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Environmental Education Expo 2014

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bob

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education Friday, February 7, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST) This year’s EE Expo theme is Citizen Science. Presentations will focus on integrating Citizen Science projects into your environmental education programs. Talks will include … Continue reading →

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Superintendent Barresi scraps double-testing requirement for middle school students who take higher math courses

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Bob

OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 14, 2013) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi today notified district school superintendents that middle school students testing in Algebra I, Algebra II or Geometry are no longer required to take the grade-level math assessment. “This double testing … Continue reading →

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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium – OSU in March

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Bob

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NSTA Express – 1/6/14

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Bob

Safety and School Science Experiments A serious lab safety incident at a high school in Manhattan last week has had members talking on NSTA’s social networks. Their many questions about safety spurred us to reach out to … Continue reading →

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Have You Received Your Reminder?

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Bob

OSTA has been utilizing Memberclicks, it’s members-only web portal, for about a year to handle a variety of essential member services. Through Memberclicks, we handle conference and event registrations, submit conference presentation proposals, make nominations for offices and awards and … Continue reading →

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Change Update, 12/20/13

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Bob

EVOLUTION IN A NEW HARRIS POLL A recent Harris poll addressed evolution and creationism, with unsurprising results. Those surveyed were given a list of topics— including God, miracles, heaven, Jesus as God or the son of God, angels, survival … Continue reading →

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OSTA Winter Profession Conference – LEED Conference on Engineering Design

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Bob

Leading by Example for Engineering Design (LEED), is a Math/Science Partnership bringing together teachers from 5 metropolitan OKC school districts, the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, and Pearson to increase STEM content understanding and pedagogy expertise. … Continue reading →

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TiffanyGram, December 13

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Bob

Greetings Science Educators! I am happy to announce the Draft of the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science is now available on the OSDE’s Science webpage http://www.ok.gov/sde/science. The public comment period is from Dec. 13, 2013, to … Continue reading →

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Opportunities from NSTA

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Bob

Don’t miss these two important events for science educators taking place soon: 1. FREE Workshop from NRC on Integrating Science and CCSS English Language Arts: NSTA Executive Director David Evans is one of many prominent science education experts who will be on-hand … Continue reading →

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BSCS/NABT AP Biology Leadership Academy Application Period NOW OPEN

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Bob

“In my four years of teaching, the most transformative and meaningful experience I have had has been the BSCS/NABT AP Biology Leadership Academy.” Now Accepting Applications! We invite you to apply for the next cohort of the BSCS/NABT AP Biology … Continue reading →