FREE for NORT2H: Grades 7-12: Apprenticeship: The Other Four Year Degree

If you like the challenge of learning a new skill, have good aptitude, and want to earn while you learn, a registered apprentice training program in the construction trades could be for you. Often termed, “The Other Four Year Degree,” apprentice training is the foundation for the construction trades.

Join Therese Gallagher, Director of Apprenticeship, and members of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. – Northern Ohio Chapter as they share information on apprenticeship training in the construction trades, including their personal experiences as they learned their trade and advanced in their careers.

The panel members will:

• Explain what you need to be doing now in preparation for transition to an apprenticeship training program after completing high school, the required classroom and on-the-job training, and various options for you to get the training you need.
• Share what an employer will expect of you as an apprentice.
• Discuss how you can advance in your construction career as an apprentice to journeyperson, and the potential to move into management, and even ownership.
• Answer your specific questions.

Date: Thursday November 11, 2010

Time: Session #1 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.

Session #2 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

Transmission Modes: NOTA and eTech/Ohio State IP Networks

Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by November 8^th.

Grades 8-12: KEEPING IT REAL: Choosing & Using Primary Sources

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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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Food, Fitness & Fun

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Stay Drug Free

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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

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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'