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GEAR UP Students Travel to Texas

Fourteen students travel to Texas for an exciting adventure provided by EOSC (Eastern Oklahoma State College) GEAR UP. The trip is known as Tour of Texas, which allows students to travel south to tour various colleges and universities as well as local businesses to learn about career opportunities. Students stopped at Texas A&M University, which offers 144 total areas of

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EOSC GEAR UP Education Coordinators visit students at local colleges

EOSC GEAR UP recently visited several college campuses across Oklahoma and Arkansas to check in on our class of 2024 graduates as part of our ongoing efforts to support students and ensure that they have the resources and encouragement needed to succeed in college. GEAR UP education coordinators have traveled to twelve college campuses, meeting with sixty-three college students and

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Area Middle and High School Math and Science Teachers Receive Texas Instruments Training

Twenty-seven area middle and high school math and science teachers recently participated in a four-day Texas Instruments training workshop at Kiamichi Technology Center in Poteau and at Eastern Oklahoma State College in McAlester.  The workshops were designed to help teachers integrate the TI-Nspire Navigator Systems and TI-Nspire CX II calculators effectively into classroom instruction, which helps students explore, understand and

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Texas Instruments Mini-Conference Hosted by EOSC GEAR UP

The Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP hosted a Texas Instruments Mini-Conference for over forty southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Arkansas educators this summer.  The Mini-Conference showcased the use of TI technology in math, science, or STEM classroom instruction.  Six local educators led sessions by demonstrating lessons they have used with the technology in their classrooms.  These educators include Liz Belcher

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GEAR UP Goals

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Increase GEAR UP student performance & preparation for post-secondary education

Increase the rate of high school graduation and participation in postsecondary education of GEAR UP students

Increase GEAR UP students' and their families' knowledge of post-secondary education options, preparation, and financing