41. NDOL: Idea Of The Week: High-Impact Pre-K enormous impact on how well children perform when they enter k12 schools especially those services for all four-year-olds Georgia, New York, and oklahoma. http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=131&subid=207&contentid=252176

42. Selected Microscopy Educational Resources For K-12 Education field microscopeMicroscopes and Microscopy for k12. Ugly Bug Contest From the oklahoma Microscopy Society In 2000 all elementary schools in oklahoma http://www.mwrn.com/feature/education.asp

Microscopes and Microscopy for K-12 These sites are especially helpful for bringing the Microworld into the class room. Many other resources are listed in the Guide to Microscopy and Microanalysis on the Interent OutReach Programs Project MICRO - Microscopy In Curriculum - Research Outreach Project MICRO will put Microscopy Society of America members, teaching materials, and microscopes in middle school classrooms nationwide. In addition to providing information on Project Micro, there is help on selecting a microscope, locating a microscopist, books Ugly Bug Contest From the Oklahoma Microscopy Society In 2000 all elementary schools in Oklahoma were invited to participate. See the winners and all the Ugly Bugs. This is an annual event. Ugly Bug from Northern Arizona University Each year, schools in the Flagstaff area search their schools high and low to find the ugliest bug they can. Once they have an ugly bug, they bring it to Northern Arizona University where Marilee Sellers helps them identify their bugs. Scope-On-A-Rope A SOAR or hand held digital magnifying camera "microscopes" is available to schools in Louisian from Louisana State University.

43. AOL Canada Search: Search Results Office of Accountability The oklahoma Education Oversight Board offers a variety of reports to evaluate the performance of public k12 schools including a http://search.aol.ca/cat.adp?id=19600&layer=&from=subcats

44. Schedule & Courses From Western Oklahoma State College Distance Learning Courses taught at k12 schools and delivered to Western. Altus Air Force Base Students must have access to Altus Air Force Base. Western oklahoma State College http://www.western.cc.ok.us/dl/SandC.htm

Interactive Television (ITV) Telecourses Online ... Courses Schedule Student Resources Faculty Staff ... HOME Tentative distance learning course offerings for the upcoming semester are listed on these pages. Links to courses which are brought in from other institutions are also listed here. Courses are listed according to type. Please be reminded this is a tentative list and courses may be canceled if enrollment is not sufficient. ITV Courses Courses taught at Western and delivered to other schools Web Based Online courses Telecourses Courses via Television Short Format Classes Weekend and 8 week classes Outreach Courses taught at K-12 schools and delivered to Western.

45. Welcome To Tulsa Chamber oklahoma funds k12 schools at such low levels the state is always ranked in the bottom 5 of all states for funding per student. http://www.tulsachamber.com/new/general.asp?id=195

46. CIRTL Annual Forum 2003 - Program Overviews lessons are aligned with the State of oklahoma s education standards in 2 middle and 8 secondary schools, with truly spend ten of their hours in k12 classrooms http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/cirtl/Forum2003/overviews/oklahoma-ata_overview.html

Forum Home Agenda Submission Information Poster Abstracts ... Presentations Preparing the Future STEM Faculty: Program Overviews University of Oklahoma: College of Engineering and College of Education Authentic Teaching Alliance (ATA) www.coe.ou.edu/ata Dr. Mark Nanny nanny@ou.edu Program Description To date, over 20 "teacher-ready" ATA activities, focusing on physical science, chemistry, biology, and mathematics, are posted on the ATA web site ( www.coe.ou.edu/ata ). Moreover, these lessons are aligned with the State of Oklahoma's education standards (PASS skills). ATA's goal with respect to these lessons is not to create totally new curriculum, but rather to demonstrate how to teach secondary science and mathematics in an authentic manner. Creating authentic lessons is not trivial; the students' background, culture, environment, and interests must be well understood, respected and appreciated. In order to facilitate this level of understanding and appreciation for secondary students among ATA teachers and Fellows, the ATA teachers and Fellows work closely together as a team for at least one to two semesters. To date, ATA has interacted with 11 science teachers, 5 mathematics teachers, and 1 technology teacher, while reaching approximately 1400 students, in 2 middle and 8 secondary schools, with truly authentic instruction. Graduate Fellows spend approximately twenty hours per week on this program. Undergraduate Fellows spend approximately fifteen hours per week on this program. Both graduate and undergraduate fellows spend ten of their hours in K-12 classrooms. Managing the program is a full-time job (40 hours per week) for the project coordinator and also includes approximately ten hours a week from the principle investigator.

