Monthly Archives: January 2014

NGSS Workshop Opportunity the Summer

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Bob

Continuing education opportunity for Physics and Physical Science teachers to be offered at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls, in conjunction with the American Association of Physics Teachers’ PTRA program. This workshop will be of particular interest to teachers … Continue reading →

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LEEDS Conference February 8

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Bob

  Leading by Example for Engineering Design (LEED), is a Math/Science Partnership bringing together  teachers from 5 metropolitan OKC school districts, the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, and Pearson to increase STEM content understanding and pedagogy … Continue reading →

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NCSE Update, 1/17/14

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Bob

ANTISCIENCE BILL IN OKLAHOMA Senate Bill 1765, styled the Oklahoma Science Education Act, is the second antiscience bill of the year. As is increasingly common with antiscience legislation, SB 1765 would, if enacted, in effect encourage science teachers with idiosyncratic … Continue reading →

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Environmental Education Expo 2014

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bob

Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education Friday, February 7, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST) This year’s EE Expo theme is Citizen Science.  Presentations will focus on integrating Citizen Science projects into your environmental education programs.  Talks will include … Continue reading →

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Superintendent Barresi scraps double-testing requirement for middle school students who take higher math courses

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Bob

OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 14, 2013) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi today notified district school superintendents that middle school students testing in Algebra I, Algebra II or Geometry are no longer required to take the grade-level math assessment. “This double testing … Continue reading →

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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium – OSU in March

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Bob
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NSTA Express – 1/6/14

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Bob

      Safety and School Science Experiments A serious lab safety incident at a high school in Manhattan last week has had members talking on NSTA’s social networks. Their many questions about safety spurred us to reach out to … Continue reading →

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