Grades 5-12: African Americans in Politics

THURSDAY, February 28, 2008 - “African Americans in Politics”
(stories of Shirley Chisholm, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Barack Obama)

Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Series: Black History Month
Presenter: Dr. Tiffany Patterson, Vanderbilt University Associate Professor,
African American Diaspora Studies

Date: THURSDAY, February 28, 2008
Target Audience: Students in grades 5 -12
Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45-minutes segmented into 30-minute presentation and 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Registration: Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email Chandra at chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

DESCRIPTION:

A black and white world. Signs of hope. Determination. A changing world. Civil rights champions.
Living legacies. The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 served as a catalyst for significant change in
both the American legal and moral landscape. The focus of this videoconference is on the stories of these
four African Americans from 1968 until today.


Come and join this videoconference and explore the lives of these prominent African American politicians
who have served America through public service:

1) Shirley Chisholm: the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress

2) Colin Powell: a four-star general and chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was the first African
American Secretary of State

3) Condoleezza Rice: national security adviser and the first African American woman Secretary of State

4) Barack Obama: the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate; and
currently pursuing a presidential bid in 2008

Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
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Videotaping of Virtual School videoconferences is not allowed due to legal issues such as informed consent, jurisdiction, confidentiality, standards of practice, and supervision.
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Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384

Email: patsy.partin@vanderbilt.edu
Web: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

Grades 4-9 Constellations: Stories of the Stars with Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

How are art and astronomy intertwined? How has the depiction of the night sky changed over time? Why is it important to create collections for history, for art, and for science? These are questions that your students will be able to answer after exploring the collection at the Adler. From exploring the current night sky in your area to learning from an Adler historian about how people have looked to the sky for thousands of years and back again to how modern astronomers explore the universe, this program will connect your students? interest in the arts to both astronomy and history. Join us for an artistic adventure through time and space!

Interactive Cost: $125.00

Katie Peterson

kpeterson@adlerplanetarium.org

1300 South Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60605

Phone: (312) 322-0333

Fax: (312) 322-9181

www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/distancelearning/index.shtml

Grades 6-12:Species-at-Risk

New Program – Species-at-Risk

This program is suitable for junior, intermediate and senior grades. Through simulations, demonstrations and other interactions, we will explore how changes in habitat affect native species, learn to recognize invasive plants and animals and discover the many species-at-risk, such as the Blanding’s turtle, that live nearby. For those people requesting the program out of province, I will also examine a species-at-risk particular to your area helping your students to relate to this critical issue of conservation and stewardship.

This program will be available by request from Monday, February 25. To request it, please email me so that we can work out scheduling details. I will then send you an updated registration form for you to complete. Once a date and time has been confirmed I will send you a teacher’s package.

We are also working on a Teacher PD session that should be available soon too.

I look forward to working with you,

Karin

Karin Davidson-TaylorOutreach Education Coordinator

Royal Botanical Gardens Hamilton * Burlington, Ontario
905-527-1158 ext 249800-694-4769 ext 249 (Canada)
kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca
Visit us at www.rbg.ca/pages/evirtualfieldtrips.html

FREE: Grades 2-9 Snake, Rattle, and Stand Still!

To help educate Texas students, Mr. David Sager, Mr. Dennis Cumbie, and Mr. Jody Gray from the Sweetwater Jaycees, will visit with Texas students concerning the rattlesnake’s habitat, characteristics, life cycle, different species, research, safety, and emergency medical treatment if bitten. During the program live rattlesnakes will be used to demonstrate striking distance and venom milking. Selected sites across the state will have the opportunity to participate in live Q & A with the rattlesnake handlers.

Snake, Rattle, and Stand Still! by Sweetwater ISD, the Sweetwater Jaycees, and Education Service Center Region 14

February 29, 2008
9:00 - 9:45 AM for Elementary Students
10:00 - 10:45 AM for Secondary Students

Click here to register for the 9:00 - 9:45 AMElementary Program.
or
Click here to register for the10:00 - 10:45 AMSecondary Program.

Most sites will be "view only"!
Texas Schools: Offered FREE for all districts connected to an Education Service Center's videoconferencing network.
Out-of-State Schools: Offered FREE.

Grades K-12: Center of Puppetry Arts Spring Programs

Spring bookings are still available! Don’t forget to book your favorites. We book on demand, so let us know what date and time works for you.

Popular programs for spring include:

Butterflies (K-2nd) Build a Butterfly Marionette and learn about the lifecycle, camouflage, and insect characteristics of butterflies! TEACHER FAVORITE*

Plants (1st-3rd) Build a Pop-Up Plant puppet and learn about parts of plants, photosynthesis, and plants and food!

Rain Forest (3rd-5th) Build a Tropical Bird Rod Puppet and learn about the diverse life of a Tropical Rain Forest!

