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bell shakespeare -
shakespeare battleplan
dubbo school of distance education
registration due by fri 13TH nov
18th nov
1 - 4:30pm
teacher forum
cost: free
Once more unto the breach dear teachers, once more. Bell Shakespeare Arts Educators are here to arm you with all the Shakespeare ammunition you need – smart, practical teaching strategies that couple close reading with dramatic realization, remembering that Shakespeare is meant to be performed.
Together we’ll deconstruct and re-imagine famous scenes, discuss new readings and interpretations, and make learning Shakespeare a little easier, and a lot more fun, for you and your students.
Dubbo School of Distance Education is broadcasting a free Bell Shakespeare teacher forum, entitled Shakespeare Battleplan on Wednesday, November 18 from 1-4.30 pm.
Bell Shakespeare educators will take you through practical teaching strategies to help you make learning Shakespeare easier and more fun for your students.
How to book
- Filll in the registration form and fax it to
Connections on 6884 0243
- Connections will send you a confirmation email with the dial up number you will require to attend the sessions
For further enquiries about this virtual excursion, please contact Poli Sansey ph: 5804 7097
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youth action for climate justice
presented by Youth Peace Initiative,
In conjunction with the
Sydney Peace Foundation
registration by wed 25th nov
wed 2nd dec
12.00pm - 1.30pm
year 9 - 12*
cost: free
With Guest Speakers from:
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition
- Youth Peace Initiative (YPI)
- Student Social Justice Groups
In view of the upcoming Copenhagen Global Leaders Summit, the 2nd in the YPI Peace Connections video conference series will address the role of civil society (in particular youth) in building a movement for sustainable futures planning and policy-making. We will also be discussing the ways in which Climate Change is a peace/social justice issue (e.g., environmental refugees, environmental racism). A guest speaker from the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) will speak about what has been done and what is yet needed from Australian youth to take action on climate change. Participating schools will also be invited to speak about “green” practices in place in their own schools and communities and to share ideas for practical action.
Using “Connected Classroom” facilities and technology, the purpose of these meetings is for students around NSW to share ideas and strategies for fundraising and awareness-raising, as well as to learn practical ways that they can take action on issues that they care about (e.g. climate change, racism & bullying, poverty, war, human trafficking). A ‘peace education’ component is incorporated, with guest speakers relevant to topics chosen by the participants.
* This event is ideally suited to members of student social justice and/or environment groups. Please supply a brief statement about the interest of your group in registration for this video conference.
booking conditions
- Click here for registration form
- Fill out all information and return by fax.
- In the question section of the registration form, please feel free to supply a brief statement about the interest of your group in registration for this video conference.
Preparing for your Live Virtual Excursion
For further information on this event,
please contact
Trent Newman
Coordinator
“Youth Peace Initiative” (YPI)
p: (02) 9351 3453
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Web 2 Spider
Presented by Australian Museum
Registration due by mon 23rd nov
wed 25th November
2 – 2.45pm
Stages 2 to 4
cost: free (8 schools only)
Web2Spider is a scientific “tool kit” to monitor spider diversity by observing web types. This workshop can be applied by schools to investigate biodiversity conservation as part of the SEMP, environmental education and/or science syllabus.
Web2Spider aims to create an interest in spiders in the local environment and will provide a resource to collect data and monitor spider diversity and behaviour.
Download the Web2spider resources, survey your school or nearby bushland for webs and send Sue the results.
Booking Conditions
- bookings are first in first served basis
- Schools must complete one Web2spider survey in their schools and send the results by email to Sue Lewis at the Australian Museum.
- sessions can be cancelled up to the 2 weeks prior to event without penalty. After this time there will be no refund unless the session can be taken up by another school.
How to pay
- schools will be invoiced after they make their booking.
