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Feb 22, 2012
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Eracism 2012
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Eracism 2012 - Application from Schools and Interested Educators
Announcing, the Eracism Project 2012 - a global student debate that joins diverse cultures and includes authentic debate for global competence and international mindedness. Schools selected for the Eracism Project 2012 will be asked to enter a 4 person debate team, with the remaining students in the class being researchers around the topic, "Government regulation requiring immigrants to adopt the beliefs, habits, and language of the dominant culture does more harm than good." The initial debates will be held asynchronously but in what organizers are calling a "simulated synchronous" environment with the final winning teams debating live in a virtual world. This project was carried out in 2009 and is being run again starting in March 2012, concluding in May 2012. A limited number of applications will be taken. We welcome applications NOW from teachers and their classrooms around the world. We also need judges and volunteers to help with debate coaching. To apply for this project as a class or judge or volunteer or request to be involved in the teacher information meeting, please complete this form. Classrooms in Upper Primary, Middle and High School are encouraged to apply (students of age 11 and above). Organisers will create two strands in this project based on demand. Application deadline is February 29, with announcement of project classrooms by Friday March 2, 2012. More information on the Eracism website: http://www.eracismproject.org/ This application can be found at http://tinyurl.com/eracism2012 Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis Directors, Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.net Contact: fcp@flatclassroom.org * Required Teacher Name * Email address *Add more than one email address, separated by commas, if possible to ensure non-interrupted communication with project organisers School Name * Country * Age of students in project *This project is open to Middle School and High School students (age 11 and older) Number of teams requested *Each school may request up to 2 teams Teacher Skype ID or Phone Number *Include country code if sharing phone number Teacher Twitter handleadd as plain text e.g. julielindsay What best describes your desired participation in the Eracism Project? *Check all that apply - schools are encouraged to have another teacher apply to be a judge or volunteer as sweat equity
Project Timeline - we need your input on school holidays *Please share any school holidays you have between now and June. This will help us plan more fully for your involvement in this project. We invite you to share with us your interest in Eracism and how you will use it in your curriculum or in your schoolWe welcome your comments in general, or specific ideas and objectives |
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Feb 22, 2012
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Tillie the Terrible Swede with author Sue Stauffacher
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ASK Author Interview with? Sue Stauffacher and her book, Tillie the Terrible Swede
Date: March 29, 2012, 12:00-1:00 ET (11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, 9:00 PT) 5 classes
Grades: 3rd-5th
Required Book: Tillie the Terrible Swede by Sue Stauffacher
Partners: Author coordination/liaison: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc., Event coordination: Sue Porter, Polycom Education Consultant
Celebrate Women's History month with this story of Tillie, a female bicycle racer in the 1890's. Discover how this woman, a sewing needle and a bicycle changed history. Here's what Publisher's Weekly said about this book - "Reaching back more than a century, Stauffacher and McMenemy resurrect the story of pioneering woman cyclist Tillie Anderson--and make Lance Armstrong feel like yesterday's news. Racing in a self-created aerodynamic outfit (hence the needle reference in the title), Anderson both scandalized and thrilled 1890s America as she shattered records for speed and endurance, leaving competitors and conventional wisdom in the dust."
ASK (Authors Specialist and Knowledge) is a process that provides students with the opportunity to interview an author or a subject specialist in the topic they are reading about in a novel. The program uses excellent literature, journal writing and interviewing to promote reading for understanding.
Please make sure you can commit to the work necessary to prepare for this program before registering your class. Questions? Email Sue Porter at polycomspecialevents@gmail.com |
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Feb 21, 2012
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Martin Luther King Jr. More Than A Dream Resources
from Discovery Education and DirectTV
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Few, if any, men have changed the course of history as much as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOL® and Discovery Education are honored to present classrooms with this special documentary - More Than A Dream - bringing first-hand accounts of the African American Civil Rights Movement to classrooms everywhere. Through this documentary, which is chaptered for classroom use, your students will also get an up-close look at the recently dedicated Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, honoring the late civil rights leader's contribution to world peace through non-violent social change. We invite you to use these videos to engage your students in an active discussion on the civil rights movement and Dr. King's life and legacy. |
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Feb 20, 2012
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Webinar: Discovery Education Science Middle School 101
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Feb 16, 2012
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Webinar: Flipping Your Classroom with FIZZ
STEM Connect Webinar
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STEM Connect WebinarFlipping Your Classroom with FIZZAuthor: Dr. Lodge McCammon Presented by Dr. Lodge McCammon Join this educator-only webinar to learn how to apply this innovative and effective teaching strategy with none other than the expert himself, Dr. Lodge McCammon, Curriculum and Contemporary Media at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Dr. Lodge will be joined by leading North Carolina teachers from a variety of content areas and grade levels who are exploring how flipped learning works in the public school classroom. We will spend the hour discussing best practices, answering questions and sharing practical resources in order to make it possible for any teacher to start flipping the next day. Oh, and we'll even flip the webinar! Learn more about Dr. Lodge and FIZZ here: http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/project/fizz/. |
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