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ACELINK
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Phone: 260-481-0747 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.acelink.org/field_trips.htm
Contact: Sandy Schaufelberger Email:
Description: ACELINK is again offering up to three FREE interactive videoconferencing programs for teachers and school staff in the Allen County Education Network in Indiana.
Some of our favorite content providers include COSI Columbus, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Mote Marine Lab's SeaTrek, Center for Puppetry Arts, and Cleveland Museum of Art. Plus, enjoy local programs from McMillen Center for Health Education and Science Central.
To learn about programs offered each month and read highlights on content providers, teachers and school staff can subscribe to the monthly ACELINK e-mail newsletter at the link below. Many programs are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and the newsletter typically comes out at the beginning of the month. Teachers can find your own content provider, request an ACELINK-recommended program, or ask us to help you find an appropriate program. We'll make the rest easy for you!
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ACT Out Ensemble
P.O. Box 441130, Indianapolis, Indiana 46244-1130 Phone: 317-916-0568 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-278-1287 |
Website(s): www.cilc.org/program_provider_detail.aspx?id=34
Contact: Sara Riemen Email:
Description: ACT Out Ensemble provides quality theatrical programs on social, health and educational issues. This nationally recognized theatre company, based in Indiana, travels to high schools and colleges nationwide. To date, the Ensemble has performed for over 60,000 audience members across the country. All performances are interactive and involve an extensive audience feedback session.
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Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2403 Phone: 312-322-0333 DL Room Phone: Fax: 312-341-9935 |
Website(s): www.adlerplanetarium.org
Contact: Katie Peterson Email:
Description: The Education Department at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum is designing an entire menu of distance learning programs and opportunities to coincide with the opening of our new CyberSpace Gallery. CyberSpace is an interactive multimedia environment complete with Vision Stations for virtual reality experiences, a distance learning classroom with state-of-the-art videoconferencing equipment, and a computer classroom for interactive learning activities.
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Adora Svitak
16643 NE 89th St., Redmond, WA 98052 Phone: 425-882-1603 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.adorasvitak.com
Contact: Joyce Svitak Email:
Description: With her down-to-earth charm and audacious wit, writer and literacy expert Adora Svitak embodies the benefits of creative learning. Adora has been teaching writing workshops since she published her first book at age seven. She has been featured on Oprah, CNN’s Young People Who Rock, NBC Nightly News, and countless other programs. Adora’s presentations feature live writing demonstrations, interactive activities, and storytelling. Her social studies workshops teach kids (and teachers) how to use writing as a creative learning tool across disciplines. Adora provides kids with a tangible and exciting example of where writing can take them.
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Adventure Science Center
800 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Phone: 615-862-5177 DL Room Phone: Fax: 615-862-5178 |
Website(s): www.adventuresci.com
Contact: Ann Crawford Email:
Description: For over 50 years, the Cumberland Science Museum has retained its focus on children. Exploring the wonders of science through hands on interactive exhibits and programs bring knowledge to life and instills an importance the sciences play in every aspect of life. The museum provides opportunity for growth in young mind, the expansion of their imaginations, understanding, and even their dreams. Use video teleconferencing technology to join in the "edutainment" at Adventure Science Center, even if you can't come to visit. Schedule an Electronic Field Trip for a two-way audio/video link with our dynamic, experienced educators. Our staff will share educational and fun science experiments with your students, engaging them in active learning experiences
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AIMS
3839 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63108 Phone: 314-977-7377 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): aims.slu.edu
Contact: Ray Vollmer Email:
Description: Adventures In Medicine & Science (AIMS) provides distance learning presentations originating from the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education Laboratory on the campus of Saint Louis University. Utilizing human cadavers and specimens, AIMS programs utilize inquiry-based teaching methods to teach anatomy and science, and to increase the health literacy of participants. Students receive instruction that enhances their understanding about how their own bodies work with the goal of increasing their interest in medical careers and making healthy lifestyle decisions by explaining the outcomes of good nutrition and drug and alcohol abuse. AIMS also conducts hands-on interactive field trips designed to enhance any science curriculum.
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Akron Zoo
500 Edgewood Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44307 Phone: 330-375-2550 x8973 DL Room Phone: Fax: 330-375-2575 |
Website(s): www.akronzoo.org/school/distance.asp
Contact: Carrie Bassett Email:
Description: The Akron Zoological Park would like to invite you to see the zoo with a new view, virtually. Your group can go behind the scenes or have a face-to-face encounter with a Sumatran tiger or Malayan sun bear without leaving the classroom.
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Alaska SeaLife Center
301 Railway Avenue, Seward, Alaska 99664 Phone: 907-224-6300 x6218 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.alaskasealife.org/New/education/distance-learning.php
Contact: Laurie Stuart Email:
Description: Visit Alaska, virtually! Using interactive two-way videoconferencing equipment, your students will expand their scientific experience via live, multi-media presentations. Using inquiry-based learning, each 55-minute sessions incorporates current research and rehabilitation programs happening here at the dynamic Alaska SeaLife Center.
Each session includes specific background information, pre-conference and post-conference activity ideas, and supplies for session activities.
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Alaskan EcoEscape
, Eagle River, Alaska 99577 Phone: 907-622-3969 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.alaskanecoescape.com
Contact: Cindee Karns Email:
Description: In Alaska global warming is very real. My family bought a house that’s extremely environmentally friendly. Using nature, it recycles the spring and gray water to reuse and even drink. We compost our waste, from kitchen scraps to toilet waste, by using worms. Check out our web site at: www.alaskanecoescape.com
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Albany Institute of History and Art
125 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210 Phone: 518-463-4478 x405 DL Room Phone: Fax: 518-463-5506 |
Website(s): www.albanyinstitute.org/z-%20AIHA%20website/7-Education/Videoconferencing/education.videoconferencing.htm
Contact: Barbara Collins Email:
Description: The Albany Institute's Virtual Field Trips are exciting real-time interactive programs. Museum educators use objects, images and inquiry-based teaching methods to engage students in lessons that focus on art and history. Students are active participants in the lesson; they observe, analyze and express their ideas about objects and images presented.
Virtual Field trips are intended for individual classes or groups of 30 students or fewer. In addition to a main camera, a special "document camera" allows for close inspection of individual objects. Each lesson is approximately 60 minutes and was co-written with K-12 teachers, and corresponds with New York State and National Standards.
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Alberta Museum
12845-102nd Avenue, Edmonton Alberta, Canada Phone: 780-453-9100 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Description: The Royal Alberta Museum is proud to announce that in September 2008 it will begin offering the first of a series of school programs from its new Distance Learning Facility. It's a Small World aligns with Topic E of the Grade two Science curriculum, Small Flying and Crawling Animals, by focusing on the senses and secret weapons of some amazing animals. We illustrate these attributes using live exotic insect specimens, some great high definition video footage and, of course, live interaction with a highly entertaining and knowledgeable member of the Museum staff. Opportunities for student questions makes this program experience as educationally rewarding as a class visit to the Museum.
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Alberta Parks
2nd Floor, Oxbridge Place 9820-106 Street, Edmonton Alberta, Canada Phone: 780-849-8240 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.albertaparks.ca
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Description: It gives Alberta Parks great pleasure to announce that as of January 1, 2009 Educational Video Conferences (EDVC) will be offered.
We realize that not all teachers and schoolchildren can travel to our sites, so we offer what we feel is "The Next Best Thing To Being There"! Any school that is equipped for videoconferencing can enjoy educational programs from the comfort and convenience of their school.
However, what we really hope is that our educational video conferences inspire schoolchildren to travel to our sites with their teachers or parents where they can enjoy our sites firsthand.
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America Abroad Media
1025 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Suite 1000, Washington DC, 20036 Phone: DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.americaabroadmedia.org/
Contact: Faisal Khalid Email:
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American Cabaret Theatre
American Cabaret Theatre, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Phone: 317-278-2530 or 800-375-8887 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.thecabaret.org
Contact: Sarah Riemen Email:
Description: The ACT Out Ensemble is made up of professional actors and IUPUI students, performing in classrooms, residence halls, lecture halls, and corporate settings across the United States, for audiences of junior high, high school, and college students, as well as adults. Since 1995, the ACT Out Ensemble has performed for more than 70,000 people nationwide, and has been covered by such media outlets as CNN and the Washington Post, which said "The ACT Out Ensemble offers powerful and compelling messages packed into dynamic performances. . . . The audience blossomed with the interaction."
Performances last from 15 minutes to an hour, and are often accompanied by audience participation and discussion, facilitated with the help of subject-matter professionals.
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American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark
83 Norwood Street, Haledon, New Jersey 07508 Phone: 973-595-7953 DL Room Phone: Fax: 973-595-7291 |
Website(s): labormuseum.net
Contact: Agelica Santomauro Email:
Description: Distance Learning Classes provide students with the opportunity to learn more about the history and contemporary issues of working people, workplaces and the labor movement with special attention to immigrants. Classes serve as a source of inspiration for students to become active members of their community, country and world.
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American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @79th St., New York, New York 10024 Phone: 212-769-5039 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): learn.amnh.org/
Contact: Jay Holmes Email:
Description: The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has developed science-rich courses to help teachers meet the new national science standards that call for increased rigor and authentic, inquiry-based experiences for their students.
In May 2000 AMNH launched a program of distance-learning courses called Seminars on Science designed especially for K-12 educators. Each six-week seminar engages teachers in scientific inquiry and some of the research tools and techniques used by Museum scientists. Learners wrestle with the unanswered questions that intrigue, motivate, and even plague researchers. We have partnered with Classroom Connect, the largest provider of K-12 Internet resources to bring these courses to educators nationwide. Connected University is Classroom Connect's division that offers online courses, which provide teachers CEUs and graduate credit for successful completion of each seminar.
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Amon Carter Museum
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2695 Phone: 817-989-5038 DL Room Phone: Fax: 817-989-5039 |
Website(s): www.cartermuseum.org/distance_learning.html
Contact: Nancy Strickland Email:
Description: The Amon Carter Museum offers interactive distance learning sessions to schools throughout the United States. The lessons are exciting and engaging real-time interactions between schools and the museum's educators using inquiry-based teaching methods focusing on the museum's strong collection of American art. Each lesson corresponds with Texas and national standards. Students are asked to observe, analyze, and verbally express their ideas about images presented.
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Anglia Polytechnic University
, Cambridge, United Kingdom Phone: 44 1245 493131 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home.html
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Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum
220 East Ann Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Phone: 734-995-5439 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.aahom.org/programs/distance_learning/
Contact: Ana Hernandez Email:
Description: Experience LIVE, interactive Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum programs right in your classroom! Our dynamic, experienced educators use videoconferencing technology to share science demonstrations and activities with your students, engaging them in an active, hands-on learning experience. All programs address National Science Education Standards and align with the Michigan Curriculum Framework
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ar Learning Center -Wheeling Jesuit University
, , Phone: 304-243-2388 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cotf.edu
Contact: Jackie Shia Email:
Description: The Challenger Learning Center, on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University, is a part of a growing network of centers nationwide that have been established in memory of the Challenger Shuttle crew. Born out of the tragedy, the purpose of these centers is to continue the mission of the crew. The Challenger Learning Centers are unique, hands-on learning environments designed to foster interest in math, science and technology education, as well as increase teamwork and cooperation.
