From the National Center for Science Education http://ncseweb.org Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published on November 24, 1859, and the sesquicentennial festivities are everywhere! In addition to Steve Jones’s summary of the Origin for New Scientist, the … Continue reading
November 24, 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species by Natural Selection and a reminder that all (or most) of Darwin’s writings are online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/. By the way, the Sam Noble Museum of Natural … Continue reading
Just a reminder that the deadline for our EE License Tag Grant applications is coming up in one week. It is really not that difficult to write … just follow the instructions on the RFP (request for proposals) here: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/pubs/lpd/eegrant09.pdf. … Continue reading
On Monday, President Obama announced the establishment of National Lab Day, a new science education initiative aimed at improving labs and inquiry-based science experiences for students in grades 612. Designed to increase community-based collaborations between scientists, engineers, teachers and students, … Continue reading
Date: Thursday January 28th, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Location: OKC Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 2101 NE 50thOKC, OK 73111 RSVP to: deanna@nurturedworld.org (512.934.4760) A Nurtured World Inc., a non-profit organization, has been funded by the USEPA to provide training for Oklahoma … Continue reading
McDonald Observatory is happy to announce it’s Teacher Professional Development Workshops for the summer of 2010 are now online! http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/teachers/profdev/ Most of the workshops have scholarships available for teachers, making this a very worthwhile one-of-a-kind and inexpensive experience! Each multi-day … Continue reading
The 2010 Summer Session marks the 61st year since the founding of the University of Oklahoma Biological Station on Lake Texoma. Students continue to come to UOBS to experience a truly unique opportunity in field-based study while earning three hours of … Continue reading
The new JanaGram for November is here. There are several pages of information in this month’s edition and some of it is time-sensitive. Download it today! By the way… did you see Jana at the recent OSTA Fall Staff Development … Continue reading
Need convenient and accessible professional development? Northeastern State University is now offering online Professional Development Science Courses. These online courses are inquiry-based. Teachers do the hands-on inquiry portion in their own school science labs and discuss results online. Online lectures … Continue reading
A Dozen Reasons to Celebrate Darwin
By Deborah Heiligman author (from The Washington Post’s “On Faith” Forum, November 24, 2009) This is Darwin’s year. We celebrated his 200th birthday in February and this month is the 150th anniversary of publication of “The Origin of the Species”. Sadly … Continue reading →