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PISA Study Released
Korea and Finland top the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) latest PISA survey of reading literacy among 15-year olds, which for the first time tested students’ ability to manage digital information. The survey, released this week, is based … Continue reading
NASA TILES FOR TEACHERS
The space shuttle has made space exploration history over the past 30 years by regularly traveling through such extreme temperature fluctuations. Scientists and engineers collaborated to develop unique materials to withstand extreme temperatures. This led to the development of five … Continue reading
An Invitation to Join SPIRIT
Hello Oklahoma High School Science Teacher, To advance science fair opportunities for high school students, OSU researchers and science education faculty are preparing an NSF grant proposal. The proposed project, SPIRIT (Science Partnerships to Inspire Research and Innovative Teaching), will … Continue reading
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The October JanaGram is here!
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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-NBC NEWS RELEASES EDUCATION NATION SCORECARD FOR OVER 100,000 SCHOOLS
NBC News recently presented the Education Nation Scorecard (http://nbcscorecard.greatschools.org/) , a new online tool that puts easy-to-understand performance information about schools, districts, states and the nation at parents’ fingertips. The Scorecard is designed to help families and citizens better understand … Continue reading
September JanaGram
Get the latest news from OSDE Science Director Jana Rowland! Included in this month’s issue is important information about a free webinar about keeping your chemical storage clean and safe and details about a program from the Target Corporation to … Continue reading
Outstanding Teacher Named
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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H. Res. 1213, In the U.S. House of Representatives
May 4, 2010. Whereas in 2005 the National Academy of Sciences published a report entitled ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’, which estimated that in the United States innovations generated by the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields account for … Continue reading
A Math Perspective on the Common Core Standards Initiative
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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Making Science Labs a Priority
Commentary from Education Week, May 5, 2010, by NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle In January, an article in The Washington Post told the story of a group of Maryland science teachers who are learning how to replicate their DNA. Their … Continue reading →