Philippe Cousteau: Everything You Do Makes A Difference! **FREE to NORT2H Members**

WVIZ/PBS Special
Distance Learning Presentation




Program: Philippe Cousteau
Topic: Everything You Do Makes a Difference!
What is Your EarthEcho?

Date: Monday, November 10th, 2008

Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
· Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet
· Author, lecturer, and documentary producer on environmental issues
· President & co-founder of non-profit EarthEcho International
· Produces segments for Public Radio International's Living on Earth
· National Education Award nominee for documentary on the Everglades
· Member, Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Science Initiative Council
EarthEcho International uses media and experiences to empower people to use the resources that can restore and protect Earth's ocean and freshwater systems.
Visit http://www.earthecho.org/
Transmission Modes: NOTA, eTech Ohio IP Network, Cleveland V-Stations

Schools interested in participating in this educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by November 5th.

A program fee of $75.00 will be charged to schools not in the NOTA 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.

Grades 7-12: Cleveland Clinic's Live Surgical Broadcasts

The Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic Education Initiatives is pleased to invite you and your students to view the live surgical broadcasts that will be taking place as part of the 6th Annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 8:00 AM. This program is provided at no cost to students, teachers, and schools.
One or more of the following innovative minimally invasive renal surgeries will be highlighted:
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Surgeon - Inderbir Gill, MD
Single-Port Prostatectomy: Surgeon - Mihir Desai, MD
Single Port Renal Cryoablation: Surgeon - Jihad Kaouk, MD

The surgeries will be non-interactive as this is part of a national conference.
Link to information on the Medical Innovation Summit: www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/summit
Link to the Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute including Virtual Surgeries: www.clevelandclinic.org/urology
Registration: All schools must be registered to participate in distance learning programs. Visit the online registration form at the link below to register:
http://survey.ccf.org/Survey/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=84K7m4LHl98L12. You will be sent a registration confirmationand Renal Surgery Innovations Curriculum via e-mail at the address provided.

Establishing and Testing Site Connections: All schools (Ohio and non-Ohio) must contact eTech/Ohio Videoconferencing Services at blocked::mailto:videosupport@etech.ohio.gov or 1-877-VIDEO-40 as soon as possible to register and/or test your school’s site connection. Make sure to establish and/or test your connection no later than one-week prior to the distance learning event.

Tracey Meilander, MEd, PhD Graduate Learning Fellow Office of Civic Education Initiatives
Cleveland Clinic 1950 Richmond Rd. TR-307 Lyndhurst, OH 44124 (216) 297-8306
Fax (216) 297-8305 E-mail meilant@ccf.orgVisit our website at www.clevelandlcinic.org/CivicEducation

Grades 9-12: Science in the Cinema: Superbug **FREE**

Science in the Cinema: Superbug
Dates: November 12, 2008 or November 19, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
Grade Levels: 9-12
Join Dr. Pauline Thomas, Associate Professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ- School of Public Health, for a discussion of the science behind the PBS NOVA program Rx for Survival: Rise of the Superbugs Students should be familiar with the documentary (at minimum, the portions listed below) and should prepare questions ahead of time for Dr. Thomas.
More information: http://www.magpi.net/programs/sciencecinema.html

Heather Weisse Walsh
Applications Coordinator
MAGPI
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228
Email: hweisse@magpi.net
Phone: 215-573-6417

http://www.magpi.net/

Grades 9-12: Science in the Cinema: Pandemic **FREE**

Science in the Cinema: Pandemic Dates: November 13, 2008 or November 20, 2008

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Grade Levels: 9-12

Join Dr. Peter N. Wenger, MD, Associate Professor in the School of UMDNJ Public Health, for a discussion of the science behind the PBS American Experience program, INFLUENZA 1918: The worst epidemic the United States has ever known . Students should be familiar with the documentary (at minimum, the portions listed below) and should prepare questions ahead of time for Dr. Wenger. More information: http://www.magpi.net/programs/sciencecinema.html

Heather Weisse Walsh

Applications Coordinator

MAGPI

3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228

Email: hweisse@magpi.net

Phone: 215-573-6417