December 2007

ARKANSAS STUDIES

EXCITING 2-HOUR  GUIDED FIELD TRIP – FREE ADMISSION TO WORLD WAR II EXHIBIT
  World War II Exhibit, Interactive Activities and Video
  Scavenger Hunt for Adults and Students
  Free Admission
  Central Arkansas Location  Adjacent to UCA

Plan to bring your classes to one of these guided field  trips to explore World War II memorabilia, listen and watch interviews with  some of the Arkansas WWII veterans and let students (and adults) participate in  a scavenger hunt that allows them to better experience the times and the  people.  You and your chaperones and bus  driver can choose to watch or actively participate in this guided field trip.  Adults will receive a Certificate of  Achievement for winning the adult scavenger hunt, and students will receive a  prize for winning the student scavenger hunt.

Several of the tour guides interviewed these veterans and  went with them on the veterans’ tour of honor to Washington, D.C.  These guides will be available to answer  questions and share personal insights.   Prepare for your field trip by taking a virtual tour at http://thewar.aetn.org/exhibit --  this is just the beginning of an exciting and thought-provoking adventure for  you, your volunteers and students.

Tour times and dates:
  Morning tours are 10 a.m. to noon
  Afternoon tours are 1 to 2 p.m.
  Tuesday, Dec. 4
  Thursday, Dec. 6
  Friday, Dec. 7
  Tuesday, Dec. 11

Don’t worry if you need a tour at another date or length of  time – we have several options to meet your needs.  To schedule your group’s tour or for  additional information, contact education@aetn.org or call 1-800-488-6689.  Ask for  information about the WORLD WAR II FIELD TRIP.

AETN (Arkansas Educational Television Network) is adjacent  to the UCA campus.

Map to AETN/UCA location        http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=350+S.+Donaghey,+conway+ar&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.497063,59.765625&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1  

SPECIAL NOTE: The exhibit offers several photo opportunities  if students or adults would like to bring cameras.

GROWING ROOTS: IMMIGRATION IN  THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY AIRS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 3-4 A.M.

  The Arkansas Educational  Television Network examines the state’s immigrant population in “Growing Roots:  Immigration in the Land   of Opportunity,”airing in  the early morning video blockfeed for schools on wedensday, Dec. 5, 3-4  a.m.  This broadcast is designed for  schools to record and use the program in classrooms throughout the state.

  According to “A Profile of  Immigrants in Arkansas,” in the 1990s Arkansas's native born population grew 12  percent, while the immigrant population almost tripled – rising from 25,000 to  75,000, a growth rate exceeded by only three other states. The Winthrop  Rockefeller Foundation commissioned a study of Arkansas immigration. The Urban Institute in  Washington, D.C., conducted the study.

  Misinformation  and undisguised fear on this controversial subject often lead the public to  overlook the positive impact that immigration is having on the state. The Urban  Institute’s study dispels fact from fiction by showing how immigration is  changing Arkansas,  the challenges and rewards faced by the state, and the misimpression that all  immigrants are Latino.

 
  “Growing Roots” answers such questions as who is coming to Arkansas, why they’re here, what this  population influx means to the state and what growth will come in the future.  It also shows what jobs these immigrants are filling, how they’re becoming  invested in Arkansas  communities, how much of the immigrant population is undocumented, what  opportunities they’re bringing to the state, how they’re affecting the  education system and much more.

Part  one of “Growing Roots” looks at the demography, economics and cultural impact  of immigration in Arkansas.  Included are community profiles that feature immigrants of Latino, Laotian and  Marshallese descent. The pieces, produced by Matt Bradley, were filmed in  DeQueen, Hensley and Springdale.

Part  two examines education, global economics and household demographics within Arkansas immigrant  communities. Bradley produced community profiles featuring immigrants of Asian  and Latino descent in Russellville and Little Rock.