For further information, please contact:
Sue Lewis
Bugwise for Schools, Education Officer
Science Communication
Australian Museum
t 61 2 9320 6489
www.bugwise.net.au
www.australianmuseum.net.au
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Penguins, polar bears and disappearing ice
Presented by
Polar Palooza and Questacon
Registration due mon 16th nov
mon 23rd November
9.30am -10.15am (year 4-6)*
11.00-11.45am (year 7-10)
Cost: free
* capacity has been reached for the primary school session. Schools can still register to join this session but it will be view access only and your microphone will be muted.
For the past two years, 50,000 researchers from more than 60 nations have been exploring the Poles as part of the 4th International Polar Year, risking frostbite and falling into crevasses in order to gather nature’s secrets. They’ve studied polar bears and penguins, glaciers and the Southern Ocean surrounding the Antarctic. Using satellites and underwater robots, they have discovered amazing things: polar waters may be richer in biodiversity than the Caribbean, and new species can be found wherever you look!
The high-powered team of dynamic presenters will show high-definition videos of their adventures, and explain in memorable terms why what’s happening at the Poles is critically important to Australia. They’ll model the cold weather clothing that helps them survive, and explain where and how they live, what they eat and why they love their work.
There’ll be plenty of time for questions and answers and a chance to interact with some of Earth’s most extreme explorers.
POLAR-PALOOZA Australia is made possible by support from the Australian Antarctic Division, and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
how to book
- Fill in this registration form and return
by fax to Connections on 6884 0243
- You will receive a confirmation email
from Connections with instructions
for your conference
KLA - Primary
Polar Palooza is suitable for students in Years 4-6 (Stage 2 and 3) as it links strongly to NSW curricula Strands.
HSIE Strands:Environments,Patterns of Place andLocation and Relationships with Places
Science and Technology Strands:Living Things,Earth and its Surroundings andProducts and Services
Science and Technology Values and Attitudes Outcomes:
* Exhibits curiosity and responsiveness to scientific and technological ideas and evidence.
* Appreciates contributions made by individuals, groups, cultures and communities to scientific and technological understanding.
* Appreciates the significance of Australian scientific and technological expertise across gender and cultural groups.
kla - Secondary
Polar Palooza’s focus on the work of Antarctic scientists links to outcomes in various subjects for Year 7-10 students (Stage 4 and 5).
In Science, the presentations cover outcomes such as: current issues, research and developments in science; the implications of science for society and the environment; the applications and uses of science; and the nature and practice of science. The clothing and equipment used by the research scientists satisfies Stage 4 and 5 outcomes in Technology, while research on the Antarctic environment and its fauna strongly links to outcomes in Geography.
Preparing for your virtual excursion
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an interview with nadia wheatley
presented by Curriculum Directorate
registration due by tues 24th nov
thursday 26th november 2009
11am - noon
HSC English
cost: free
Award-winning author Nadia Wheatley has run workshops in schools across Australia for 25 years. Recently she has conducted sessions with groups of Year 12 students, using her picture book, My Place (illustrated by Donna Rawlins) as a way of focusing on the HSC theme of Belonging.
Nadia’s work reflects a commitment to multiculturalism, social justice and the natural environment.
Click here for registration.
This videoconference is part of the School Libraries and Information Literacy HSC Belonging rap. Schools are welcome to participate in the videoconference, even if they are not doing the rap.
Rap: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/raps/belonging09/
- commencing October 26th
Blog: http://rapblog7.edublogs.org/
- students blog in their ideas about belonging.
For furhter content information and for sutdent worksheets contact:
Lizzie Chase,
School Libraries and
Information Literacy Unit
p:
98867478.
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COLLIE'S HELPERs - royal flying doctor service pilot & nurse
Stage 1 HSIE - Workers in the Community
registration due mon 7th dec 2009
wed 9th dec 2009
10.30am - 11.15am
year k - 3
cost: free
The Collie’s are an online project of the NSW Country Areas Program and have being running since 2003. "Collie" is a mischievous garden gnome who travels extensively, or engages in unusual activities, usually without telling anyone where he is going or what he is doing.
