Professional Learning
Supporting Educators
The K20 Center has worked with schools in every Oklahoma county. Across the state, we have impacted over 1,400 schools, 2,500 administrators, 22,000 teachers, and over 300,000 students to improve instruction and student achievement in Oklahoma. That scale means we understand the realities of Oklahoma classrooms — and have the capacity to support a single campus or an entire district. Additionally, K20 has been invited to provide professional development for teachers and leaders across the country. Our resources are used in all 50 states and in countries around the world.
K20 Professional Development is exclusively built on research-based strategies and presented by personnel who are former teachers and administrators. Our staff’s firsthand educational experience ensures viable classroom strategies partnered with a deep understanding of participants’ needs and concerns. Each session is carefully evaluated and adjusted based upon participant feedback. Topics are customized to individual school needs. Additionally, these sessions fulfill requirements for Title I, Title II A, and Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness.
K20’s professional development is formalized workshops with the explicit goal of increasing teacher content or pedagogy knowledge and/or improving instructional practices. To be considered high-quality professional development, outcomes must have a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction and teacher performance. Our professional development programming aligns with state academic standards and is regularly evaluated. Additionally, we aim to increase teachers’ knowledge of subject matter and advance teachers’ understanding of research-based instructional strategies.
Professional Development Institutes
Creating Uplifting Classroom Environments
A three-day professional development institute is designed to help the early career, traditionally certified, emergency certified, or alternatively certified teacher create a structured classroom environment.
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
Customized learning experience to help schools launch a new professional learning community (PLC) or strengthen one already in place, guiding educator teams to collaborate around standards, assessment, and instruction.
Instructional Coaching
A 3-day immersive learning experience, offered in Fall and Spring sessions. This institute equips coaches and leaders with a proven framework of goal setting, observation, and reflection—anchored by a research-aligned Instructional Playbook.
Deeper by Design
A two-day institute for educators who want to bring greater purpose, clarity, and rigor to the way they design curriculum and instruction — built for experienced classroom teachers sharpening their craft, as well as instructional coaches and curriculum leaders.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Regional Sessions
Join the K20 Center for two of our most popular professional learning sessions, designed to give educators practical, ready-to-use strategies for the classroom!
With regional sessions, you don’t have to travel far for a day of learning. These sessions are open enrollment so educators can register individually. Sessions are $200 each, or discounted to $120 for K20 Membership holders!
Participants may choose to attend one or both sessions.
Both sessions will be offered on all dates and are hands-on and practitioner-focused. Educators leave with tools they can implement in their classrooms right away!
Regional Session Dates:
- October 20, 2026 | Western Technology Center, Weatherford
- November 10, 2026 | K20 Center, Norman
- February 24, 2027 | Kiamichi Technology Center, Atoka
Visit k20.ou.edu/regionalPL to register!
Power Up: ACT Prep | 8:30-11:30 am
Power Up: ACT Prep introduces some of the most effective strategies for preparing students for the ACT. Participants will tap into prior knowledge of the test and explore the “Power Up: ACT Prep” activities and practice tests developed to help boost student scores.
Instructional Strategy Cafe | 12:30-3:30 pm
Instructional Strategy Cafe serves up a menu of research-based instructional strategies for participants to “taste test.” Structured around a three-course meal of participants’ own strategy choices, each option supports authentic learning and is accessible to any grade level and adaptable to any content area.
Questions? Contact:
Mariah Warren (mwarren@ou.edu)
On-Site Professional Development
One of the most popular ways schools access this programming is through on-site professional development. K20 brings the same research-based, standards-aligned training described above directly to your school or district. Sessions accommodate up to 30 participants and can be scheduled as a half-day or full-day learning experience, and each includes a pre-session consultation to align content to your school’s specific goals.
Instruction & Engagement
- Classroom Management
- Student Engagement
- Authentic Teaching (Rigor and Relevance)
- Instructional Strategies and Authenticity
Lesson Design
- 5E Lesson Writing
- 5E Lessons for Administrators
- Formative Assessments
Technology & Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Authentic Technology Integration
Test Readiness
- ACT Power Up (ACT-aligned instructional strategies)
- ACT Prep (student-focused test preparation)
Leadership & Culture
- Professional Learning Communities (PLC)
