Story Time Program goes to the birds…

The Story Time Program is an interactive story read to students from Avon East Elementary Schools and a connecting site. The January Story Strangers in the Woods by Jean Stoick and Carl Sams II demonstrated the multiple ways that animals communicate.

What better way to demonstrate the calls animals make in the forest than with a naturalist from the Lorain County Metro Parks. Gary and Tim shared several bird calls and had students from the connecting sites make Barn Owl, Chic a dee, and grackle calls.
Connecting sites were from Rock Hill Schools in South Carolina, Western Reserve Elementary School in Collins, Ohio and West Salem Schools in Columbiana County.

Antarctica Anne and one cool bug helps students better understand hydration

Marianne Kaput finished her videoconference schedule with her best presentation yet! Students from Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Virginia and Ohio spent time with the staff at Palmer Station, Heath Space Cleveland and the Cleveland clinic to learn more about the Antarctic Bestiary and the role is could play in medical and sport science.

Heath Space Cleveland provided the students with a demonstration on how freezing points which was followed by a discussion on organ transplants with a surgeon from the Cleveland Clinic. The session was followed by Q & A with Marianne and the Palmer Staff with their day to day operations that event that occurred on their trips.

Thanks Marianne for provide students with this great opportunity!

LCDL Updates for January 23rd

1) PANEL DISCUSSION “CAREERS IN PRE-SCHOOL & SPECIAL EDUCATION”
2) POETRY PLEASE – REVISED DATE
3) WNEO PBS 45/49 IN-SERVICE SCHEDULE
4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY; GROWING FLUENT READERS
5) FREE PROGRAMS WITH THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
6) ANTARCTICA ANNIE – LAST CHANCE TO VISIT MARIANNE KAPUT, AVON LAKE FROM ANTARCTICA

1) PANEL DISCUSSION “CAREERS IN PRE-SCHOOL & SPECIAL EDUCATION”

Please join us for a presentation on careers in Pre-School and Special Education

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Katrina Dieringer M.Ed.
Distance Learning Consultant
Cell 216.346.2651

2) POETRY PLEASE – REVISED DATE

Hello Friends.

Please re-circulate to your teachers with these adjusted dates for our culminating videoconferences for Poetry PLEASE. This is a wonderful program! Please help me promote it with your schools and teachers!
Sandy Kreisman, Community Education skreisman@universitycircle.org University Circle Interactive Cleveland 10831 Magnolia Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (216) 707-5021 office phone(216) 791-3935 fax (330) 221-0421 cell

3) WNEO PBS 45/49 IN-SERVICE SCHEDULE

WNEO PBS 45/49, SPARKS ESC and the Lorain County Distance Learning Consortium have teamed up to provide teachers with professional development, materials and resources. Each in-service will cover a different curriculum theme that the participating school will be able to keep.

The first session Antarctica 90 degrees South is scheduled for Wednesday January 25th at 3:45pm. Schools can still sign up by contacting Paul Hieornymus, Phiero@Leeca.org.

See the attached flyers for the Antarctica program and the entire professional development schedule.



4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY; GROWING FLUENT READERS

The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration is offering teachers the opportunity to discuss reading fluency techniques and strategies with Kimberly Tyson on February 8, 2006.

Please see the attached flyer for program details. Schools can schedule this event through the CILC website http://www.cilc.org/ or they can contact Dave Miller or Paul Hieronymus for scheduling assistance.

5) FREE PROGRAMS WITH THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The following programs are available for schools to be scheduled on demand.

Title: Pearl Harbor Survivor SeriesAudience: Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, TeacherDescription: The Pearl Harbor Survivor series offers a distance learning opportunity like no other. Now, students have an alternative way to learn about our history. They get to experience a historical perspective from those who were there that fateful day.Learning about World War II can be a moving experience. Communicating directly with a Pearl Harbor Survivor, however, can be invaluable.

Title: Interpretive Ranger Series Audience: Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, TeacherDescription: In the Interpretive Ranger Series students view a 17 minute USS ARIZONA underwater dive videotape while a National Park Service Park Ranger gives a voice over interpretive lesson. Students view the USS ARIZONA from a perspective the public does not have access to. The Park Ranger describes ongoing preservation of the ship and the underwater archeology teams that are constantly studying the ship. Students are shown via a document camera a USS ARIZONA oil sample.

Julie Eisner-Coxwitnesstohistory@hawaii.rr.com1 Arizona Memorial PlaceHonolulu, HI 96818United StatesPhone: (808) 753-4428Fax: (808) 485-2747
http://arizonamemorial.org/


6) ANTARCTICA ANNIE – LAST CHANCE TO VISIT MARIANNE KAPUT, AVON LAKE FROM ANTARCTICA

This Wednesday, January 25th is the last opportunity for ms students to visit Marianne Kaput, teacher from Troy intermediate school as she shares her experiences working on Palmer station in Antarctica, studying the unique characteristics of an insect called the Belgica Antarctica. Don’t miss out on this session to take place from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Contact Dave Miller to register.

Dave Miller
Director of Distance Learning
Lorain County Distance Learning Consortium
1885 Lake Avenue
Elyria, OH 44012
440 324-5777 ext 195 Office
440 610-0782 Cell
dave.miller@leeca.org