Tag Archives: OSDE

This Weeks TiffanyGram

Greetings Fellow Science Educators! The day after Halloween is always a challenging one when working with students (and maybe teachers) who have eaten WAY too much sugar.   Why not use that to your advantage?  Here are a couple of ideas … Continue reading

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Preparing Students for College and Career Success

By Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 When my twin sons had finished their freshman year of college, I had them and a group of their friends over doing something I was always doing in … Continue reading

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TiffanyGram September 24, 2012

This week: (1) Updates on Oklahoma Science Assessments (2) Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers (3) Grant for Teachers (4) Student Opportunities Greetings Science Educators! I have received many questions of late about the scientific and engineering practices associated with the … Continue reading

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Fairview Math Teacher Named 2013 Teacher of the Year

OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 18, 2012. from OSDE— Elaine Hutchison, an Algebra II, trigonometry, pre-calculus and AP calculus teacher at Fairview High School and Chamberlain Middle School in the Fairview School District and at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics … Continue reading

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Changes in 2012-13 Grades 5 and 8 Science and EOI Biology I Assessments

September 17, 2012 FROM:  Office of Accountability and Assessments TO:  Science Coordinators and Teachers of Grade 5 and 8 Science, and Biology I RE:  2012-13 Grades 5 and 8 Science and EOI Biology I Assessments Science testing within the State … Continue reading

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This Week’s TiffanyGram!

Greetings Science Educators! I hope your week is going well! We have many exciting things going on in our state! First, I would like to welcome our new Directors of Mathematics Education at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Levi … Continue reading

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Measurements that Matter

By Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Friday, Aug. 31, 2012) Labor Day is a reminder for me that football season is about to kick into full swing. I’m excited. My two sons were football players, and I love watching … Continue reading

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ACT Scores Released to Schools

(From OSDE) OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 29, 2012) – Oklahoma high schools recently received ACT scores for students tested during the past school year along with information showing how prepared students are for college-level coursework. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi … Continue reading

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August 20th -24th TiffanyGram

Welcome back science educators! I hope you enjoyed the summer and found opportunities to both relax and become rejuvenated! I had the great pleasure of meeting several amazing educators through the Math Science Partnership Grants this summer. I participated in … Continue reading

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What’s Your NGSS I.Q.?

  Who is developing the NGSS? National Research Council (NRC) – independent, nonprofit institution (part of National Academies) which developed the Framework upon which the NGSS is based.  (NRC previously developed National Science Education Standards (NSES), released in 1996.) Carnegie … Continue reading

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