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Arizona Memorial Museum Association
1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Phone: 803-753-4428 DL Room Phone: Fax: 808-483-8606 |
Website(s): www.arizonamemorial.org/education/education-services-vc.html
Contact: Paul Heintz Email:
Description: The Arizona Memorial Museum Association is a non-profit formed to give the public an opportunity to provide ongoing support for the USS ARIZONA Memorial. Since 1979, The Arizona Memorial Museum Association has provided more than $9 million to assist the the National Park Service with its interpretive operations. Every year, 1.5 million visitors from all over the world travel to Pearl Harbor and the USS ARIZONA Memorial. They come to honor the men and women who gave their lives on the day that will live forever in infamy, December 7, 1941. They also come to learn the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent United States involvement in World War II. Not everyone can visit the memorial personally. But with Witness to History videoconferencing programs: Pearl Harbor Survivor series, The Interpretive Ranger series and Inside the Vault: The Curator series, students worldwide can learn about the events surrounding December 7, 1941. The Witness to History program is sponsored by the National Park Service and the U.S. Navy/Marine Learning Network. The three Witness to History series are funded by the Arizona Memorial Museum Association.
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At Bristol
Harborside, Bristol BS1 5DB, United Kingdom Phone: 0845 345 3344 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.at-bristol.org.uk/
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AT&T Park, Home of the San Francisco Giants
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco , CA 94107 Phone: 415-972-1852 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.sfgiants.com/distancelearning
Contact: Alexis Arbizu Email:
Description: The San Francisco Giants is a Major League Baseball Team with a long and storied history. Their home, AT&T Park, has been called “baseball’s perfect address”. Since opening in 2000 the ballpark has become known as a landmark in a city of landmarks. It offers a unique and virtually unlimited array of creative options for education.
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ATHENA Excellence in Cities Education Action Zone
, Birmingham, United Kingdom Phone: +44 121 464 5726 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.athena.bham.org.uk
Contact: Geoff Turrell Email:
Description: ATHENA is a very successful Excellence in Cities Education Action Zone based in Birmingham, England. The zone was established 4 years ago to improve the attainment of underperforming pupils attending a cluster of schools in this vibrant, multicultural, urban metropolis. The challenge for the zone was to re-engage pupils in the learning experience and in so doing, raise their attainment to meet national standards. From a starting point some 40% below national standards Zone schools now achieve an average performance rate in excess of national levels.
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Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30305-1366 Phone: 404-814-4000 DL Room Phone: Fax: 404-814-2041 |
Website(s): www.atlantahistorycenter.org/search.cfm
Contact: Laura Bendoly Email:
Description: Our museum outreach teachers bring "please touch" artifacts, maps and photographs to schools. Outreach presentations are available for all grade levels from pre-K to high school. Each presentation is keyed to State of Georgia curriculum standards.
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Author Ben Mikaelsen
233 Quinn Creek Road, Bozeman, Montana 59715 Phone: 406-587-3068 DL Room Phone: Fax: 406-587-3068 |
Website(s): www.benmikaelsen.com
Contact: Connie Mikaelsen; Email:
Description: Author Ben Mikaelsen, has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writer's Golden Spur Award. In addition, his novels have won many state Reader's Choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, Touching Spirit Bear and Red Midnight.
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Author Janie Panagopoulos
PO Box 704, Roscoe, IL 61073-0704 Phone: 815-624-7783 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.jlpanagopoulos.com
Contact: Janie Lynn Panagopoulos Email:
Description: Award winning author/historian, Janie Lynn Panagopoulos has toured schools throughout the United States sharing her stories of history, research and writing, now, connect with Janie through IP Videoconferencing
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Author Vicki Cobb
302 Pondside Drive, White Plains , NY 10607 Phone: (914) 949-1104
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Website(s): www.vickicobb.com
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Description: Vicki Cobb is the author of more than 90 popular, award-winning science books for young people, including Science Experiments You Can Eat. With degrees from Barnard College and from Columbia Teachers College, Vicki Cobb enjoyed an early career as a science teacher. She now devotes all her time to writing and to speaking to teachers, children, and librarians all over the country
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Author/Computer Illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis
, , Mexico Phone: 650-346-5553 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Description: Dartmouth College Graduate, and Silicon Valley trained, Bill Dallas Lewis shares with students the importance and fun of reading, and the joy of writing. Finally, he shares the exhilaration of taking your creation to the public, be it friends and family or the world, via computer graphics. You can see his works at www.sillybilly.com. Bill offers three presentation options. Dates and times are upon request and set to meet your needs. Bill Dallas Lewis has presented in more than 600 schools around the world over the last 13 years. He can present in your school live, through web conferencing or video conferencing.
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Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
100 Pachena Road, Bamfield, BC V0R-1B0 Phone: 250 728 3301 x226 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.bms.bc.ca/computing/videoconf/
Contact: Anne Stewart Email:
Description: To provide schools worldwide with video-conferencing opportunities for unique real-time learning experiences at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC). The Centre will provide students with interactive learning centered on the diversity of coastal marine organisms and their environments.
We present classroom- to-lab video conferencing sessions where students interact with dynamic highly qualified instructors along with live specimens and pristine North West Pacific marine habitats.
Registration Process: If you are interested in participating, please contact us at: Anne Stewart Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre 100 Pachena Road Bamfield, BC V0R-1B0 Phone: 250 728 3301 x226 Fax: 250 728 3452
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Baseball Hall of Fame
25 Main St., PO Box 590, Coopertown, NY 13326 Phone: 607-547-0391 DL Room Phone: Fax: 607-547-4094 |
Website(s): www.baseballhalloffame.org/education/units/default.htm
Contact: Samantha Faria Email:
Description: The Baseball Hall of Fame situated in historic Cooperstown, NY is known throughout the entire world. The famed museum began collecting its first artifact in 1937 and currently contains over 25,000 representing “all facets of the game from inception to present times.” One videconference program portrays an historical account of America by using the museum baseball exhibits.
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Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
62 Battleship Place, Camden, New Jersey 08103 Phone: 866-877-6262 x222 DL Room Phone: Fax: 856-966-3131 |
Website(s): www.battleshipnewjersey.org/education/distance_learning.php
Contact: Michael Flynn Email:
Description: The USS New Jersey completed her Final Voyage home from Bremerton, Washington to the former Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard, arriving there appropriately enough, on Veteran's Day 1999. The Navy's decision to permanently berth the Battleship in Camden was announced on January 20, 2000.
The Battleship New Jersey, our Nation's most decorated battleship, is now a floating museum on the Delaware River, along the Camden Waterfront across from Center City Philadelphia.
History comes to life as visitors experience a two-hour guided tour through the Iowa-class ship, one of the largest battleships ever built.
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Beacon Museum
West Strand Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7LY, United Kingdom Phone: 01946 592302 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Berrien County ISD
711 St. Joseph Ave., Berrien Springs, MI 49103 Phone: 269-471-7725 x101 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/
Contact: Janine Lim Email:
Description: SouthwestNet Distance Learning Collaborative is a regional project of school districts in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties. Programs are offered to benefit local districts. Many projects and programs are open to schools outside of our area. In addition, we offer distance learning demonstrations and an online course in using videoconferencing in the K-12 curriculum.
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Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
2800 High Street, Bivalve, Port Norris, New Jersey 08349 Phone: 856-785-2060 x 152 DL Room Phone: Fax: 856-785-2893 |
Website(s): www.ajmeerwald.org
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Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
PO Box 12874, Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 512-936-4682 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.thestoryoftexas.com/education/distancelearning.html
Contact: Amalia Runnels Email:
Description: Experience the Story of Texas right in your classroom!
Distance learning at the Museum allows teachers and students across the State of Texas to explore history in exciting new ways through live, interactive, two-way video conferencing. Led by Dr. Source, Primary Investigator, our distance learning programs transform students into history detectives who conduct historical investigations using the richness of Texas history and the exhibits of the Museum.
These immersive, educational experiences are designed with pre- and post- viewing activities for students, a variety of teacher resources, and clear connections to the social studies TEKS.
Registration Process: www.connect2texas.net/
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Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton, Ohio 45414 Phone: 937-275-7431 x116 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.boonshoftmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91
Contact: Liz Landis Email:
Description: Distance learning will allow students and teachers to visit the Museum without ever leaving the classroom. Students will have the opportunity to experience science in a virtual classroom where boundaries are a thing of the past. Each learning session is developed using national science standards as a framework for fun interaction. Multiple classrooms and/or additional content sites can connect with Museum educators and explore rare video footage and private museum collections among other resources. Schools must have appropriate telecommunication equipment in order to participate in the program.
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
509 Pecan Street, Suite 101, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-4060 Phone: 817-332-4441 x31 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.brit.org/education/welcome-teachers/distance-learning/
Contact: Pam Chamberlain Email:
Description: Invite the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) into your classroom! Our education staff is dedicated to empowering students and teachers with the understanding and appreciation of plants and their important role in our natural world. Our LIVE programs will augment your science and social studies curriculum by allowing your students to get face to face and interact with our herbarium and staff, botanists, librarian and the library’s resources, and the scientists and support staff of the Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Project in Peru. K-12 students will benefit from programming carefully created to be fun, factual, grade level sensitive, and to meet the TAKS and national standards. Pre and post activities are provided to enhance the broadcast and to promote student involvement. Emphasis is placed on hands on activities, games, investigations and real world experiences. Join us as we plant seeds of knowledge in young minds!
BRIT is a non-profit organization built around a herbarium with a plant collection of over 1 million specimens. It houses a prestigious library, publishing house, extensive research projects, and an education program.
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Brad Tassell
P.O.Box 742, Santa Claus, IN 47579 Phone: (812) 660-0191
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Website(s): www.dontfeedthebully.com
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Description: Author/Comedian Brad Tassell is the author of the award winning novel for teens and preteen on Bullying, Don't Feed the Bully. He presents for students, teachers, administrators, and is a comedian for Carnival Cruise lines.
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Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460 Phone: 718-741-1693 DL Room Phone: Fax: 718-733-2921 |
Website(s): bronxzoo.com/educators/distance-learning.aspx
Contact: Erica Sopha Email:
Description: Take your students on a trip to the Zoo without setting foot outside your own classroom! Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can bring engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own classroom—live! All Distance Learning Expeditions include several live animal "guests"—gorillas, alligators, owls and more. Programs are 45 minutes to an hour and all include extensive teacher support materials. These time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs are aligned with the National Science Education Standards and have received rave reviews from students and teachers alike.
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BSSD IditaProject
225 Polar Bear Ave., Unalaklett, AK 99684 Phone: 907-624-4311 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): mushing.bssd.org
Contact: Bill Bryson Email:
Description: The BSSD IditaProject is free, flexible mushing theme coverage for your classroom that gets richer each year! Schools and teachers can choose to view all broadcasts live or by archived video stream, participate in our online curriculum activities for students or view the broadcasts only.
Registration Process: n order for your school or classroom to participate, please fill out the Live Broadcast Registration form, and one of our students or staff will be in touch to test your connection and equipment.
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Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, New York 14211 Phone: 716-896-5200 x386 DL Room Phone: Fax: 716-895-8739 |
Website(s): www.sciencebuff.org/distance_learning.php
Contact: Robin Mancuso Email:
Description: Distance learning is coming to your school! If you have videoconference capabilities, your class can participate in virtual fieldtrips to the Buffalo Museum of Science without even leaving your building. Students will be guided through 60 minutes of experiences and lessons taught by museum staff and facilitators. Informational Activity Packets that incorporate important learning objectives of the New York State Standards are included to prepare students and to enhance the experience. For a more hands-on encounter, Activity Boxes containing reproduction pieces, models, or other equipment relating to the topic are available for an additional fee.
