Tag Archives: STEM

Oklahoma Elementary Schools Receive STEM Awards

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Bob

From the Oklahoma State Department of Education: OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 12, 2012) – Ten Oklahoma elementary schools recently were named K20 STEM–Building STEM-Ready Elementary Schools. The first-time designation comes with grant funds for teacher training at the schools in the areas of science, … Continue reading →

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This Week’s TiffanyGram!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Bob

Greetings Science Educators! I hope your week is going well! We have many exciting things going on in our state! First, I would like to welcome our new Directors of Mathematics Education at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Levi … Continue reading →

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August 20th -24th TiffanyGram

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Bob

Welcome back science educators! I hope you enjoyed the summer and found opportunities to both relax and become rejuvenated! I had the great pleasure of meeting several amazing educators through the Math Science Partnership Grants this summer. I participated in … Continue reading →

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Join Science Olympiad!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Bob

                                  For the past 29 years, Science Olympiad has led a revolution in science education. What began as a grassroots assembly of science teachers is … Continue reading →

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Science Matters

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Bob

Strategic Data Project Provides New Findings on Teacher Placement and Retention Patterns According to findings released last month by Harvard University’s Strategic Data Project (SDP) at its Center for Education Policy Research, first-year educators tend to be assigned to students … 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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This Week’s TiffanyGram

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Bob

Science Message: July 2nd– 6th Hello fellow science educators! I hope you are all enjoying your summer and finding some time for relaxation and professional growth. Every summer I always looked forward to finding a workshop or research experience that would allow … Continue reading →

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Vision 2020 Conference: Science Strands and Luncheon

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Bob

Greetings science educators! I know many of you have or are about to leave your classrooms for the summer. However, I wanted to send you titles and descriptions for the science strands of the Vision 2020 Conference. As a reminder, … Continue reading →

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First Public Draft of Next Generation Science Standards Released Today.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Bob

Comment Period Open Until June 1The first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) was released today and will be online for public comment until June 1.In a process managed by Achieve, 26 states led the development of the Next … Continue reading →

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