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Denver Elementary School's "Exploring Our National Treasures" Monthly Themes: September
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who: the Founding Fathers
What: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution October
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida and Houston, Texas
Who: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong
What: the space race and the United States space program (this is the month of our Race for Education, so we went with the Space Race for our
theme) November
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Virginia
Who: John Smith, Miles Standish, Tisquantum, Samsoset
What: the Colonization of the United States December
Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Who: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What: World War II January
Location: Selma, Alabama and Little Rock, Arkansas
Who: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges
What: the Civil Rights movement February
Location: Springfield, Illinois and Arlington, Virginia
Who: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
What: our nation’s great presidents March
Location: Ellis Island, New York, NY
Who: famous Ellis Island immigrants
What: immigration April
Location: St. Louis, Missouri and Astoria, Oregon
Who: Lewis and Clark
What: Westward expansion / manifest destiny May
Location: the United States
Who: John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt
What: Our nation’s national park system
Virtual Field Trip Resources:
These are just a few of my personal favorites. The list is by no means all-inclusive, but it's a great place to start!
Founding.com: A project dedicated to making the documents and principles of the American Founding accessible to educators and students OF ALL AGES: http://founding.com
Interactive Web Lesson Resources:
Polycom Website – Has an online database for educational program offerings. Database is searchable by Grade Level, Subject Area, Cost, etc. Has over 2000 Programs available, 400+ of which are no-cost. http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/solutions/industry_solutions/education/education.html
Choose Programs and Resources. Videoconference Program Database
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
www.cilc.org Choose Resources, Content Providers, Professional Development, or
Videoconferencing Sites
I have tried to include many of the resources that will be highlighted in the presentation. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!
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Denver Elementary School's "Exploring Our National Treasures" Monthly Themes:
September
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Who: the Founding Fathers
What: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
October
Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida and Houston, Texas
Who: John Glenn, Neil Armstrong
What: the space race and the United States space program (this is the month of our Race for Education, so we went with the Space Race for our
theme)
November
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Virginia
Who: John Smith, Miles Standish, Tisquantum, Samsoset
What: the Colonization of the United States
December
Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Who: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What: World War II
January
Location: Selma, Alabama and Little Rock, Arkansas
Who: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Ruby Bridges
What: the Civil Rights movement
February
Location: Springfield, Illinois and Arlington, Virginia
Who: Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
What: our nation’s great presidents
March
Location: Ellis Island, New York, NY
Who: famous Ellis Island immigrants
What: immigration
April
Location: St. Louis, Missouri and Astoria, Oregon
Who: Lewis and Clark
What: Westward expansion / manifest destiny
May
Location: the United States
Who: John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt
What: Our nation’s national park system
Virtual Field Trip Resources:
These are just a few of my personal favorites. The list is by no means all-inclusive, but it's a great place to start!
The National Constitution Center:
http://constitutioncenter.org/
Mount Vernon Estate (Home of George Washington)
http://www.mountvernon.org/
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
http://www.monticello.org/
Gettysburg National Military Park
http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
Research Tools and Resources:
Scholastic website:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp
Time for Kids:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Bill of Rights Institute:
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/
Primary Document Resources:
National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov
The Papers of George Washington:
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu
James Madison Papers:
http://www.virginia.edu/pjm/home.html
Teaching American History:
http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org
Founding.com: A project dedicated to making the documents and principles of the American Founding accessible to educators and students OF ALL AGES:
http://founding.com
Interactive Web Lesson Resources:
Polycom Website – Has an online database for educational program offerings. Database is searchable by Grade Level, Subject Area, Cost, etc. Has over 2000 Programs available, 400+ of which are no-cost.
http://www.polycom.com/usa/en/solutions/industry_solutions/education/education.html
Choose Programs and Resources. Videoconference Program Database
Polycom also offers a Grant Assistance Program.
MAGPI – K20 Resource page
http://www.magpi.net/Community/K12-Education Choose Programs
http://magpi.net/Community/Programs/Where-Pennsylvania
Challenger Learning Center – Offers simulated, problem-based, learning adventures. E-Missions programs.
http://clc.cet.edu/
http://www.e-missions.net/
Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
www.cilc.org Choose Resources, Content Providers, Professional Development, or
Videoconferencing Sites
http://www.cilc.org/collaboration_center.aspx - Listing of Current and Past Collaborations between educators. 100+ current listings. Searchable by keyword.
http://www.cilc.org/c/education/videoconferencing_site_directory.aspx - Listing of Schools with VC capabilities. 2350+ sites. Searchable by state.
NASA Digital Learning Network
http://dln.nasa.gov/dln
GlobalSchoolNet.org
http://www.globalschoolnet.org Choose Programs or Collaborate Now
Megaconference Jr. 2009 – An Event for and By Students of the World
Feb 19, 2009
http://www.megaconferencejr.org
Vanderbilt Virtual School @ Vanderbilt University
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/catalog.htm
Knowledge Network Explorer
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/adventures.html
Teacher Resources:
History Is Elementary Blog:
This blog is written by an elementary history teacher. Great stories, background and ideas ~ I highly recommend it!
http://historyiselementary.blogspot.com/2007/07/oh-i-love-to-tell-story.html