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A-F School Grading System Rules Open for Public Comment
Draft rules and a rule intent statement for the A-F School Grading System and several other administrative rules have been posted on the State Department of Education’s website, http://ok.gov/sde/education-law-book (under Implementation of a System of School Improvement and Accountability). The … Continue reading
A second Oklahoma bill attacks evolution and climate change
(from ncse.com) A bill in Oklahoma that would, if enacted, encourage teachers to present the “scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses” of “controversial” topics such as “biological evolution” and “global warming” is back from the dead. Entitled the “Scientific Education and … Continue reading
WHY SB 1742 WOULD BE HARMFUL TO OKLAHOMA
(Ed. note: This analysis is reprinted from the Oklahomans For Excellence in Science Education listserve. The OESE website is linked in the menu to the left. On the OESE website you can subscribe to their listserv as well as join this organization … Continue reading
Darwin Day 2012 Events in Oklahoma
Darwin Day Events at the University of Oklahoma Reconsidering Darwinian Ethics from the Origin of Species to the Descent of Man, a Darwin Day lecture by Dr. Piers J. Hale, FLS, History of Science, University of Oklahoma. The lecture will be … Continue reading
New at the Sam Noble Museum
There are NEW and exciting changes taking place in the Sam Noble Museum Education Department! We have just launched a NEW School Programs Website! Check it out at http://education.snomnh.ou.edu/schoolprograms. Be sure to let us know what you think by filling … Continue reading
Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for ESD
The 2012 Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will provide up to 24 U.S. teachers and administrators with the opportunity to travel to a three-day conference in San Francisco and to Japan for two weeks to … Continue reading
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Transit of Venus: Update
This last Saturday November 19 was exactly 200 days until the last transit of Venus. The event is gaining momentum now: it’s being featured in journals of science education, in astronomical calendars for 2012, and Sky & Telescope will kick … Continue reading
This Week’s JodyGram
From OSDE Science Director Jody Bowie: McDonaldObservatory is pleased to announce that there will be six teacher workshops in summer 2012. The application deadline is February 10, 2012 with deposits due in April for those selected. Those receiving scholarships … Continue reading
New Board Elected
OSTA Members elected a new Board of Directer this week-end at the OSTA Fall Conference. The new Board assumes it’s new duties January 1 at the beginning of OSTA’s fiscal year. Beth Allan, current OSTA Vice President/ President elect, begins … Continue reading
Report: State Science-Education Standards Jeopardize U.S. Competitiveness
Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2012)— A major Thomas B. Fordham Institute report released today finds that the K-12 science standards of most states remain mediocre to awful, placing America’s national competitiveness, technological prowess and scientific leadership in grave jeopardy. Since … Continue reading →