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Buffalo Zoo
300 Parkside Ave, Buffalo, New York 14214 Phone: 716-837-3900 ext. 182 DL Room Phone: Fax: 716-834-1106 |
Website(s): www.buffalozoo.org/distance_learning.html
Contact: Rebecca Balk Email:
Description: Distance learning programs offer a unique opportunity for students in Western New York and throughout the country to see live interactive footage of exhibits, animals, and staff at the Buffalo Zoo without leaving their classrooms!
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All programs are interactive, multimedia, and employ the use of live animals and live exhibit footage as needed. All programs are designed to help students fulfill the National and New York State Learning Standards. Pre and post program information and materials are provided (except Q & A) and are included in the program fee. Class size is limited to 25-30 students for maximum interactivity and program quality. The Buffalo Zoo’s distance learning equipment is capable of presenting at a speed of 384 kbps (ISDN) or less.
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Burritt on the Mountain: A Living Museum
3101 Burritt Drive, Huntsville, Al 35801 Phone: (256) 536-2882 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.burrittonthemountain.com
Contact: Joan Morehead Email:
Description: Burritt on the Mountain— A Living Museum has been referred to as a "Jewel on the Mountain." Start with Dr. William Henry Burritt's eclectic mansion, add a historic park with restored 19th century houses including a barnyard and animals.
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California Department of Parks and Recreation
, , CA Phone: 916-240-1068 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.ports.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23007
Contact: Heather McCummins Email:
Description: California State Parks PORTS program provides teachers and students with online lesson plans and live videoconferences.
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Calvert Marine Museum
PO Box 97, Solomons, MD 20688 Phone: 410-326-2042 ext. 41 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/
Contact: Melissa McCormick Email:
Description: The Calvert Marine Museum explores how our prehistoric past, natural environments, and maritime heritage come together to tell a unique story of Chesapeake Bay.
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Cambridge Motivate
CMS Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 OWA, United Kingdom Phone: 44(0)1 2223 764278 or 44(0)777 189 1776 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): motivate.maths.org/
Contact: Jenny Gage Email:
Description: The Motivate Project uses videoconferencing to provide school students of all ages with exciting opportunities in maths and/or science. We start with an interactive videoconference and students then carry out their own work away from the camera (either the same day, or over the following weeks). Schools then present an account of what they have done to all the other videoconference participants (who might be anywhere in the world), and answer questions both from other students and from the presenter.
The Motivate Project aims to:
enrich the students’ experience
broaden their horizons
raise their aspirations for their own futures
develop their communication skills
provide experience of collaborative working
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Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Drive, Camden, New Jersey 08103 Phone: 856-365-8733 DL Room Phone: Fax: 856-365-9750 |
Website(s): www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/education.html
Contact: Cate Rigoulot Email:
Description: Distance Learning lessons are provided using video conferencing technology equipment over either ISDN or IP networks to schools with reciprocal equipment. Lessons are available on a variety of topics ranging from butterflies, trees, soil and weather to genetics and tropical rainforests, and are designed for students K – 12. Teacher In-Services also are available. All of our lessons are aligned to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Costs range from $60.00 to $80.00 per lesson. Lessons run between 30 to 45 minutes in duration.
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Canadian Museum of Nature
PO Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON Phone: 613-566-4700 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): nature.ca/education/cls/vc/indexvc_e.cfm
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Description: Visit the Canadian Museum of Nature's research labs and collections facilities without leaving your school!
Meet and talk to our scientists or explore the treasures in our behind-the-scenes "vaults". Hear about fieldwork and research on a variety of topics such as biodiversity, climate change, marine ecology, invasive species, the DNA of plants, mineralogy, palaeontology, and more.
Upon booking, teachers will receive an information package, including a set of curriculum-linked classroom activities that will enable their students to prepare for participation in the videoconference.
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Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l’Aeroport, Longueuil, Quebec J3Y 8Y9 Phone: 450-926-4800 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/educators/tele-learning/default.asp
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Description: The Canadian Space Agency Distance Learning program brings to your class some of the top scientific minds in Canada to deliver curriculum-relevant learning opportunities from a uniquely Canadian space science perspective.
The CSA Distance Learning program offers science-based instructional workshops and activities, using primarily videoconferencing technology to K-12 students. These workshops can be tailored to specific grade levels and are in line with the Pan-Canadian Protocols for Science and Technology. The program aims to increase the scientific literacy of students to inspire them to pursue studies and careers in science and technology, while simultaneously bridging the digital divide between the scientific and education communities.
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Cape May County Park and Zoo
4 Moore Road, DN 801, Cape May CourtHouse, New Jersey 08210 Phone: 609-465-6832 DL Room Phone: Fax: 609-465-5421 |
Website(s): www.capemaycountygov.net/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=5&TPID=2763
Contact: Barbara Agens Email:
Description: Through our distance learning program, we can offer an interactive experience to your class and they don't even have to leave their seats! During this video conference we will introduce you to a few animals from our education collection and explain how they relate to the topic you have chosen. These programs are a great addition to your classroom experience and support New Jersey core curriculum content standards.
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Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-609-6422 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): mimp.materials.cmu.edu/hst/index.html
Contact: Robert Wesolowski Email:
Description: The Material Science Department of Carnegie Mellon's objective of our high school education program is to create an identity for nano- and biomaterials among 9th-12th grade students. Talk to the Professor is a new activity provides an opportunity for middle and high school classrooms to interact with a professor from the CMU MRSEC. Our overall objective is to expose as many students as possible to Materials Science and career opportunities in this field. "Talk to the Professor" brings the expert talking science into the classroom in a question and answer forum.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Phone: 412-578-2580 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Description: Carnegie Museum of Natural History is proud to offer the Integrated Distance Education Activities (IDEA) program, a groundbreaking Distance Learning initiative that combines our scientific and educational expertise with modern technology to deliver an unrivaled educational experience.
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Carol Popelka
4827 Stanley Court, La Crosse , Wi 54601 Phone: 608-781-4961 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Description: Lifetime educator Carol Popelka has shared the "Whoop It Up" program about Whooping Cranes with hundreds of K-12 students and adults from Texas to Wisconsin. Her passion for environmental stewardship and the lively, out-of-their-seats student activities combine for a rich video learning experience.
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Case Western Reserve University - Center for Science in Mathematics Education
Guilford House-Suite 412, 1112 Bellflower Ave, Cleveland, Ohio Phone: 216-368-5075 DL Room Phone: Fax: (216) 368-5465 |
Website(s): www.cwru.edu/artsci/csm/
Contact: Kathryn Kwiatkowski, Assistant Director, Center for Science & Mathematics Education Email:
Description: The Center for Science and Mathematics Education in the College of Arts and Sciences serves its university and K-12 constituencies as a clearinghouse for a wide variety of pre-college programs at Case, as a coordinating body for outstanding programs housed at the university, and as a catalyst for the development of new and innovative partnerships.
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Center for Agricultural Science and Heritage, Inc.
1201 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis , IN 46205 Phone: 317.927.7568
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Website(s): www.centerforag.com/
Contact: Mark Brammer Email:
Description: Agriculture touches every living person. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the products we use, the way of life which developed the values, economy, and culture of our nation find roots in agriculture. The Center for Agricultural Science & Heritage bridges the agricultural community to the consumer public through education and entertainment and to each other by addressing the needs of the industry. The Center's emphasis on the future of agriculture uses the present as a springboard to the future, and honoring the past for the lessons and cultural perspectives it provides.
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Center for Educational Technologies
316 Washington Avenue, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 Phone: 304-243-4416 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www2.cet.edu/weather/t151.html
Contact: Jane Neuenschwander Email:
Description: The NASA-supported Classroom of the Future program has created STORM-E, a distance learning weather simulation that asks students, “Can you predict the weather?” STORM-E (Students and Teachers Observing and Recording Meteorological Events) is an exciting, culminating event to any weather unit. It not only draws upon students’ content knowledge of weather, it also uses many inquiry and processing skills noted in the national science and mathematics standards.
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Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ 07738 Phone: 732-224-2074 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.holocaustbcc.org/
Contact: Dale Daniels Email:
Description: The Center houses an extensive library of books, periodicals and media materials on all subjects related to its mission. Its Teacher Resource Center contains a collection of curricula, lesson plans, study guides and the opportunity to work with Center professionals to design individualized programs and in-service training. Its Speakers Bureau has scholars, educators and Holocaust Survivors available for programs. Each year the Center provides thousands of students and teachers with services such as: a student leadership conference, theatrical performances, teacher training programs, a writing and art Contest and a Colloquium. Among its community programs and services are: annual scholarly lectures, film series, book discussions, Armenian Genocide Remembrance program, collaborative programs with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in the training of Law Enforcement Officers, and a court-mandated 12-week education program for Monmouth County Juvenile Bias Crime offenders. The Center's school services, as well as most of its community programs, are provided free of charge.
Registration Process: Email ddaniels@brookdalecc.edu to register.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Phone: 201-216-5375 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.ciese.org/currichome.html
Contact: Pat Slater Email:
Description: CIESE collaborates with K-12 and university educators, researchers, policymakers and educational organizations to develop curriculum materials, conduct professional development programs, and research new methodologies to strengthen STEM education.
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Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Phone: 404-881-5117 DL Room Phone: Fax: 404-873-9907 |
Website(s): www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml
Contact: Patty Dees Email:
Description: The Center for Puppetry Arts uses the latest technology to offer nationwide distance learning programs via videoconferencing for PreK-12th grade, including teacher workshops and demos. The programs infuse the arts with science, social studies, language arts and other disciplines to create a dynamic, interactive virtual classroom for a unique field trip experience. Programs and downloadable study guides complement national curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, science, math and other areas. Programs are booked on demand.
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CERMUSA
117 Evergreen Dr., Loretto, PA 15940 Phone: 814-472-3389 ext. 2704 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cermusa.francis.edu/prototypes/department_prototypes.asp?PrototypeID=2
Contact: Dana Friedman Email:
Description: Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) was founded in 1994 and is based at the university's Loretto, Pennsylvania campus. Principally funded by the United States Department of Defense through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), CERMUSA tests, evaluates, demonstrates, and assesses "best practices" in providing healthcare services and education utilizing appropriate, available technology.
Registration Process: Email : director@cermusa.francis.edu Phone: 1-814-472-3389 - Fax: 1-814-472-3377
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CESA 7 Interactive Learning Services
UWGB IS 1040 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311 Phone: 920-465-5216 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cesa7.k12.wi.us
Contact: Theresa Neuser Email:
Description: One of the neatest things you can do in your distance learning classroom is to take a Virtual Field Trip! Your students will love being able to travel the world without missing a class, administrators will love that it costs less than renting a bus, and you'll love the fact that "experts" are available on just about everything you can imagine!
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Challenger Learning Center - Brownburg, Indiana
725C S. Green St., Brownsburg, Indiana 46112 Phone: 317-852-1008 ext. 1218 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-858-4102 |
Website(s): challenger.brownsburg.k12.in.us
Contact: Lorrie Bryant Email:
Description: The Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center is an interdisciplinary learning laboratory where students in grades 5-8 experience a simulated space mission. Mission Control is modeled after NASA's Johnson Space Center and the airlock transports students to the Space Station. Integrating science, math, and technology, the Challenger experience encourages curiosity, discovery, and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
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Challenger Learning Center - Paducah, Kentucky
4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42002 Phone: 270-534-3343 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.clcpaducah.org/
Contact: Margaret Anna Potter Email:
Description: Conduct an exciting interactive mission without ever leaving the classroom! The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah offers an innovative program for digital learning which links providers within a national network to classrooms around the world. The program, dubbed the e-Mission, provides teachers with an all-inclusive package comprised of teacher professional development, curriculum aligned with state and national standards and a live "mission" via technology.
