Add to Favorites| Content Provider | The National WWII Museum  2007-08 Honorable Mention, 2008-09, 2009-10 Honorable Mention | |
| Contact Information | Kellie Lee Boutwell virtualclassroom@nationalww2museum.org The National WWII Museum 945 Magazine St. New Orleans, LA 70130 United States Phone: (504) 528-1944 ext. 351 Fax: (504) 527-6088 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 30 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 5 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Character Education, Problem Solving, Social Studies/History, Writing | |
| Program Description | A museum educator will use primary documents from the June 6th, 1944, D-Day Invasion of Normandy to teach your students about the importance of primary documents. The program will cover how we use these sources to see what really happened in the past, why they are essential in any good research, and how to locate/identify quality sources. | |
| Program Format | 1. We introduce the Museum in New Orleans 2. Brief background of WWII and D-Day history 3. Define and Discuss what Primary & Secondary sources are. 4. Students explore and compare a series of primary D-Day descriptions: a diary, official communiques, action reports, and newspaper reports | |
| Objectives | Students will learn the basic history and importance of D-Day Students will learn how to interact with history through artifacts, oral histories, and primary documents Students will learn to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of different types of primary sources | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | NSS-USH.5-12.8 ERA 8: THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II (1929-1945) | |
| Program Length | Approximately 1 hour, but can run longer for block-scheduled classes | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | By Request Cost: $100.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $80.00 What's this? | |
| Program Fee Notes | The Museum accepts check, major credit cards, and school P.O.s | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 24 hours notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | |
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | Dial in at maximum of 384kbps |
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All programs are by request and the cost is $150
| Paula Crouch schedule@mcmillencenter.org 600 Jim Kelley Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46816 United States Phone: (888) 240-7268 Fax: (260) 456-9655 |
Grades 3-12: From Jerusalem: The Amazing Dead Sea Scrolls
| Content Provider | Distance Learning Solutions 2009-10 | |
| Contact Information | Yitzchak Schwartz, M.Ed yschwartz@yschwartz.com 38 Tchernichovsky Jerusalem, Israel 92585 Israel Phone: 1-610-572-4050 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Public Library: Library Patrons,Content Providers: Content Providers | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 30 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | None | |
| Primary Disciplines | Sciences, Social Studies/History | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Foreign/World Languages, International | |
| Program Description | The Dead Sea Scrolls, considered to be the most important manuscript discovery in the 20th century, refer to thousands of fragments of nearly 900 scrolls discovered in eleven caves along the coast of the Dead Sea. Join award-winning, published, Jerusalem archaeologist Yonatan Adler, as he brings the Scrolls to life for students in Grades 3 - 12, while concurrently acquainting students with the fundamentals of the science of archaeology. | |
| Program Format | Through the use of a PowerPoint presentation and the examination of selected artifacts, the following topics will be explored: 1. What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? 2. How were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered? 3. How are the Dead Sea Scrolls dated? 4. Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? 5. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls teach us about early Judaism and nascent Christianity? 6. How have archaeological excavations at Qumran (the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery) enhanced our understanding of the scrolls? Time will be allotted for questions and answers. | |
| Objectives | The participant will... 1. Recall who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, where they were found, and how they were discovered. 2. Understand how these scrolls are dated. 3. Understand What the Dead Sea Scrolls teach us about early Judaism and nascent Christianity. 5. Understand how the archaeological excavations at Qumran (the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery) enhances our understanding of the scrolls. 6. Appreciate the great importance of this extraordinary archaeological find. | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS - Understand the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics. - Understand the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement. - Understand how the forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS - Understand the physical and human characteristics of places. - Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity. - Understand how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY - Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past. | |
| Program Length | 45 minutes | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Point to Point Cost: $200.00 Point to Point Cost with Premium Service: $190.00 What' |
Center for Puppetry Arts
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| Type of Organization | Arts/Cultural/Museum | ||
| Providing Distance Learning Programs Since | 1998 | ||
| Contact Information | Patty Petrey Dees distancelearning@puppet.org 1404 Spring St., NW @ 18th Atlanta, GA 30309 United States Phone: (404) 881-5117 Fax: (404) 873-9907 | ||
| Website URL | http://www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml | ||
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| About the Content Provider | The Center for Puppetry Arts opened to the public on September 23, 1978, when Kermit the Frog and his creator Jim Henson cut the ceremonial ribbon. The first puppetry center in the United States, today it is the largest American organization solely dedicated to the art of puppet theater. The Center has been a leading voice in the field, and has hosted numerous conferences and festivals. In addition, the Center has been recognized both nationally and internationally as an organization for excellence. The Ford Foundation recently selected the Center as one of only 28 national organizations to be recognized for success in management and innovative programs. The prestigious Kresge Foundation awarded the Center three different grants to support its capital campaigns. The Center was also the only theater group chosen by the 1996 Olympics to participate in all four years of its arts festival program. | ||
| This Provider Broadcasts Over | ISDN Minimum Broadcast Speed: 384 K Maximum Broadcast Speed: 768 K IP | ||
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | Schools dial in to us for both ISDN & IP connections. We prefer no less than a 384 K connection. We can accept up to 1 meg in each studio. If necessary, we can dial out. We use GVNS (Georgia Video Network Services)as a bridge for ISDN. | ||
| Programs are available | By Request | ||
| Primary Disciplines addressed through programs | Character Education, Fine Arts, Health/Physical Education, Industrial Technology, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science, multiple intelligences | ||
| Here's what others are saying about our programs | The Center is a proud recipient of the 2006 Teacher's Choice Award for Best Content Provider/Fine Arts Museum Newsweek said the Center is "one of the most exciting companies in American theater." "I wish all the Distance Learning programs we have could be as well done and interesting." Robin Run Village, IN "It had a great impact on our learning outcomes. The visual pictures and hands on activities help my visual learners & kinsthetic learners." Francis Howell School District, MO "Met my expectations and beyond. The presenter really brought the info. to the kids level." Horseheads Central School District, NY | ||
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