Monthly Archives: November 2014

Special Savings From NABT

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TiffanyGram – 11.25.14

Greetings Science Educators! I hope the week finds you well and that you are all preparing for some much needed time off with the holiday nearing. I would like to apologize to everyone on the listserv. In my haste to … Continue reading

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Final Call: For Schools and School Districts – Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 8 to the International Space Station

A Community Engagement Model for Grade 5-14 Authentic STEM, Starting February 23, 2015 The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education invite schools, school districts, and community colleges to explore … Continue reading

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Practical Importance of Human Evolution, a FREE Course from the University of Oklahoma

  OU Associate Professor of Anthropology Cecil Lewis will be teaching a new open course this spring  entitled “The Practical Importance of Human Evolution” This is an OU “Janux” online course, which means it is well crafted and features high production values. And … Continue reading

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Schools Asked to Join Mission to Introduce 100m Students to Computer Science

Computers are everywhere, but fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. Girls and minorities are severely underrepresented. Good news is, we’re on our way to change this. In one week last year, 15 million students tried computer science! … Continue reading

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OSTA Board Election Results

The results of the 2014 OSTA Board election are in and the following members have been elected to terms of office that begin January 1, 2015: President-elect – Debbie Hill, Norman High School, Norman Secretary – Ava Wilhelm, Briarwood Elementary, … Continue reading

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Change Update: 11.14.14

      THE LATEST FROM TEXAS The pressure on the Texas board of education to require the correction of errors in the coverage of climate change in social studies textbooks presently under consideration continues. In a press conference on … Continue reading

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Engage with OSTA through our NEW Facebook group

Each year following the OSTA Fall Staff Development Conference we survey participants and ask, among other things, why they attend.  Year after year one of the top reasons given is “networking”. Indeed, meeting with other science teachers to share insight, experiences, … Continue reading

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Meet the OSTA Board Candidates

The OSTA Nominating Committee has developed a Board-approved slate of candidates for positions to the OSTA Board of Directors.  The annual OSTA elections are held each year at this time and voting is conducted electronically via email ballot sent to active … Continue reading

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