"The park ranger will interact with the students and use George Washington’s writings to show them how Washington’s ambition, hard work and experiences in the French and Indian War helped him mature into the famous man we all know today. Students will have an opportunity to ask the park ranger questions." http://www.cilc.org/search/content-provider-program.aspx?id=6204 "Journey under the surface of the sea without ever getting wet. Park rangers with special microphone-equipped dive masks and underwater video cameras descend into towering kelp forests on this virtual underwater hike." Programs customized for grades K-12. http://www.cilc.org/search/content-provider-program.aspx?id=5756 "Scientists in Action connects students with scientists while they are in their field site or research lab. There were five major extinction events in Earth’s history when a majority of critters perished, both on land and in the sea. The biggest one is the Permian-Triassic (P-T) mass extinction, when about 95 percent of the animals died. Evidence for this event is just starting to be uncovered, and Colorado has rocks that preserve the signature of this moment in time. Program Format 45 minute session TIMES (Register by 3/9/15) 3/11/15 @ 11:00 12:00 1:00 3:00 CONTACT Gianna Sullivan "The Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC) is a year-long professional development opportunity for United States elementary, middle and high school teachers to become leaders in global education." Apply Here! - https://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc/ Register for this excellent and free middle school videoconferencing program! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S1NKVrZ9cSXUv6JYGzVBfV4e7REMgkXsOExC7Ru5VyI/viewform Summary: Join us for a project based upon the book: On the Same Day in March by Marilyn Singer. Classrooms will compare weather with each other. This can be as simple as adding data to the page and writing about YOUR school or you can go a step further and pick out other activities to do. Are you interested in joining the project? The project is located at: http://samedayinmarch2015.wikispaces.com/ Barbara Bush Reading Discovery Program Join former First Lady Barbara Bush and Discovery Education's Hall Davidson in Reading Discovery live stream on January 29, 10 - 11:15 a.m. CST or a recording afterwards with free registrations. The program will have demonstrations of bringing to life images using an augmented reality (AR) app. Share exciting reading adventures about the engineering of Mount Rushmore related to STEM, social studies and American history from WWI to WWII. FREE Registration here Target Audience Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 for Language Arts/English, SS/History For participation, contact: Aaron Ackerman Great social studies distance learning opportunity, by request. To schedule this event, sign up and register at http://www.cilc.org and then go to "Content Provider Programs." Another great science distance learning event!
What’s the latest news you’ve heard in the world of nature, science and technology? Join us live from the Perot Museum as our staff members talk about the latest science news stories, and bring guest speakers from the frontiers of science to talk about current research. This is a recurring program that takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at 10:00 AM. Go to http://www.cilc.org/ to get a free account to register under "Content Area Programs." |
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