NEW! 2008 Testing Resources Now Up on OSDE Website

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Bob

The following updated documents are now accessible from the Oklahoma State Department of Education Website, Accountability and Assessment page http://sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess/core.html Core/Curriculum Tests: Blueprints for the EOI Test: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English II, English III, Biology I, and US History. Item Specification … Continue reading →

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And Now a Word from the State Science Curriculum Director…

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Bob

The Oklahoma State Department of Education Curriculum Team Leader and content directors are proud to announce that the brand new Parent PASS documents are available to view and download from the OSDE website. You can find them HERE Grades PreK – 8 … Continue reading →

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Mini-Medical School

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Bob

Do you have students interested in a career in medicine or research! Do they want to see what it is like to be in medical school for a night? The Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience has just the program for them: … Continue reading →

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The Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF)

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Bob

The Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF) is a web-based science and technology competition. Teams of students from across the U.S. compete for certificates awarded by the National Medal of Technology Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce . The … Continue reading →

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Pre-Register today for The OSTA Fall Conference

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Bob

Science Inside and Out is the 2008 OSTA Fall Conference to be held Saturday, October 25 on the campus of NSU- Broken Arrow.  NOW is the time to register using this form- prereg08. Click the Conferences Header to find the … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education Awards

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Bob

The Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education (OKAEE) mission includes recognition of exemplary efforts in environmental education.  You can help OKAEE accomplish this mission by nominating deserving individuals for an OKAEE award. OKAEE recognizes excellence in environmental education by presenting custom fine art trophies in … Continue reading →

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Weather Channel Forecast Earth Summit

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Bob

The Weather Channel is sponsoring a contest to identify attendees to the 2008 Forecast Earth Summit in Washington, DC, December 5-7, 2008.  The 20 summit participants will be selected based upon evaluation of 200 word essays submitted by each of them. … Continue reading →

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OSDE to Offer Science Assessment Workshops

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Bob

The Office of Accountability and Assessments is pleased to offer workshops for Oklahoma science educators concerning the End-of-Instruction (EOI) Biology and Grade 5 and 8 sciences assessments. Primary objectives of the workshops include the following: To understand the use of … Continue reading →

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John W. “Jack” Renner Science Education Center

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Bob

Issac Newton is credited with saying “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” Time has passed and many current science teachers in Oklahoma are not of sufficient age to remember, but … Continue reading →

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SMARTT 2008

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Bob

The Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics (KATM) and the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science (KATS) are working together again to offer a statewide conference, SMARTT 2008, that focuses on the learning and teaching of mathematics and science using … Continue reading →

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