Author Archives: Bob

OSTA Spring Conferences Fast Approaching

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Bob

The first of two (2) Spring Conferences is less than two weeks away.  Have you registered for the Eastern Conference at Tenkiller State Park? There’s lots to do and see and early April is a great time to get outdoors … Continue reading →

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Fuel Our Future Now

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Bob

During the National Science Teachers Association’s National Conference in New Orleans, La., the United States Department of Energy, the X PRIZE Foundation and Discovery Education announced www.FuelOurFutureNow.com, a new dynamic, online knowledge center inspired by the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE. The Web site … Continue reading →

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Nominations for PAEMST close April 1st

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Bob

Please don’t forget nominations for PAEMST close April 1st, 2009. If you know any outstanding teachers (Grades 7th – 12th)  who you think should be nominated for this prestigous award, please visit www.paemst.org today. Remember: teachers may nominate themselves or someone else (e.g., past awardees, colleagues, post-secondary … Continue reading →

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March News from OSDE

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Bob

Here it is!   Hot off the press! This Month’s JanaGram!   (I like Exclamation points!)

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Legendary Biologist E.O. Wilson to Address USAO March 26

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Bob

Legendary biologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson will be the featured speaker during the third annual Emerson-Wier Liberal Arts Symposium March 26 at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Wilson will address the public during … Continue reading →

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Carl Zimmer to Speak at TU

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Bob

JOHN WESLEY POWELL MEMORIAL LECTURE at AAAS- SWARM 2009 What Is Life? An Ancient Question Meets Twenty-First Century Science By Carl Zimmer Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:30 p.m. Great Hall A Allen Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa We all know … Continue reading →

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Prepare Your Neurons for Brain Awareness Week

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Bob

  Do you want to get your students to think with about their brains? Celebrate Brain Awareness Week with the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) March 16-20. Free Resources are available online at SFN including Neuroscience Core Concepts: The Essential Principles of Neuroscience and the NERVE Web site. Brain Awareness … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Sustainability Conference

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Bob

            March 20-21, 2009 Register now online at the Oklahoma Sustainability Network websitehttp://www.oksustainability.org/2009conference.php. Come learn and share with others about: Energy – speakers including Oklahoma Secretary of Energy Robert Wegener, will explore the latest developments in alternative … Continue reading →

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SB 834 Passes Oklahoma Senate

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Bob

The “School District Empowerment Program,” SB834, if passed and signed by the governor, would mandate that a school district which has a school identified for improvement by the State Board of Education would become a charter school district in the … Continue reading →

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Why is Earth’s core so hot? Visit SpacePlace

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Bob

Blistering hot molten rock bursts through weak places in Earth’s crust. So what is down there and why is it so hot? Earth’s core may seem as mysterious and remote as outer space, but scientists actually have learned a great deal about it. … Continue reading →

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