Tag Archives: Opportunities

Mini-Medical School

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Bob

Do you have students interested in a career in medicine or research! Do they want to see what it is like to be in medical school for a night? The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience has just the program for them: … Continue reading →

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The Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF)

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bob

The Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF) is a web-based science and technology competition. Teams of students from across the U.S. compete for certificates awarded by the National Medal of Technology Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce . The … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education Awards

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Bob

The Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education (OKAEE) mission includes recognition of exemplary efforts in environmental education.  You can help OKAEE accomplish this mission by nominating deserving individuals for an OKAEE award. OKAEE recognizes excellence in environmental education by presenting custom fine art trophies in … Continue reading →

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Weather Channel Forecast Earth Summit

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Bob

The Weather Channel is sponsoring a contest to identify attendees to the 2008 Forecast Earth Summit in Washington, DC, December 5-7, 2008.  The 20 summit participants will be selected based upon evaluation of 200 word essays submitted by each of them. … Continue reading →

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Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Bob

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and NSTA are pleased to announce the 19th annual Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program.  This year Toyota will award $550,000 in grants to K-12 teachers of science.  A total of 50 large grants … Continue reading →

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Science Olympiad is Ready to Grow!

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Bob

Do you teach or work with students in one of the grades k-12? Are you concerned about declining achievement in science classes? Would you like to see student interest in science increase? Do you wish we could capture the kind … Continue reading →

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NABT BioClub

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Bob

  Recognizing that there are challenges to encouraging student interest in biological concepts, the NABT BioClub has been formed to support teachers who are interested in starting biology clubs at their schools. The mission of the NABT BioClub is to … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek in the OKC Adventure District

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Bob

  The 5 museums and attractions that make up the Oklahoma City Adventure District are hosting a come and go Teachers’ Sneak Peek in Thursday, September 4th from 4 to 8 pm.  If you live within and hour or two … Continue reading →

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BotBall

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Bob

The start of the new school year means the start of any number of excellent programs to engage students in lively science enrichment opportunities. I plan to post several of these worthwhile programs in the coming days, and Steve Goodgame, … Continue reading →

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Space Place for Teachers

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Bob

NASA.GOV is a remarkable resource for teachers and students.  Spend a little time there and you find a wealth of information about NASA – past, present, and future.  I recently became aware of an area of nasa.gov that has been … Continue reading →

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