Veteran  journalist Steve Barnes hosts the program. Panelists include: Randy Capps,  senior research associate at The Urban Institute; Everett Henderson, research  associate at The Urban Institute; Donald Hernandez, professor of sociology at  The University of Albany, SUNY; and James Johnson Jr., distinguished professor  of entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“Growing  Roots: Immigration in the Land   of Opportunity” is  underwritten by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and is closed captioned in  both English and Spanish.

HISTORIC WASHINGTON STATE   PARK REENACTS   FIVE TRAILS   RENDEZVOUS FOR   SCHOOLS, FEB. 15-17, 2008
    historicwashington@arkansas.com
  Contact: (870)  903-2660

Feb. 15, 2008, 10  a.m.-2 p.m.

Programs relating to life on the frontier are presented  for area school groups. Students can visit with frontiersmen, try their hand at  “throwing the hawk,” and take home a candle they dipped themselves. Teachers,  call for reservations.
  Admission: $5.50 per  student

Feb 16-17, 2008,  9 a.m.-5 p.m.

  Travel back in time to a festive pioneer atmosphere. Walk  through a frontier encampment and learn about survival skills used by early Arkansas settlers. Watch  reenactors demonstrate tomahawk throwing, use of muzzle loading rifles and  more! Co-sponsored by the Early Arkansas  Reenactor Association.
  Admission: Outside  activities free; building tours at regular pricing.

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR  TEACHERS FROM ARKANSAS STATE PARKS
  http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/education/#welcome

This site of field trip ideas can help you and your students  get the most of your field trip to one of Arkansas’s state parks.

PETIT JEAN STATE PARK EAGLE AWARENESS WEEKEND
  Contact: (501)  727-5441, petitjean@arkansas.com
  Dates: Jan. 12-13, 2008
  Admission: Free

This weekend's programs are devoted to our national symbol,  the bald eagle. A variety of activities will be offered, including field trips  to Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge to see wintering bald eagles. Contact  the park for a detailed schedule.

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ART AND MUSIC

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
  http://www.pbs.org/art21/

This series is the only  primetime national television series to focus exclusively on contemporary art  and artists.  It returns to PBS with four  new episodes.  Visit this Web site and  explore artists and their themes, watch the slideshows, examine multimedia options  and investigate the learning materials.

SOURCE: PBS Online
  http://pbs.org/teachersource/previews/previews.shtm

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: PROTEST

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/newsletter/redir/http://www.pbs.org/art21
Grade Range: 9-12

Examine the ways in which four artists use their work to picture war, express outrage and empathize with the suffering of others. Politics and the brutality of war underscore many of Nancy Spero's paintings. Landscape photographer An-My Lê's black-and-white images examine the impact, representation and meaning of war. Alfredo Jaar's installations, films and community-based projects communicate a specific experience to his audience, capturing beauty but also confronting horror. Jenny Holzer focuses on cruelty, devastation, consumerist impulses, death and disease in order to provoke a critical response from the viewer.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: ART BEAT AT SCHOOL “PRINTING THROUGH A  MASTER” LESSON PLAN
    http://www.opb.org/education/atschool/lesson.php?rowid=6
  Grades: 6-12

Explore the history and process  of the printmaker's art. Learn about four different methods of printmaking:  intaglio, relief, lithography and serigraph.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/preferences/

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COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE

PBS PARENTS “HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN*

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/newsletter/redir/http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/strategies.html
Grade Range: PreK-5

Parents spend much of their time talking to their children, and then wondering why they don't seem to hear what is being said. Learn how practical strategies like asking specific questions can help communicate more effectively with kids, frrom preschoolers to preteens.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

CONFLICT RESOLUTION  RESOURCES AT ALL GRADE LEVELS
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

PBS has a wide selection of resources for educators to use  to address the issue of conflict resolution.   To locate the appropriate resource, go to this PBS Teacher Web site,  select Heath & Fitness, then choose your grade level and conflict  resolution.  Some of the resources  include:

• A Primer  on Peer Mediation, grades 9-12

http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/educators/lessons/schoolviol1/index.html

This lesson plan requires two  45-minute sessions   If Peer Mediation is an ongoing program at  your school, this lesson can be used to inform students of what they can expect  if they choose to solve a problem through mediation. It can also be used to  encourage students to train to become mediators. If Peer Mediation is new to  your school, this lesson can be the jumping-off point to bringing a training  program into your building.

