4-12: My Father Said YES! A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration

"My Father Said YES! A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration" WEDNESDAY, October 7, 2009 Vanderbilt Virtual School

1) WEDNESDAY, October 7, 2009–
"My Father Said YES! A White Pastor in Little Rock Integration" with Dunbar Ogden in the Hot Topics series

Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Targeted Audience: students in grades 4 - 12
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

4-12 WALKING THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS

The United States was formed on the premise "that all men are created equal" and "justice for all". However one of the most brutal stories in history took place in this country. It is known as the Trail of Tears.

The territory in the Land of the Cherokees once covered eight states, but the Cherokees were forced to relocate to Oklahoma (then called Indian Territory) to make room for white settlers. The "Trail of Tears" was the forced removal (by the United States government) of the Cherokee Nation from its ancestral homeland in parts of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama to land set aside for American Indians in what is now the state of Oklahoma. Cherokee call this trail "Nunna-da-ul-tsun-yi", meaning "The Place Where They Cried."

The Cherokees journey by water and land was over a thousand miles long, during which over 4,000 Cherokees died of disease and starvation along the way. Tragically, the story is also one of conflict within the Cherokee Nation as it struggled to hold on to its land and its culture in the face of overwhelming force.

This videoconference and lesson plan will bring to life the story of the Trail of Tears and the Cherokee Nation in the 1830s. “WALKING THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS” (Tuesday, October 27) at Vanderbilt Virtual School

Tuesday, October 27, 2009–
“WALKING THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS” with Jerry Ellis in the Hot Topics series

Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Targeted Audience: students in grades 4 - 12
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

The Walking the Cherokee Trail of Tears videoconference is suitable for students in grades 4-12.
The Walking the Cherokee Trail of Tears book written by Jerry Ellis is recommended for adults.

Here is a link to purchase the Walking the Cherokee Trail of Tears book written by Jerry Ellis. The discount code is WTR9 and will give buyers a 25% discount through December 31, 2009. http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Walking-the-Trail,672186.aspx

5-12: Programs from Vanderbilt Virtual School

NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, September 29 and Wednesday, September 30) at Vanderbilt Virtual School
1) TUESDAY, September 29, 2009 –
“Prelude to the Holocaust: A Historical Overview” with Paul Fleming in the Witnesses and Voices of the Holocaust series
Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Targeted Audience: students in grades 6 - 12
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu
REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Please see the complete schedule of all of these series plus complete lesson plans for each topic on the Virtual School website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/
Join the Virtual School for this interactive videoconference session as we explore “Prelude to the Holocaust: A Historical Overview” with Paul Fleming.
Today, Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will appear before the United Nations (U.N.). Iran's president said that he is proud to stoke international outrage with his remarks denying the Holocaust. With this attempt to “rewrite history”, it is essential for our students to hear from eyewitness first-person accounts in Witnesses and Voices of the Holocaust series.
“Prelude to the Holocaust” is a video conference that describes how Hitler's Nazi Party acted against the Jews, first by stirring up anti-Semitism, then by actively persecuting them, and eventually moving to the mass murder of millions of Jews and others in Hitler's "Final Solution."
Students will learn the reasons why Jews were singled out by Hitler and the Nazis. Students will explore the ideas the Nazis had about race and how people around the world responded to the Nazis' racial policies.
“Prelude to the Holocaust” looks at the wider picture of life in Nazi-controlled Europe at a time when a person's nationality or religious, cultural, or political beliefs could mean imprisonment and even death. This video conference explains the impact of Nazi rule on every aspect of daily life, from work to leisure time, and looks at how the lives of men, women, and children were affected.

2) WEDNESDAY, September 30, 2009-
“The Moon: Phases, Blue, Lunar Eclipse, Planting and Fishing” by Dr. Erika Grundstrum in SPACE: Out Of This World series
Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Targeted Audience: students in grades 5-12
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu
REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Please see the complete schedule of all of these series plus complete lesson plans for each topic on the Virtual School website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/
Join the Virtual School for this interactive videoconference session as we explore “The Moon: Phases, Blue, Lunar Eclipse, Planting and Fishing” by Dr. Erika Grundstrum.
When we gaze up into the night sky, what is it that we see? Sometimes we see a Full Moon. On other occasions we may only see half of the Moon, or less than half, or maybe more than half. Then there are times when we don't see it at all. What we're witnessing are the Phases of the Moon.

