You are invited to join us for a special teacher VIP night at Science Museum Oklahoma! Reservations are required, so call 405-602-3760 to secure your spot as soon as possible. We will premiere the new “Use the Forces, Otto” Science Live … Continue reading
Good afternoon! I hope today is going well and you all enjoyed starting the week off with a holiday! (at least I hope you had a holiday) I was able to have lunch today with the Oklahoma Teacher of the … Continue reading
A lot of OSTA members will be driving a pretty good distance to come to the October 1st Fall Conference. The Edmond Fairfield Inns & Suites by Marriott has reserved a small number of rooms for folks attending the conference. The … Continue reading
The Art of Teaching Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director National Center for Earth and Space Science Education Originally published April 15, 2009. Revised August 27, 2011, in support of the release of We’ve Got to be That Light It’s a new … Continue reading
Nearly 50 outstanding program offerings! The Branches of STEM are Rooted in SCIENCE October 1st, Howell Hall, University of Central Oklahoma It’s time to register! Hurry to take advantage of the Early-Bird registration savings! $45 through September 15th, $55 thereafter. … Continue reading
Each Spring, the OSTA Constitution and By-Laws committee is charged with examining the OSTA Constitution and By-Laws and recommending changes to the OSTA Board. Over the last three years there has been an on-going effort to bring the Constitution and … Continue reading
Cosponsored by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) An Evolution Symposium and Teaching Workshop at the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference, Anaheim Marriot, Anaheim, CA. Description AIBS and NESCent will cosponsor the eighth annual evolution symposium and teaching workshop … Continue reading
(From NCSE’s Evolution Education Update – August 26, 2001) Was it unconstitutional for a teacher to describe creationism as “superstitious nonsense”? In 2009, a federal district court ruled that it was, in C. F. et al. v. Capistrano Unified School … Continue reading
The American Chemical Society’s Office of High School Chemistry has a number of resources designed to enhance teaching and learning at the secondary level. We hope you will consider the following: Start and run a high school chemistry club with … Continue reading
ACT Releases College and Career Readiness Report for the Class of 2011
A new report from ACT using its College Readiness Benchmarks and ACT test scores provides a series of graphical pictures highlighting the college-and-career readiness of the ACT-tested high school class of 2011. The report found that just 25 percent of … Continue reading →