This program was designed around best practice models and principles derived from the latest educational research. Our distance learning programs were developed by a team of authorities comprising subject matter experts, curriculum developers, teachers, evaluators, graphic artists, technicians and programmers.
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Challenger Learning Center, Center for Educational Technologies
316 Washington Ave., Wheeling, WV 26003-6243 Phone: 304-243-8740 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): e-missions.net/
Contact: Barb Crawshaw Email:
Description: Advances in technology and connectivity allow our Wheeling CLC to offer new programs that bring Challenger missions into your classroom. These programs - called "e-Missions" -use the Internet or other distance learning technology to create a live link between the students and our flight directors at "Mission Control." Before each e-Mission, students complete studies, hands-on activities, and practice that opens doors into science and math discovery. On mission day, they for teams of "experts," examine real-time data, analyze it, and make their recommendations to Mission Control. Challenger's flight directors guide the students to a successful solution of each crisis situation.
Registration Process: Book an e-Mission today by filling out the on-line form or emailing Barb Crawshaw.
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Chicago Historical Society
Clark Street at North Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614-6071 Phone: 312-642-4600 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.chicagohistory.org/
Contact: Marie Scatena Email:
Description: Bring the Chicago Historical Society’s educational programs and resources directly into your classroom via our innovative Marshall and Doris Holleb Distance Learning Center. Connected through the North Suburban Higher Education Consortium, this interactive audio/video classroom delivers a real-time class session originating from the Chicago Historical Society to students at one or more remote sites.
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Children’s Health Education Center
1533 North RiverCenter Dr., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 Phone: 414-365-9355 or 866-228-5670 DL Room Phone: Fax: 414-765-0996 |
Website(s): www.bluekids.org/educators/el.asp
Contact: Lisa Krenke Email:
Description: Children’s Health Education Center offers resources and programs for children, parents, teachers and caregivers to help keep kids and teens healthy and safe. Field trip, outreach and distance learning programs combine cutting-edge technology, engaging models and hands-on learning for a dynamic group-based learning experience. The Milwaukee-based center encourages children, directly and through the adults who care for them, to make a lifetime of healthy choices.
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Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
Clive Steps King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AQ, United Kindom Phone: +44 (0)20 7760 0132 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): cwr.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00f00900b008
Contact: Jo Hunt Email:
Description: The Learning department of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms offers videoconference sessions about the Second World War for schools.
We are able to offer a variety of sessions which involve looking at genuine artefacts, posters and photographs. “A Case for Evacuation” for example gives pupils the opportunity to become a detective and explore the contents of an evacuee’s suitcase.
Another popular session is the “Civilian War Readiness Committee June 1939”. Pupils prepare presentations and report back to central government with their suggestions for action to take, in response to the threat of war.
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CILC
251 East Ohio Street, #960, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-231-6587 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cilc.org/
Contact: Tonia Carriger Email:
Description: Improve student achievement, teacher expertise and content provider effectiveness through the use of videoconferencing and other collaborative technologies. Drawing from 12 years of experience, the not-for-profit CILC provides consulting services, tools and resources, and access to professional development experts and student programs to help you reach your goals.
Registration Process: Register online with CILC.
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Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone: 513-639-2974 DL Room Phone: Fax: 513-639-2998 |
Website(s): www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/absolutenm/templates/ArtTempActivities.aspx?articleid=361&zoneid=245
Contact: Carrie Atkins-Maras Email:
Description: Imagine the Cincinnati Art Museum in your classroom. Video conferencing allows classes to interact with professional staff at the Museum to examine artworks in the Museum°Øs collection and enrich their studies of social studies, language arts, science, math, and the visual arts. Programs are designed for K-12, aligned with National and Ohio academic standards. Teacher in-service workshops for teachers are also available.
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Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 Phone: 513-763-2315 or 1-800-733-2077 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cincymuseum.org/educators_researchers/educators/distance_learning/
Contact: Jason Dennison Email:
Description: Through interactive videoconferencing, teachers and students can share the resources of Cincinnati Museum Center and the historic Union Terminal without ever leaving the classroom. Multidisciplinary social studies and science programs are aligned to meet state and national content standards and are designed to fit into any curriculum with pre-session and post-session activities available on-line. All programs are delivered live by Museum educators.
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Clarian Health
1800 North Capital Ave., E628, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-1367 Phone: 317-962-6010 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-962-3605 |
Website(s): www.clarian.org/index.jhtml
Contact: Andrea Jenkins Email:
Description: Clarian Health, comprised of Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital, and Riley Hospital for Children, is an Indiana-based, private, non-profit organization, offering a broad base of tertiary services, specialized pediatric care and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Clarian is Indiana's largest, most comprehensive health center and is one of the busiest hospital systems in the nation. Clarian Health's mission is to improve the health of patients and the community through innovation and excellence in care, education, research, and service. To fulfill its mission, Clarian uses the combined resources of its sponsoring institutions and its continuing affiliation with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation's leading medical education and research centers. As a leader in health promotion and wellness, we offer the expertise of our staff to further promote a safe and healthy lifestyle for K-12 students. Through distance learning programs, we provide health and safety programs to students across the country. All of our distance learning programs are offered as scheduled events or events by request. Please refer to the Vision Athena Cataglo or Website under Clarian Health for current offerings. Thank you for partnering with us to help students learn and live well!
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Cleveland Botanical Gardens
11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Phone: 216-707-2817 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-721-2056 |
Website(s): www.cbgarden.org/
Contact: Sheryl L. Sereda Email:
Description: Advances in technology and connectivity allow our Wheeling CLC to offer new programs that bring Challenger missions into your classroom. These programs - called "e-Missions" -use the Internet or other distance learning technology to create a live link between the students and our flight directors at "Mission Control." Before each e-Mission, students complete studies, hands-on activities, and practice that opens doors into science and math discovery. On mission day, they for teams of "experts," examine real-time data, analyze it, and make their recommendations to Mission Control. Challenger's flight directors guide the students to a successful solution of each crisis situation.
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Phone: 216-738-4337 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.clevelandclinic.org
Contact: Bob Mobley Email:
Description: Live surgery
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Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Phone: 216-421-7000 or 800-223-4700 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-421-7438 |
Website(s): www.cia.edu
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Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio axp99@case.edu Phone: 216-791-5000 ext. 275 or 276 or 216-707-4516 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-791-3063 |
Website(s): www.cim.edu/dl/programs/
Contact: Adam Phillips or Mark George Email:
Description: CIM offers many exciting distance learning programs for students of all ages and ability. Featured prominently are a number of activities designed for Pre-K through 12 schools. These programs are informative, fun and highly interactive.CIM distance learning programs inspire students of all ages and disciplines to engage, think and create.
CIM distance learning programs are supported in part by The Callahan Foundation, The Kulas Foundation and an Ohio SchoolNet Telecommunity grant. In addition to a full array of programs and courses in music, CIM offers a series of interdisciplinary units that address K-12 proficiency skills in science, math, language arts, and history.
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, Ohio 44109 Phone: 216-661-6500 x 4479 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-661-3312 Attn: Cathy Ryan |
Website(s): www.clemetzoo.com/education/dstlrn/distlearn.asp
Contact: Cathy Ryan Email:
Description: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo brings education to life in their zoo adventures. Join zoo educators in programs where “biofacts and/or live animals provide an up close experience” that will be both “enjoyable and educational.” Special programs from the trumpeter swan to the wild world are long remembered after the videoconference.
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Phone: 216-231-4600 x3202 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-231-9960 |
Website(s): www.cmnh.org
Contact: Lee Gambol Email:
Description: Infuse your classroom with a virtual learning adventure with our highly interactive science and health programs! Combining the educational forces of the Natural History Museum's world-renowned collections and the former HealthSpace Cleveland's popular health programs, these sessions are sure to keep your students focused and having fun.
Our Mission Statement: To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future.
Registration Process: Programs are scheduled on demand based on availability. Please call 216-231-8002 or e-mail poverhol@cmnh.org at least two weeks in advance to schedule a program. Please include the following information: • Date(s) & time(s) requested (all times in Eastern Time, please) • Name of program • Grade & number of students • Teacher’s name & phone number • School address (for sending kits) • Technical contact name & phone number • Connection information (IP or DID number) • Test connection date & time • Billing information • Additional information to help us understand any special needs for you or your students.
$120 per program
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$10 off per program when 5 or more programs are scheduled.
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Cleveland Orchestra
11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Phone: 216-231-7300 DL Room Phone: Fax: 216-231-4077 |
Website(s): www.clevelandorch.com
Contact: Joan Katz-Napoli, Director of Education Email:
Description: Is your school or one near you equipped with a distance learning (DL) classroom? If so, you can take advantage of the Education Concert Teacher Workshops closer to home. You'll get the same great lesson plans, musical maps, CD and more, and expert modeling by Dr. Robert Dunn. A minimum of six teachers is required for distance learning workshops, so gather a group of colleagues and enjoy the workshop together. Workshop fee of $15 covers all materials. Questions call the Cleveland Orchestra's Education Department, 216-231-7353
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Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University
4600 Sunset Avenue, Inidianapolis, Indiana 46208 Phone: 317-940-8052 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-940-9271 |
Website(s): www.cloweshall.org/education/dl.lasso
Contact: Donna Rund Email:
Description: Made possible by the “magic” of fiber optics, Distance Learning utilizes teleconferencing technology to connect students in the classroom to artists and educators at Clowes Memorial Hall. The mission of the CMH Distance Learning Program is to help educators meet state academic standards and curriculum goals through interactive sessions that link the arts with other core subject areas. The content of sessions varies yearly to offer students new and innovative programming that correlates with current Clowes Hall performances.
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College of Saint Elizabeth Holocaust Education Resource Center
2 Convent Rd., Morristown , NJ 07960 Phone: 973-290-4351 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cse.edu/index.php?id=198
Contact: Harriet Sepinwall Email:
Description: The College of St. Elizabeth Holocaust Education Resource Center provides a variety of programs, resources and educational opportunities for study of the Holocaust. It aims to encourage remembrance of the Holocaust and to promote respect for diversity. By providing an opportunity for serious Jewish-Christian Theological dialogue, it is opening doors through which many are experiencing mutual respect and understanding. The College began its first Kristallnacht commemorations in 1990 and established the Holocaust Education Resource Center in 1994. This Center provides teacher training, opportunities to learn from survivors, public programs, commemorations, Week of Kristallnacht commemorations, participation by students and faculty in the international March of Remembrance and Hope as well as in the March of the Living.
Registration Process: Email hsepinwall@cse.edu to register.
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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum
Wasco County Historical Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, Oregon 97058 Phone: 541-296-8600 x209 DL Room Phone: Fax: 541-298-8660 |
Website(s): www.gorgediscovery.org/distanceEducation.aspx#VideoConferencing
Contact: Steve Thompson Email:
Description: We are pleased to be able to offer two-way interactive video conference opportunities for education with the Polycom 7400, document camera and dual monitors. Our purpose is to enhance learning by connecting students with experts and information available at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. Teachers and their students will be able to collaborate with museum staff and other classrooms throughout the Northwest as they explore lesson topic
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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
PO Box 400, Powell, Ohio 43065 Phone: 614-724-3609 DL Room Phone: 614-205-1732 Fax: |
Website(s): www.columbuszoo.org/the_zoo_to_you/distance_learning/default.aspx
Contact: Laura Frasher Email:
Description: Visit the Zoo without ever leaving your classroom! The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium broadcasts videoconferencing programs directly from animal exhibits, and incorporates a variety of hands-on activities into every class. Each teacher will receive a teacher packet upon scheduling a program. This packet will contain information and materials for each session, as well as ideas for pre- and post-visit activities.
