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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Two Regional OSTA Conferences in April
Coming in April! Two OSTA Regional Conferences. The East Conference will take place Saturday, April 4th at Tenkiller State Park. Nine sessions will be offered and each session will take 2-3 hours. The West Conference will take place … Continue reading
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The Robots are coming to OKC
Robotics Education Day— Friday February 27, 2009 OKC – FIRST Robotics Competition COX Business Services Convention Center Downtown—OKC Time: 9 am-5 pm Profesional Development Opportunitity-Robotics activities and discussion that show math, technology, & science relevance. Times: 10:00 am, … Continue reading
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Stafford Air & Space Museum to Host Free NASA Rockets Workshop
Rockets carry humans and robots on the quest to learn more about the solar system. Weatherford’s Stafford Air & Space Museum and NASA will give area educators the chance to learn more about basic rocket science and the solar system in a special … Continue reading
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The Darwin Bicentennial In The News (from NCSE)
In recognition of Darwin’s 200th birthday, February 12, 2009, the mass media are again taking notice of Darwin’s life, accomplishments, and importance and influence. Writing to Charles Lyell in 1860, Darwin was wryly amused at the sort of newspaper coverage he was receiving … Continue reading
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Oklahoma Ecoregion DVD
I am excited to announce that an Oklahoma Ecoregion DVD has just been mailed to your district’s Superintendent’s office. This DVD produced by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and Oklahoma State Parks in cooperation with the State Department of Education will prove … Continue reading
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A Darwin Day Treat from Dr. Tatiana
The Origin of Darwin By OLIVIA JUDSON Published in the New York Times: February 12, 2009 A look back at the life of Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago today. His work transformed our understanding of the planet … Continue reading
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Darwin at 200 (From the NYT)
Darwin at 200: The Ongoing Force of His Unconventional Idea By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Published: February 12, 2009 Charles Darwin’s writings were not intended to be scriptural. They were meant to be tested. Read the entire editorial here. By the way, … Continue reading
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February Science News from OSDE
The ongoing listserv issues (see December’s Janagram) at the Oklahoma State Department of Education are gradually coming to a resolution, but we now have January’s lost issue. Nevertheless, we have February’s Science News from Jana Rowland, OSDE State Science Director. There are … Continue reading
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2009 Oklahoma Sustainability Network (OSN)
The nomination deadline for 2009 Oklahoma Sustainability Network (OSN) Awards is February 16. Please click here for the simple nomination form to let the OSN Awards Committee know who deserves to be recognized for their sustainability work in Oklahoma: http://oksustainability.org/2009-award-nominations.php … Continue reading
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‘Best Practice Simplified’ on the KABT BioBlog
Over on the left side of this page are links to a number of other science associations of interest. KABT (Kansas Association of Biology Teachers) member Scott Sharp has just posted a new item on the KABT BioBlog that is intriguing given … Continue reading →