Balloting is now closed for the 2013 OSTA Board of Director election. This election featured electronic balloting for the first time in Association history. All OSTA members received an email invitation to render a ballot during the past week and … Continue reading
The OSTA Awards Recognition reception took place Friday, November 1st at the OERB offices near downtown Oklahoma City. Sponsored by our host, OERB and through the generosity of Pearson Publishing, the reception is a chance for OSTA members to recognized … Continue reading
WALLACEANA! In honor of the centenary of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace, NCSE is pleased to list a number of on-line resources on Wallace’s life and work. Wallace, who is credited along with Charles Darwin for formulating evolution by … Continue reading
(From OSDE Press Release) November 7, 2013 Oklahoma math and reading scores in the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are a mixed bag. While the fourth-grade math scores are the highest in 10 years — and 19 points … Continue reading
OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 6, 2013) – (From OSDE Press Release) The Oklahoma State Department of Education today released the A-F Report Card for Oklahoma public school districts and schools. Available online athttp://afreportcards.ok.gov, the annual grades were approved at a special meeting … Continue reading
The OSTA Nominating Committee has reviewed nominations and applications and has proposed the following slate of Board of Director candidates for election. The election itself will take place over the course of the week of November 4-8 and will be … Continue reading
The 2013 OSTA Fall Conference is the largest and best science professional development opportunity in the state. Saturday, November 2nd in Howell Hall at the University of Central Oklahoma. Make sure your membership is up-to-date so you can register and take full advantage … Continue reading
OXFORD, Ohio (Oct. 29, 2013) – Applications are now being accepted for 2014 field courses and the Global Field Program master’s, which offer groundbreaking courses in 13 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas. New for 2014 is a … Continue reading
NGSS Resources Available from ETS The K–12 Center at ETS recently collaborated with a dozen other organizations for an Invitational Research Symposium on Science Assessment, which brought together many of the individuals at the forefront of K–12 science education and … Continue reading
Continuing with interview with Jeff Brown, an Oklahoma teacher living and working in Beijing, China. In part 2, Jeff answers questions about his school and the Chinese education system as well the struggles Chinese educators deal with in the day-to-day … Continue reading
