Grade K-6: Upcoming Programs from MAGPI

Kaleidoscope Songs: Celebrate Life!
Registration closes on October 27, 2009
• Grades K-2: November 6, 2009 9:30am - 10:15am ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Kaleidoscope-Songs-Grades-K-2
• Grades 3-5: November 6, 2009 10:45am - 11:30am ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Kaleidoscope-Songs-Grades-3-5
With upbeat lyrics and award-winning music, Alex and brings children on a wonderful musical journey. This high-energy program will have students up on their feet, dancing and interacting with the music. Topics of social and emotional awareness are explored through song so that students are more comfortable with their own emotions, and are better able to empathize with others by understanding the commonality of human experience. A wonderful, feel-good program that will leave your students feeling more connected to themselves, each other, and the world around them!

Animal Quest
Registration Closes on November 20, 2009
Grades 3-4
December 3, 2009 9:45am - 11:00am ET
OR December 8, 2009 1:00pm - 2:15pm
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Animal-Quest

Based on the ever-popular MysteryQuest developed by Berrien County RESA in Michigan, this project is designed for 3rd and 4th grade students studying animals. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students in from MAGPI member schools while learning about the habitats, habits and structure of various animals. Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about a mystery animal. The other classrooms, using the Internet, textbooks, prior knowledge and other resources, try to discover the identity of the mystery animal.

International Math Challenge
Registration Closes on November 10, 2009
December 4, 2009
• Grades K-2: 9:00am - 9:45am ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/International-Math-Challenge-%E2%80%93-Grades-K-2
• Grades 3-5: 10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/International-Math-Challenge-%E2%80%93-Grades-3-5
• Grades 6-8: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/International-Math-Challenge-%E2%80%93-Grades-6-8
Learn about math and other cultures by taking on MAGPI’s Math Game Challenge! Have your students take on the role of educator and have them teach their peers about a math game from another country. Each participating school will be tasked with demonstrating a math game or numerical challenge from another country to other schools on the videoconference. Students will be charged with putting together a handout that explains the game, along with a materials list, that can emailed to other participating schools ahead of time. Each school will have 10 minutes to present their game/challenge and lead their peers in the game. You’re welcome to present more than one game during the program - - especially if they are ‘quick’ group games. Once you register your school for the project, you will need to email Heather Weisse Walsh with the game(s) your school wants to present as part of the challenge. This way, we can ensure that the same game is not presented multiple times in the same age category. Your game selections are due on 10 days before the event. Your handouts are due 5 days before the event.

MysteryQuest USA
Registration Closes on November 30, 2009
Grades 5-6
December 18, 2009 * 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/MysteryQuest-USA

This project is designed for 5 th and 6 th grade students studying USA geography. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students while learning about cities and states in the country. Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about their ONE mystery state and city. The other classrooms, using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the mystery location presented by each participating classrooms.

Where in Pennsylvania?
Registration Closes on November 30, 2009
Grades 4-5
December 17, 2009 * 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Where-Pennsylvania

This project is designed for 4th and 5th grade students studying Pennsylvania geography and history. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students while learning about different parts of the state! Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about their city or town. The other classrooms, using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the location of each participating classroom.

Grades 7-12: Upcoming School Arts & Sciences Programs with MAGPI

Global Passport to Clean Water Project
Kick-Off Videoconference: October 27, 2009 10:00am - 12:00pm
Teacher Professional Development Videoconference: November 19, 2009 3:30pm - 5:30pm
World Water Day Celebration: March 22, 2010 10:00am - 12:00pm
Grades 8-12

More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Global-Passport-Clean-Water

One of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals agreed upon by the world’s countries and leading development institutions is to reduce by half the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by the year 2015. This six month program will introduce students to the facts about the world water crisis, allow students to investigate and support various water-related projects, take an active role in moving the world toward the millennium goal and publicize their efforts through a media project video collaboration.

The project kicks off in celebration of UN Day, with an interactive videoconference featuring an engaging panel of experts that will challenge and motivate students. Following the kick-off, students will begin their own research into issues surrounding clean water, sanitation and hygiene in various parts of the world and select projects they would like to support. Teachers will attend a virtual professional development event with Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center staff that will help them support their students in their clean water action projects and video development projects. To help kick-start their projects, MAGPI and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center staff will arrange for an interaction (most likely Skype or live chat) for each school with a water project team overseas. Following the implementation of their projects, students will produce a media project such as a video, podcast or Power Point presentation highlighting their efforts and share their projects in a culminating videoconference on World Water Day in March.