Registration Process: We conduct our programs Monday through Thursday from August through June. We
register on an on-demand basis. Please email
distance.learning@columbuszoo.org or call 614-724-3609 to schedule. It is
helpful for you to have a date and time preference when you contact us. We
will begin scheduling on August 1st for the 2010-11 school year.
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Connect2Texas
3001 North Freeway, Fort Worth , TX 76106 Phone: 817-740-3625 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.connect2texas.net/
Contact: Laurie Hogle Email:
Description: Connect2Texas provides a searchable database of interactive videoconferencing providers in the State of Texas. It is also intended to be used by schools and other entities to register for programs from one of our providers. Current providers include Amon Carter Museum, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth Museum of Science, Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, River Legacy Science Center and Educational Service Center Region XI.
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Conner Prairie Museum
13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038 Phone: 317-776-6000 x 261 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-776-6014 |
Website(s): www.connerprairie.org
Contact: Cassie Mallory Email:
Description: Conner Prairie is committed to offering nationally recognized historic programming to schools and other institutions in Indiana and around the nation. As a result, we offer two-way video Distance Learning so we can bring programs to you.
Curriculum-based programs are offered on a regularly scheduled basis (see program descriptions and dates below). In addition, most advertised programs can be scheduled on other dates for a higher fee. Please contact us four weeks prior to discuss dates and times.
If you are looking for a special or unique program to fit into your curriculum, please let us know so we can develop a program based on your needs. Conner Prairie can offer programs focused on history, sciences, humanities, language arts, fine arts and more!
Pre-program materials will be sent prior to the event. Videotaping is allowed for educational purposes for 30 days after the program unless otherwise noted.
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Cook Children’s Medical Center
801 7th Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104 Phone: 682-885-4172 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cookchildrens.org/education/professionaleducation/Pages/DistanceLearning.aspx
Contact: Barry Boardman Email:
Description: We are committed to providing up-to-date health care information via video conferencing to schools and organizations in our communities, in north Texas, and across the country.
Registration Process: To schedule a program, contact Region XI Education Service Center www.Connect2Texas.net
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Cooperating School Districts New Links to New Learning
1460 Craig Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 Phone: 314-692-1274 DL Room Phone: Fax: 314-872-9128 |
Website(s): www2.csd.org/newlinks/index.html
Contact: Rebecca Morrison Email:
Description: In today's isolated school environment, educators need to push the boundaries of time and space to provide students with a rich blend of learning experiences. Cooperating School Districts' (CSD) New Links to New Learning program uses two-way video conferencing technology to create live, interactive educational opportunities that are flexible, user-friendly and motivational.
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COSI Columbus
333 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-228-2674 DL Room Phone: 614-205-1955 Fax: |
Website(s): www.cosi.org/educators/education-programs/electronic-education/
Contact: Gail Wheatley, Director of Electronic Education, or Barbara Gary, Videoconferencing Coordinator Email:
Description: COSI Columbus is among the country's most highly respected science centers. For over 40 years, COSI has empowered more than 15 million visitors by helping each to find their true learning potential. COSI distinguishes itself by creating programs and experiences that make science learning fun through hands-on discovery.
Connect to COSI Columbus to Explore Science and Discover Fun! Our videoconferences are designed to be learner-led and involve the whole class. All programs involving hands-on activities come with a kit of materials that has everything you need, including a teacher's guide that classroom teachers helped develop. Join us for live surgery, simple machines, weather, autopsy, or experts!
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Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48303-0801 Phone: 248-645-3769 DL Room Phone: Fax: 248-645-3050 |
Website(s): science.cranbrook.edu/educational/distance/
Contact: Cameron Wood Email:
Description: Experience unique science programs presented by expert staff at the Institute brought to your students via videoconferencing. Interactive programs address national standards and align with Michigan Curriculum Frameworks. Programs include a teacher's guide, session outline, references, resources and activity kits. You must have videoconferencing equipment in your school or ISD to participate in virtual classroom and teacher workshops.
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Delaware Bay Schooner Project
2800 High Street Bivalve, Port Norris, New Jersey 08349 Phone: 856-785-2060 x152 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.ajmeerwald.org/
Contact: Kristoffer Whitney Email:
Description: The Delaware Bay Schooner Project is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to increasing awareness, appreciation and stewardship of and for the natural, cultural, and historic resources of the Delaware Estuary and New Jersey’s coastal waters. DBSP carries out its mission through operation of the A.J. MEERWALD, a 115-foot authentically restored Delaware Bay oyster schooner that is listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. On April 21, 1988, Governor Christine Todd Whitman signed a bill designating the MEERWALD as New Jersey’s Official Tall Ship.
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Discovery Center of Springfield (The)
438 E. St. Louis St, Springfield, Missouri 65806 Phone: 417-862-9910 x726 DL Room Phone: 417-862-9910 x720 Fax: 417-862-6898 |
Website(s): www.discoverycenter.org/Programs/DistanceLearning.htm
Contact: Hayley Budd Email:
Description: Video conferencing can take your class around the world in a day. Learn how you can bring science to your classroom by visiting top educational facilities worldwide.
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Distance Learning Solutions LLC
6 Pear Tree Lane , Lafayette Hill , PA 19444 Phone: (610) 572-4050 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.dlsworld.net
Contact: Yitzchak Schwartz Email:
Description: We bring content from Israel for K-12 students from our studios in Jerusalem and from remote locations throughout Israel. Our primary focus is upon archaeology, history and culture.
In addition, we provide consulting services to empower schools to become independent interactive videoconferencing providers for their students.
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Downtown Aquarium Houston
410 Bagby St, Houston, Tx 77002 Phone: 713) 315-5106 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.aquariumrestaurants.com
Contact: Patricia Shoemaker Email:
Description: No busses, not enough chaperones? No problem, we'll come to you! The Downtown Aquarium will provide lessons covering ocean, aquatic and other wild topics in your classroom via videoconferencing. We provide the standards aligned programs and the animal experts, you provide the students. Note: Some classroom programs involve live animals so anything…including lots of fun…can happen.
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Dr. James H. Porter Center for Science and Mathematics
8140 Auburn Road, Painesville, OH 44077 Phone: 440-352-8850 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): porterscience.lcesc.k12.oh.us/PorterAbout.htm
Contact: Cookie Cardina Email:
Description: Our Distance Learning (DL) program has been growing by leaps and bounds. During the 2004-2005 school year, we unveiled our new Distance Learning Studio (thanks to a generous NEO-LINC SchoolNet grant)! With the addition of this new lab, we now have three classrooms here at the Porter Center!
Registration Process: To schedule distance learning sessions, please e-mail Yvonne Delgado at lc_delgado@lgca.org.
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Durham Museum
, Omaha, NE 68108 Phone: 402-444-5027
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Website(s): www.durhammuseum.org
Contact: Mike Irwin Email:
Description: Beautiful architecture blends with memories of a time gone by at The Durham Museum.
Making its home in one of Omaha's most unique treasures, Union Station, The Durham Museum offers a fascinating look at the history of the region and offers a broad-range of traveling exhibits covering subjects ranging from history and culture, to science, industry and more.
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Earlyworks Museum
404 Madison Street, Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Phone: 256-564-8126 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.earlyworks.com/
Contact: Debbie Beupre Email:
Description: The EarlyWorks Museum Complex is comprised of three separate but complementary museums located in Huntsville Alabama. Lessons and programming provided are correlated with national history and social studies standards and incorporate living history, hands on experiences, and discovery learning.
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East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
834 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Oh 44663 Phone: 330-308-9939 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.ecoesc.org
Contact: Michele Carlisle Email:
Description: The ECOESC provides high-quality, standards-aligned, engaging and interactive video conferencing for K-12 classrooms. We also provide pre-and post conference activities that supplement our programs!
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East Central Ohio ESC (ECOESC)
834 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio michele.carlisl@ecoesc.org Phone: 330-308-9939 x 220 DL Room Phone: 330-308-9939 x257 Fax: 330-308-0964 |
Website(s): extranet.ecoesc.org/vcweb/sessions/home.php
Contact: LuAnne Jackson or Michele Carlisle Email:
Description: TEC-LINK was established to provide engaged student learning through high performance technology, and to facilitate collaborative, interactive, first-hand knowledge, not bound by locations or resources. We intend to do this by providing collaborative learning opportunities, expanded professional development and emporting the extended learning community to participate in linked learning venues.
Registration Process: We accept registration via e-mail, and through the CILC website. Also, we have a VC Scheduler link on our website, and from time to time, advertised programs will be listed through there, and you can also register at that time for a listed program.
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East Liverpool City Hospital
425 W. Fifth Street, East Liverpool, Ohio 43920 Phone: 330-386-2670 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.elch.org
Contact: Karen Tice Email:
Description: East Liverpool City Hospital provides “Well Kids” distance learning lessons currently designed for third grade but can be adjusted to other elementary grades.
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Education Service Center Region XI
3001 North Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Phone: 817-740-3607 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.esc11.net/823932115441/site/default.asp
Contact: Gerri Maglia Email:
Description: Education Service Center Region XI is located in Fort Worth, Texas…sometimes referred to as "Where the West Begins." The Education Service Center Region XI (ESC Region XI) produces and delivers videoconferencing programs using their innovative two-way interactive satellite based systems. Programs are delivered from remote areas including dinosaur excavation sites, nature centers, and wildlife refuges. Join us in our adventures … where the west begins and the learning never ends!
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Education Solutions Global Network
2100 I-70 Drive Southwest, Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: (573) 445-9920 ext. 418 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): esgn.tv
Contact: Jeanie Rhoades Email:
Description: ESGN, the Education Solutions Global Network, provides a range of video production and video distribution services. Programs offered include professional development, school board training, and unique educational student opportunities. For more information about ESGN, see the ESGN website (www.esgn.tv) or contact ESGN by email (esgn@esgn.tv).
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
500 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Phone: 317-636-9378 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-264-1724 |
Website(s): www.eiteljorg.org
Contact: Leon Jett Email:
Description: Through permanent and traveling exhibitions, hands-on workshops with real artists and interaction with members of this country's earliest cultures, the Eiteljorg Museum immerses visitors in the indigenous cultures of the American West and Native America - the only museum in the Midwest to offer this combination.
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Elephant Sanctuary
PO Box 393, Hodenwald, Tennessee 38462 Phone: 931-796-6500 DL Room Phone: Fax: 931-796-4810 |
Website(s): www.elephants.com/etrips.htm
Contact: Carol Buckley, Educational Outreach Director Email:
Description: Elephant Sanctuary is a natural habitat refuge located in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Students can take a videoconference trip to the Sanctuary - the only way to visit the Elephant Sanctuary. “Image and voice are transported live, allowing the visitor to view an elephant's daily life without causing any intrusion.” Visit Barbara, Tarra, and Jenny the elephants that “loaded up their trunks and moved to Tennessee!
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Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporation Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 Phone: (317) 276-0384 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-276-9117 |
Website(s): www.scienceoutreach.lilly.com/pro_overview_enroll.html
Contact: Debbie Off Email:
Description: Eli Lilly and Company offers a variety of interactive distance learning experiences for K-12 students and organizations world-wide via the use of videoconferencing. Take advantage of these unique programs and learn from experts in the field of science or provide students the opportunity to explore various careers by participating in our interactive career panel discussions.
Sites outside of Indiana wanting to connect to an AAVS content provider via IP are required to complete a one-time certification with Sensory Technologies before your site will be scheduled into this event. Bridging is free of charge for IP sites outside of Indiana connecting to this AAVS content provider and you may certify at any time by contacting Sensory Technologies via email at join@sensorytechnologies.com , or by phone at 1-800-488-4336 to request a Site Certification form.
