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Top 20 Sparks of Creativity recognized at state Capitol

The Edmond Sun

Oklahoma City — Oklahoma A+ SchoolsŪ will recognize the state’s Top 20 Sparks of Creativity at 3:30 p.m. today at the Oklahoma State Capitol as a part of its annual event celebrating efforts to nurture creativity, innovation and critical thinking in every learner.

Sponsored by Creative Oklahoma, Inc., and funded through a donation from SandRidge Energy, the Top 20 Sparks of Creativity include state educators, students and community members and will receive a trophy and $100 check.

The list of Edmond Top 20 Sparks of Creativity and projects include Alissa Crawford, Oklahoma A+ Schools, Project: Introducing Techno Drum Dancing; Michael Sokoff, Community — Edmond, Talk to the elbow — communicating with an autistic child; Lacye Swilley-Russell, Oklahoma Christian University, Project: Figure drawing students create life-size drawings of themselves to study and analyze anatomy; Shari Villani, University of Central Oklahoma, Project: Philosophical Foundations — making philosophical theory relevant in an Adult Education program.

The event also will include an introduction of the nine new schools to the Oklahoma A+ SchoolsŪ network, plus performances from current A+ schools.

Oklahoma A+ SchoolsŪ is a statewide network of schools that advances a quality, whole school experience to nurture the creativity in every learner and provides the state’s only research-based school reform model with creativity in its mission. Oklahoma A+ SchoolsŪ is headquartered at UCO. For more information, visit www.aplusok.org or call 974-3779.

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