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		<title>Reflections during the TAS Annual Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the incoming President of TAS, I am taking a few moments to reflect upon the scene around me &#8211; the 112th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science in Junction.  Our host with the Texas Tech Llano River Field Station and the entire Junction community have set a new standard in hospitality and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=274&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EE Symposium an Annual Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presentations have been idea-inspiring, the discussions have been insightful and only slightly heated, and the attendees have all made the comment to themselves, &#8220;I am going to do that when I get back.&#8221; Early morning sessions have presented overviews of national programs and initiatives (WILD, an NAAEE program) and previews of local nonprofit and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=272&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TAS Program as a teaching tool</title>
		<link>http://texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/tas-program-as-a-teaching-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TAS program was a great teaching tool today in my classroom.  I called it up on the projector and scrolled through the Sections and sampled the abstracts to show my AP Environmental Science students what today&#8217;s college students, professors and scientists are researching.  We discussed the process of creating scientific data, presenting it to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=266&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NSTA Comments to SBOE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Science Teachers Association recently commented to the Texas State Board of Education on the proposed revisions to the science standards.  Their written comments support the teaching of evolution. national_science_teachers_association_-_statement_to_sboe_1-21-091<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=258&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra West receives AAAS 2008 Fellows Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Council elected 471 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals were recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum held on 16 February 2008 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston. The new Fellows received a certificate and a blue and gold [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=248&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ray Mathews Testimony to State Board of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Academy of Science Comments from Raymond C. Mathews, Jr. to the Texas State Board of Education January 21, 2009 As the Texas Academy of Science Board of Directors has stressed in past testimony, we collectively thank you for your service to the citizens of Texas, because your role in setting policy, providing leadership to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=237&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Bill Quinn, TAS President-elect, Testifies To State Board of Education on Science Education</title>
		<link>http://texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/dr-bill-quinn-tas-president-elect-testifies-to-state-board-of-education-on-science-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Academy of Science   Comments from Dr. William J. Quinn to the State Board of Education, November 19, 2008   As I begin, I would like to thank you for your service to the citizens of our state. Your role in setting policy for, and providing leadership to our public schools is extremely important. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=220&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>112th Meeting Announcement for TAS</title>
		<link>http://texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/112th-meeting-announcement-for-tas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Academy Members:   I am honored to be serving as the Program Chair for the Texas Academy of Science 112th Annual Meeting to be held March 5th – March 7th, 2009.  The meeting will be hosted by the Texas Tech University Center at Junction, with most activities centered at the Llano River Field Station [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=217&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TAS Position Statement on Science Education</title>
		<link>http://texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/tas-position-statement-on-science-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ray Mathews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Academy of Science     October 31, 2008   Mr. Robert Scott and Members of the Texas State Board of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701   Re: TAS Position on Science Education   Dear Dr. Scott,   For more than a century, the central goal of the Texas [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=214&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comments Sought on Draft Science TEKS</title>
		<link>http://texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/comments-sought-on-draft-science-teks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to get public input to the first draft of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Science, Irene Pickhardt, TEA Assistant Director of Science, has sent out the following notice.  All members of the Texas Academy of Science are urged to review the draft and provide comment soon so the committee reviewing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=texasacademyofscience.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3566333&amp;post=207&amp;subd=texasacademyofscience&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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