Tag Archives: Opportunities

Learn About Recent Advances and Cutting-Edge Research in Molecular Evolution from NESCent

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bob

If you’re interested in learning more about cutting-edge research in molecular evolution, or helping your students understand how molecular approaches are revolutionizing our understanding of familiar examples of evolution, check out the talks from the NESCent/AIBS Evolution Symposium held at … Continue reading →

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Free AP and pre-AP Workshops for Oklahoma Teachers

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Bob

The College Board is pleased to partner with the Oklahoma State Department of Education to provide free professional development experiences for all Oklahoma public school teachers, particularly AP(R) and Pre-AP(R) teachers in both middle and high school. The broad selection of workshops covers all … 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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NASA TILES FOR TEACHERS

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Bob

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 →

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An Invitation to Join SPIRIT

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Bob

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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What Happened at the Fall Conference?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bob

For starters… Over 200 people enjoyed a full day of science staff development from teachers, vendors and government agencies such as NASA. This included a very popular Forensic Science seminar at UCO’s Forensic Science Institute. Dr. Dwight Adams, the Institute’s … 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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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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3 Days and Counting…

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Bob

Only 3 days remain for Early-Bird Registration for the OSTA Fall Staff Development Conference.  That means only 3 days remain to attend the best science teacher staff development in the state this school year for only $45, meals included.  The … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to Oklahoma Science Teachers

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Bob

The MIT Women’s Initiative is a non-profit student group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that sends pairs of women graduate and undergraduate students to ~10 school districts across the United States each January.  These women present to middle and … Continue reading →

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