Monthly Archives: July 2008

NSTA Partners with Discovery Communications and Siemens Foundation

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Bob

NSTA, the Siemens Foundation, and Discovery Communications recently announced the launch of a new sustainability education competition that will allow students to develop innovative green solutions for their schools, homes and communities. The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge will launch later … Continue reading →

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Firefly Watch

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Bob

Looking for a great at-home science research opportunity this summer?  The Science Museum, Boston and researchers from Tufts University and Fitchburg State College (MA) are leading a research project to collect field data about fireflies. You may be of a … Continue reading →

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2008 BioBlitz!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Bob

All members of OSTA are invited to participate in this year’s BioBlitz! on September 12-13, 2008 at the Great Salt Plains State Park and Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.   What is BioBlitz? A 24-hour rapid inventory of biological diversity.  You … Continue reading →

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OSTA Fall Professional Development Symposium

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Bob

  Science Inside and Out Saturday October 25, 2008 8:30 am – 4:30 pm NSU – Broken Arrow Campus   Join your fellow science teachers(K-20) to explore the many faces of assessment inside in the morning and then in the afternoon investigate taking … Continue reading →

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3rd Annual Teaching Evolution Workshop

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Bob

 Thanks to a grant from the Delta Foundation, Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education (OESE) is organizing a professional development workshop for 30 Oklahoma high school and middle level science teachers, undergraduate, and graduate students in science education on Teaching … Continue reading →

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