21st Century Abe Lincoln Grades 9-12; February 4, 2009
Open to Non-MAGPI Members
What do Mexican mentalists and YouTube have to do with Abraham Lincoln? This interactive panel discussion delves into the creative processes behind 21st-Century Abe, an innovative and multifaceted web-based project from the Rosenbach Museum & Library exploring the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln through historic documents, commissioned artistic interpretations, and visitor-generated content. This program offers a unique preview of the project before the full site officially launches on Feb. 12, 2009. The panel will include an interactive discussion about the relationship of art & history, modes of alternative storytelling, and the opportunities and challenges of web 2.0.
Does Climate Change Equal Global Catastrophe? Grades 9-12February 18, 2009 * 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EThttp://www.magpi.net/programs/sciencecinema.html Open to Non-MAGPI Members
Part of the Science in the Cinema project! Join Dr. David Robinson, Chairman of the Department of Geography at Rutgers University and New Jersey 's State Climatologist for a discussion on the facts and fiction of Climate Change. Scenarios presented in the movie, A Day After Tomorrow, will serve as a starting point for the discussion. Students should be familiar with the movie, (at minimum, the portions listed below) and should prepare questions ahead of time for Dr. Robinson.
Megaconference Jr. 2009Grades K-12February 19, 2009 * 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET
http://www.megaconferencejr.org/Open to Non-MAGPI Members
General and Interactives Registration Open for Megaconference Jr. 2009! Don't miss this exciting opportunity on February 19, 2009 from 7am EST to 7pm EST (UTC -5) to interact with schools from around the world. The schedule of presentations is now posted. Join hundreds of sites from countries all around the world including Portugal, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malta, Great Britain, Slovenia, the US and more in the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2009! You'll also have a chance to win exciting prizes from our vendor sponsors - Polycom, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Puppetry Arts, and the Cranbrook Institute of Science. New sponsors and prizes continue to become available as well and will be posted on the website as we have them. Join us sun up or sun down all around the world for the 6th Annual Megaconference Jr. global event.
General and Interactives Registration Open for Megaconference Jr. 2009! Don't miss this exciting opportunity on February 19, 2009 from 7am EST to 7pm EST (UTC -5) to interact with schools from around the world. The schedule of presentations is now posted. Join hundreds of sites from countries all around the world including Portugal, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malta, Great Britain, Slovenia, the US and more in the upcoming Megaconference Jr. 2009! You'll also have a chance to win exciting prizes from our vendor sponsors - Polycom, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Puppetry Arts, and the Cranbrook Institute of Science. New sponsors and prizes continue to become available as well and will be posted on the website as we have them. Join us sun up or sun down all around the world for the 6th Annual Megaconference Jr. global event.
Kaleidoscope Songs - Celebrate Life! Grades K-5February 20, 2009 * Multiple Times http://www.magpi.net/programs/kaleidoscopesongs.html
With upbeat lyrics and award-winning music, Alex and his instruments bring children on a wonderful musical journey. This high-energy program will have students up on their feet, dancing and interacting with the music. Topics of social and emotional awareness are explored through song so that students are more comfortable with their own emotions, and are better able to empathize with others by understanding the commonality of human experience. A wonderful, feel-good program that will leave your students feeling more connected to themselves, each other, and the world around them!
With upbeat lyrics and award-winning music, Alex and his instruments bring children on a wonderful musical journey. This high-energy program will have students up on their feet, dancing and interacting with the music. Topics of social and emotional awareness are explored through song so that students are more comfortable with their own emotions, and are better able to empathize with others by understanding the commonality of human experience. A wonderful, feel-good program that will leave your students feeling more connected to themselves, each other, and the world around them!
Masks and Movement: Focus on African Masks Grades K-8February 24, 2009 * Multiple Times http://www.magpi.net/programs/masksandmovement.html
Students will create and work with masks as part of this exciting workshop, brought to you by ArcheDream! Participants will be shown a series of painted masks in various emotions and asked to pick the mask that attracts their attention. Each is given the opportunity to manifest the emotion that the mask embodies, which becomes a revelation of invisible feelings. The communication as each participant reveals their issue of feeling bonds the group into a new relationship. The exercise teaches how to objectify a subjective emotion and attain an art form and communication with peers. Participants’ differences are brought into harmonious relativity.
Students will create and work with masks as part of this exciting workshop, brought to you by ArcheDream! Participants will be shown a series of painted masks in various emotions and asked to pick the mask that attracts their attention. Each is given the opportunity to manifest the emotion that the mask embodies, which becomes a revelation of invisible feelings. The communication as each participant reveals their issue of feeling bonds the group into a new relationship. The exercise teaches how to objectify a subjective emotion and attain an art form and communication with peers. Participants’ differences are brought into harmonious relativity.
Youth and Violence: An Global Exploration Grades 9-12February 26 – May 15, 2009 * 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET http://www.magpi.net/programs/youthviolence.html Open to Non-MAGPI Members
Youth violence is a social problem that affects many different countries and cultures around the world. Although the root causes of youth violence (such as poverty, war, drug use and prejudicial beliefs) vary from country to country, the resulting symptoms of youth violence are universal. Feelings of alienation, connectedness and hopelessness are experienced to some extent by all youth offenders regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or gender. Bringing students together from different countries, this workshop will take a cross-cultural look at how youth violence varies in different regions of the world and how young people can break the patterns of violent behavior and prevent it from following them into adulthood. Over a period of four months, students will work together to explore this issue and then create digital media projects that tell their own community’s story. A digital media project festival will conclude this project.
Youth violence is a social problem that affects many different countries and cultures around the world. Although the root causes of youth violence (such as poverty, war, drug use and prejudicial beliefs) vary from country to country, the resulting symptoms of youth violence are universal. Feelings of alienation, connectedness and hopelessness are experienced to some extent by all youth offenders regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or gender. Bringing students together from different countries, this workshop will take a cross-cultural look at how youth violence varies in different regions of the world and how young people can break the patterns of violent behavior and prevent it from following them into adulthood. Over a period of four months, students will work together to explore this issue and then create digital media projects that tell their own community’s story. A digital media project festival will conclude this project.
Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