Why care about the moon phase? The moon affects nature and all living things. Increase your fishing catch, predict animal activity, enjoy a lush garden, stunning star gazing without moonlight, plan hiking and photography trips, study human behavior, markets or historical events ... whatever your interests, learn more about the moon.

The astronomer presenter will help students understand Moon Phase activity. Then she will discuss a Blue Moon; Lunar Eclipses; and Planting and Fishing by the Moon.
See you soon in the Virtual School,
Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384

4-12: The Heart of the West

You have a rare opportunity to experience Western-influenced artworks from some of today’s most talented female artists. Be among the first to get a glimpse of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame’s 2009 Heart of the West exhibit on Opening Day. The beauty and majesty of the West has inspired artists for generations. Explore timeless Western themes captured in oil, bronze, watercolor, pencil and other mediums as we open this show for the first time to our videoconference viewers.
"In the News" programs are FREE. Most sites will be view only.

October "In the News" from Connect2Texas provider
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
The Heart of the West
Friday October 2nd
9:00 - 9:30 AM CST

Registration deadline: September 30th

Lori Hamm at lhamm@esc11.net
Connect2Texas is a service offered by
Education Service Center Region XI
and the
Region Eleven Telecommunications Network (RETN)
3001 North Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76106
(817) 740-3625

Grades 7-12: Scottish Fiddle Music with Brian McNeill (FREE)

Scottish Traditional Fiddle will be taught to orchestra students. They will learn performance practices/style, most common tune forms and their individual characteristics, ways of arranging the tunes into sets and also arranging accompaniments, vocabulary unique to the genre, rhythmic figures associated with the genre, cultural settings for the music, and ways of bowing to create certain effects needed for the style and also helpful for playing very fast. Participating students may ask questions of the artist and will have the opportunity to play the music under Mr. McNeill’s direction. He will be working with a class of orchestra students who have participated in Scottish Partnership for Arts and Education’s 2009 Artists in Residence Workshops where they worked with the artist for one week and then participated in a Student Culminating Concert on October 9, 2009.

Brian McNeill is one of a handful of Scottish musicians responsible for the renaissance of Scottish traditional music in the 1950’s and 60’s. Born in Falkirk, Scotland, Brian studied violin as a youngster. As a teenager, he turned to guitar and rock and roll. He soon found that his true love was the traditional music of Scotland and, as he writes: “I never looked back.” He saw a connection between rock and roll and tradition and, in 1969, cofounded the Battlefield Band, one of Scotland’s best known folk ensembles. Ten years later, he went on his own to become the “Renaissance man” that he is today. He is a virtuoso on fiddle, viola, mandolin, cittern, bouzouki, guitar, bass, concertina, and hurdy-gurdy. He has long been recognized for the genius of his songwriting. He is constantly in demand as a music producer and, as if that were not enough, has published two mystery novels. For eight years he was Head of Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) where he developed a curriculum that teaches the music and musicianship as well as guides the students to be full-time professionals in the art of Scottish Traditional Music. During his stint at the RSAMD, he developed the RSAMD Graded Exams in Traditional Music. Students of the tradition can work to qualify on five levels of expertise. Because of Brian’s residencies, St. Louis is the only location outside of Scotland where students can play for qualification. For more information about Mr. McNeill, visit his website at: www.brianmcneill.co.uk.

This program is sponsored by the Scottish Partnership for Arts and Education and Missouri Arts Council, a State Agency.

60 minutes

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10/14/2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM 10/09/2009
10/14/2009 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM 10/09/2009

Scottish Fiddle Music with Brian McNeill
HEC-TV 2007-08 Honorable Mention

Helen Headrick
utilization@hectv.org
8390 Delmar Blvd
Suite 211
St Louis, MO 63124
United States
Phone: (314) 432-3476

Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Grades 5-12: Tom Hanks!

WVIZ and NOTA in conjunction with the Great Lakes Theater Festival is hosting awarding winning actor and producer Tom Hanks on Monday, October 12th.
Please have your students and teachers join us to hear from one of the most popular stars in contemporary American Cinema.

This special program is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Although the program is scheduled to end at 11:00 a.m. it may be extended to 11:30. Schools are welcome to disconnect from the program as necessary.

Schools interested in participating in this program should contact my office by October 7th.

John R. Ramicone
Director of Distance Learning Services-WVIZ/NOTA
1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
phone: 216-916-6360
fax: 216-916-6361
email: jramicone@ideastream.org