47. APT: Publications House passed a regulatory parity measure requiring the oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC of 2002, when Internet2 access was made available for k12 schools. http://www.apt.org/publica/lab/5.html

Oklahoma OneNet, Inc. Oklahoma Municipal Services Corporation (OMSC) Broadband Deregulation In 2002, the Oklahoma state House passed a regulatory parity measure requiring the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to regulate all broadband providers (cable, DSL, satellite, and fixed wireless) equally. However it was modified to directly prohibit the OCC from regulating DSL or any other high-speed Internet access service. Resources OneNET "Wireless Broadband Opens Doors for Rural U.S. Communities" Oregon Oregon Telecommunications Coord-inating Council (ORTCC) The Oregon Telecommunications Coordinating Council (ORTCC) was created by the state Legislature in 2001. The Council’s mission is "to provide all Oregonians with affordable access to broadband digital applications that will improve the quality of life in Oregon communities and reduce the economic gap between well-served and underserved Oregon communities." The ORTCC is comprised of 12 members that represent broad telecommunications interest groups including business and industry, telecommunications providers, state and local government, education, and health care organizations, as well as other interest groups. The council provides a coordinated approach to telecomm-unication investments by giving the ORTCC the authority to facilitate, through its recommendations, greater public/private partnerships and stronger state/local government partnerships. Broadband Tax Credit Resources ORTCC Oregon Broadband Tax Credit Pennsylvania

48. Chicken Little Goes To Oklahoma National Education Association, Current Expenditures for Public k12 schools Per Student in Fall oklahoma AFL-CIO, Why Is Right-to-Work Being Pushed by Right http://www.nilrr.org/chcknlttl2.htm

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOR RELATIONS RESEARCH 5211 Port Royal Road Suite 510 Springfield, Virginia 22151 Chicken Little Goes to Oklahoma Right to Work Foes Rehash Old, Discredited Claims July 6, 2001 On September 25, Sooner citizens will vote on a constitutional amendment that would make Oklahoma the nation's 22nd Right to Work state by prohibiting the firing of employees for refusal to join or bankroll a labor union. The Right to Work Amendment, formally titled State Question 695, would also prohibit termination of employees for joining or financially supporting a union. Union officials who have gotten in the habit of financing their operations with the compulsory dues and "fees" of an estimated 41,000 Oklahoma employees are determined to protect this special privilege. But they have a hard time explaining why they believe the law should protect one employee's right to support a union, but at the same time authorize the firing of another employee who chooses not to support the same union. That's why the Oklahoma AFL-CIO apparatus, as well as officials of unions in neighboring states and dozens of national AFL-CIO operatives, are now spending untold millions of dollars in forced dues on deceitful propaganda that basically ignores the real issue of personal freedom.

49. SCIMAST - Landscape Paper : Oklahoma OK WILD School Site grants are available to oklahoma k12 public and private schools to develop wildlife habitat or wildlife learning areas on school property. http://www.sedl.org/scimast/resources/landscape/ok/resources/state_agencies.html

Introduction Context Recent History of Reform Demographics Current System Resources State Department of Education State Agencies Statewide Initiatives Professional Organizations ... Acknowledgments State Agencies Bank at School Tim Allen, director of communications (405) 521-3191; fax: (405) 521-6909 E-mail: Tim.Allen@treas.state.ok.us http://www.state.ok.us/~sto/bankatschool.html The Bank at School program helps teachers introduce students to basic monetary concepts with a PASS-correlated curriculum guide integrating mathematics, social studies and language arts for grades 1-6. Local bank partners assist with tours, demonstrations and real-life applications. Choctaw Nation Upward Bound Math and Science Center Robert Ray, director Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, the Choctaw Nation Upward Bound Math and Science Center provides 9th and 10th grade students in southeastern Oklahoma the opportunity to meet and work with their peers from other areas of the region who have similar interests in math and science related fields. The six-week summer program at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton is delivered at no cost to participants with free travel, room and board, and tuition in Coal, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, and Pittsburg counties. Services include mentoring, educational guidance, counseling, college-prep work, lab work, tutoring, post-secondary/career exploration and field trips.

