Category Archives: Opportunities

Draft Program Posted for NABT in Dallas!

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Bob

The draft program for the 2012 NABT Professional Development Conference has been posted online at 2012 NABT Program. Please note that the program is not complete and details are subject to change. 

There is no other conference or location that … Continue reading →

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The Journal of Experimental Secondary Science

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Bob

The July 2012 issue of The Journal of Experimental Secondary Science  has now been published online and in print at (www.jes2s.com) JESS is a professionally reviewed (by college professors and research scientists), academic science journal which exclusively publishes original research articles from … Continue reading →

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Advancing Environmental Education Grants

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Bob

Request for Proposals –Released July 30, 2012 Proposals due September 1, 2012 The Environmental Education Association of New Mexico (EEANM) has been awarded a $150,000 grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education Small Grants program. In partnership with … Continue reading →

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Youth Incentive Award

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Bob

The Coleopterists Society, an international organization of professionals and hobbyists interested in the study of beetles, has established a program to recognize young people studying beetles.  The Society has pledged to provide up to $300 each year for the Youth … Continue reading →

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Earth and Space Science Inquiry Lessons and Resources Workshop at OSU

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Bob
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Posted on July 27, 2012 by Bob

 The 2012 Oklahoma Science Olympiad coaches meeting and training will be Saturday, August 18th beginning at 1 PM.  We will meet in the teaching lab at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (maps here). The meeting will start with … Continue reading →

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Announcing the PBLU Schoolyard Habitat Project!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Bob

  The PBLU Schoolyard Habitat Project is a collaboration between the Buck Institute for Education, the Pacific Education Institute and the National Environmental Education Foundation. In the Schoolyard Habitat Project students become engaged learners as they research, design and implement … Continue reading →

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FREE: Earth and Life: changes over time Poster

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Bob

How would you like to receive a FREE Evolution Wall Poster for your classroom?   To apply for this five-foot wide, unique teaching resource, all you have to do is fill out a simple form, and while supplies last, we’ll send it directly to … Continue reading →

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2012 AAPT/PTRA ToPPS II: A Professional Development Opportunity for Physics and Physical Science Teachers

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob

2012 AAPT/PTRA ToPPS II: Designed for In-Service Oklahoma Teachers of Physics and Physical Science, this professional development opportunity is a 5-day summer institute (with 2 follow-up sessions during the 2012 – 2013 academic year).  This is a very “hands-on,” “minds-on” professional development opportunity.  Those seeking to … Continue reading →

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Science Matters

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Bob

            New Report Finds U.S. Students Able to Conduct Simple Investigations, but Can’t Explain Results U.S. students can conduct simple experiments, but have a hard time explaining the results according to a new survey—The Nation’s … Continue reading →

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