Grades 7-12: Sports for Social Change: A Conversation with Dr. Auma Obama

Learn how CARE is using sport as a tool for social change

Join CARE, the international humanitarian organization, for a special videoconference featuring Dr. Auma Obama, Technical Advisor for CARE's Sport for Social Change Initiative. Dr. Obama will lead a discussion on how CARE is empowering girls, particularly in Africa, by using sport as a tool for social change.

CARE's Sport for Social Change Initiative is a pioneering program that uses the convening power of sports as a vehicle to minimize the effects of poverty on marginalized youth and young adult populations. The strategic combination of sports and education not only means more young people are going to school, but they are also learning leadership skills that can open doors to a better way of life.

This program is in partnership with Global Nomads Group. This program is most suitable for grades 7-8; 9-12.

December 7, 2010 @ 10 AM ET
Program Cost: $150

LIMITED AVAILABILITY- REGISTER HERE
https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=4807561&RF=5209224&mode=0

For more information, contact Grace Lau, grace@gng.org or 212.529.0377

Grades K-2: Healthy Healthy Choices?

January 16-22^nd is Healthy Weight Week and February is American Heart Month. Why not share the ideas of healthy living with your K-2^nd grade students by participating in our newest interactive program, Making Healthy Choices? This program meets national curriculum standards in Health & Physical Education! Request your booking now You can also call us at 404-881-5117 or email to distancelearning@puppet.org to check dates. We book on demand, so you pick the date and time.

The program cost is $145.00 (you can multipoint in 2 sites at this rate).

Visit our SchoolTube.com channel to see a clip of the program: www.SchoolTube.com/user/CenterforPuppetryArts.

Grades K-4: Hey You & See the Ocean with Estelle Condra

Join us for the final Christmas videoconference for 2010 on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 !!! Your students will be mesmerized by Estelle Condra, a gifted storyteller.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 - "Hey You" and "See the Ocean" with Estelle Condra for students in grades K-4.

REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

“Hey You” is a live theatrical performance of a special story: Two thousand years ago in Bethlehem, there lived a boy who could not speak. Although Ezekiel was his name, everyone mocked him and called him "Hey, You". One starlit night as the world received a little boy, Ezekiel would discover his own special gift.

“See the Ocean” –The ocean below the Black Mountains along the South African coast is richly detailed in Estelle Condra's “See The Ocean”, a charming book about a little girl and her family and their annual visits (at Christmas in South Africa) to the beach. Estelle Condra, who is blind, describes how she “sees” the ocean with her mind and her heart. Estelle is from South Africa and describes her Christmas traditions of going to the beach at Christmas!

About Estelle Condra, presenter and gifted storyteller:

Estelle Condra has had a diverse career in theatre arts on three continents, including work in South Africa, England, and the United states. After completing her drama studies in South Africa and England she worked for a variety of acting companies portraying roles such as Antigone, Medea, and Joan of Arc.

She enhanced her acting career with teaching, writing and speaking. She owned and operated speech and drama schools both in South Africa and the United States.

After marrying and moving to the States in 1973 she translated numerous African stories and folklore and adapted them for the stage. In Nashville Tennessee she became a member of actor’s equity and performed professionally for the Nashville Children’s Theatre and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. As her sight deteriorated she moved to solo theatre performances as an artist in residence for organizations such as the Nashville Institute for the Arts in conjunction with the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts and many others throughout the country.

In early 2006 Estelle started her own publishing company, Inclusive Books, LLC, "Stories about extraordinary children doing ordinary things." She purchased the rights to her first book, See the Ocean, which is now available from Inclusive Books in its fifth edition.

Today she is known as a keynote performance artist as she travels from banquet hall to theatre stage. She is a sought-after keynoter with her inspirational and humorous one-woman shows. She has been described as a "powerful pack of creative dynamite ready to explode."