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Expressive Concepts
1806 Oak Grove Dr., New Albany, Indiana 47150 Phone: 812-246-2424 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.keepcustomers.com
Contact: Kelly Watkins Email:
Description: Specializing in customized, interactive programs for corporations, educators, school administrators, students. Expertise is communication skills. Topics: leadership, listening, public speaking, email etiquette, behavior styles, self-esteem, attitude, motivation. Speaker has traveled to all 50 US states and seven continents. Has written five books and 100+ articles. Company established in 1992.
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Fernbank Science Center
, , Phone: 678-874-7142 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): fsc.fernbank.edu
Contact: Pam Preston Email:
Description: “Investigation Sand” (grade 8)
“Earthquake Waves” (grade 8)
“Air Track Lab” (HS Physics)
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Folksongs and Foolery Entertainment
8540 Hawthorne Drive, Munster, Indiana 46321 Phone: 219-923-5997 DL Room Phone: Fax: 219-923-6602 |
Website(s): www.class-act.com/acts/catalog2.asp
Contact: Dan LeMonnier Email:
Description: Dan LeMonnier has been caught telling stories all his life but began professionally in 1983 when commissioned by Encyclopedia Britannica to develop an educational show for children.
From world folktales to local history, fairy tales to literature, and even special holiday and seasonal shows, Dan offers a program to suit every fancy and stimulate every imagination.
Singer, storyteller and writer, Dan performs worldwide, delighting audiences of all ages with his renditions of American folklore, literature and tall tales. Dan has performed at the Smithsonian Institute, 53rd Presidential Inaugural and the Shanghai Children's Palace in the People's Republic of China.
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Fort Mifflin on the Delaware
Fort Mifflin and Hog Island Roads, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153 Phone: 215-685-4165 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.fortmifflin.us/
Contact: Lee Anderson Email:
Description: Fort Mifflin is the oldest fort in continuous operation. From 1774 to 1952 Fort Mifflin was used by the U.S. Army as an artillery platform and finally a weapons depot. In 1777 Fort Mifflin was the site of the largest bombardment that the North American continent has ever witnessed.
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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
1501 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Phone: 817-255-9521 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.fwmsh.org/distance-learning
Contact: Anne Herndon Email:
Description: Dedicated to lifelong learning and anchored by rich collections, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History engages diverse communities through creative, vibrant educational programs and exhibits interpreting science and stories of Texas and the Southwest. The Museum features core exhibit galleries, Noble Planetarium, and the IMAX Omni Theater.
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Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Forth Worth, Texas 76135 Phone: 817-237-1111 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.fwnaturecenter.org/
Contact: Ken Seleske Email:
Description: "To enhance the quality of life by enrolling and educating our community in the preservation and protection of natural areas while standing as an example of these same principles and values in North Central Texas." Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge mission statement is the guiding principle that drives all facets of this 3,600 acre nature center and wildlife refuge. From our educational and recreational program offerings, to the location and routes of trails, to our choice of habitat restoration methods, we strive to introduce everyone to the natural history of the region.
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Frazier International History Museum
829 Main St., Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: 502-753-1046 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.fraziermuseum.org/portal_students.asp
Contact: Nancy Shives Email:
Description: History comes alive at The Frazier International History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky in our 100,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art museum encompassing three floors. Here you can relive historical events that challenged our ancestors. Here you can meet heroes, generals, and famous leaders of America and the world whose military victories –- and defeats –- changed history. Join us for an unforgettable journey through 1,000 years of history covering two continents!
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Freetown Village Living History Museum
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Website(s): www.freetown.org
Contact: Ophelia Wellington Email:
Description: Our program focuses on the Underground Railroad. We offer a teacher’s guide and training materials at no cost.
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George Eastman House
900 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 Phone: 585-271-3361 x217 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/education/distance.php
Contact: Roxana Aparicio Wolfe Email:
Description: An international museum of photography and film. Distance Learning connects George Eastman House staff and collections with teachers and students in a live, real-time interactive program. Units were developed alongside educators in history, language arts, and visual arts and employ photographs and other visual media, objects, and inquiry-based teaching methods.
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Before registering for a distance learning program, teachers should discuss their connection plans with the technical coordinator for their school, district or region to confirm whether the school’s videoconference room or equipment will be available at the selected time and that the connection is technically possible.
You must have an ISDN-based videoconferencing system (or bridge) to participate.
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Gerald R. Ford Museum
303 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Phone: 616-254-0374 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/educationhomepage.asp
Contact: Kristin Mooney Email:
Description: The Ford Museum opened to the public in September 1981. It is part of the Presidential libraries system of the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal agency. Unlike other Presidential libraries, the museum component is geographically separate from the library/archives. The Ford Museum is in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Library is in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Despite the separation, the library and museum are a single institution sharing one director.
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Global Education Motivators
Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118 Phone: 215-248-1150 DL Room Phone: Fax: 215-248-7056 |
Website(s): www.gem-ngo.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=27
Contact: Sabrina Cusimano Email:
Description: Throughout most of GEM's history there has been the use of modern communication technology to help students get a better understanding of their interdependent world. Recent advances in videoconferencing have taken GEM programming to a new level. GEM provides both IP and ISDN videoconferencing applications. Though GEM offers packaged videoconferencing programs, most of the programming done in schools is customized through brainstorming with teachers to fit the individual classroom situation.
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Global Education Network of Kentuckiana
309 Whippoorwill Heights, New Albany, Indiana 47150 Phone: 812-948-8123 DL Room Phone: Fax: 812-941-1486 |
Website(s): www.licc-online.org/view.cfm?pageID=55
Contact: Claudia Crump Email:
Description: The Global Education Network of Kentuckiana (GEN/KI) is a program of the Louisville International Cultural Center consisting of volunteer individuals and institutions dedicated to the promotion of international education. Through GEN LICC promotes its vision of global understanding and education through the design of short and long-range programs, involving teachers and schools throughout the Louisville and Southern Indiana Area.
Collaborations with various institutions and organizations produce such initiatives as the Louisville International Voices Exchange (LIVE), CHOICES Program, and others.
GEN membership is free and open to all who are committed to a global/international agenda leading to vibrant networks for information sharing, advocacy, and action
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Global Leap
PO Box 446, Pinner Middlesex, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)20 8866 6036 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.global-leap.com/
Contact: Mike Griffith Email:
Description: Former Deputy Head teacher, Mike Griffith, works with teachers to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom through videoconferencing. By providing CPD to teachers, Mike facilitates the integration of videoconferencing into the curriculum. In addition, Mike develops and delivers VC activities, and also supports providers from Museums, Galleries and Archives, and independent presenters, making high quality interactive experiences available to classrooms worldwide. Mike works towards developing and supporting sustainable international partnerships through his website, www.global-leap.com, which enables subscribing teachers to work collaboratively. The Global-Leap/ Videoconferencing in the Classroom project was initially funded by the DfES in the UK. Mike is an independent education consultant. Contact mikeg@global-leap.com or telephone +44 (0) 208 866 6036
Registration Process: Please email mikeg@global-leap.com with your requests, and proposed timing of VC sessions.
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Global Nomads Group
381 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10013 Phone: 212-529-0377 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.gng.org/home.html
Contact: Tonya Muro Phillips Email:
Description: Founded in 1998, the Global Nomads Group (GNG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to heightening children's understanding and appreciation for the world and its people. Using interactive technologies such as videoconferencing, GNG brings young people together face-to-face to meet across cultural and national boundaries to discuss their differences & similarities, and the world issues that affect them.
Global Nomads Group programs aim to:
Increase young people's knowledge of the world and its people.
Increase collaboration and dialogue between students of different cultures and nationalities.
Highlight critical world issues ranging from HIV/AIDS to global warming, to war.
Provide an educational framework in which students can become the active leaders in their own education.
To date, GNG participants have explored amazing places thousands of miles away, such as the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, or the Mayan ruins of Copan in Honduras, while meeting and speaking directly with the young people living in those locations. Our programs have delved into highly complex issues like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 9/11, or the war with Iraq, and encouraged youth, tomorrow's leaders, to begin seeing themselves as citizens of the world.
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Grace Museum
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Website(s): www.thegracemuseum.org/teachers/teachers_distance.html
Contact: Becky Brownfield at IDSolutions Email:
Description: The exhibition Dinosaurs of Texas allows your class to take a virtual tirp through geologic time with videoconferencing to learn about prehistoric animals of Texas by looking at authentic and cast fossils. Your distance learning journey follows the different periods of geologic time, beginning in the Permian Period--before dinosaurs. Then your students will explore the three periods of dinosaurs--the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods. Finally, your class will arrive back in the present for a brief lesson in paleontology and to view the preparation laboratory of the Bonehead Paleontology Club.
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Grand Canyon National Park
P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023 Phone: 928-638-7691 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.nps.gov/grca/forteachers/distancelearningopportunities.htm
Contact: Jay Johnstone Email:
Description: Do you live thousands of miles away from Grand Canyon and wish you could bring your class to Grand Canyon? Why don't you bring Grand Canyon to your classroom? The Environmental Education Branch has the capability to conduct interactive classroom visits from our video conference center. If you have video conferencing capabilities please contact us. We are in the process of acquiring a remote video conference station that will allow us to conduct video conferences from the heights of the rim or the depths of the inner gorge. Look to this site in the future for more details and developments.
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Great Barrier Reef HQ
, , Australia Phone: 61 7 4750 0800 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.reefed.edu.au/home/reefhq/reef_videoconferencing
Contact: Fred Nucifora Email:
Description: Wherever you are in the world, experience the Reef with Reef Videoconferencing. During this underwater fact-finding mission, your classroom will be transported to the Coral Reef and Predator exhibits at Reef HQ in Townsville, Australia. State-of-the-art technology unlocks unique teaching and learning experiences, including information delivered live by a scuba diver. Reef Videoconferences are supported by comprehensive teaching materials, and educate students about a range of marine issues.
Videoconferencing is a tool that allows users to see and hear the person they are communicating with. It is exciting, stimulating, easy to use and a great way to involve students in learning about the Great Barrier Reef.
Reef Videoconferences are very different from other multimedia resources, such as video recordings or television presentations, because they are interactive. Reef Videconferences can be facilitated nationally and internationally.
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Greenbush Interactive Distance Learning Network: Abernathy Science Center
947 West 47 Highway, Girard, Kansas 66743 Phone: 620-724-6281 DL Room Phone: Fax: 620-724-6938 |
Website(s): www.greenbush.org/index.php/idl.html
Contact: Carol Woolbright Email:
Description: Since 1989, the Greenbush Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) Network has endeavored to provide exceptional learning opportunities and enhanced curricula for schools, students, staff, and communities throughout Kansas. Our mission is to provide equal educational opportunities to the thousands of students who have participated and continue to participate in network programs. The network is provided via a fiber optic backbone using three interactive digital technologies: motion JPEG, MPEG 2, or IP or Internet Protocol video. The classes are completely interactive with video and audio. Up to four sites may be connected simultaneously for any class.
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Griot Drum, Inc.
1138 Villa Ave., ndianapolis, Indiana 46203 Phone: 317-465-0958 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-264-8745 |
Website(s): www.storytellersdrum.com/
Contact: Khabir Shareef Email:
Description: Griot Drum, Inc.(GDI) is a performing arts and education entity. GDI is dedicated to educating in an engaging and interactive manner. GDI uses the oral tradition as the primary medium often accompanied by music & singing; Theatre, first-person interpretation & storytelling are main ingredients of a GDI interactive presentation.