Spiders (1st-6th-tailored to grade level) - Create a Spider Marionette and learn about web builders, hunters, really weird spiders, and the differences between spiders and insects! PRESENTER FAVORITE*


NEW PROGRAM- Mexico! (3rd-6th) Students build an Eagle Mask and learn about Mexico’s culture. The influence of ancient, native civilizations and the Spanish are explored through the art of the mask and Mexican traditions/celebrations.

Anansi the Spider: A West African Folktale (PreK-2nd) See a live shadow play and learn about the trickster- Anansi! Traditional African drum beats and narration by Ramatu Sabbatt, a native of Nigeria, bring this story to life.

Exploring Africa (1st-3rd) Learn about the diversity of the African continent & its animals! Build a Giraffe Rod Puppet.

Africa/Mali (4th-6th) Tailored for older students! Explore the diversity of the African continent through its people, homes, and environments! Build a Malian Rod Puppet.

Other popular programs for spring include:

Butterflies (K-2nd) Build a Butterfly Marionette and learn about the lifecycle, camouflage, and insect characteristics of butterflies! TEACHER FAVORITE*

Plants (1st-3rd) Build a Pop-Up Plant puppet and learn about parts of plants, photosynthesis, and plants and food!

Rain Forest (3rd-5th) Build a Tropical Bird Rod Puppet and learn about the diverse life of a Tropical Rain Forest!

Spiders (1st-6th-tailored to grade level) - Create a Spider Marionette and learn about web builders, hunters, really weird spiders, and the differences between spiders and insects! PRESENTER FAVORITE*

Dinosaurs (K-2nd), Native Americans (3rd-6th); Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures (4th-12th) are also popular favorites!

All programs meet national curriculum standards and have downloadable study guides available on our website: www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml. You can also call us at 404-881-5117. JUST EMAIL OR CALL US TO BOOK YOUR PROGRAM. J WE BOOK ON DEMAND, SO LET US KNOW WHAT WORKS FOR YOU. We book all time zones.

The Distance Learning Team
Patty Petrey Dees, DL Program Director
Deborah "Bo" Bowman, DL Coordinator
Iyabo Shabazz, DL Assistant
Sara Burmenko, DL Assistant

Direct studio line: 404-881-5117
1404 Spring Street, NW at 18thAtlanta, GA 30309-2820

www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml

Grades 3-5: Coins, Coins, Coins

The Cleveland Museum of Art announces an exciting project based videoconference series Coins, Coins, Coins. This 2 part series for grades 3-5 allows students to explore the history of coins and then create one representing their own communities. This is an ideal complement to a unit on local history.

Videoconference #1 introduces coins from ancient Greece to present day USA in the museum’s collection. In videoconference #2 students show their designs and offer a persuasive research based presentation their coin’s local symbolism. Co-developed by The Cleveland Museum of Art and teachers from Newark (Ohio) City Schools, this series is copiously aligned to Social Studies and Language Arts standards and is suitable for multipoint connections between schools if desired.

http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/distance/DistanceLearn2006brochure.pdf

Ms. Dale HiltonDirector, Distance Learning
The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd.
Cleveland, Oh. 44106
Tel: 216 707-2491
Fax: 216 421-9277
dhilton@clevelandart.org
www.clevelandart.org/dl

Cleveland Museum of Art Important Announcement

For a limited time, The Cleveland Museum of Art is subsidizing programming for schools who have a free and reduced rate of 30% or higher. When registering, please include your district name and the % rate for your district's free and reduced rate. This is for a limited time, so act now!

http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/distance/DistanceLearn2006brochure.pdf

Grades 7-12: Glass under Glass

Special Presentation: Glass under Glass
Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario


This one hour interactive presentation meets a wide variety of art expectations at various levels. See the spectacular exhibition of glass art in a glass house — our Mediterranean Garden, now in full bloom. Over 100 shining examples of glass art from local artists are on display. Royal Botanical Gardens is pleased to able to host such a wide variety of artists and their creative works of glass art which are displayed throughout our Mediterranean Greenhouse. Meet the Paull Rodrigue, one of the artists. Find out what inspires him and how he turns ordinary glass into beautiful works of art.


Date and Time: Wednesday, Feb 20 at 1:00 p.m. EST
Target Audience: Grade 7 - 12
Format: 45-minute videoconference: formatted into a 30-minute presentation followed by 15-20 minute interactive Question and Answer session with students
Cost: $125 per site.
Registration: Please email Karin Davidson-Taylor (kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca) stating date/ time; grade; teacher / contact person; school; address; telephone number.
Questions: Contact Karin via email or phone (905-527-1158 ext 249; 800-694-4769 ext 249 (Canada only))

Before the videoconference, students should prepare advance questions to ask during the interactive question and answer period.

A teacher’s package including curriculum connections, pre- and post-conference activities as well as an outline of the program and resources will be emailed to participants.

Important: This may be a multipoint presentation with a maximum of 3 classes.

