WHITHER ALABAMA’S EVOLUTION DISCLAIMER? When the Alabama board of education voted to approve a new set of science standards on September 10, 2015, in which evolution was described as “substantiated with much direct and indirect evidence,” the question arose: … Continue reading
A PREVIEW OF THE STORY OF LIFE IN 25 FOSSILS NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of Donald R. Prothero’s The Story of Life in 25 Fossils (Columbia University Press, 2015). The preview consists of chapter 15, “Terror … Continue reading
Oklahoma Educators Evolve is a collaborative project undertaken by professional informal science educators and enthusiastic volunteers in the state of Oklahoma. We are students, researchers, educators, museum professionals, and scientists at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College. Based … Continue reading
Calling all Science Educators! The Oklahoma Science Teachers Association (OSTA) is coming to town near you to pilot a new approach to outreach. OSTA Meet-Ups are a great opportunity to collaborate with OSTA members and other science educators from your … Continue reading
Greetings Science Educators! I know it is unusual to get this much communication in such a short amount of time, but a few items related to the Office of Assessment are timely so I’m sending them out to … Continue reading
Greetings Science Educators! I know it has only been a week since the last science message, but I wanted to share a few exciting opportunities and updates that have come across my desk in the last week! First, … Continue reading
A PREVIEW OF EVOLUTION: MAKING SENSE OF LIFE NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of the second edition of Carl Zimmer and Douglas J. Emlen’s Evolution: Making Sense of Life (Roberts and Company, 2015). The preview consists … Continue reading
Greetings Science Educators! It is the start of another school year and an opportunity for students across Oklahoma to experience amazing opportunities to engage in science and get to know the many outstanding science teachers in this state! I wanted … Continue reading
Don’t miss the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology’s OSU Insect Adventure! Meet live insects and their relatives up close and personal! Get answers to all those questions that have been “bugging” you about the world’s largest group of animals from … Continue reading
Owasso Mid High School Teacher Peggy Alexander Congratulations to Oklahoma’s 2015 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award recipient, Owasso Mid High School teacher, Peggy Alexander. She began her teaching career in 1988; and has taught at Lomega High School and Watonga High … Continue reading
