Gr. K-4 The Cycling Wangdoos Author: Kelly Pulley

The Cycling Wangdoos is an imaginative and fun rhyming tale of an unlikely cycling team and their off-track lesson in teamwork. It will take you on a thrills and spills fun-filled ride from the first page to the surprise ending. This is a great lesson about team work, disguised within a fun story line, with even more-fun illustrations. Where else are you going to get a 6-saddled bicycle with a yak on the back? And rhyming will keep anyone entertained. No matter how small one contributes to the group as a whole-the group is only as strong as its weakest member. Kids will appreciate the careful, fun illustrations. When one is part of a team, one has to do one's part no matter what. The rhyming text will surely hold the attention of children and is perfect for reading out loud. This book is perfect for children up to the age of eight.

WEDNESDAY, October 5 - “Children’s Books”: 1)Ten Unusual Features of Lulu McDunn and  2)The Cycling Wangdoos   (Children’s Books and Authors  series)

Presenter: Kelly Pulley, Author and Illustrator of Ten Unusual Features of Lulu McDunn  and The Cycling Wangdoos

TARGET AUDIENCE: Students in grades K - 4

LESSON PLAN: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/booksnauthors/lulumcdunn.htm  AND http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/booksnauthors/cyclingwangdoos.htm

TIME: Two sessions: one at 9:00 AM strong>CENTRAL TIME and one at 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME

Objectives:
Students will:
1. Learn self awareness
2. Increase their self-esteem
3. Celebrate their uniqueness
4. Reflect on the important people in their lives.
5. Follow directions to create their works of art.

Pre-Activity: Making A Cut-Out of Me
Materials:
Butcher paper, crayons or markers, scissors, tissue paper or newspaper, stapler, extra clothes from each child
Procedure:
1. The student lays down on the butcher paper and the teacher traces the child's outline. 
2. The student then colors in the face, eyes, nose, ears, hair, etc. on their own. 
3.  Cut out: If the child is able to cut the outline of them out, if not the teacher does that part.
4. Then repeat #1 and another outline is made .  The two are than stapled together and stuffed with tissue paper or newspaper.
5. This life-size cutout is then dressed in the student's clothes.  This activity may take a few days to do, but the students enjoy seeing their cut-outs in their own clothes.

LESSON:
What do young students like to talk about when they come to school? You probably guessed it. They like talking about themselves! So, why not let them do just that as you can get to know them, too!  Help students celebrate their individuality and learn about likenesses and differences. This lesson builds those important skills and a sense of family in your classroom.

Patsy Partin, M.Ed

Director, Virtual School

Vanderbilt University

2007 Terrace Place

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 322-6384

www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

FREE Special WVIZ and U.S. Attorney's Office Town Hall Meeting on "BULLYING"

Recent studies have shown about 1 in every 7 students between kindergarten through
12th grade is either a bully or is a victim of a bully. It’s not happening in the shadows
– more than half of all students have witnessed bullying taking place at their school.
The growth of smart phones and social media has given rise to cyber-bullying,
making it even harder for students to find refuge from torment.

We know the negative impact this has on students, both short-term and long-term.
Students find reasons to avoid school and have trouble focusing while in class. They
are filled with fear, anger and shame. In some cases, kids have been driven to take
their own lives.

On Oct. 20, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of
Ohio, and Catherine Criswell, Director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of Civil Right in Cleveland, will sponsor a town hall meeting to discuss the social,
legal and psychological impacts of bullying. The session is targeted at students. It will
feature students who have endured and overcome bullying, with a focus on finding
solutions to eliminating this all-too-common problem.

This session will be interactive, allowing viewers and attendees to participate via
e-mail and text messaging. Join us for this FREE program and plan to have your
students participate in what will be a very dynamic and educational presentation.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.


Schools interested in participating in this FREE educational opportunity should contact
John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by October 14th.

Heart of a Hall of Famer Series featuring Jack Youngblood, Pro Football Hall of Fame – Class of 2001

Chat with Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jack Youngblood as he is featured in the next installment of the Heart of a Hall of Famer series on Thursday, October 13 at 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM ET.   Learn about the character qualities it took for the Class of 2001 Enshrinee to make it into his sport’s most exclusive club – the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Students will have the opportunity to learn first-hand what it took beyond athletics for this gridiron legend to achieve greatness and how his character qualities helped him achieve great success on and off the football field.

The program will last approximately 60 minutes with a majority of that time being driven by questions from the student participants. This program is designed for grades 7th-12th. Each videoconference is limited to six sites and is FREE. Interested schools will be selected on a first-come basis. Test connections will take place on Wednesday, October 12.

