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OKLAHOMA CITY â Norman resident Emily Stratton, executive director of the nonprofit Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, has been awarded the 2021 Multicultural Citizen of the Year by the Multicultural Education Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Stratton was recognized at the instituteâs recent virtual conference for her leadership in developing and coordinating the Teachers of English Learners Project, a collaborative online training platform to provide professional development, networking and support for classroom teachers in schools with a high enrollment of English Learner students.
The Multicultural Education Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma is a two-day networking and training opportunity for education professionals that embraces diversity in the classroom and seeks to improve academic success.
EDMOND The 37th annual Multicultural Education Institute (MEI) will be hosted virtually March 5-6 by the University of Central Oklahoma.
The two-day institute, which will be centered on the theme "Rising Up: Understanding the Past, Embracing the Present, Building the Future," will provide current and future teachers, paraprofessionals, bilingual professionals and community members who work in education the chance to learn the latest strategies to help improve educating Oklahoma's increasingly diverse communities.
The institute is also open to high school and college students.