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Hank Fincken: A National Theatre Company of One
6303 Evanston Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 Phone: 317-255-3566 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-255-3566 |
Website(s): www.hankfincken.com
Contact: Hank Fincken Email:
Description: A spell-binding wordsmith, Hank Fincken has the distinction of being named Master Artist by the Indiana Arts Commission and given the Achievement and Service Award by the Indiana Theatre Association. Mr. Fincken has written and produced 12 original plays, published 25 stories, and tours the country with 5 original one-man plays.
Mr. Fincken's programs are available in Spanish.
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Heart Mind Productions
11644 Maple Road, Plymouth, Indiana 46563 Phone: 574-936-3896 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.heartmindproductions.com/start_page.htm
Contact: George Schricker Email:
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HEC-TV
3655 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63124 Phone: 314-531-4455 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.hectv.org/default.aspx
Contact: Helen Headrick Email:
Description: HEC-TV is a leading producer of education, arts, and cultural television programming in the Midwest. Our Interactive Field Trips broadcasts live into classrooms via videoconferencing, on the web and on the HEC-TV cable television channel, connecting educational and arts groups with students in their classrooms.
Registration Process: To enroll as a videoconference school (interactive or view only), contact HEC-TV Live! at live@hectv.org or call 314-531-4455. Once enrolled, teachers will receive the program's preparatory and evaluation materials.
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Helmshore Textile Museum
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum Holcombe Road, Helmshore Rossendale BB4 4NP, United Kingdom Phone: (+44) 01706 226459 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/museums/helmshore/index.asp
Contact: Gill Brailey Email:
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Historic Cold Spring Village
720 Route 9, Cape May, New Jersey 08204 Phone: 609-898-2300 x17 DL Room Phone: Fax: 609-884-5926 |
Website(s): www.hcsv.org
Contact: Jim Stephens Email:
Description: Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit educational institution established primarily as an outdoor living history museum. Its purpose is to function solely and exclusively as an educational, historical and literary foundation. This is carried out by supporting, conducting and sponsoring literary and artistic endeavors through displays, publications, live performances, films, traveling and loan exhibits representative of the 19th century.
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Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
340 West Michigan St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-3204 Phone: 317-639-4534 x 106 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-639-6734 |
Website(s): www.historiclandmarks.org
Contact: Suzanne Stanis Email:
Description: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is the largest statewide non-profit preservation organization in the United States. With 10 offices, two house museums, and over 30 staff located throughout Indiana we provide educational programming related to our architectural heritage, work to save endangered historic buildings, and provide technical assistance on restoration projects.
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Historically Speaking...
PO Box 488, Cameron Mills, New York 14820 Phone: 607-695-2656 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.speakinghistorically.com/
Contact: Paul and Bonnie Stillman Email:
Description: Currently, we offer 10 different characterizations, in several forms: live performance, video conference, and workshop formats, or a combination. All programs adhere to the New York State Curriculum Standards and can be modified to suit other state curriculum.
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HM Tower of London and Royal Armouries
, London EC3N 4AB, United Kingdom Phone: DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.royalarmouries.org/extsite/view.jsp?sectionId=136
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Description: The Tower of London Education Service offers a wide
range of opportunities for students to learn about history, science, art, design, music and more. The service is delivered through a partnership between Historic Royal Palaces and the Royal Armouries.
The Tower of London is a World Heritage Site which embodies a thousand years of history and is an inspiration for the future. We look forward to welcoming you and your students to the Tower.
There is a core team of full-time education professionals who lead many of our education sessions. Other sessions and workshops are led by costumed interpreters, specialist presenters and professional artists. Please see individual session descriptions for details.
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Homestead National Monument of America
8523 W. State Highway 4, BEatrice , NE 68310 Phone: 402-223-3514 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.nps.gov/home/
Contact: Tina Miller Email:
Description: The National Park Service promotes excellence in educational experiences at all NPS sites. A Distance Learning connection with Homestead National Monument of America provides a quality enrichment activity. Programs support state and national curriculum standards.
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Hook’s Discovery and Learning Center/Life Science Education Center
3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222 Phone: 317-524-7700 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-524-7704 |
Website(s): www.lifescienceed.org/index.asp?p=39
Contact: Education Department Email:
Description: We are Indiana's life science education center providing quality experiences that promote science learning for students, educators, and the general public. Life Science Education Center provides participants with lively demonstrations, experiments, and hands-on life science discovery based on Indiana State Education and National Science Education standards.
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IDSolutions
14701 Cumberland Rd., Suite 400, Noblesville, Indiana 46060 Phone: 317-770-3523 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-770-3528 |
Website(s): www.ideasdirectory.com/ContentSeries.cfm
Contact: Linda Lentz Email:
Description: Our education staff is enlisting the efforts of a variety of "experts", non-traditional content providing organizations, and K-12 educators and students to create and deliver original programs that will enrich and enhance your curriculum. Author/Illustrator Chats, Career Explorations, Current Event Debates, even a 2002 Women in Sports and Sports Related Careers Extravaganza are just a sample of the types of programs that are or will be available. Many of these events even contain a student project element so that your class can collaborate, share, and learn from peers across the nation.
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Independence National Historical Park
, , 7115 Phone: 1-215-597-7115 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.nps.gov/inde/forteachers/distancelearningopportunities.htm
Contact: Robert A. Leone, Ed.D. Email:
Description: Independence National Historical Park, located in downtown (called "Center City"), Philadelphia, is often referred to as the birthplace of our nation. At the park, visitors can see the Liberty Bell, an international symbol of freedom, and Independence Hall, a World Heritage Site where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were created. In addition, the park interprets events and the lives of the diverse population during the years when Philadelphia was the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800. A section of the park where Benjamin Franklin's home once stood is dedicated to teaching about Franklin's life and accomplishments. Spanning approximately 45 acres, the park has about 20 buildings open to the public. Independence National Historical Park has provided customized video distance learning lessons for a school in the NOECA service area.
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Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street, ndianapolis, Indiana 46202 Phone: 317-234-1595 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-234-0427 |
Website(s): www.indianahistory.org
Contact: Matt McMichael Email:
Description: The Indiana Historical Society is Indiana's Storyteller: Connecting People to the Past. Since 1830, the IHS has collected, preserved and shared the history of Indiana. Our home, the Indiana History Center, is a 165,000 square-foot structure that serves as a starting place for history education in Indiana and the world.
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Indiana University Art Museum
1133 E 7th St., Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Phone: 812-855-1045 DL Room Phone: Fax: 812-855-1023 |
Website(s): www.indiana.edu/~iuam/
Contact: Edward Maxedon Email:
Description: Regarded by scholars and museum professionals as one of the premier university art museums in the nation, the Indiana University Art Museum (IUAM), has an encyclopedic collection of over 35,000 works of art, ranging from ancient gold jewelry and African masks to paintings by Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso. Developed as an educational resource and housed in an impressive building designed by I.M. Pei and Partners, the collection comprises excellent examples of the major artistic traditions
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Indianapolis Art Center
820 East 67th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 Phone: 317-255-2464 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.indplsartcenter.org/
Contact: Gary Clark Email:
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Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road, ndianapolis, Indiana 46208 Phone: 317-923-1331 ext. 218 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-931-1978 |
Website(s): www.ima-art.org/distancelearning.asp?SID=8D4A393B0D2A4DED802196CA04905730
Contact: Wendy Wilkerson Email:
Description: The IMA offers interactive video distance learning sessions to schools throughout the United States. Program topics are varied and cover Impressionism, China, Hoosier artists, Japan, contemporary art and much more.
Most programs can be adapted to any grade or interest level, including elementary, middle and high school students, educators and community members. Standards and disciplines addressed are listed with individual program descriptions.
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Indianapolis Zoo
1200 W Washington St, Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222 Phone: 317-630-2042 (office)
1800-556-7612 IHETS DL Room Phone: Fax: 317.630.5114 |
Website(s): www.indyzoo.com/content.aspx?cid=267
Contact: Allison Groce Email:
Description: Zoos have the power to carry us from the frozen fields of Antarctica to the deepest jungles of South America. With a Distance Learning program, your class can reach across the miles for an amazing learning experience. The Indianapolis Zoological Society (IZS) invites you to connect with that power right in your own classroom.
An Interactive Experience Beyond the Exhibits
As one of the first zoos in the country to offer two-way interactive video adventures, the Indianapolis Zoo connects with students across Indiana, throughout the United States, and around the world. Students learn about the Earth, the environment, and the wonderful range of creatures that share it during each of these video adventures. We expand their classroom walls beyond their community.
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Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center
324 Goodbody Hall 1011 East Third Street
, Bloomington , IN 47405 Phone: (812) 856-5263
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Website(s): www.iub.edu/~iaunrc
Contact: Michael Hancock Email:
Description: The Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center is a Title VI National Resource Center dedicated to raising awareness about its target area: namely the Turkic, Iranian, Mongolian, Uralic, and Tibetan cultural spheres. Some countries included are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
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Institute of Texan Cultures
801 East Durango Blvd, San Antonio, Tx 78205-3209 Phone: 210-458-2225 or 458-2238 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.texancultures.com/education/video.html
Contact: Karen Sanchez Email:
Description: Welcome to the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio (ITC) Outreach and Distance Learning programs. The Institute of Texan Cultures, one of the three campuses of The University of Texas at San Antonio, is a museum dedicated to enhancing the understanding of cultural history, science, and technology and their influence upon people. Through exhibits, programs, and publications that encourage acceptance and appreciation of our differences as well as our common humanity, the Institute provides a forum for diversity and the dynamics between cultural history and scientific discovery.
Our outreach programs offer Texas and American History, science and a variety of interdisciplinary sessions that supplement formal K-12 curricula and professional development. Each session emphasizes an assortment of National Standards and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) elements, runs 45 - 50 minutes, and highlights key topic concepts. Students and teachers actively participate with traditional artifacts, photos, drawings, models, worldwide folk tales, and multimedia resources. Resource guides with pre/post information and activities are currently available for some programs and are in development for others. Please visit our web site http://www.the-museum.org for additional resources and program updates.
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Intermediate Unit 29
17 Maple Avenue, Marlin, Pennsylvania 17951 Phone: 570-544-9131 x2382 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.iu29.org/EducationalServices/Technology/DistanceLearning/Programs/
Contact: Charles Sacavage Email:
Description: "Perspectives on History" Would you like your students to talk to Meriwether Lewis, John Wilkes Booth, or Theodore Roosevelt? Through the educational artistry of Professor Charles Sacavage, these historical figures will come to life for your classroom. Mr. Sacavage has spent a lifetime studying, teaching, and living history, allow your students to experience through his eyes the people and events that changed our world. Field trips are available on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Lincoln Assassination, and Rough Rider Theodore Roosevelt. These stories will feature Mr. Sacavage in historic dress and displaying realistic artifacts. Sessions are intended to allow students the opportunity to ask their own questions and interact with these figures. Mr. Sacavage also offers a field trip dealing with the Holocaust and Tolerance Education. This field trip follows a different format from the other tours he offers. Mr. Sacavage has personally visited many of the horrible death camps in Europe. He has worked with the ADL and participated in numerous seminars on both the Holocaust and Tolerance.