• Family  Friction, grades K-2

http://pbskids.org/berenstainbears/caregiver/outreach.html
   
  This lesson plan helps you discuss simple problems that could happen with  parents, siblings and caregivers.   Identify strategies for solving conflicts.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

MAKE EVERY DAY FAMILY LITERACY DAY
  http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/quicktips/main.html?campaign=parentsnews_2_literacytips

Here are some simple games that  can build literacy skills, while making everyday chores (like bath time and  grocery shopping) more fun for both of you.

SOURCE: PBS Parents Weekly Newsletter
  http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

WELCOME TO WORD WORLD!
  http://pbskids.org/wordworld/?campaign-parentsnews_3_word

Help a child make friends with  words in Word World, the animated  preschool show where the words come alive. Join the WordFriends as they go on  comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right  word. Visit their site now and hop on the truck to Duck's Rhyming Party.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
  http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

CURL UP WITH A GOOD BOOK ABOUT AUTUMN
  http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder/bookfinder-results.html?text_search=Go&Search=autumn&search=Go?campaign=parentsnews_2_autu

Now that the days are growing  shorter, it's the perfect time to share two classic books about fall with your  child. In one story you'll celebrate the arrival of apples and pumpkins, and in  the other you'll take a brisk walk in the woods.

SOURCE: PBS Parents
    http://pbs.org/parents/preferences/index.html

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS, AGE AND FOCUS

FREE PBS KIDS INTERACTIVE SITES BY AGE LEVEL
http://pbskids.org/ This site connects children to interactive online activities.

PROGRAMS	AGES
Barney	6 months-3 years
Teletubbies	1-4 years
Sesame Street	2-4 years
Berenstain Bears	2-7 years
Dragon Tales	2-7 years
Curious George	3-5 years
Mister Rogers	3-5 years
Boobah	3-6 years
Caillou	3-6 years
It’s a Big Big World	3-6 years
JAKERS!	4-6 years
Between the Lions	4-7 years
Clifford	4-7 years
Reading Rainbow	4-8 years
ZOOM	5-11 years
Arthur	6-9 years
Postcards from Buster	6-9 years
FETCH!	6-10 years
Maya & Miguel	6-11 years
Cyberchase	8-12 years

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GRANTS, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

LAURA BUSH FOUNDATION GRANTS TO SCHOOL  LIBRARIES DEADLINE NEARS
    http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/web2/index.htm
  Deadline: Dec. 31,  2007
  Grant limit: $6,000  for books, magazine, serial copies and subscriptions only

In order to promote  a love of reading, the goal of this grant is to provide books to the school  libraries and students most in need of them.   The fill-in-the-blanks application at this Web site is easy to complete.

YOUNG MEN AT  RISK: TRANSFORMING THE POWER OF A GENERATION
    http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20121&c=EMC-FA144
  Deadline: Jan. 23, 2008

Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation, an online, open source competition co-sponsored by Robert  Wood Johnson Foundation's Vulnerable Populations Portfolio and Changemakers,  looks to identify the most innovative approaches to help young men ages 15 to  25 fulfill their potential and become healthy, successful adults. From dancing  as means to address domestic violence to using music to promote improved mental  health, an increasing number of programs are finding new ways to meet pressing  societal problems faced by today's young men.

LITTLEST VOLUNTEERS CONTEST
    http://wondertime.go.com/contest/littlest-volunteers/index.html
  Maximum Award: $5,000 to winner’s favorite charity
  Eligibility: adults (parent, caregiver, or early childhood educator)  volunteering with a child aged eight and younger
  Deadline: February 29, 2008

Wondertime Magazine and The Walt Disney Company are looking for stories  about teaching young children the joys of volunteering. They are asking that  volunteers share their story of what they and their little one have learned  from an experience.

