WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER 2011
All videoconferences are available at 9 AM and 10 AM CENTRAL TIME,
except if noted by sessions.
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 except as noted for specific sessions.
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 (unless when noted as special one-hour sessions). 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.
Black History Month – for students in grades 4-12
| ? Wednesday, February 2 | "From Days of Slavery To Days of Freedom: Stories of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and George Washington Carver” | |
| ? Wednesday, February 9 | “From Days of Slavery To Days of Freedom: Stories of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks” | |
| ? Wednesday, February 16 | “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement” | Dr. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr. |
| ? Wednesday, February 23 |
Witnesses and Voices of the HOLOCAUST – for students in grades 5-12
| Thursday, March 3 | “Beyond Anne Frank: Why Study the Holocaust” | Danielle Kahane Kaminski – Director, Tennessee Holocaust Commission |
| Thursday, March - 10 | “Prelude to the Holocaust: Events Leading Up to the Holocaust and the Early Days of Persecution” | Paul Fleming - co-author of “The Holocaust and Other Genocides” |
| Thursday, March 17 | Eric Rosenfeld – Holocaust Refugee | |
| Thursday, March 31 | Jimmy Gentry - American infantryman at age 19 fought in the Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate Dachau Concentration Camp. | |
| Thursday, April 7 | Frances Cutler – from age 3 lived in Catholic children’s home and then on a Catholic family’s farm to escape capture | |
| Thursday, April 14 | Eva Rosenfeld - refuge from occupied Italy as one of 982 “guests” of President Franklin Roosevelt; these were the only Jewish refugees allowed to enter the United States during wartime. | |
| Thursday, April 21 | Esther Loeb - Survivor of a Soviet Union Siberian Forced Labor Camp | |
| Thursday, April 28 | “Survivor of Dachau Concentration Camp” | Art Pais - spent three years in Kovno Ghetto and one year in Dachau Concentration Camp; was liberated at age 18 on April 29, 1945 by U.S. troops. |
CAREER CONVERSATIONS – for students in grades 7-12
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 – “Writing A Resume” and “A Guide to the Job Interview” – Francene Gilmer, Director, University of Kentucky Career Center
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 – “Careers in Nursing” – Judy Sweeney, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing”
TUESDAY, MARCH 1 – “Careers in Law” – Gino Marchetti – Attorney and Partner, Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Mink law firm
TUESDAY, APRIL 12 – “Careers in Engineering” – Chris Rowe, Director, Vanderbilt University School of General Engineering
TUESDAY, APRIL 19 – “Careers in Web Communications” – Melanie Moran, Associate Director Vanderbilt University News Service
HOT TOPICS – for students in grades 4-12
| Thursday, February 17 | “Conflict Management” special one-hour session only at 9:00 AM | Larry Bridgesmith (from Lipscomb University ) and Linda Ragsdale |
| Wednesday, March 2 | “Everything You Want To Know About Space Exploration, Q & A ” TWO one hour sessions: 9:00 and 10:15 (central time). |
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD – for students in grades 4-12
| Thursday, February 10 | “CHINA” | Stacey Irvin, photographer and world traveler |
| Thursday, February 24 | “THE RIVER INSIDE: TRAVELING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER” | John Guilder, photographer and author of “The River Inside” |
| Wednesday, March 30 | - “INDIA” | Harry Anderson, world traveler and retired Social Studies teacher |
| Tuesday, April 26 | “LEBANON” | Catherine Kelly, veteran Social Studies Teacher and former President of Geographic Alliance |
MUSIC AND BOOKS – for students in grades 4-12
These 3 videoconferences will soon be scheduled. Stay tuned, but reserve these dates.
- JAZZ;
- BEATLES music
- CHILDREN’S BOOKS (this one will be for grades K-3)
WEDNESDAY, April 6-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 –
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 – “ BLUES ” - James “Nick” Nixon, Jazz and Blues guitarist and singer
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 -
Register soon because many of these sessions fill up fast!
All the Best,
Patsy
Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384
www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool
