2006 Photo Gallery
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 Julie Cheek, a fifth-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Shawnee, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Jessica Brandon (right) of Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City experiences life as a patriot soldier during a visit to Yorktown, site of the last battle of the Revolutionary war. |
 Julie Cheek gets a taste of what it’s like to be locked in a pillory during her stay in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Susan Holder, a fourth and fifth-grade social studies teacher at Vian Elementary School, inspects tobacco plants. |
 Alison Coates, a fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Ponca City, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Amber McNeely, a fifth-grade teacher at Nicoma Park Intermediate School, visits with an 18th-century dancer while attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. |
 Cheryl Burke (left) and Amber McNeely, both fifth-grade teachers in Choctaw-Nicoma Park Schools, meet with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Idabel educators Lisa Herrington (left) and Susie Davies learn about 18th-century slave life while visiting the Great Hope Plantation near Williamsburg, Va. Herrington received a scholarship from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June. Davies, a teacher institute alumna, was selected by the institute to serve as a peer facilitator for this year’s delegation of Oklahoma teachers. |
 Anita Friend, a library-media specialist at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City, tries on clothing that would have been worn by a rural slave during the 18th century. The activity was one of many interactive, hands-on lessons that Friend and other Oklahoma teachers enjoyed during their stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. |
 Rebecca Henderson, a fifth-grade math and social studies teacher at Byng Elementary School, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Shirley Pogue, a library-media specialist at Haworth Elementary School, stepped back into Colonial times while attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June in Virginia. Here, Pogue is asked to sign papers with a quill pen after arriving at the Jamestown Fort upon the ship Susan Constance. |
 Bianca Fergeson, a fifth-grade teacher at Epperly Heights Elementary School in Del City, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Social studies teachers Sandra Kirkland (left) of Bridge Creek Elementary School in Blanchard and Gina Lasater of Blanchard Intermediate School, meet with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Christina Surber, a library-media specialist at Hawthorne Elementary School in Tulsa, dresses up as a member of the 17th-century middling class during her stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. |
 Bianca Fergeson, a fifth-grade teacher at Epperly Heights Elementary School in Del City, uses a heavy hand-made hoe to work in a garden at the Great Hopes Plantation near Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. |
 Andrea Delheimer, a fifth-grade teacher at McKinley Elementary School, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Central Elementary fifth-grade teachers Lisa Herrington (left) and Robin Tate prepare to defend Jamestown during a historical reenactment at the Jamestown site near Williamsburg, Va. |
 William Shelton, a fifth-grade teacher at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City, dons military gear to help defend the Jamestown Fort during a visit to Jamestown, Va. The history education program was sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. |
 Teachers Angela Mattson of Oklahoma City, Andrea Delheimer of Norman and Alison Coates of Ponca City mix clay with their bare feet while visiting the brickyard at Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Shawnee-area teachers Lori McMahan (left) of South Rock Creek Elementary School, Julie Cheek of Jefferson Elementary and Kathy Carrington of Northwood Elementary in Seminole mix clay with their bare feet while working in the brickyard at Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Robin Tate, a fifth-grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Idabel, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. |
 Lori McMahan, a fifth-grade teacher at South Rock Creek Elementary in Shawnee, works in the tobacco field during her stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. |
Carol Schmidt of Briarwood Elementary School in Moore dons military gear to help defend the Jamestown Fort during a visit to Jamestown, Va. The reenactment was one of the many interactive, hands-on lessons that Oklahoma teachers enjoyed during their stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June. The history education program was sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
Julie Cheek, a fifth-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Shawnee, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg.
Jessica Brandon (right) of Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City experiences life as a patriot soldier during a visit to Yorktown, site of the last battle of the Revolutionary war. 
Julie Cheek gets a taste of what it’s like to be locked in a pillory during her stay in Colonial Williamsburg.
Susan Holder, a fourth and fifth-grade social studies teacher at Vian Elementary School, inspects tobacco plants. 
Alison Coates, a fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Ponca City, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg.
Amber McNeely, a fifth-grade teacher at Nicoma Park Intermediate School, visits with an 18th-century dancer while attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. 
Cheryl Burke (left) and Amber McNeely, both fifth-grade teachers in Choctaw-Nicoma Park Schools, meet with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Idabel educators Lisa Herrington (left) and Susie Davies learn about 18th-century slave life while visiting the Great Hope Plantation near Williamsburg, Va. Herrington received a scholarship from the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June. Davies, a teacher institute alumna, was selected by the institute to serve as a peer facilitator for this year’s delegation of Oklahoma teachers.
Anita Friend, a library-media specialist at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School in Midwest City, tries on clothing that would have been worn by a rural slave during the 18th century. The activity was one of many interactive, hands-on lessons that Friend and other Oklahoma teachers enjoyed during their stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.
Rebecca Henderson, a fifth-grade math and social studies teacher at Byng Elementary School, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Shirley Pogue, a library-media specialist at Haworth Elementary School, stepped back into Colonial times while attending the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June in Virginia. Here, Pogue is asked to sign papers with a quill pen after arriving at the Jamestown Fort upon the ship Susan Constance.
Bianca Fergeson, a fifth-grade teacher at Epperly Heights Elementary School in Del City, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Social studies teachers Sandra Kirkland (left) of Bridge Creek Elementary School in Blanchard and Gina Lasater of Blanchard Intermediate School, meet with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Christina Surber, a library-media specialist at Hawthorne Elementary School in Tulsa, dresses up as a member of the 17th-century middling class during her stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. 
Bianca Fergeson, a fifth-grade teacher at Epperly Heights Elementary School in Del City, uses a heavy hand-made hoe to work in a garden at the Great Hopes Plantation near Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. 
Andrea Delheimer, a fifth-grade teacher at McKinley Elementary School, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by a historical character interpreter in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Central Elementary fifth-grade teachers Lisa Herrington (left) and Robin Tate prepare to defend Jamestown during a historical reenactment at the Jamestown site near Williamsburg, Va. 
William Shelton, a fifth-grade teacher at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City, dons military gear to help defend the Jamestown Fort during a visit to Jamestown, Va. The history education program was sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
Teachers Angela Mattson of Oklahoma City, Andrea Delheimer of Norman and Alison Coates of Ponca City mix clay with their bare feet while visiting the brickyard at Colonial Williamsburg.
Shawnee-area teachers Lori McMahan (left) of South Rock Creek Elementary School, Julie Cheek of Jefferson Elementary and Kathy Carrington of Northwood Elementary in Seminole mix clay with their bare feet while working in the brickyard at Colonial Williamsburg. 
Robin Tate, a fifth-grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Idabel, meets with American patriot leader Patrick Henry, portrayed by an actor in Colonial Williamsburg. 
Lori McMahan, a fifth-grade teacher at South Rock Creek Elementary in Shawnee, works in the tobacco field during her stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. 
Carol Schmidt of Briarwood Elementary School in Moore dons military gear to help defend the Jamestown Fort during a visit to Jamestown, Va. The reenactment was one of the many interactive, hands-on lessons that Oklahoma teachers enjoyed during their stay at the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June. The history education program was sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.