Check out our website for more information about the exhibit: http://www.rbg.ca/pages/GlassExhibit.html

Thanks,

Karin

Karin Davidson-TaylorOutreach Education CoordinatorRoyal Botanical GardensHamilton * Burlington, Ontario
905-527-1158 ext 249800-694-4769 ext 249 (Canada)
kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca
Visit us at www.rbg.ca/pages/evirtualfieldtrips.html

Grades 3-6: Valentine Herbaria by Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Description: BRIT provides your students with more interesting botanical facts about the plants that play an important role in our holiday traditions. Combining art, science, social studies, and language arts, this program uses BRIT’s version of the well known “Roses are Red” Valentine’s Day poem to teach botanical facts about roses, violets, and of course, sugar. The broadcast includes an opportunity for students to discuss the poem after it is read to distinguish the difference between botanical facts, ethnobotany (the uses of plants), and historical and cultural facts. The program ends with the opening of a "box of chocolates" offering even more plant surprises, botanical facts, their uses, and history in the form of a pop-up book. Teachers digitally receive background information, all necessary materials for the broadcast, and templates for the pop-up book to take the students program experience beyond the broadcast.
Grades: 3rd - 6th
Dates: February 8th and February 15th
Times: 9:30 - 10:15, 10:30 - 11:15, 12:30 - 1:15, and 1:30 - 2:15
Cost: $95 per site (2 site maximum per session)
Click here to begin registration

To register go to http://www.connect2texas.net/ .

Connect2Texas is a service offered by Education Service Center Region XI3001 North FreewayFort Worth, TX 76106

(817) 740-3607

Grades 5-12: We've Come This Far by Faith: A Spiritual Journey Through Black History

“We've Come This Far By Faith: A Spiritual Journey Through Black History”

Series: Black History Month
Presenter: Dr. Andrew Stephens

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Target Audience: Students in grades 5 -12
Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL TIME ZONE)
Format: 45-minutes segmented into 30-minute presentation and 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Registration: Register online at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email Chandra at chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

Description: (PLEASE see FULL lesson plan with standards, objectives, pre-activities, and post activities)

Since the arrival of Africans in the Americas, religious institutions and spiritual traditions have been at the heart of African American civic, social, and cultural life. Free and enslaved Africans brought their own religious and spiritual traditions with them, and adopted, adapted, and transformed Christianity.

The church not only provided spiritual strength and guidance, but also focused on issues of social and human justice. The familiar scenes of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., other ministers, and civil rights activists leading marches to end segregation and racial injustice are a permanent part of the American historical memory. The role of faith and spirituals will be highlighted from Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King, Jr.
This videoconference is about people, about African Americans searching for ways to bring deeper meaning to life while addressing the range of issue which affect them, their families, neighborhoods, and communities. It is an examination and an exploration of the ways in which individual belief had shaped and changed African American history and culture.

Grades Pre-K-3: I Spy.. Outdoor Safety

February - May

Do you like to play I Spy? This fun interactive program will teach your students important outdoor safety tips while playing I Spy using pictures and video clips. They will learn how to have fun and stay safe while pursuing outdoor activities. Health care professionals will discuss and demonstrate many important safety issues including: bike safety, the correct way to wear helmets and other protective gear when riding wheeled equipment, the importance of seatbelts and booster seats, playground safety tips, water safety and the best type of personal flotation devices. Students can ask questions and participate in fun quiz questions throughout the program.

Students will get to play a game of interactive "I Spy" utilizing pictures and video clips. A recap at the end will help them retain what they have learned.

-learn safety rules for riding bicycles and scooters
-learn safety rules for playing on the playground
-learn safety rules for using seatbelts in a car
-learn safety rules around water and swimming pools

Barry Boardman
barryb@cookchildrens.org
801 7th Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
United States
Phone: (682) 885-4172
Fax: (682) 885-6140

Program Length: 45 Minutes
Cost: $95 per site.

Refer to http://www.cilc.org/program_detail_new.aspx?id=1799 for dates and times.

Grades K-6: Adaptation Exploration: Owls

Grades vary per time offering. Cost: $140 per site. January 29 (10:30 - 11:20), February 15 (multiple times) and February 29 (multiple times)

Owls are remarkable birds and serve as an incredible model for your students learn about form, function, and adaptations! Leishawn Spotted Bear will make these concepts come alive using interactive activities and the Museum's outstanding bird collection. Young students (K-2nd) will focus on the function of different body parts and bird characteristics, while older students (3rd-5th) will use body parts and systems to discuss adaptations and to compare/contrast birds with other types of animals. Both programs integrate language arts techniques (so have your students bring a journal or pencil and paper) and feature live animals. Owl pellets are incredible tools to understanding food webs. Our staff will begin an owl pellet dissection with your class that can continue even after the program is concluded.

To register go to www.Connect2Texas.net .

Connect2Texas is a service offered by Education Service Center Region XI
3001 North Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76106
(817) 740-3607