If your school is interested in one of the sessions being offered, please email the Hall of Fame’s Education Department at EducationalPrograms@ProFootballHOF.com.

Town Hall Speaker Daniel Esty - "Green to Gold"

Our country’s current economic situation is currently being impacted by corporate strategies, trade, competitiveness, globalization, governance and environmental strategies.  Our next Town Hall Speaker, Daniel C. Esty will address these issues with your students on Monday, October 3^rd.

Dr. Esty is the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University.  He holds faculty appointments in both Yale’s Environment and Law Schools. He also serves as the Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for Business & Environment at Yale.  Professor Esty is the author or editor of nine books and numerous articles on environmental policy issues.

His recent prizewinning book, Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, argues that pollution control and natural resource management have become critical elements of marketplace success and explains how leading-edge companies have folded environmental thinking into their core business strategies. 

Topic: “Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage”

Presenter: Daniel Esty, Environmental Strategy Expert

Date: 

Monday, October 3, 2011

Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by September 28th.

A program fee of $75.00 will be charged to schools not in the NOTA or NORTH2 member districts. Please process a purchase order to WVIZ/PBS Distance Learning, c/o John Ramicone, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44115 and fax a copy or the p. o. number to 216-916-6361.

"Charge It Right” (You and Your Credit Card)

Most teens are vulnerable to debt because they lack a clear understanding of how credit works.  What do you do when the bill comes?  Why is it important to pay on time?  How do interest rates work?" 

Answers to all of these questions and more will be given on Tuesday, October 4th when representatives for KeyBank interact with your students in our “Charge It Right - You and Your Credit Card” distance learning program.  Join us at 12:30 or 1:30 for a clear look into the impact of the credit card on today’s teenage students.

Presenters:

Beverly Davis, Financial Education Manager, KeyBank

Rodney Drake, Financial Education, KeyBank

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Time:

Session #1 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

Session #2 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact John

Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by September 30th.

A program fee of $75.00 will be charged to schools not in the NOTA or NORTH2 member

districts. Please process a purchase order to WIVZ/PBS Distance Learning, c/o John

Ramicone, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44115 and fax a copy or the p.o. number to 216-

916-6361.

FREE: McDonald Observatory invites students and their teachers to celebrate Astronomy Day 2011!

The Frank N. Bash Visitors Center at McDonald Observatory invites students and their teachers to celebrate Astronomy Day and the International Year of The Solar System during this special interactive videoconference program. This year, Astronomy Day from McDonald Observatory means more than ever. NASA has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of The Solar System. Students will make live observations of the Sun using McDonald telescopes, participate in a fun and yet simple activity related to the early formation of our Solar System and asks their questions to facilitator Marc Wetzel. We hope that our Astronomy Day videoconference will excite your students about science and technology.

Title: The International Year of the Solar System

Target Audience: Grades K-12

Cost: FREE

Dates: Sept. 26, 27, 28, 29

Times: 9:00-9:45, 10:00-10:45, 11:00-11:45, 1:00-1:45, 2:00-2:45 CST

Register: www.Connect2Texas.net

Materials: http://www.connect2texas.net/mcdonald_observatory/

To find out more about Connect2Texas providers offering content enhancement and professional development programs visitwww.Connect2Texas.net.

Lori Hamm-NeckarDistance Learning Technician
Region Eleven Telecommunications Network (RETN)
O: (817) 740-7516 | C: (817) 291-3748 | lhamm@esc11.net

Education Service Center Region XI
3001 North Freeway | Fort Worth Texas 76106

Gr. 1-8 Glendale Primary School Hosts FREE "HISTORYMAKERS' Program Via Distance Learning

Glendale Primary School (Bedford City School District) will be hosting a distance learning program featuring accomplished composer, pianist, educator, arts advocate and fellow Clevelander Dr. H. Leslie Adams.  This special HISTORYMAKERS enrichment program will be held on Friday, September 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.  Students in grades 1-8 are welcome to participate in this FREE program.

In addition to discussing his interesting life, Dr. Adams will speak to the students regarding a commitment to excellence in education and in everything they do.

Please share this information with your elementary and middle school teachers.  Schools interested in participating in this excellent program opportunity should contact my office by September 20^th.  All schools will be in a view only format.  Conversation will be limited toGlendale and Central primary schools.

Please find attached a bio for Dr. Adams.  Additional information on the HISTORYMAKERS can be found at: http://www.idvl.org/thehistorymakers

Thank you.

John

John R. Ramicone

Distance Learning Director

john.ramicone@ideastream.org

t-216-916-6360

f-216-916-6361