SOURCE: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
  http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES 2007 EDUCATOR AWARD TOUR
  www.mff.org

Throughout the coming months, up  to 80 outstanding educators will be surprised with $25,000 cash prizes. The  largest teacher recognition program in the U.S., the Milken Educator Awards  were first presented in 1987 to honor excellence in teaching and inspire young,  capable people to join the profession. By this school year's end, the  Foundation will have given a total of over $58 million in Awards to more than  2,300 outstanding educators.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
    http://www.pbs.org/teachers/preferences/

COMCAST  FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT http://www.comcast.com/corporate/about/inthecommunity/foundation/comcastfoundation.html
  Maximum Award:  $570,000
  Eligibility: 501(c)3  organizations operating within communities that Comcast serves
  Deadline: N/A
The Comcast Foundation is awarding grants to maximize the impact of community  investments so they yield tangible, measurable benefits to the neighborhoods  Comcast serves and the people who live there. The foundation's primary focus is  in funding diversity-oriented programs that address literacy, volunteerism and  youth leadership development.

SOURCE: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
  http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

FUNDING FOR TEACHERS TO BRING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES TO THE CLASSROOM
    http://www.lmf-educator-award.com/index.html
  Maximum  Award: N/A
  Eligibility: teachers and classrooms in  areas on the monarch migratory route
  Deadline: rolling 

The Live Monarch Foundation  Educator Outreach Program provides funding for teachers throughout the United States  to enroll in the National Campaign to bring Monarch Butterflies into the  classroom. This program provides education and materials to strengthen the  Monarch’s 3,000 mile migratory route within North America  by creating self-sustaining butterfly gardens and refuges. Current extreme  weather has eliminated early milkweed growth... participation is critical. Materials  will be provided for each participant to raise a virtual butterfly and start a  real butterfly garden with professional instruction on each level of its  maintenance and care, with insight into the shared responsibility of each  person to protect our fragile environment one backyard at a time.

SOURCE: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
  http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

GRANTS FOR FORMAL K-12 EDUCATION
    http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php#programs
  Maximum Award: $25,000
  Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations
  Deadline: N/ A

RGK  Foundation awards grants within education to programs that focus on formal K-12  education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development,  literacy, and higher education. 
  SOURCE: PEN Weekly NewsBlast http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE NATURAL SCIENCES
  http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=AboutLowes/outdoor/index.html
  Maximum Award:  $2,000
  Eligibility: K-12 public schools  in the United States
  Deadline: N/A

  Lowe's  Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National  Geographic Explorer! Magazine have teamed up to create an outdoor classroom  grant program whose focus is to engage students in hands-on natural science  experiences and allow enrichment opportunities across the core curriculum.  Congratulations to previous Arkansas  school winners Brookland Elementary, Brookland, and West Elementary, Jonesboro.

  SOURCE: PEN Weekly NewsBlast
  http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

UPS FOUNDATION  EDUCATION GRANTS http://www.community.ups.com/philanthropy/grant.html
  Maximum Award:  varies
  Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations
  Deadline: N/A
  UPS  Foundation Education Grants fund high impact philanthropic programs that raise  the level of educational instruction, family learning opportunities, and school  involvement projects.

  SOURCE: PEN Weekly NwsBlasthttp://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

INVOLVING ACTUARIES IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
  http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/grant/bestpractices.html
  Maximum Award: $30,000
  Eligibility: any local group or organization
  Deadline: N/A

The  Actuarial Foundation Advancing Student Achievement Mentoring Program awards  grants to schools and groups so that they develop a viable mentoring program  involving actuaries in the teaching of mathematics to children in private and  public schools. Collaboration among school systems, local actuarial clubs,  corporations and other stakeholders in education is encouraged in order to  enhance the chances of success, particularly on a long-term basis.

