The Ohio Historical Society would like to welcome you to the beginning of the 2008 - 2009 school year and share some updated information with you in regards to program offerings, pricing and scheduling procedures.Thanks to the votes of teachers, coordinators and educational/technical staff like you, the Ohio Historical Society was awarded the Teacher's Choice Award for the second consecutive year for being one of the top Historical Museum/Organization Distance Learning Content Providers for the 2007 - 2008 school year by the Berrien County ISD. You may read more about the award at <http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/teacherschoice/2008.htm>.
New Programs for the 2008 - 2009 school year:
So You Know the Election
Superdelegates
Electoral Colleges
Popular vote
Democrat
Republican
Campaign
DebatesC
andidate
Caucus
Primaries
What's It All Mean?!?!?!?!
Test your knowledge of the people, policies and events from the elections of the past to the current 2008 Presidential election by scheduling So You Know The Election?
Teams of students will compete against each other as they answer questions about the election process, the history of past elections, voting requirements and responsibilities, candidates, and more. Teachers will also be given the opportunity to submit their own questions for students in our Teacher's Choice category. This is a great opportunity for teachers to test and inform their students about the concepts and events of the Presidential elections of the past and present.Show what YOU know about the election by scheduling, So You Know the Election.
A promotional video for this presentation may currently be viewed at:http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4e6aa55594282e426bdb
Pieces of the Past
Is my Grandpa a primary source?
Is a Myspace page a primary source?
Does a primary source have to be old?
In this presentation students will receive an overview of primary sources and be able to answer those questions and more. Throughout the program students will meet curators, archivists and archaeologists at the Ohio Historical Society that will help students answer the questions, "what is a primary source," "where do we find primary sources," and "how do we interpret primary sources?" This presentation will help students understand the concept of primary sources and to prepare them for primary source questions on standardized testing.
Students should bring their own primary source to complete some of the work during this program.
History Day 101
National History Day is a program where students select a topic, based on the annual theme, and create original performances, historical papers, museum-like exhibits, documentaries or web sites. In History Day 101, History Day staff will help students understand how to start their research journey. Students will learn about selecting and narrowing a topic and participate in activities to reinforce the difference between primary and secondary sources.
Visit our website at www.ohiohistory.org/dl <http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ohiohistory.org/dl> for the most up-to-date listing of program offerings, promotional videos and information about our distance learning programming.
Effective August 18, 2008, pricing for our presentations will increase to $75 for Ohio schools/groups and $130 for out-of-state schools/groups. However, you may schedule presentations before August 18 for the 2008-2009 school year at the current cost of $50 for Ohio schools/groups and $125 for out of state schools/groups. Book early and save!
In an effort to streamline the scheduling process, we now offer the following options.
* You may use our online request form, which is available at: <http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/webforms/dlrf.aspx>.
* You may mail or fax your request to us with the following form: <http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/05/dl.pdf>.
* You may call our distance learning studio at 614.298.2965 or toll free at 1.800.640.7679. Please note this is a new phone number and differs from last year's scheduling number.
Thanks again for your participation in our programming. If you have questions or have suggestions, email us at dl@ohiohistory.org <mailto:dl@ohiohistory.org> or call us at 614.298.2965 or toll free at 1.800.640.7679.
We look forward to working with you during the upcoming school year!
MATT SCHULLEK
Video Production/Distance Learning Technical Coordinator
Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Ave
Columbus, OH 43211
614.298.2966
http://www.ohiohistory.org/
Visit http://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ohiohistory.org/dl to view our complete catalog of distance learning presentations.