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Monthly Archives: August 2014
OKLAHOMA LOSES WAIVER FROM “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND”
OKLAHOMA LOSES WAIVER FROM “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” STATE SUPT. BARRESI WILL SPEAK ABOUT WHAT’S NEXT, ANSWER QUESTIONS WHAT: The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced today that it is rejecting Oklahoma’s application to extend its waiver from the No Child … Continue reading
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Registration is open for BioBlitz! Oklahoma 2014!
BioBlitz! Oklahoma October 3-5, 2014 Black Kettle National Grasslands, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, and City of Cheyenne, OK The BioBlitz! is a rapid inventory of biological diversity hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey and conducted by expert biologists and … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Events, High School, Middle School, Opportunities
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Science Matters
New Poll Finds Support for Common Core Slipping Among Teachers Results of a poll released earlier this week show solid public support for the idea of shared academic standards, but weaker support for the Common Core State Standards that have … Continue reading
News from NCSE: Climate Workshop for Teachers at Lake Texoma 9/26-28
There’s still a chance for in-service and pre-service teachers to take advantage of a great opportunity: a workshop on the science of climate change and variability, taking place at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station on Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, from … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Evolution and Climate Change, NCSE, OESE
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Science Olympiad Training Conference September 20th
Time to register for the Science Olympiad training for Coaches and Event Supervisors! Saturday, September 20th in Howell Hall at the University of Central Oklahoma. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q6SKSG8 to reserve your place in this training! Trainers for this conference have set up … Continue reading
OSDE: Guide to State Standards
According to legislation signed into rule this summer, for this school year (2014-2015) and next (2015-2016) the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics are to be taught in all Oklahoma public schools. Oklahoma State Standards … Continue reading
TiffanyGram, 8/14/14
Greetings Science Educators! I hope the start of your school year is going well! I enjoyed seeing and meeting so many of you this summer at the Vision 2020 Conference, the Vision for K-12 Science Education Workshop, the Elementary and … Continue reading
Test Blueprints posted on OSDE website
From Oklahoma State Department of Education, August 12, 2014 – Updated content-specific assessment blueprints for school year 2014-2015 are now posted on our website at http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2013-09-05/blue-prints-plds-item-specs. The blueprints describe the content and structure of each subject’s assessment and define the ideal … Continue reading
Oklahoma requests extension of education flexibility waiver
OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 12, 2014) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) today filed a request with the U.S. Department of Education for a one-year extension of the flexibility waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind). One … Continue reading
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You Be The Chemist Challenge®
Get your students excited about chemistry with the You Be The Chemist Challenge—a free, national academic competition for grade 5-8 students. The Challenge was created by the Chemical Educational Foundation® (CEF), a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing science and chemistry education. The Challenge tests students’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Competition, NGSS, OASS, Opportunities, STEM
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