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Attend OU lectures to find out how to make kids interested in learning
Published: 10/29/2012 11:53 AM
Last Modified: 10/29/2012 11:53 AM

The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, 4502 E. 41st St., is offering a free lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday about methods to help children learn.

“Six Steps to Success: How to Help All Children Become Enthusiastic and Engaged Young Learners” is part of the OU-Tulsa Seed Sower series.

The speaker, Marilou Hyson, is an author and consultant in early child development and education. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

The lecture is free but attendees are requested to pre-register at tulsaworld.com/seedsower or by calling 918-660-3317.

Hyson will also be the keynote speaker at the OU Early Childhood Education Institute, a seminar scheduled for Friday and Saturday at OU-Tulsa. Friday’s keynote speech is titled “How Curriculum Can Be Academically Effective and Deeply Engaging for Young Children” and Saturday’s is titled “From Discouraged Learners to Engaged Explorers: Growing the Potential of All Children.”

The event will also include breakout sessions on both days and lunch on Friday. Registration is $90 for both days or $50 for Saturday.

Participants can register at the door on the day of the event, or in advance at tulsaworld.com/OUearlychildhood.

For more information, call 918-660-3907.


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Nour Habib joined the Tulsa World in 2011 as a general assignment reporter for the Scene section. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in journalism and political science. Before joining the World, she covered education for a community newspaper.

She looks forward to keeping up with all there is to do in Tulsa and sharing it with you. Because, after all, the more she finds, the more she gets to do, too.

Send any fun or interesting events her way at nour.habib@tulsaworld.com.

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