  SOURCE: PEN Weekly  NwsBlasthttp://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp

Grant Information Sources ·  Forecast of Finding for the U.S. Department of Education  http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html ·  PEN WEEKLY NEWSBLAST  http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp  This site includes grant opportunities, Web links, deadlines, eligibility and maximum grant amounts. ·  EducationMoney.com ·  Federal Grants http://grants.gov allows you to search by category.  You do not need to register to search for grant opportunities ·  http://grantsalert.com/ These sources will help locate foundation, government and other grant opportunities.  It’s best to start when you have some time to invest, because one thing frequently leads to another link. Grant Writing Tips and Tools ·  If you want factual information about grant writing and samples, be sure to visit the Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D., Michigan State University, at http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal. ·  “SHOW ME THE MONEY: TIPS & RESOURCES FOR SUCCESSFUL GRANT WRITING” http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml

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HEALTH, SAFETY AND FITNESS

ABCD EAT RIGHT LESSON PLAN
    http://www.klrn.org/healthystart/index.html
    Grade  Level: PreK, K-2

  Explore  aspects of a health-conscious lifestyle through activities available within  this workshop guide. Learn how parents can use stories, video clips and fun  activities to encourage their children to develop healthy habits.

  SOURCE: PBS Teachers
http://www.klrn.org/healthystart/index.html

NOVA SCIENCENOW “1918 FLU” LESSON PLAN
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3318_02_nsn.html
  Grade Range: 6-12

Explore how an infectious  disease can spread through a human population. Examine how preventive measures  help defend against infection, and consider ways that infectious diseases can  be prevented, controlled or cured.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/preferences/

IT'S MY LIFE “BIRTH ORDER” ONLINE ACTIVITY
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/parents/resources/birthorder_discussion_qs.html
Grade Range: 3-8

Explore personality traits ascribed to birth order and identify those that fit or don't fit. Discuss the concept of "fairness" and how birth order affects treatment of individuals within the family.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS “ABOUT  ALL YOU CAN EAT: FEAST OR FAMINE” LESSON PLAN
    http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/4_class/45_pguides/pguide_502/4552_feast.html
    Grade  level 6-12

  Investigate  the theory that including desert plants such as mesquite and cactus in a diet can  help control obesity and diabetes. Design a scientific experiment that will  test this hypothesis, using control variables, observation and sampling.

  SOURCE:  PBS Teachers
  http://www.klrn.org/healthystart/index.html

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HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES

WAY OF THE WARRIOR
  http://www.pbs.org/wayofthewarrior/

Whether you were able to see the  documentary Way of the Warrior, a  production of Wisconsin Public Television, or not, this Web site offers  opportunities to travel the “way of the warrior” through WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam.  What caused these native peoples to serve in  numbers that far outweighed their percentage of the general population?  How did their sacred cleansing ceremonies  help them overcome Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?  Read their personal accounts theough journal  entries and poetry.

SOURCE: PBS Online
  http://pbs.org/teachersource/previews/previews.shtm

THE OBJECT OF HISTORY TEACHER  RESOURCE AT THE NATIONAL   MUSEUM OF AMERICAN  HISTORY
  http://www.objectofhistory.org/

Go behind the  scenes with the curators of the National Museum of American History and browse  the guide to teaching history with objects, explore objects and their place in  history, and create your own virtual exhibit.

AMERICAN FRONTIERS “CHIMPS R US: UNDERSTANDING TRAVEL ROUTES”  LESSON PLAN
  http://www.pbs.org/saf/1108/teaching/teaching.htmanding  Travel
  Grade level: 3-8

  Examine a map of the  travel routes and evening nesting sites of two chimpanzees and create a travel  route of your typical day. Describe the social enhancements that helped humans  to evolve from foraging behavior to establish fixed settlements.

ANCIENT QUMRAN: A VIRTUAL REALITY TOUR OF THE DEAD SEA  SCROLL SITE
  http://www.sdnhm.org/scrolls/qumrantour/index.html

Find out more about the technologies and methods of creating  this fully reconstructed, real-time, interactive model of the site at Kbirbet  Qumran.  The project allows the site to  emerge from its remains.  Every room is  reconstructed and furnished with artifacts, providing a glimpse into a world  that influenced the birth of modern Judaism and Christianity.  This innovative method of modeling allows  researchers to test new ideas and reconstructions.

