Register now, only a few openings remain! Weekend workshop (Sept. 20-22, 2013) at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station on Lake Texoma Topics include current climate science, inquiry-based learning, state curriculum and classroom issues Taught by experts on … Continue reading
Rhode Island is First State to Adopt the Next Generation Science Standards Rhode Island has become the first state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) after a unanimous vote on May 23 by the members of the state’s Board … Continue reading
Oklahoma Journal of School Science (OJSS) Call for Papers The Oklahoma Science Teachers Association (OSTA) is requesting PK-20 science teachers and science teacher educators to submit manuscripts for publication in the inaugural Oklahoma Journal of School Science (OJSS). We are … Continue reading
From OKLAHOMA EVOLUTION/CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS May 2013 OKLAHOMA CREATIONIST ANTI-SCIENCE BILLS DIE AGAIN! [As reported earlier on this list serve Oklahoma bills promoting anti-evolution, anti-science courses in public schools, either died in committee or were not heard on the House floor … Continue reading
ANTIEVOLUTION BILLS DIE IN MISSOURI Two antievolution bills died in committee in the Missouri House of Representatives on May 17, 2013, when the legislature adjourned. House Bill 179 would have, if enacted, called on state and local education administrators to … Continue reading
May 20, 2013 Announcing the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Seventh Flight Opportunity – SSEP Mission 5 to the International Space Station for the 2013-2014 Academic Year Opportunity for a School District, Even an Individual School, to Engage a Few … Continue reading
American Honda Foundation More than 25 Years of Changing Lives – One Dream at a Time Overview Since 1984, more than $27 million have been awarded to organizations serving approximately 115 million people in virtually every state in the … Continue reading
Greetings Middle School and High School Science Teachers! My name is Nicole Colston and I am a PhD student in Environmental Science at Oklahoma State University. I hope to solicit the participation of 5th-12th grade science teachers in Oklahoma for my … Continue reading
This week: (1) Greetings (2) #OKSci Leadership (3) Vision 2020 Conference (4) Professional Development Opportunities (5) Student Opportunities “In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.” – … Continue reading
