Tag Archives: High School

2011 Environmental Education EXPO

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Bob

Mark your calendar for the 2011 Environmental Education EXPO on Friday, February 11, 2011. Speakers, vendors and “dynamic panels” (invited experts and YOU) will gather at the Rosser Conservation Education Center at the Oklahoma City Zoo from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Whitten-Newman ExplorOlogy® Programs 2011

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Bob

SciencEscape – Spring Break 2011- Teachers with Students Take your students on the field-trip of a lifetime this Spring Break at no cost and no missed class time! SciencEscape brings the Sam Noble Museum and the Whitten-Newman ExplorOlogy(r) Program to … Continue reading →

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BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS APPROVED IN LOUISIANA

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Bob

News about our close neighbor state from the National Center for Science Education(NCSE) Evolution Education Update, December 10, 2010… At its December 9, 2010, meeting, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 8-2 to approve high school biology … Continue reading →

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Special Announcement: HHMI Holiday Lecture Live Webcast Tomorrow!

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Bob

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will present Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease – the eighteenth show in the annual Holiday Lectures on Science, an award-winning science program for biology students – via live webcast on December 2 … Continue reading →

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FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Bob

Eligibility: Middle and high school science teachers Themes: Explore Effective Teaching Strategies Experience the Research Process Enhance Your Classroom Materials Dates: Fellowship year: April 2011 – April 2012 Online application due no later than: January 24, 2011 Notifications: March 2011 … Continue reading →

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Sam Rhine Returns to Oklahoma

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Bob

Sam Rhine has crossed the country for 30+ years presenting the latest genetic information for high school students and their teachers.  He has also spoken to audiences in Toronto, Montreal, Tokyo, Vienna, Prague, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Nairobi, Kenya. The student participants at … Continue reading →

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OSTA Fall Conference Agenda Announced

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Bob

Have you Registered for the Conference yet?  It’s time for Dr. Allan to send in the lunch count so you need to sign-in to the On-line Registration system and get your name on the list! The tentative program for the … Continue reading →

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The October JanaGram is here!

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Bob

Hot off the press… It’s the October 2010 edition of the JanaGram for OSDE State Science Director Jana Rowland. Meet Jana LIVE and IN PERSON at this year’s OSTA Fall Conference November 6th at UCO.  Click the Conference tab to … Continue reading →

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Outstanding Teacher Named

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Bob

Tamara Lookabaugh, Moore High School Biology teacher, is the recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) for Oklahoma. The OBTA is given each year by the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) to a life science teacher in … Continue reading →

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A Math Perspective on the Common Core Standards Initiative

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Bob

From the 4/26/2010 – NSTA Reports—Henry Kepner, Jr. The Common Core State Standards Initiative adds a new twist in American education: the creation of common core state standards in mathematics and English/language arts, which each state may choose to adopt. The … Continue reading →

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