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International Studies in Schools
201 North Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana 47408-4001 Phone: 812-856-1768 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): crlt.indiana.edu/isis/
Contact: Nick Clark Email:
Description: International Studies In Schools (ISIS) programming provides a fantastic alternative to the traditional classroom guest speaker. Since 1995, ISIS has been providing innovative video distance-learning programs which connect Indiana University (IU) international students, scholars, and specialists with K-16 schools and community groups in Indiana and other states. ISIS coordinators work directly with the various world resource centers on campus to identify quality presenters and design program content based on curriculum standards under the guidance of the requesting teacher. Programs include, but are not limited to, conversations with returned Peace Corps volunteers, international career days, daily life in (country of your choice), international education week every November, and exploratory language series.
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International Wolf Center
1396 Highway 169, Ely, Minnesota 55731 Phone: 218-365-4695 x31 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/educator/distancelearning.asp
Contact: Tara Johnson Email:
Description: The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wild lands and the human role in their future. Distance Learning programs feature dynamic, interactive learning experiences and real-time viewing of our resident ambassador wolves running, playing, napping or tussling in their naturalized northern Minnesota habitat.
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Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum
Pier 86 12th Ave. & 46th St., New York, New York 10036 Phone: 212-957-3701 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.intrepidmuseum.org/Education/Distance-Learning-(3rd---8th-Grades).aspx
Contact: Gene Carlucci Email:
Description: Step aboard the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, a 900 foot-long aircraft carrier celebrating over 20 years of honoring our country’s heroes. Here your students can embark on scientific investigations and become submersed in history with hands on lessons. Choose to learn by taking part in one of our many exciting Educational Programs or by exploring the exhibits with your class on your own. You decide which type of Intrepid adventure will best enhance your curriculum!
Can’t make it to the Intrepid Museum? Video conferencing is an excellent way to bring our museum into your classroom through technology. Our Techno Trips are interactive, allowing students to ask questions and receive immediate feedback from Museum Education Team Members. Within the curricula the students will be able to examine the many historically significant artifacts in the museum.
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Isobel Arvin
1210 W. Wabash Ave., , Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933 Phone: 765-362-6226 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
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Description: Isobel Arvin, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, retired in 1994 after 40 years of teaching at the elementary level. Her last 12 years were spent with gifted and talented fourth grade students. Although a native of Montgomery County, IN she has presented Meet Mrs. Graber, An Amish Woman to many schools throughout the state. Isobel has combined her love of quilting and her long standing friendship with the real-life Mrs. Graber into this unique distance learning program for students and community groups.
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IUPUI School of Science
402 North Blackford St., , Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Phone: 317-274-1126 DL Room Phone: Fax: 317-274-0628 |
Website(s): www.science.iupui.edu
Contact: Kim S. Nguyen Email:
Description: The School of Science at IUPUI offers programs leading to bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Computer and Information Science, Geology (including Environmental Geo-Science) Mathematical Sciences (including Statistics and Actuarial Science), Physics, and Psychology. Secondary school teaching programs in math and science are also degree programs provided by the School of Science. The faculty of the School honors teaching and research roles equally. Community engagement activities are strongly encouraged across units of the university.
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J. L. Panagopoulos
PO Box 704, Roscoe, Illinois 61073-0704 Phone: 815-624-7783 or 815-978-5774 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.jlpanagopoulos.com/
Contact: Janie Lynn Panagopuolos Email:
Description: Award winning author/historian, Janie Lynn Panagopoulos has toured schools throughout the United States sharing her stories of history, research and writing, now, connect with Janie through IP Videoconferencing.
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James H. Porter Center for Science and Mathematics
8140 Auburn Road, Painesville, Ohio 44077 Phone: 440-352-8850 DL Room Phone: Fax: 440-352-8850 |
Website(s): www.lcesc.k12.oh.us/public/ESC/programs_portercenter.cfm
Contact: Yvonne Delgado or Cookie Cardina Email:
Description: The Porter Center for Science and Math strives to make science and math exciting and interesting for all students, so they will develop a life long curiosity about the world around them. By providing hands-on lessons to students, the Porter Center for Science will enhance and enrich the science and math instruction in schools.
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Jason Foundation-Suicide Prevention Programs
181 East Main Street, Hendersonville, TN 37075 Phone: 615-264-2323 ext. 103 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.jasonfoundation.com/resources/
Contact: Linda Dunlap Email:
Description: The Jason Foundation provides specialized training in the area of youth suicide prevention and awareness for educators. This program promotes awareness and prevention through detailed information and discussion. Information pertinent to the teacher-student relationship is explored as well as resources for the teacher to help a depressed or suicidal student.
Registration Process: Visit www.cilc.org to register
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Jay Myers-CEO(ISI) Author of
3860 Forest Hill-Irene Road Suite #100, Memphis, Tn 38125 Phone: (901) 866-1474 ext. 201 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.keepswingingbook.com
Contact: Jay Myers Email:
Description: Jay Myers is the Founder/CEO of Interactive Solutions and author of "Keep Swinging" An Entrepreneurs Story of Overcoming Adversity and Achieving Small Business Success(www.keepswingingbook.com) ISI is a 14 year old Memphis based firm that specializes in the sales and support of audio visual,videoconferencing, distance learning and telemedicine systems.
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John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Phone: 312-939-238 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.sheddaquarium.org/
Contact: Adrian Perez Email:
Description: Shedd Aquarium is the World's Aquarium. Opened in 1929, it is one of the oldest public aquariums in the world. Shedd has a rich history. Its history spans decades!
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Johnson Space Center
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Website(s): www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/education/index.html
Contact: Shelia Bass/David Kiss Email:
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Judges Lodgings
Church Street, Lancaster, United Kingdom Phone: (+44)0152432808 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/sites/museums/venues/judges/index.asp?siteid=3775&pageid=12960&e=e
Contact: Anthea Dennett Email:
Description: Lancaster's oldest town house, dating from the 17th century. Originally home to witch hunter Thomas Covell. Displays a wealth of furniture, porcelain, silver and paintings. Stunning collection of Gillow furniture displayed in period rooms. Impressive recreation of an Edwardian schoolroom. Enchanting childhood collection of dolls, toys and games from the 18th century to the present day.
Registration Process: E-mail office@cleo.net.uk with details of the session you require, as well as details of your school, contact details of the person requesting the VC session, your E164 number, the class name and number of pupils wanting to take part in the VC session.
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Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-564-1792 ext. 4454 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): history.ky.gov/sub.php?pageid=89§ionid=9
Contact: Greg Hardison Email:
Description: The Kentucky Historical Society recently became a videoconference site, and plans are underway to create history-based distance learning programs for schools and other audiences.
Registration Process: Contact Greg Hardison at 502-564-1792, ext. 4454 or email greg.hardison@ky.gov
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Kigluait Educational Adventures
PO Box 1027, Talkeetna, Alaska 99676 Phone: 907-733-4410 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.kigluaitadventures.com/
Contact: Richard Hum Email:
Description: Kigluait Educational Adventures offers complete standards based programs delivered via onsite, videoconference, and web based methodologies. We provide 3 day, 2 week and customizable curriculums based on your needs.
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Knowledge Career Development Network
Box 489, Air Ronge, Canada Phone: 866-966-5232 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.kcdn.ca/
Contact: Brenda LaRocque-Hill Email:
Description: The Breaking Barriers programs aim to compliment and enhance students' education, better preparing them for active participation in the modern western Canadian economy. As well it will provide students with the opportunity to interact with inspirational individuals. The series allows for a wide number of motivational guests from community elders to astronauts. Most importantly students will learn more about leading corporations and careers as well as have the opportunity to interact with talented peers.
Registration Process: Email Brenda LaRocque-Hill to register.
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LACA
195 Union St. Suite C-2, Newark, Oh 43055 Phone: (740) 345-3400
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Website(s): www.laca.org
Contact: Helen Morris Email:
Description: LACA, the Licking Area Computer Association, is one of 23 Information Technology Centers (ITCs) in the state of Ohio that make up the Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN ). LACA is a non-profit organization, owned and governed by the schools it serves. LACA has been involved with providing high quality video service for 10 years and works closely with trained educators to provide content.
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Lake County Solid Waste Management District
7820 Broadway, Merrillville, Indiana 46410 Phone: 219-769-3820 x 23 DL Room Phone: Fax: 219-769-3890 |
Website(s): www.lcswmd.com
Contact: Rita Mazza Email:
Description: The Lake County Solid Waste Management District is an award winning government entity created by statute to develop a plan for the managment of solid waste in Lake County, Indiana. This innovative District has three education sites and two mobile units that bring environmental curriculums directly to the schools using hands on, minds on activities.
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Lancashire Conservation Studios
, St. Preston, United Kingdom Phone: 01772 534070 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.cleo.net.uk/resources/displayframe.php?src=521/consultants_resources/cleovc/
Contact: Heather Davis Email:
Description: Come on a journey through time as we visit Britain in the decades since 1948.
Registration Process: Use the online form or e-mail office@cleo.net.uk with details of the session you require, as well as details of your school, contact details of the person requesting the VC session, your E164 number, the class name and number of pupils wanting to take part in the VC session.
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LEARNnco (North Central Ohio ESC)
65 St. Francis Avenue, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 Phone: (419) 332-8214 ext. 36
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Website(s): www.ncoesc.esu.k12.oh.us/distancelearning/index.htm
Contact: Andy Campbell or Kathy Mohr Email:
Description: These forty-minute sessions were developed using established National Science Standards as a framework for fun interaction! The programs are also correlated to the Ohio academic content standards. They present science concepts using hands on group explorations between the LEARNnco educator and your classroom. These learning modules complement classroom curriculums, and all sessions are personalized with the format adjusted according to the ages and ability levels of the participating sites.
Registration Process: Email Andy at acampbell@ncoesc.org to request distance learning programs. Programs are schedule by request to meet the needs of the classroom teachers.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
312 E. Finnup Drive, Garden City, KS 67846 Phone: 620-276-1250 or 620-271-1555-studio DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): www.garden-city.org/zoo/education/distancelearning.htm
Contact: Misty Ayers Email:
Description: The Lee Richardson Zoo provides free distance learning programs from our interactive television studio. Students of any age can connect for a one-on-one visit with our education staff and some of our special animal ambassadors. Choose one of our pre-planned program topics, or let us create a program to fit your interests. Programs can be adapted for any grade level. We do not currently charge a program fee; however, schools requesting a program are responsible for any connection costs.
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Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305 Phone: 201-253-1382
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Website(s): www.lsc.org/lsc/edprograms/studentprograms
Contact: Hassana Harrison Email:
Description: Let Liberty Science Center's dynamic instructors become your partners in an exploration of exciting science concepts -- from the convenience of your own facility!
Electronic Field Trips (EFTs) are interactive lessons delivered directly to your students at school via videoconferencing. They are broadcast live from our exhibition floors or our new laboratory setting in the Jennifer A. Chalsty Center for Science Learning and Teaching. Our science educators will help your students explore a range of dynamic cross-curricular themes.
There are three different types of EFTs (Explore-A-Stories, E-Connections and E-Trails), and each comes with classroom curriculum alinged with the National Science Education Standards, New Jersey Core Curriculum Science Content Standards and New York Learning Standards for Math, Science and Technology.
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Library of Congress
101 Indpendence Ave., SE, Washington, DC, 20540 Phone: 202-707-2562 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
Website(s): memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/video/index.html
Contact: Judy Graves Email:
Description: The Library of Congress is the Nation's Library. With over 13 million books plus millions more multimedia non-book resources, it is the largest library in the world. Its web site contains digitized sound recordings, films, photographs, maps, and texts from its national and international collections, plus online search tools and educational resources. Videoconference staff development programs help educators to navigate, search, and use these primary sources. Some content-based programs for students are planned for the future.
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Life Science Education Center at Marian College
3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46206 Phone: 317-524-7700 DL Room Phone: Fax: |
