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New Science PASS Means New OCCT and OMAAP Assessments

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Bob

From Gaile Loving, OSDE Science Assessment Specialist: As the new PASS standards and objectives are implemented, there is a transition period before the criteria for test alignment with PASS can be completely met. During this transition time, items will be … Continue reading →

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OSDE Names New Science Director

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Bob

The Oklahoma State Department of Education has named Jody Bowie as state Science Director, replacing Jana Rowland, who left OSDE to join the staff at Western Technology Center.  Jody recently received his M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Southern Nazarene … Continue reading →

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TEACHERS “FEELING HEAT” OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Bob

(from NCSE’s Evolution Education Update”) “The U.S. political debate over climate change is seeping into K-12 science classrooms, and teachers are feeling the heat,” according to a report in Science (August 5, 2011). Science educators are increasingly reporting attacks on … Continue reading →

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EVOLUTION IN THE NRC FRAMEWORK

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Bob

(From NCSE Evolution Education Update) A Framework for K-12 Science Education—a new publication from the National Research Council offering “a framework that articulates a broad set of expectations for students in science”—emphasizes evolution as one of the “disciplinary core ideas” … Continue reading →

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Science Bellringers from Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation on OSDE website

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Bob

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, with the assistance of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, has produced forty four video clips of students as they participated in field trips to the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, the Deep Fork National Wildlife … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma’s 2011 Outstanding Biology Teacher Named

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Bob

Sharon Phillips, Vanoss High School Biology teacher and science supervisor, is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) for Oklahoma. The OBTA is given each year by the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) to a life … Continue reading →

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Public Briefing to Release Framework for K-12 Science Education Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Bob

The National Research Council is pleased to announce the release of a report that presents a new framework for K-12 science education, identifying the key concepts and practices that all students should learn. The framework offers a new vision for … Continue reading →

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Two Science Teachers Among Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Finalists

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Bob

 State Superintendent Janet Barresi announced Oklahoma’s Teacher of the Year finalists at a special presentation last week at the annual conference for Oklahoma’s school administrators at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. “It is a pleasure to congratulate … Continue reading →

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STEM Teachers Thrive in Professional Learning Communities

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Bob

From NSTA Express… With the support of the National Science Foundation and in collaboration with WestEd, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) has released “STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching.” NCTAF … Continue reading →

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“CREATIONISM CRUSADE” IN CHURCH AND STATE

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Bob

From NCSE’s Evolution Education Update – July 8, 2011 Rob Boston’s “Creationism Crusade,” published in the July/August 2011 issue of Church & State, reviews the latest battles, in state legislatures and elsewhere, over the teaching of evolution. The antievolution bills … Continue reading →

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