Grades 7-12: DNA and Your Health

In recognition of National DNA Days, a cutting-edge Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Professor Drumm will share how his DNA research leads to stimulate advancements in medical treatments and cures for cystic fibrosis.

Dr. Drumm received his B.S. in 1983 from the Ohio State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1990, where he worked with Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on identification of the gene causing cystic fibrosis. He joined the faculty at CWRU in 1992. His primary interests are the genetics and molecular biology surrounding the inherited disease cystic fibrosis. In particular, his research team studies genes that alter the clinical course of the disease in humans.

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM (EST)

Audience: High School and Middle School

Recommended for learners in Grades 7-12, the BioMed Tech Distance Learning Series is designed to stimulate interest in biomedical technology and engineering careers and foster an appreciation and understanding of regionally developed medical advances. Aligned with the Ohio Department of Education Science, Mathematics, and Technology Content Standards and the National Science Education Standards, each program will emphasize biomedical technology and engineering careers, scientific processes, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content.

2009-10 WVIZ ideastream
& Great Lakes Science Center
Special FREE Distance
Learning Presentation

“BioMed Tech: Engineering for Your Health”

Presenter: Mitchell Drumm, PhD, Professor, Case Western Reserve University and Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative Researcher.


Schools interested in participating in FREE this educational opportunity should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by April 16th.

Grades 2-7: Wild Texas Weather

April showers bring May flowers, but in Texas those rain clouds can get wild! Join Dr. Source and The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on a tumultuous journey through some of the planet’s most unpredictable weather conditions, including hurricanes, thunderstorms, droughts, and flash floods.



Friday, April 9

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. CST
Registration Deadline: April 6

Contact: Lori Hamm at lhamm@esc11.net

Grades 3-5: Butterflies in the Garden

Take a virtual tour of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden conservatory where hundreds of tropical butterflies are busy being butterflies!  The program is a "behind the scenes" look at the making month long "Butterflies in the Garden" event.  Students will also meet an entomologist to learn behaviors and life cycle of some of the earth's most fascinating creatures.  From butterfly farms all over the world to the conservatory in Fort Worth, students will follow the journey of these tropical jewels and explore the careers of the people who made it happen.

The program fee includes a teacher packet of pre and post activities to extend the videoconference experience.


Friday, April 9 at 11:30, or 1:30 CST

Contact Lori Hamm at lhamm@esc11.net

$50 per site

Grades 7-12: Receptions and Relations

Special WVIZ and CCWA
FREE Distance Learning Program

“Perceptions and Relations”
(The U.S. and Countries of Central/South Asia)

Date: April 19, 2010 Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Join members of the National Council of International Visitors’ Legislative Fellows Visitor Exchange from Central and South Asia in a conversation on “Perceptions and Relations between the US and their countries.” The Fellows are visiting the Greater Cleveland Region to link them with their counterparts in the region to strengthen their understanding of our legislative process, enhance their appreciation of American democracy, and foster their realization of civic society and their engagement in the political process.
Ms. Aliya Abdraimova:
Lawyer, Public Foundation “Media Commissioner Institute”—Kyrgyzstan

Mr. Ulan Aralbaev:
Program Manager of American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative Kyrgyzstan

Mr. Haseeb Kiyani:
Program Manager, AIMAN Alumni Trust—Pakistan

Mr. Vasily Klimakov:
Regional Director in Karaganda’s Oblast’s—Kazakhstan

Ms. Elavarasi Mahendran:
Intern, Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training, Lok Sabha Secretariat- India

Prekshya Ojha:
Department Chief, Human Rights Documentation and Dissemination, Inspector Service Center—Nepal

The Honorable Babina Moktan Tamang:
Member of the Constituent Assembl-Nepal

Schools interested in participating in this FREE program, should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by April 15th.

Grades 2-5: My Oh My, the Butterflies Fly

This year’s winning authors of the Great Tree Story Essay Contest for the Fort Worth ISD’s third graders receive an exclusive tour of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s “Butterflies in the Garden” event. They also receive a personal copy of the charming children’s book, “Isabel’s House of Butterflies” by Tony Johnston. Join them and the live fluttering tropical butterflies in the Garden’s conservatory to hear Tony Johnston’s story of how Isabel saves a Monarch roosting tree near her home in Mexico from being destroyed. The authors will share their prize winning stories and participants learn some fascinating facts about the North American Monarch from the Garden’s entomologist, Gail Manning. Each registered site will receive a digital copy of a “Monarch and Milkweed Jeopardy Game” created by the BRIT staff. The game focuses on the life cycles of both the Monarch and Milkweed plant and their critical plant/animal relationship to extend the videoconference experience.

Friday, April 9th
10:30 - 11;15 a.m. CST
FREE!

Contact Lori Hamm at lhamm@esc11.net

Grades 3-6: Spring Skies Tonight

Ever wonder what wondrous objects you can see in the night time sky in the spring? Join Linda Krouse as she shares star stories for some of the constellations visible right now. She will teach your students how to use a simple tool of science, a star chart, to make their night time sky viewing even more exciting.

We will email a copy of "Uncle Al's Sky Wheel" to each teacher. Please make copies for each student and have them construct the sky wheel prior to the program. Linda will teach your students to use the wheel in order to search out the spring skies.

To register, to go www.connect2Texas.net

Wednesday, March 31 at 1:00, 1:45 and 2:30 CST
Friday, April 16 at 9:00, 9:45 and 10:30 CST

$75 per site.

