Monthly Archives: January 2009

NSTA National Conference

Are you sure your students will perform well enough to meet state PASS requirements? Will they be able to show they are college ready on the ACT? If you need to build your skills, learn new content, and develop new … Continue reading

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Darwin at the University of Tulsa

The Biological Sciences & Geosciences faculties at the University of Tulsa are sponsoring a series of events to inform students and faculty at TU and the larger public community of northeastern Oklahoma about the scientific theory of evolution, its contributions … Continue reading

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2009 OKAEE Expo

The Oklahoma City Zoo is honored to be the site for the 2009 OKAEE Expo. Due to the generosity of the Oklahoma Zoological Society, the zoo’s non-profit arm, the zoo education department is excited to announce funding for teacher scholarships … Continue reading

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Nature Conservancy Tallgrass Prairie Film

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 6:30 – 8:00 pm  Overview: The Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma, in partnership with the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens, is pleased to offer a viewing of the award winning film:  America’s Lost Landscape: … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Winter Bird Survey Begins Today

The 18th annual Oklahoma Winter Bird Survey monitors 52 bird species that commonly appear in Oklahoma during the winter.  Participants in the survey help state biologists at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation track population trends in the state’s winter … Continue reading

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New Anti-Science Bill Introduced

Senator Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, has introduced SB 320, the “Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act”. While similar in many respects to HB 1001, the ”Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act” introduced by Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, the bill makes reference to teaching … Continue reading

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Darwin at OU Calendar Update

Preparations continue for a full year of events at the University of Oklahoma in connection with the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species. A rather extensive lists of events … Continue reading

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Evolutionary Gems From Nature

“15 Evolutionary Gems” is a new resource summarizing fifteen lines of evidence for evolution by natural selection, provided by the journal Nature.  The editors explain, “About a year ago, an Editorial in these pages urged scientists and their institutions to ‘spread the word’ … Continue reading

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Four Books for your Library

2009 marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of “The Origin of Species” and makes this an ideal to update your Evolution library.  This week’s New York Times Education Life supplement contained a … Continue reading

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December Science News from OSDE

Get December, 2008′s  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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