50. SCIMAST - Landscape Paper : Oklahoma Email admelvin@ou.edu http//k12.ocs.ou College of Geosciences at the University of oklahoma. Their outreach program, EarthStorm, for k-12 schools plus many http://www.sedl.org/scimast/resources/landscape/ok/resources/institutions_2.html

Introduction Context Recent History of Reform Demographics Current System Resources State Department of Education State Agencies Statewide Initiatives Professional Organizations ... Acknowledgments Institutions Supporting Science and Mathematics Improvement ( continued Page Oklahoma Archaeological Survey 111 East Chesapeake, Building 134 Norman, OK 73019-0575 (405) 325-7211; fax: (405) 325-7604 The Oklahoma Archaeological Survey helps sponsor the Diaries in the Dirt Program along with the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Diaries in the Dirt includes two board games on archaeological topics, Excite (a 3-D archaeological puzzle with real-time artifacts) and a set of artifacts for sand box explorations. The Diaries in the Dirt materials are available for loan to Oklahoma teachers and are geared primarily for grades four through six. The survey offers a school program, Oklahoma's First General Store, with multidisciplinary approach to archaeology. Although designed for grades four through seven, it may appeal to a wider audience. A set of three handouts that provide short-term exercises in archaeology is free to teachers. Handout titles include Buttonholing Archaeology, Knockable Rocks, and Compost Archaeology. The survey also loans slide-tape and video programs to teachers. Oklahoma City Zoological Park Allison Brody, director, education programs

51. FIPSE Grant Database in the State Regents’ student preparation work with local k12 schools, bridging schools with higher education. ONLINE REFERENCE oklahoma Higher Education http://www.fipse.aed.org/grantshow.cfm?grantNumber=P116B030991

52. Oklahoma Council Of Public Affairs The most “elite” k12 schools in the nation are not the private ones but the high-spending suburban districts. Even prestigious http://www.ocpathink.org/ViewPerspectiveStory.asp?ID=114

53. Oklahoma Council Of Public Affairs Everyone is there voluntarily. The same is true in the nonpublic k12 schools, of which there are more than 26,000 with some 5,000,000 students. http://www.ocpathink.org/ViewPerspectiveStory.asp?ID=70

54. Oklahoma State Profile: State Education Indicators With A Focus On Title I, 1999 oklahoma http//sde.state.ok.us/. Migratory students (OME, k12). All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program* (CCD, 1999 http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/disadv/2002indicators/oklahoma/edlite-oklahoma.h

Information For Students Parents Teachers Administrators Information About Financial Aid Policy Programs Table of contents State Profiles Alabama Alaska Arizona ... Wyoming State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I Oklahoma http://sde.state.ok.us/ School and Teacher Demographics Student Demographics Statewide Accountability Information ... Printable version of this profile (PDF format) School and Teacher Demographics Per Pupil Expenditures (CCD, 1998-1999) Number of districts (CCD, 1999-2000) Number of public schools (CCD, 1999-2000) Elementary Middle High Combined Total Number of charter schools (CCD, 1999-2000) n/a Number of FTE teachers (CCD, 1999-2000) Elementary Middle High Combined Total Public school enrollment K-8 (CCD) (CCD) Total (CCD) Pre-K (by state definition) Sources of funding District average (CCD, 1998-99) Top Student Demographics Race/ethnicity (CCD, K-12) American Indian/Alaskan Natives Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Other n/a n/a Students with disabilities (OSEP) Students with Limited English Proficiency (ED/NCBE, K-12) Migratory students (OME, K-12)

55. Oklahoma Virtual Campuses, Virtual Libraries In SREB States This program is oriented primarily toward services to state government, k12 schools and the public. The oklahoma Library Technology Network, part of the http://www.sreb.org/main/Publications/VirtualLibraries/oklahomavirtual.html

Oklahoma Participates in Electronic Campus: Degree Programs: Yes Courses: Yes Library Services: No Initiative Oklahoma Electronic Campus Description Status Operational Initiative Oklahoma Library Technology Network Description Status Operational Return to Virtual campuses, virtual libraries in SREB states

56. Polycom Video Communications Deployed Throughout Oklahoma's Statewide Network - provides Internet and network connectivity throughout the state of oklahoma to tensof and has grown to include clients such as k-12 schools, higher education http://www.polycom.com/investor_relations/1,1434,pw-221-289,00.html