CASA SAN YSIDRO  VIRTUAL TOUR
  http://www.cabq.gov/museum/history/casavirtualtour.html

Casa San Ysidro is a unique New Mexico compound which includes historic  buildings, recreations of buildings from the region and new constructions. 

TOURING CLOSER TO HOME

Looking for a virtual tour closer to home?  Be sure to visit the Central High School  and Governor’s Mansion tours at the AETN Arkansas Ideas portal, http://www.ideas.aetn.org/productions/virtualtours.

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LIBRARY, LITERATURE AND READING

MEDIA LITERACY RESOURCES
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/media_lit/index.html

This Web site  offers several lines of investigation related to media literacy.  Quiz yourself on media consumption, trends  and legislation.  Check out dozens of PBS  Web sites and TV programs.  Link to organizations  and research.  Try out the  cross-curricula ideas to integrate media into all facets of education.

"IN SEARCH OF SHAKESPEARE: PERFORMANCE FIRST" LESSON PLAN

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/educators/performance/lessonplan2.html
Grade Range: 6-8

Comprehend William Shakespeare's language by participating in exploratory, classroom performances of various plays. Interact with peers determining appropriate actions, gestures and sounds, and listen purposefully to the text.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

AMAZING  COLOSSAL ADVENTURES OF WORDGIRL  “ACTING OUT  VERBS, A VARIATION ON CHARADES” LESSON PLAN
  http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/parentsandteachers/pt_lessonplans.html
  Grade Level: K-5

  Increase understanding  of action words by playing a variation of the game of charades. Use silent  actions to demonstrate the meaning of a verb for others to guess, and then  switch places so that you can guess the words they demonstrate.

READING RAINBOW "SILLY SENTENCE MACHINE"
  http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/games/silly_sentence.html
  Grade Range: Prek -2

Explore parts of speech in this online interactive game. Create a "silly sentence" by clicking on one picture from each of five lists, choosing subjects, verbs, modifiers and phrases

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

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MATH AND SCIENCE

LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING "THE FOREST WHERE WE LIVE: HOW BIG IS THAT TREE?" ACTIVITY
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/newsletter/redir/http://www.lpb.org/programs/forest/talltree.html
Grade Range: 3-8

Use spatial sense and formula calculations to determine the height of a tree by its shadow.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

ARTHUR "GO GEORGE GO" ACTIVITY
>http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/gogeorgego/index.html
Grade Range: K-2

Find the shortest route from one place to another in this interactive game.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

ZOOM “MEASURING BOAT SPEED” OFFLINE ACTIVITY/PROJECT
    http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/measuringboatspeed.html
  Grades: K-5

Apply math skills to calculate  the speed of a boat.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/preferences/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS “MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP: LIFE SIZED DRAWING” LESSON PLAN
    http://www.pbs.org/saf/1305/teaching/teaching.htm
  Grades: 3-8

Use a scale drawing of the  Hunley as a model from which to draw a full-scale version of the Confederate  submarine, the CSS H.L. Hunley.

SOURCE: PBS Teachers Newsletter
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/preferences/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS “A DIFFERENT  WAY TO HEAL? A BIASED VIEW” LESSON PLAN
    http://www.pbs.org/saf/1210/teaching/teaching.htm
  Grade Level: 3-8
Investigate the claims  of "energy field" therapists and determine if claims of success  should be attributed to the "placebo effect." Describe how people's  expectations and beliefs can influence their response to medical and nonmedical  treatments.

  SOURCE: PBS Teachers
  http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AETN OFFERS WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS

AETN offers free  workshops for Arkansas teachers at AETN’s  computer lab, adjacent to the UCA campus, in Conway.

Workshops for  Arkansas IDEAS (8:30-11:30 a.m.) and AETN Videostreaming (1-4 p.m.) are  Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Each workshop  will last 3 hours for 3 hours of professional development credit in  technology.  We can also conduct these  workshops at your school or district.

Sign up now for the  workshops!

For more  information, or to register, please call the AETN Education Department at 1-800-488-6689,  or email education@aetn.org.

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