Today’s employers want graduates who can communicate effectively,think critically, solve problems, and work as part of a team. The K20Center is honing these critical skills through authentic learning andinquiry based science. Research shows that students learn more wheninformation is authentic and they can see a connection to the realworld. The K20 Center encourages teachers to create innovative learningstrategies where students can be involved in their own learning.

The K20 Center’s vision is to reach beyond the classroom; byincorporating innovative learning techniques so students can identify,analyze and help solve problems that face their local and globalcommunity. By connecting the curriculum with the world beyond theschool we develop critical thinking, problem solving work force.

Programs that support the Student Initiative:

K20Connections

Funded by OK-EPSCoR and OU VPR
An innovative program that bridges pre-college science classrooms withOU research laboratories and principal investigators through a wirelessmobile videoconferencing system.

Engineering in Practice for a Sustainable Future (EiP)

Funded by NSF Graduate through K-12 (GK-12)
OU faculty and students work in secondary school classrooms withexperienced teachers as they expand the previously tested activities toincorporate the engineering method to solve local and global societalissues

K20 Networks of Emerging Technology (NET): Mathematics and Literacy Lesson Studies (STAR Schools)

Funded by United States Department of Education
Developing advanced computer gaming and simulations delivered throughhand-held computing devices used by students and teachers targetingmathematics, science and reading.