Estelle is blind due to a hereditary disease known as Retinitis Pigmentosa. The threads of losing her sight gradually over many years are woven throughout much of her later work. She brings a unique perspective to creative problem solving and everything else she does, and she does a lot!

TIMES:

We offer two sessions for each Vanderbilt Virtual School videoconference: one session at 9:00 AM CENTRAL TIME and one session at 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME .

COST:

The cost for a videoconference session is $75. This charge covers some of our expenses in preparing your videoconference and testing and delivering your videoconference.

FORMAT:

All videoconferences are approximately 45 minutes in length. The format is about 25-30 minutes for the presentation and 15-20 minutes for an interactive question and answer session with the students and presenter.

Hope to see you for this final Christmas videoconference on December 8th!

Patsy

Patsy Partin, M.Ed

Director, Virtual School

Vanderbilt University

2007 Terrace Place

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 322-6384

www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

Grades K-6: Upcoming Holiday Programs from MAGPI

Program Title: Picking Up Your Food: A Partnership with Eti Kids

Target Audience: Grades K-2
Date/Time: December 3, 2010 | 11:00 am - 12:00pm EST
Cost: Free!
More Information/Registration:
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Picking-Your-Food-Fun-Utensils-Manners-and-Math-Skills
Description:
Do you hold a spoon with your nose or your toes? Do you eat ice cream with a fork? Teach your students social skills during this fun and interactive art, math and language lesson! Etikids creates fun and excitement for children in a rich and supportive environment as they enter the world of social skills and school behaviors. Led by certified teacher and manners expert Ms. Julie, this videoconference session will explore everything UTENSILS. Hands-on developmentally appropriate activities engage each child as they embark on their personal mission to master the art of picking up their food. Students will talk about manners, practice using a utensil, chart appropriate eating behaviors, and complete an art activity during this fun and exciting session with Ms. Julie! This is a life-skills meets classroom-content-area interactive event that your students will be talking about all year.

Program Title: Puzzling Place Settings: A Partnership with Eti Kids
Target Audience: Grades K-2
Date/Time: December 3, 2010 | 1:00 - 2:00pm EST
Cost: Free!
More Information/Registration:
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Puzzling-Place-Settings
Description:
Did you accidentally drink someone else’s drink at the dinner table? Did you eat with your neighbor’s spoon? Teach your students social skills during this fun and interactive art, problem-solving and movement lesson! EtiKids teaches social skills and school skills to children in a fun and developmentally appropriate manner. Through EtiKids, children learn to become functional members of society by participating in activities such as art, cooking, dance, play, and movement.creates fun and excitement for children in a rich and supportive environment as they enter the world of social skills and school behaviors. Led by certified teacher and manners expert Ms. Julie, this videoconference session will explore everything PLACE SETTING. Hands-on, developmentally appropriate activities engage each child as they embark on their personal mission to master the art of creating their own place setting. Students will talk about manners, use shapes to create images, and design their own placemat, while completing an art activity during this fun and exciting session with Ms. Julie! This is a life-skills meets classroom skills interactive event that your students can use in the years to come.

Program Title: Build a Better Meal: LIVE Cooking with Chef Christina Dimacali of Clean Your Plate

Target Audience: Grades 5-6
Date/Time: December 1, 2010 | 10:00 - 11:00 am EST
Cost: Free!
More Information/Registration:
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Build-Better-Meal-Grades-5-6

Target Audience: Grades 2-3
Date/Time: December 7, 2010 | 10:00 - 11:00 am EST
Cost: Free!
More Information/Registration:
http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Build-Better-Meal-Grades-2-3

Description:
The Chefs Move to Schools program, run through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will help chefs partner with interested schools in their communities so together they can create healthy meals that meet the schools’ dietary guidelines and budgets, while teaching young people about nutrition and making balanced and healthy choices. With more than 31 million children participating in the National School Lunch Program and more than 11 million participating in the National School Breakfast Program, good nutrition at school is more important than ever.
Chef Christina DiMicali will prepare a healthy three course meal with the help of students tuning into the videoconference.Throughout the cooking demonstration, students will be given choices for measurements, ingredients and food trivia. This will give classes the opportunity to make 'smart healthy choices' game show style, followed by Christina explaining why that's the better choice. Recipes will be provided to students in the end. These recipes will be easy enough and economical enough for students' families to prepare and enjoy on a weeknight.

