NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, September 29 and Wednesday, September 30) at Vanderbilt Virtual School1) 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
