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Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act Pre-filed

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bob

Representative Sally Kern (R-OKC) has pre-filed HB 1001, “The Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act”. The bill is essentially identical to the bill she filed last year (HB 2211) that failed in it’s assigned Senate committee, but made it out of the legislature as … Continue reading →

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Wild About Reading

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Bob

The WILD ABOUT READING workshop is coming January 17th to Oklahoma City University from 9 AM to 3 PM.  WaR focuses on using children’s literature to integrate, science, math, social studies and language arts. The cost is $15 (includes Project WILD guides … Continue reading →

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Recent OSDE Accountability and Assessment Updates

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Bob

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

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Bob

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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