head Start In Augmented Reality START (Students Taking Augmented Reality Tours) debuted at the University of Oklahoma on April 22, 2023, with great success. START is an augmented reality application available on Android and iOS mobile devices. The application allows users to navigate to a curated list of [...]

The K20 Center’s Professional Development team gamifies career exploration and money management Developing The Game In a bid to promote financial literacy and postsecondary pathways among students, GEAR UP grants have funded The Game to Prepare for Life. The idea was developed at Putnam City High School in collaboration with the GEAR UP for the [...]

Empowering Students: An Inside Look at the Student Experiences Team Post-Secondary Inspiration How do you make students want to go to college or pursue other educational opportunities after high school? To find out, we sat down with Amber Stokes, Sheridan Kautzmann, and Brittley Base, who spearhead the Student Experiences team here at the K20 Center, [...]

What Is CSI and How Does It Help? What Is CSI? Continuous Strategic Improvement (CSI) is a partnership between the K20 Center and the Oklahoma State School Boards Association (OSSBA) that helps school districts and their communities develop a five-year strategic plan to improve student achievement. This collaboration includes the formation of a district committee [...]

With College2Career Forums, Students Go Hands-On With Careers From Forensic Science to Welding Planning a College2Career Forum We sat down with GEAR UP for MY SUCCESS’s Melissa Smith and GEAR UP for the FUTURE’s William Markham to ask them about their experience planning the K20 Center’s College2Career Forums. These forums give students the opportunity to [...]

OK-ACTS, Phase I: Leadership School leaders will soon begin the first phase of OK-ACTS’ first phase of 2023. OK-ACTS, short for Oklahoma Achievement through Collaborations & Technology Support, is a three-day seminar. It serves as the first of the K20 Center’s five-phase model for school transformation: leadership development. After participants complete Phase I, Leadership, they [...]

Cameron University and GEAR UP’s Road Trip to the Future We sat down with Jane Reynolds and Allie Bishop to ask them about a recent campus visit to Cameron University. The visit was part of the Road Trip to the Future series, funded by three GEAR UP grants.  After a family group tour, students who [...]

The Right Path for Students and Families to Learn About Oklahoma’s Promise, FAFSA, and Other Scholarships What does a year's supply of college textbooks cost? What's the difference between a community college and a career-tech? How do you qualify for the Oklahoma's Promise scholarship? Families and students who attended "The Path Is Right," a Price [...]