Polycom Worldwide U.S. 1.800.765.9266 Outside U.S. 1.925.924.6000 Choose Region: Contact Search Company Profile Company Officers Board of Directors Financial and SEC Filings ... Financial Results Archives One of the world's largest and busiest H.323 distance learning networks deploys Polycom's group, desktop and rack-mounted video solutions. TM group videoconferencing system, its ViaVideo TM desktop video communications appliance and the company's rack-mounted VS4000 for deployment on the OneNet IP network. OneNet provides Internet and network connectivity throughout the state of Oklahoma to tens-of-thousands of customers and recommends Polycom's group, desktop and rack-mounted interactive video communications products to all of its video customers. OneNet began 30 years ago as a distance learning network and has grown to include clients such as K-12 schools, higher education institutions, state and federal agencies, military organizations and private corporations. Interactive video communications is one of the most frequently used applications on OneNet's network. OneNet is the first network to install and operate over 1,000 interactive video classrooms, and the utilization of each room is exceptional, providing over 1,500 class session hours each week. By the end of 2001, OneNet anticipates deploying more than 2,000 video communications systems. "When we set out to find video endpoints to deploy on our H.323 network, we performed exhaustive research and testing, trying out any product we could get our hands on," said Bill Johnson, network operations manager for OneNet. "Only Polycom's video communications products offered the ease of use, reliability, interoperability with other products and price point we required for group, desktop and rack-mounted systems. Since implementing the Polycom equipment, we have seen a significant increase in the use of video communications, which we attribute to the quality of the experience and ease-of-use of the endpoints."

57. Oklahoma oklahoma has approved a $6.6 million bond issue for OneNet, a statewide Once implemented, the network will provide state agencies, k12 schools, colleges and http://www.benton.org/publibrary/state/oklahoma.html

Oklahoma Overview Oklahoma has approved a $6.6 million bond issue for OneNet, a statewide digital voice, data, and video network that will use a combination of public and private facilities. The network's backbone is existing state-owned fiber, augmented by leased tributary connections that will link 33 strategic hub sites across the state. Once implemented, the network will provide state agencies, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, libraries, county courthouses, telemedicine providers, and others with access to information resources at lower rates than currently available. Legislation Two bills were introduced in 1995 that would have changed the overall structure of state telecommunications; one by replacing the Information Service Division of the Office of State Finance with a Telecommunications Authority, the other by appointing a commission to oversee the activities of the authority. Both bills were considered in conference committees but not enacted into law. Applications Public access The 1993 report of the Governor's Telecommunications Retreat made employee training via videoconferencing and email a priority. The report also recommended that state agencies be able to take advantage of the information superhighway, including all Internet resources.

58. Northern Oklahoma College - Information :: Cafeteria Hours Northern oklahoma College Observatory is located on the Enid campus. NOC Observatory offers its services free to the community and to k12 schools. http://www.north-ok.edu/2002/information/E_observatory.htm

Hours of operation and this week's overview Image archive Northern Oklahoma College Observatory is located on the Enid campus. The 16.5-foot Ash dome houses a permanently mounted Celestron 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with a TeVue 4-inch refractor telescope mounted on top. The Observatory is in front of the Astronomy Research Center located near the north east corner of the campus. Observatory instruments include a Santa Barbara Instrument Group spectrograph and three CCD cameras. A variety of 35 mm film cameras can be mounted on the telescopes for astrophotography. Both telescopes are equipped with filters so that the Sun may be safely viewed during daylight hours. The observatory is used for the astronomy classes offered at NOC. Students enrolled in astronomy courses are given opportunities to conduct astronomy laboratory exercises using some of the latest hi tech equipment in a modern observatory. Students at NOC may also conduct research projects in astronomy at the NOC Observatory. Projects include asteroid search and monitoring, variable star measurements, supernova searches, and searches for planets orbiting nearby stars. These projects may be conducted individually or in collaboration with students on other college campuses. High school students may work with NOC students on astronomy research projects.

59. PIRS DUE - Data Retrieval Page of Involvement Many collaborations with government agencies and k12 schools. The major collaborators include oklahoma State Regents for...... 933642 http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/pirs_prs_web/search/RetrieveRecord.asp?Awd_Id=9553790

60. DRAFT by the Urban System Initiative Award and the NSFfunded oklahoma Teacher Education Shaffer has a wealth of experience in working with k-12 schools to design http://www.house.gov/science/research/may02/res_charter_050201.htm

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEARING CHARTER Improving Math and Science Education so that No Child is Left Behind I. Purpose On Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at 2:00 p.m., the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Research will hold a hearing on possible roles for the National Science Foundation in improving K-12 math and science education.  Witnesses will comment on the role of institutions of higher education, private industry, and other organizations in working with State and local school systems to bring about positive change in the nation’s K-12 classrooms. II. Background In his proposal for reforming K-12 education in the U.S., No Child Left Behind­­­­ , President Bush laid out a comprehensive agenda for improving the nation’s K-12 schools.  Included in his package of proposed reforms was a call for partnerships between institutions of higher education and K-12 schools aimed at strengthening the quality of math and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools.  Types of partnership activities addressed in No Child Left Behind included: making math and science curricula more rigorous, improving math and science professional development, attracting more math and science majors to teaching, and aligning high school math and science standards to foster college placement.  In the President’s initial budget request

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