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Jennifer Oxenford
MAGPI
jmacdoug@magpi.net
484-604-0831 (google voice)
215-898-0341 (office)

www.magpi.net
215-74MAGPI (215-746-2474)

NUTCRACKER and the DANCE of the SUGAR PLUM FAIRY

Please see WEBSITE for information and lesson plans for this videoconference topic: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/Christmas%20Stories/nutcracker.htm

REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

The Nutcracker Ballet tells the story of a little girl named Clara who, at her family’s annual Christmas Eve party, is given a doll, a prince, by her beloved godfather, Drosselmeier. The doll is made from a nutcracker and Clara loves it so much that after everyone has gone to bed, she sneaks back down to the Christmas tree to look at it. She falls asleep and begins to dream.

In her dream she finds her Prince, the Nutcracker, who comes to save her from an army of mice and their King, who tries to kidnap her to his kingdom. The Mouse King nearly defeats the Nutcracker, but at the last moment Clara throws her shoe at the Mouse King and that is the end of him.

The Nutcracker Prince then leads Clara off to visit his palace. On the way they pass first through the magical land of the Snow Queen and her Snowflakes, and then the Land of Sweets, where they are met by the Sugar Plum Fairy, who stages a series of dances for them, ending with the Waltz of the Flowers.

But all wonderful dreams must end, and Clara awakens under her Christmas tree on Christmas morning surrounded by friends and family.

Sugar Plum Fairy

After the presenter reads the story, the Sugar Plum Fairy will dance her famous dance in a beautiful performance. The celesta, an instrument invented in 1896, gets its name for its "celestial," tinkling sound. It provides the distinctive music that accompanies the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker.

Creative Movements With YOUR students

Our presenter will then lead the students through creative movement exercises. Students will learn basic ballet movement and vocabulary. The program will conclude with a question answer section with our presenter and the Sugar Plum Fairy.

This is a fun and interactive storytime for all ages. Be ready to have your students dancing back to the classroom!

REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

TIMES:

We offer two sessions for each Vanderbilt Virtual School videoconference: one session at 9:00 AM CENTRAL TIME and one session at 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME .

[There is ONE space left for the 9:00 session, and FIVE spaces left for the 10:00 session.]

COST:

The cost for a videoconference session is $75. This charge covers some of our expenses in preparing your videoconference and testing and delivering your videoconference.

FORMAT:

All videoconferences are approximately 45 minutes in length. The format is about 25-30 minutes for the presentation and 15-20 minutes for an interactive question and answer session with the students and presenter.

Hope to see you on December 2nd !