Grades 7-12: August: Osage County

PlayhouseSquare and
WVIZ/PBS ideastream®

PRESENT

“August: Osage County”

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
1:00 – 2:00 PM

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is about a father who disappears. A mother caught in the grip of addiction. A marriage unraveling and a family approaching total meltdown.
This Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts is electrifying audiences with its thrilling story, captivating performances and scathingly intelligent humor.
Introduce your students to members of the distinguished cast, led by Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons, from the touring production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.
Cast members will discuss, with your students, their careers, education, training and the realities of working on a touring show.
For additional information regarding the touring production please see: http://www.augustonbroadway.com/
Interested schools should contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or email john.ramicone@ideastream.org by April 15th.

Grades 9-12: Special Programs from MAGPI

The Road to Activism: Mexico - A Partnership with Traveling Mercies


Target Audience: College and University Students, Students in Grades 9-12

Cost: FREE

Date: April 15, 2010

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Requirements for Participation: There are 10 spaces available for MAGPI Members and 5 spaces for Non-MAGPI Members. Non-Members must be connected to their state/national research and education network. All must have H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.

Program Description:

Over the past seven years, the road to activism in Mexico offered opportunities for Aldo Magazzeni to create relationships with the community at the Tashirat Orphanage and Ixaya School in Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico. The road to Tashirat was guided by his friend, Esther Bissinger, who has been there for almost ten years. Aldo knew her as a child and now, at the age of 30, she is the principal of the school, house mother to four Mexican orphans, and a leader of new programs to help the special needs children. Aldo's work has included helping the school lunch program as well as designing and planning a water catchments system and showers for the school students. Along the road, the need to help the most vulnerable children - - those with special needs - -became a priority. Today, Traveling Mercies has coordinated a relationship with special education professionals in New Jersey to assist the school to develop a Special Education Program and curriculum. The Mexican populations in this country are displaced, unable to travel back home and offer help. So Traveling Mercies has tried to honor this need.

Travel this road with Aldo into Morelos, Mexico through the images, stories and video he has captured. See how you can discover your intentions and apply them somewhere in life to help others. Everyone has the ability to travel the road to activism and make this world a better, more equal human experience.
MORE INFORMATION/REGISTRATION:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Road-Activism-Mexico


The Road to Activism: Afghanistan - A Partnership with Traveling Mercies
Target Audience: College and University Students, Students in Grades 9-12

Cost: FREE

Date: May 6, 2010

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Requirements for Participation: There are 10 spaces available for MAGPI Members and 5 spaces for Non-MAGPI Members. Non-Members must be connected to their state/national research and education network. All must have H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.

Program Description:

A country devastated by war for the last 40 years had been left behind by the internationals, and Aldo Magazzeni's effort to make a difference for world peace led him on the road to activism in Afghanistan. Over the past six years, Aldo's engagement in Afghanistan has provided him with opportunities to create relationships with communities in an Islamic country, bringing down cultural and political barriers in an effort to help those in need.
Alone in 2004, Aldo began to create relationships with the Afghan communities, elders, and leaders. His experiences in the rural villages of the Panjsher Valley and Hindu Kush Mountain begin with climbing Mir Samir Mountain and over the years have led him to build five water systems with villages. The road to Nairobi led him to work with women in schools and develop programs in the women’s prison, and to work with the Maraston Orphanage. His journey into Kabul led him to meet Suraya Pakzad, Director of Voice of Women, and an activist for women’s rights. Together in the last six years, they have built women’s shelters and started vocational and education programs in Herat City. Aldo has worked to install seven more water systems in Afghanistan - - delivering clean water to more than 15,000 families, or more than 75,000 people. The poorest communities, the women and men jails, high schools and government buildings have benefited.
Travel this road with Aldo into Afghanistan through the images, stories and video he has captured. See how you can discover your intentions and apply them somewhere in life to help others. Everyone has the ability to travel the road to activism and make this world a better, more equal human experience.
MORE INFORMATION/REGISTRATION: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Road-Activism-Afghanistan
About Traveling Mercies: Traveling Mercies, a 501(c)3 organization, works to remove barriers between cultures so that individuals can share their strengths, assets and blessings with each other.

Grades 6-12: Career Spotlight: Researcher

Come learn about the unique career of Saleem Choudhry, researcher at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He will be our featured speaker on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at 9:00 AM and again at 11:00 AM. Each session will last approximately 50-minutes with the majority of that time allowing students the ability to ask questions of the guest speaker.

As a researcher at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Choudhry is charged with many responsibilities. One such responsibility is to utilize the world's largest collection on professional football to develop the exhibits at the Hall of Fame. He also contributes to the process of providing vital information to the Hall of Fame's Selection Committee who is charged with determining the newest Class of inductees into the Hall of Fame each year. Choudhry also serves in a part-time role as a National Football League Instant Replay Communicator. Students will also learn about Choudhry’s education background and his thoughts on how your students can someday obtain a position like this.

Each videoconference is limited to three sites and the cost is $50 per site. Interested schools will be selected on a first come basis. 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.
The program is designed for grades 6th-12th and is supplemented by a classroom activity which is aligned with national standards of education.

April 20, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

$50

Jerry Csaki
jerry.csaki@profootballhof.com
2121 George Halas Dr. NW
Canton, OH  44708
United States
Phone: ext. 148

Grades 2-4: More Trees PLEASE!

More Trees PLEASE! (Grades 2-4)
Saving the Earth and its creatures is now a global concern! We continually ask ourselves…How do our actions affect the Earth? In this interactive event, students will investigate ways in which humans use natural resources to meet their needs, and the ways the Earth is changed in the process. Students will explore decisions and consequences through the eyes of Dr. Seuss’s story “The Lorax”. Various concepts will be explored including pollution, conservation, and recycling. This is a perfect addition to your Earth Day activities!

April 2010
Click for dates and times:
http://www.cilc.org/search/content-provider-program.aspx?id=3157

$75

Leslie Charles
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
United States
Phone: ext. 133
Fax: (740) 455-6702