Monthly Archives: November 2008

Recent OSDE Accountability and Assessment Updates

The following documents have been updated on the Accountability and Assessment home page.  End‑of‑Instruction Online Practice Tests ‑ scroll down the left hand side of the page to locate directions (or download them here). (Please note:  The ePAT launcher needed to run … Continue reading

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Northeastern Oklahoma Mathematics and Science Teacher Annual

The Northeastern Oklahoma Mathematics and Science Teacher Annual Conference will be held on  Saturday, January 31st from 9:00 ‑ 3:00 at Northeastern State University ‑ Tahlequah. The conference will address elementary, middle school, high school and university  mathematics and science.  The theme of … Continue reading

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Honeywell Educators at Space Academy

One teacher reaches hundreds of students. That’s why Honeywell Hometown Solutions created the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy scholarship program for middle school science and math teachers. With the support of more than 1,400 Honeywell employees, the company has sponsored … Continue reading

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New SpacePlace

The NASA SpacePlace folks have just published the latest issue of their bi‑monthly newsletter for formal and informal educators. The newsletter is all about the many useful and‑‑it goes without saying‑‑free resources on The Space Place website that can be helpful to classroom … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Museum Network Inquiry Institute

The Oklahoma Museum Network funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, with support from Oklahoma EPSCoR, offers a free Professional Development Workshop on Science Inquiry! Whether you currently use inquiry methods or want to learn what inquiry is all about, this workshop will … Continue reading

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More About Darwin at OU

Details continue to emerge about the events taking place at the University of Oklahoma in connection with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species.  Visit … Continue reading

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OU Biological Station Begins 60th Season

The University of Oklahoma Biological Station (UOBS) was founded in 1949 and is a permanent, year-round field station located on the north shore of Lake Texoma (Oklahoma-Texas border), approximately 2 hours south of the main campus in Norman.  The Station’s … Continue reading

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November Science News from OSDE

Get this months Science News from OSDE Science Director Jana Rowland.  Each month Jana publishes a newsletter that she distributes to several hundred teachers across the state.  If you have attended one of her science workshops or worked on science curriculum … Continue reading

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ENO Programme

An invitation to ENO Climate Change Campaign 2009 ENO Programme invites schools and children & youth associations to take part to the climate change campaign that will take place from November 2008 to January 2009. Intoductory weeks and activity packages … Continue reading

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Sam Rhine Genetics Update Conference Coming to Oklahoma City

Noted genetics educator Sam Rhine will be presenting his Genetic Update Conference in Oklahoma City on December 3rd in the Putnam City High School Auditorium, 5300 NW 50th Street. Sam Rhine has crossed the country for 30+ years presenting the latest … Continue reading

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