Publications from the Resource Center

Want more copies? The Digital Printing staff of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides printing services to government agencies, education institutions, and non-profit organizations. If you see a free product on this web page that features the name and/or logo of the Resource Center for CareerTech Advancement, you may request a print job estimate for quantities of each item. For estimates or more information, contact the Printing Services manager, Tim Hodges, at 405.743.5533, send an email to printing@careertech.ok.gov, or visit their website.

Is there a tool that would make your life easier? Would you like the Resource Center staff to locate or develop something for you? Contact us at resourcecenter@careertech.ok.gov and let us know what you need!

• NEW - Instructional Strategy Cards - Instructional Strategies are simple, effective ways to engage students in learning. The Instructional Strategy Cards set is packed with proven effective strategies that teachers can start using today to help their students understand and retain new concepts.

• Major Milestones of Career & Technology Education in Oklahoma - This PowerPoint presentation covers the history of CareerTech in Oklahoma from 1917 to the present. Download Major Milestones of Career & Technology Education in Oklahoma.
  

• Quotes for Leaders and Thinkers - This PowerPoint presentation includes 75 quotes about motivation, wisdom, education, success, and other topics. The presentation is set up to play continuously once it is started. Ideal for the time before a meeting begins, the breaks between meeting sessions, or during a networking period. May also be used with students as a bell-ringer activity by asking students to choose a quote and explain what it means to them. Download Quotes for Leaders and Thinkers.

• Checklist for Ensuring Accessibility of Learning Materials - Since no two people are the same, it is essential that instructional materials accommodate a potentially diverse group of learners. Accessibility relates to electronic media, as well as physical facilities. When used in combination with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in instructional design, these guidelines can improve the learning experience for everyone. Download Checklist for Ensuring Accessibility of Learning Materials (PDF version or Word version). More resources are also available on our ctYOU site (no login required).

• Managing the Instructional Environment - This unit covers techniques for different teaching settings, active learning, and effective classroom management techniques. Download Managing the Instructional Environment

• Orientation Template for New Teachers - This handy fillable PDF provides an easy way to give new teachers all of the contact information they need in one place. Please note that you will need to download the file to your hard drive before entering your information. Download Orientation Template for New Teachers

• Quotations for Leaders and Thinkers - One hundred quotes for uses in presentations and other communications, or simply for personal reflection. Download Quotations for Leaders and Thinkers
  

• Facilitating Adult Learning Powerpoint - This Powerpoint provides techniques and tips for instructors working with adult learners. Download Facilitating Adult Learning
  

• App Evaluation Rubric - This rubric helps you evaluate apps for use in the classroom. Download App Evaluation Rubric

• Storyboard Template - Students can use this template to create storyboards for videos and other projects. Download Storyboard Template
  

• Maximizing Career Fairs - This handout helps job seekers maximize their career fair experience by providing guidelines for what to do before, during, and after the event. Download Maximizing Career Fairs
  

• Basic Math Skills Supplement - This supplement provides instruction and worksheets on terms and symbols; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; reducing fractions, converting fractions and decimals, using percentages, and converting English-Metric measurements. Download Basic Math Skills Supplement
  

• 60 Formative Assessment Strategies - Assessment and instruction go hand in hand in a classroom that focuses on the student. Teachers need to use a variety of different strategies to assess student readiness for a particular unit of study and to plan their instruction around the needs the students demonstrate. Ongoing assessment of student learning is an important part of the planning process. There are three main types of assessment: pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment. This booklet focuses on strategies that teachers can use to formatively assess their students. Download 60 Formative Assessment Strategies
  

• Creating Presentations - This unit of instruction covers researching and preparing informative and persuasive presentations. Download Creating Presentations
  

• Delivering Presentations - This unit of instruction provides guidelines for presenting speeches, tool-based presentations, and extemporaneous speaking; discusses the difference between paralanguage and body language; and gives techniques for question-and-answer sessions. Download Delivering Presentations

• Grading Rubrics - Rubrics to grade various student projects.

• Creativity Rubric - A tool to help you evaluate students' use of creativity skills, such as generating multiple ideas, building on existing ideas, and visualizing outcomes. Download Creativity Rubric

• A Recipe for Achievement Using Competency Based Instruction - A handy way to assemble the ingredients of competency-based instruction to improve achievement by learners and teachers. Download A Recipe for Achievement Using Competency Based Instruction
  

• Career Worksheet - An activity sheet to help students think about possible careers. Download Career Worksheet
  

• Entrance/Exit Tickets - These Entrance tickets can be used to begin the day and assist students in setting goals for their instruction. The Exit tickets recap what students learned during the class and provide a way to clarify learning. They summarize learning and allow questioning and clarification for enhanced learning. Download Entrance/Exit Tickets

• Deciding Between Focus Groups and In-depth Interviews - This tool helps you decide when a focus group is appropriate, and when an in-depth interview is a better choice. Download Deciding Between Focus Groups and In-depth Interviews.

• Organizing and Conducting Focus Groups - Useful tools for organizing and conducting focus groups, including identifying and handling various personality types. Download Organizing and Conducting Focus Groups

• Conducting Interviews - Guidelines for the eight major tasks of the person conducting an interview. Download Conducting Interviews.

• Creating Effective Graphics - Guidelines and tips for creating effective graphs, charts, illustrations, and photos. Download Creating Effective Graphics

• Using a Worksheet to Evaluate Skill Demonstrations After Training - This blank form (with a completed example form) helps organize the tasks and steps involved in a skill demonstration and record your evaluation of the students' performance. Download Using a Worksheet to Evaluate Skill Demonstrations After Training

• Grant Decision-Making Matrix - This visual organizer helps you determine whether pursuing a specific grant is a good use of your resources. Download Grant Decision-Making Matrix.