Hime recognized for uniting teachers across the state

This week the Oklahoma Department of Education praised Clinton Superintendent of Schools Kevin Hime for developing a Twitter phenomenon that is uniting teachers from across the state.
The #OklaEd hashtag was born in January 2013, when Hime and Rick Cobb, now superintendent of Mid-Del Public Schools, were seeking a way to tie their education-related posts together. In February, the hashtag was solidified when Hime attended an EdCamp gathering in Yukon. Fewer than a dozen people attended one of the breakout sessions, and the idea of a weekly chat caught on.
 

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