Patsy

Patsy Partin, M.Ed

Director, Virtual School

Vanderbilt University

2007 Terrace Place

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 322-6384

www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

Grades 8-12: 1945: Witnesses to War - Holocaust Survivors and Artists

Content Provider		University Circle Interactive Cleveland
Contact Information		Sandy Kreisman skreisman@universitycircle.org 10831 Magnolia Drive Cleveland, OH 44106 United States Phone: (216) 707-5021 Fax: (216) 791-3935
Program Type		Program Series This program is a two-part program with a week between connections.
Program Rating		based on 11 evaluation(s).
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, community, Public Library: Library Patrons
Maximum Number of Participants		We suggest no more than 30 students.
Minimum Number of Participants		There is no minimum.
Primary Disciplines		Character Education, Fine Arts, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines		Collaboration, Community Interests, Foreign/World Languages, Gifted & Talented, Language Arts/English, Literacy, Writing
Program Description		The Temple Museum of Religious Art recently acquired a collection of 45 Holocaust Wall Hangings by artist Judith Weinshall Liberman that visually depict historic maps, scenes and philosophic concepts regarding the history of the Holocaust. The first connection is a presentation featuring the Holocaust Wall Hangings. The students explore the creative process, interpretation, and explore how an artist honors historical memory. The second connection is a conversation with a local Cleveland Holocaust survivor describing their experiences during World War II. Both lessons analyze how history is interpreted by examining historic documents, eyewitness accounts from Holocaust survivors and shared artistic interpretations of the artist’s works.
Program Format		Lesson I. 1. The presenter from Temple Tifereth Israel greets the class and reviews lesson objectives. 2. The presenter briefly discusses what students discovered from their writing assignments. 3. Summary/Introduction of artist's work. Show wall hangings by the artist and DVD interview. 4. Introduce student writing/art activity. Lesson II. 1. The presenter from Temple Tifereth Israel greets the class and reviews lesson objectives. 2. The Holocaust survivor participating in the discussion simply share their stories with the students. 3. Students are able to dialogue with the presenters and ask questions.
Objectives		Students will: - have a more in-depth understanding of the Holocaust and the people who were affected by the events of World War II. - understand how individual artists respond to historical events using their artistic discipline. - understand some of the significant events surrounding the Holocaust.
National Standards to which this program aligns		History Benchmarks 9.11 Analyze the causes and consequences of WWII including: civilian and military losses, the holocaust and its impact; the establishment of the state of Israel 10.11 Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in World War II with emphasis on: Events on the home front to support the war effort, including industrial mobilization. 10.12. Explain major domestic developments after 1945 with emphasis on Postwar prosperity in the United States. B. Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmarks A. Analyze ways people achieve governmental change, including political action, social protest and revolution. B. Explain how individual rights are relative, not absolute, and describe the balance between individual rights, the rights of others, and the common good. Geography Benchmarks A. Analyze the cultural, physical, economic and political characteristics that define regions and describe reasons that regions change over time. B. Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data. C. Analyze the patterns and processes of movement of people, products and ideas. 9.5 Analyze the social, political, economic and environmental factors that have contributed to human migration now and in the past. Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmarks 9.1 Detect bias and propaganda in primary and secondary sources of information. 10.2 Critique evidence used to support a thesis. A. Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources. B. Use data and evidence to support or refute a thesis. People in Societies Benchmarks A. Analyze the influence of different cultural perspectives on the actions of groups. B. Analyze the consequences of oppression, discrimination and conflict between cultures. C. Analyze the ways that contacts between people of different cultures result in exchanges of cultural practices. 9.2 Analyze the results of political, economic, and social oppression and the violation of human rights including The Holocaust and other acts of genocide, including those that have occurred in Armenia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Iraq.
Program Length		This is a two-part videoconference. Each connection is 45 - 60 minutes.
By Request		This program is available by request and by published date(s) and time(s)
Dates/Times		Program Date Program Time Network Time Registration Deadline All times below are displayed in Eastern Standard Time, as specified in your profile. 1/5/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 12/17/2010 1/5/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 12/17/2010 1/12/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 12/17/2010 1/12/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 12/17/2010 1/13/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 01/07/2011 1/13/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 01/07/2011 1/20/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 01/07/2011 1/20/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 01/07/2011 2/9/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 02/03/2011 2/10/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 02/03/2011 2/16/2011 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM 02/03/2011 2/17/2011 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM 9:45 AM - 11:15 PM 02/03/2011
Date/Time Notes		This is a two part videoconference and each videoconference is planned to be 45 - 60 minutes.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees		Interactive Cost: $250.00 Point to Point Cost: $250.00 By Request Cost: $250.00
Cancellation Policy		We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
Is recording allowed?		No
The Provider broadcasts over		IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider		Content Provider will send connection information following program registration and confirmation.

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