NURSING; HOLOCAUST: and SPACE videoconferences (OCTOBER 13, 14, and 15) at Vanderbilt Virtual School
TEACHERS: Please discuss with your students and have students write out their questions to ask presenters during the Q & A sessions.
1) TUESDAY, October 13, 2009 –
“Careers in Nursing” with Judy Sweeney in the Career Conversations series
Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Targeted Audience: students in grades 7 - 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 this discussion of the hottest profession with the most job openings right now! America is experiencing an increasing shortage of nurses. The shortage is caused by “demand” that is growing faster than “supply”.
American hospitals, nursing homes, and doctor’s offices are in a serious crisis from a severe and dangerous shortage of nurses. This a shortage can best be summed up by the fact that there are now over 120,000 open positions for registered nurses nationwide. If that sounds like just another statistic, think about this: Emergency rooms are shutting down, surgeries are delayed and, most disturbing of all, patients are sometimes not getting the critical care they desperately need.
Nurses play a large role in the medical system of the United States. They are the single-largest population in health care. Healthcare is one of the fastest growing professions throughout the world. As the population ages, and healthcare costs rise, the demand for nurses will continue to increase. The health care delivery system is shifting, and nurses, particularly those with advanced education, will be in demand for some time.
Join the Virtual School for this interactive videoconference session as we explore “Careers in Nursing” with Judy Sweeney in the Career Conversations series.
2) WEDNESDAY, October 14, 2009-
“Journey to America: Haven Project” with Eva Rosenfeld in Witnesses and Voices of the Holocaust 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/
This videoconference is the story of Holocaust survivor, Eva Rosenfeld. As horrendous and infamous as the genocides were, the Jews are still the only group whose fate was the end product of an intentional process specifically designed for their complete extermination. With ruthless efficiency, the victims dehumanized and were gathered, transported, catalogued, sorted, selected, destroyed, and eliminated.
After the liberation of Italy in 1944 and with both her parents now dead, Eva Rosenfeld became one of 982 refugees from many countries, mostly Jews, who were able to finally come to the USA. These European-Jewish Holocaust refugees from war-torn Europe were approved for immigration to the United States as “guests” of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the duration of the war.
President Roosevelt “invited” 982 refugees to enter the USA outside the strict immigration quota. These were the ONLY refugees of the Holocaust offered haven in America during World War II.
Join the Virtual School for this interactive videoconference session as we explore “Journey to America: Haven Project” with Eva Rosenfeld in Witnesses and Voices of the Holocaust series.
3) THURSDAY, October 15, 2009-
“Living and Working in Space” with Rick Chappell 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/
Are your students preparing for jobs that are "out of this world"? But what about doing the laundry, going to the toilet, and eating dinner while living in space?
Lunar bases, Martian rover vehicles, and a zero gravity exercise room are realities right now. Astronauts living and working on the International Space Station today are preparing for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. Understanding the unique microgravity environment that astronauts experience in orbit is the goal of the "Living and Working in Space" videoconference.
What does it take to survive and work in Space? Come and hear Dr. Rick Chappell describe adaptations that must be made when we travel beyond earth’s atmosphere to the extreme and hostile environment of Space.
Join the Virtual School for this interactive videoconference session as we explore “Living and Working in Space” with Rick Chappell in SPACE: Out of This World series.
See you soon in the Virtual School,
Patsy
Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384
