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NCSE Weekly Update – 9.25.15

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Bob

  WHITHER ALABAMA’S EVOLUTION DISCLAIMER? When the Alabama board of education voted to approve a new set of science standards on September 10, 2015, in which evolution was described as “substantiated with much direct and indirect evidence,” the question arose: … Continue reading →

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NCSE Weekly Update – 9.18.15

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Bob

A PREVIEW OF THE STORY OF LIFE IN 25 FOSSILS NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of Donald R. Prothero’s The Story of Life in 25 Fossils (Columbia University Press, 2015). The preview consists of chapter 15, “Terror … Continue reading →

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NCSE Weekly Update 8.28.15

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Bob

  A PREVIEW OF EVOLUTION: MAKING SENSE OF LIFE NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of the second edition of Carl Zimmer and Douglas J. Emlen’s Evolution: Making Sense of Life (Roberts and Company, 2015). The preview consists … Continue reading →

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TiffanyGram 8.24.15

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Bob

Greetings Science Educators! It is the start of another school year and an opportunity for students across Oklahoma to experience amazing opportunities to engage in science and get to know the many outstanding science teachers in this state! I wanted … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma’s Outstanding Biology Teacher Awardee for 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Bob

Owasso Mid High School Teacher Peggy Alexander Congratulations to Oklahoma’s 2015 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award recipient, Owasso Mid High School teacher, Peggy Alexander. She began her teaching career in 1988; and has taught at Lomega High School and Watonga High … Continue reading →

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NCSE Weekly Update – 7.24.15: NO SENATE RESOLUTION ON CLIMATE EDUCATION

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Bob

Dear friends of NCSE, A proposed resolution on climate science education fails to reach the Senate floor. When the United States Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 on July 16, 2015, a proposed resolution acknowledging the scientific … Continue reading →

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Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Bob

Announcing the launch of the 2016-2017 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (DA) Program Online Application for K-12 teachers!  Are you a U.S.: Primary and/or secondary classroom teacher? Guidance counselor? Curriculum specialist? Curriculum head? Talented and Gifted coordinator? Special Education coordinator? Media specialist/librarian? … Continue reading →

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Evolution and Climate Change Update – 7.17.2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Bob

    UPDATE FROM THE SENATE Two of the three amendments concerning climate change education under consideration are out of commission as the United States Senate continues to discuss a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. … Continue reading →

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NCSE Evolution and Climate Change Update – 7.10.15

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Bob

CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION IN THE SENATE Climate change education is suddenly under discussion in the United States Senate, the National Journal (July 9, 2015) reports, with the introduction of dueling amendments to a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary … Continue reading →

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OSTA Meet-ups

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Bob

Calling all Science Educators! The Oklahoma Science Teachers Association (OSTA) is coming to town near you to pilot a new approach to outreach. OSTA Meet-Ups are a great opportunity to collaborate with OSTA members and other science educators from your … Continue reading →

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