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| Careers in Rehab Therapies - April 25 |
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Provider: Lutheran Health Network
Grade Level: 7-12
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: 9 - 9:45 AM EST
In this monthly series, students participate in a
virtual panel discussion with health care
professionals from the Lutheran Health Network in
Fort Wayne. This session will focus on career options
in rehabilitation therapies.
There is no charge to participate, but we are limited to
7 sites. To register, please email me at
schaufes@ipfw.edu or send in the ACELINK Program
Request Form.
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| Don't Give Me Any Bull - April 21 |
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Only 1 program slot available. Filled on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Title: Don't Give Me Any Bull
Content Provider: McMillen Center for
Health Education
Grades: 3-4 (will customize)
Date: April 21, 2008
Time: 9 - 9:30 AM EST
Youth will learn how to reduce their risk of
being the target of a bully. Techniques for
handling a bullying situation are presented.
These techniques include naming the behavior
as bullying, handling the situation in an
assertive manner, leaving the situation as
soon as possible and reporting the situation to
an adult.
Teaching young people to handle stress or
anger, stand up tall, speak assertively will help
them avoid becoming the target of a bully.
Because most children will never be either
target of a bully or the bully, health educators
will also introduce the idea of being an active
bystander who can impact the situation in a
safe manner.
To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form
and fax it to 481-6949.
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| All About Matter - May 8 |
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Only 1 program slot available. Filled on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Title: All About Matter
Provider: Fort Worth Museum of Science and
History
Grades: 1-8 (will customize)
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 2:50 PM EST
Using super-cold liquid nitrogen, common
household items and hands-on experimentation, your
students learn how and why things change from solid
to liquid to gas and the properties of these states of
matter.
We will focus on the unusual characteristics of
water using a hands-on challenge activity with
your students, use science process skills to
observe and ask questions using bubbles and
a solid with some unusual characteristics, and
explore with components of air in solid, liquid
and gaseous states.
The Museum was the very first children's
museum in Texas and one of the first
children's museums in the nation.
To sign up, fill out the ACELINK Request Form
and fax it to 481-6949.
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| NASA Celebrate 50 Years with Video Conference Series |
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Over the next year, NASA will celebrate 50
years of scientific and technological
excellence. NASA has powered us into the
21st century through signature
accomplishments that are enduring icons of
human achievement. Among those
accomplishments are technological
innovations and scientific discoveries that
have improved and shaped our lives on Earth
in a myriad of ways.
The Distance Learning Network (DLN) will take
your students on a journey into NASA's past
while linking them to the vision for space
exploration. A look at past, present and future
goals of the space program will offer a unique
connection to each student within your
classroom as they are invited to be a part of
the future of space exploration!
They offer a series of video conference
programs, which include:
- Go Flight. May 13, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 PM
EST
- Astronomy: Bringing the Past to Light. May
14, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 PM EST
- Advancements in Aeronautics. May 20,
2008 at 11:00 am-12:00 PM EST
- Propulsion: May 20, 2008 at 1:10-2:10 PM
EST
- Wind Tunnels and Their Use in Aerospace.
May 21, 2008 at 1:00-2:00 PM EST
To register, you must go to their website by
April 11, 2008 and send in your request.
There is no charge for this program.
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| How to Request an ACELINK Video Conference |
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To request any video conference,
complete and
fax in the ACELINK Content/Program Request
Form.
The form is available through the ACELINK website, or you can contact us
at
481-0741 (office) or acelink@ipfw.edu.
If a program is already scheduled, we will
fill
requests on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please
make sure your school schedule matches the
program's dates and times.
If a program is offered on demand, you'll
need to provide two to three dates and times
you
would prefer when you request the program.
ACELINK funds are available to pay content
provider fees for up to three video
conferences
per teacher. Please contact me if you have
a special circumstance that requires more
funding.
Note: We must have an ACELINK
Content/Program Request Form completed in
order to
approve a request for a video conference.
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23 Classes Participate in Read Across the Planet |
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Students and teachers from 23 Allen County,
Indiana elementary, middle and high school
classes were paired with partner classes for a
virtual Read Across the Planet event in
February. This was a record participation for
ACELINK schools!
According to Dawn Dykes, 4th grade
teacher at Adams Elementary, "Read Around
the Planet was great! The kids loved it and it
worked out well. Thanks for helping us
coordinate to make this happen. We are
looking forward to doing it next year if
possible!"
Beth Peters, teacher at Bishop Dwenger High School,
said, "Our matching class was perfect! We are going
to continue our collaboration with them beyond this
program."
ACELINK supports the program by helping with
registration and scheduling because it is a
great teacher and student collaboration
project. Teachers are matched with partners
from all over the US, and they work together to
develop a 45-minute program shared by their
two classes.
We'd like to give credit to Mark Resor from
Fort Wayne Community Schools for setting up
22 of the programs and equipment. You are a
two-way video hero!
Next year's virtual Read Across the Planet
program will be held in early February. For
more information, you can visit their web site
at: http://www.twic
e.cc/read/.
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