This program is a partnership between the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, MAGPI and the Philadelphia Global Water Initiative.
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2008 Pew Fellows in Painting Panel Discussion
November 10, 2009 * 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Grades 8-12

More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/2008-Pew-Fellows-Painting
Artists use a variety of inspirations and techniques to arrive at creating a work of art. In four short films about the 2008 Pew Fellows in painting – Charles Burwell, Matthew Cox, Anne Seidman and Mauro Zamora - students will learn about the influences and sources of material each artist reflects upon within their artistic practices. An interactive discussion with the artists and filmmaker Glenn Holsten will follow the screenings.
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2008 Pew Fellows in Playwriting Panel Discussion
November 12, 2009 * 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Grades 8-12

More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/2008-Pew-Fellows-Playwriting
In four short films about the 2008 Pew Fellows in playwriting – J. Rufus Caleb, Russell Davis, Katharine Clark Gray, Edgar J. Shockley III – students will learn about the artists’ inspirations and ideas for writing their plays. In addition, actors and stage directors along with the playwrights will be seen in readings, rehearsals and performances, providing further insight into the creative process. An interactive discussion with the playwrights and filmmaker Glenn Holsten will follow the screenings.
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2008 Pew Fellows in Folk and Traditional Arts Panel Discussion
November 17, 2009 * 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Grades 8-12

More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/2008-Pew-Fellows-Folk-Traditional-Arts
Students are invited to visit the cultures of Ghana, Ukraine and Cuba to hear the music and see the traditional folk art of these countries. In three short films about the 2008 Pew Fellows in folk and traditional arts – Nana Korantemaa, Vera Nakonechny, Venissa Santí – they will learn about Akan drumming techniques; Ukrainian embroidering, bead-making and weaving; and the musical heritage of Cuba. An interactive discussion with the artists and filmmaker Glenn Holsten will follow the screenings.
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Stand Up. Speak Out. Lend a Hand!
Grades 7-12
• You are the Messengers to a Time I Will Not See:
A Conversation with Gerda Weissmann Klein Videoconference
December 10, 2009 * 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
• Supporting Your Students in their Service Learning Projects
Teacher Workshop Videoconference
January 21, 2010 * 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
• Student Service Learning Projects
December – March
• Service Project Celebration
Student Sharing Videoconference Event
March 24, 2010 * 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Students/Classes will be assigned to a 50 minute interactive period during this time.
MAGPI and the Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation are pleased to announce the 2009-2010 STAND UP. SPEAK OUT. LEND A HAND! Project. We hope that you and your students will be able to join us. This project is free to join, and open to regional, national and international participation.

In the winter of 1945, on the day of her liberation from six years of Nazi rule, Gerda Weissmann clung to life at the end of a 350-mile death march. She weighed 68 pounds, her hair had turned white, and she had not had a bath in three years. She survived with courage, grace and dignity.
Gerda Weissmann Klein, renowned motivational speaker and Holocaust survivor, teaches each one of us about tolerance, understanding and making a difference. Gerda Klein’s spirit helped her survive six years under Nazi rule; through her story, and her unique perspective, she continues to help each one of us to understand the dangers of hate and extremism.

Students involved in STAND UP. SPEAK OUT. LEND A HAND will hear from Gerda during a special interactive videoconference event and then embark upon their own service learning projects. Each participating school will be tasked with designing and implementing a service learning project that combats social issues in their community.

In order to maintain an on-going dialogue over the course of the project, each class will create a wiki page and posting bi-weekly updates on their projects. Once a month, schools will be assigned a partner class who will review and comment on their wiki page (and vice versa). Students will then reconvene via videoconference to share their service learning projects with the Klein Foundation during a celebratory "Project Collaboration Videoconference" in March. We will break schools into smaller groups for project sharing to encourage dialogue among students!
It's a three-month service learning challenge. Are your students ready to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, and LEND A HAND against extremism and hunger?
MAGPI is pleased to partner with The Gerda and Kurt Klein Foundation to bring you this program. You can find out more information about the project at: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Stand-Speak-Out-Lend-Hand

Grades 2-3: Learning to Draw Conclusions

Drawing conclusions can be like trying to solve a mystery. Making conclusions about what is likely to happen in a story is a skill that will help students become more analytical. It can also heighten the students' interest in stories as they become eager to find out if their predictions are correct. Join us as we become detectives trying to figure out what might happen next!
45 minutes
This program is available by request ONLY
Interactive Cost: $150.00
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Learning to Draw Conclusions SOITA Bob Stricker bob@soita.org 150 East Sixth Street Franklin, OH 45005 United States Phone: (937) 746-6333 ext. 120 Fax: (937) 746-1029 Education: Grade(s): 2, 3

Grades 2-12: Swing Dancing and Dance Marathons

Mathew Janczewski, founder of ARENA Dances will teach students how to swing with lecture/demonstrations about the history and cultural significance of the Dance Marathons from the 1920's to 1940's during the Great Depression. Students will understand concepts such as social Darwinism and how the Dance Marathons have contributed to modern marvels.

Typically during class hour. Minimum 40 minutes and maximum 1 hour 15 minutes
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Swing Dancing and Dance Marathons Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center Melissa Koch education@mnshubert.org 528 Hennepin Ave S Suite 303 Minneapolis, MN 55403 United States Phone: (612) 465-0220 Fax: (612) 382-5571 Education: Grade(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library Patrons

Grades 2-12: Modern Dance: Introduction to Janczewski Style

Mathew Janczewski, founder of ARENA Dances will have your students spinning, twisting and leaping through the air through athletic movement created by Janczewski in his unique style of modern dance. Students will leave with an understanding of what modern dance is and how to look at different styles within this genre.

Typically during class hour. Minimum 40 minutes and maximum 1 hour 15 minutes
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Modern Dance: Introduction to Janczewski Style Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center Melissa Koch education@mnshubert.org 528 Hennepin Ave S Suite 303 Minneapolis, MN 55403 United States Phone: (612) 465-0220 Fax: (612) 382-5571 Education: Grade(s): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library Patrons