Greetings Fellow Science Educators! Next week I will be attending the PARCC Educator Leader Cadre (Chicago). As you know, our students are scheduled to take the PARCC assessments for mathematics and English Language Arts in 2014-2015. While these assessments will … Continue reading
The 2013 session of the Oklahoma Legislature is garnering a great deal of negative attention from media outlets as well as a great many scientific and education professional societies. Prior postings in this space, as well as the OSTA … Continue reading
NABT Conference Proposals Due March 15th March 15th is quickly approaching and so is the deadline to submit proposals for the 2013 Professional Development Conference. We know you have some great ideas and strategies to … Continue reading
Please join us for the 2013 annual Oklahoma Campus Compact workshop. The workshop this year takes a new aspect by viewing civic and community engagement through the lens of science disciplines. Our special presenter, Dr. Robert Franco, is a professor of … Continue reading
Dear OSTA, Let me begin by first thanking you for your support. There have been no calls in support (of proposed anti-science bills) only opposition – quite a bit, I believe. Thank you again. Now, we need to focus on … Continue reading
The latest review of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) coincides the beginning of a series of meetings to write the latest version of the C3 State Standards for Science. The NGSS represents a significant effort on the part of … Continue reading
Good news from Montana and Colorado. The New York Times discusses the proposed Congressional resolution about Darwin Day while the Guardian discusses the current spate of antievolution legislation. And a reminder about Darwin Day. MONTANA’S ANTIEVOLUTION BILL TABLED Montana’s House … Continue reading
From the National Center for Science Education… A busy week! A bill requiring equal time for “intelligent design” is filed in Missouri. A Darwin Day resolution is introduced in the United States Congress. A documentary about the Texas state board … Continue reading
Last year, over 12,000 students learned about sun safety and UV radiation by submitting posters to the SunWise with SHADE poster contest. We are looking forward to another great contest this year and invite your students to participate for the … Continue reading
Your member profile is now a gateway to connect and engage with other members of our OSTA Memberclicks community. Some of the new features of our Members-only website include: Similar to Facebook™ friends or LinkedIn™ connections, you can now form … Continue reading
