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Shayna Pond

Adult Learning Designer

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Strategy Instructional Strategy
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Aha! Huh? Uh uh.

This strategy guides students to reflect on an experience or reading by identifying key takeaways, points of confusion, and areas of disagreement or discomfort. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

December 13th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
Aha! Huh? Uh uh.
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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PACT Pyramid

PACT works well for long-term goals that have deep significance to an individual or community. Using the PACT Pyramid enables us to define our goals and to identify actions that move us toward the goal. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

December 5th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
PACT Pyramid
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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SMART Goals

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Undergraduate - Secondary

By following the SMART goals criteria, students, teachers, and schools can set actionable, clear, and realistic goals that increase the likeliness of achieving desired outcomes. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

December 5th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
SMART Goals

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes, More Than 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Undergraduate - Secondary
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)

OKRs are a goal-setting framework that aligns a clear and ambitious goal with measurable outcomes that indicate achieved results. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

December 5th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)
Strategy Instructional Strategy
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HARD goals

HARD goals work on the premise that people need a challenge and that setting lofty goals pushes us out of our comfort zone to achieve more than we would otherwise. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

December 5th, 2024

Strategy Instructional Strategy
HARD goals
Lesson Student Resource
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Lost in the Cross Timbers: A College Fit Fable

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - Secondary

In this activity, you’ll explore college pathways through an interactive comic. Discover the key questions to ask—and who to ask—as you evaluate different types of education opportunities. By the end, you’ll have a better idea of what type of higher education option is the best fit for you after high... Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

Date Updated: November 18th, 2024

Educator Resource
Lost in the Cross Timbers: A College Fit Fable

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - Secondary

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest, Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals

Tag College & Career Readiness Framework

  • Finding a Good Fit
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Collections Collection
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College Enrollment and Success Toolbox

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - Secondary

This collection equips students, especially first-generation high school seniors, with knowledge to successfully navigate the college enrollment process. It offers activities that simplify the often-confusing tasks of completing admissions applications, financial aid forms, course registration, and... Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

Date Updated: October 17th, 2024

Lesson Collection
College Enrollment and Success Toolbox

Tag Target Audience

  • Administrators, All Staff or Teachers, Campus Visits, New Teachers, Other Stakeholders, PLC, Parents, Students, Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • 1st Nine Weeks, 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks, Any time of year, Planning/Collaboration/Conference Time, Pre-Service Training, Summer Session

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans, Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Aligning with Other Programs, Analyze, Annotating Text, Brainstorming, Collaborate, College-Going Culture, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Cross-Curricular, Evaluate, Identify, Interpret, Organize, Persuade, Physical Movement, Present, Problem Solving, Reason, Recognize, Reflection, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete, Research, Review, Self-assessment, Speak & Listen, Student Choice, Summarize, Synthesize, Writing, Writing Across Curriculum

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 9th - Secondary

Subject Subject

  • Financial Literacy, Social Studies

Course Course

  • Personal Financial Literacy

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • Academic Progress, College & Career Interest, Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals

Tag College & Career Readiness Framework

  • Choosing a Career, Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings, Private Economic Benefits, College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, College Visits, Extracurricular Activities, Finding a Good Fit, Required Courses, College Expenses, Books and Supplies, Effort Costs, Room, Board, and Travel, Tuition and Fees, Paying for College, Eligibility, FAFSA, Grants, Scholarships and Loans, Oklahoma's Promise

Tag Family Engagement

  • Collaborating with Community, Communication, Decision-Making, School Environment, Supporting Student Success

Tag Related

  • Argument Writing, Communication, Informative Writing

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • PFL.1.1
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Tech Tool
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Padlet Sandbox

This interactive tool allows users to collaboratively create on a digital whiteboard, adding content, and sharing ideas freely. Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

September 17th, 2024

Tech Tool
Padlet Sandbox
Collections Collection
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Book Study Booster Pack

In this collection, you will find a variety of engaging activities tailored to enhance a professional book study. These include choosing a book, setting discussion norms, and a pool of strategies and custom note organizers for hosting your group's reflections and application ideas related to the book... Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

Date Updated: September 11th, 2024

Lesson Collection
Book Study Booster Pack

Tag Target Audience

  • Administrators, All Staff or Teachers, New Teachers, PLC, Parents, Students, Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year, Planning/Collaboration/Conference Time

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Analyze, Brainstorming, Collaborate, Conversation Starter, Increase Teacher "Toolbox", Interpret, Organize, Present, Problem Solving, Reflection, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete, Speak & Listen, Student Choice, Summarize, Synthesize, Text analysis
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Educator Resource
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The Benefits of Postsecondary Education

This lesson focuses on scaffolding the use of the Get a Life college and career simulation game in the classroom, specifically targeting career awareness in middle school students. Participants will play the game and experience classroom activities designed to process the gameplay and facilitate discussion... Read more »

Created by: Shayna Pond

Date Updated: September 19th, 2024

Educator Resource
The Benefits of Postsecondary Education

Tag Target Audience

  • Students

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

Tag Related

  • Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • College-Going Culture

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest

Tag College & Career Readiness Framework

  • Choosing a Career, Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings
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Time Frame 180 minutes