Collie has been to visit 10 different workers in your community and found out their roles and responsibilitiess. Can you discover which workers they were? You will need to research a number of helpers in your community and then try to work out which helpers Collie has visited
As part of Collie’s Helpers students need to complete research grids answering the following questions about each helper
- What does this worker do?
- Describe what this worker wears.
- What equipment does this worker use?
- What skills does this worker need?
- Is this worker paid or a volunteer?
- Does this worker work inside or outside?
- Where is this worker found?
Home, School, Community
This video conference will help you with your task!
You will meet a pilot & nurse for the Royal Flying Doctor Servie who will tell you all about their daily work.
Click here to find out more about Collie's Helpers.
Click here for registration.
For further information please contact
Stacey Kelly from the CAP Collaboration.
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on the kokoda trail -
with kurt fearnley
supporting movember
& men's health
registration due by mon 7th dec
thursday 10th dec 2009
1.00pm - 2.00pm
year 7 - 12 (stage 5 history)
cost: free (last of 3 sessions)
This November between the 7th and the 21st of November Kurt and a small group of close family and friends will walk the “Kokoda Track.”
Born without the lower section of his spine, Paralympic champion Kurt Fearnley says he's willing to risk his sporting career in a quest to crawl the Kokoda Trail. Kurt will have to leave his wheelchair behind in Port Morseby as he crawls the 96km’s from Kokoda uphill, across ridges and through creeks back to Ower’s Corner. The trek itself is expected to take some 12 days, up to 11 hours a day, for Kurt and his mates to achieve.
He will be tested by everything from disease-carrying mosquitoes to mud that infects by seeping into cuts and blisters. He will climb through a steamy jungle where temperatures will soar into the high 30s and humidity will exceed 90 per cent, reaching a peak of 2195m.
Why do this? As it is the month of November (now known as Movember) the group want to raise awareness around men’s depression and specific health issues. “It’s all about getting a group of close mates actually talking and asking for help when we need it, because at some time throughout this journey we are all going to.” The group will all be sporting some fine mo’s in support of Movember on their return home.
This video conference will be an audio link up with Kurt while he is on the Kokoda Trail and telling us about his journey so far and what trials, tribulations and exuberations he has encountered.
This is the final of the 3 sessions Kurt has shared with us. Come along and listen to the stories Kurt has to tell about his incredible adventure.
How to book
- Filll in the registration form and fax it to
Connections on 6884 0243
- Connections will send you a confirmation email with the dial up number you will require to attend the sessions
There will be regular updates available at Kurt's blog site
For further enquiries about this virtual excursion, please contact Adam Currey (prior to 7th November - Adam will be tackling the Kokoda Track with Kurt!).
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kigluait educational adventures
jul - dec 2009 dates
cost: $110(US) per session
Video conferencing to Talkeetna, Alaska.
Meet sled dogs, drive a sled and meet the Mushers.
Kigluait Educational Adventures offers complete standards-based video conference programs, customizable curriculums, and training via onsite, video conference, and web-based communitcation tools.
The Mushing Series explores the lifestyle of running dogs in Alaska - from racing the Iditarod to keeping your family warm and well fed throughout the long northern winter. There are six separate 1 hour video con/;Pference programs in this series. All are supported by Kigluait Curriculum Adventures online Moodle classroom, a daily Kennel Blog, and resource rich Flash Kennels website.
Teachers can choose to participate in this series in any way they like - from registering for a single 1 hour videoconference, in the typical “virtual fieldtrip” fashion, to registering for all six, stretched across a semester or an entire year!
It’s a great way to provide an exciting, real-life theme to hook students into higher achievement levels
for larger classroom or school-wide goals! The content for all the programs is customisable in order to focus the learning specifically to individual classroom and school needs.
How to book
- check the calendar for availability
- view modules (note Module name)
- fill in this registration form and return via fax
- you will receive confirmation & an invoice via email with instructions for your session
Booking Conditions
- sessions will be available at 10.30am daily.
- bookings are first in first served basis
- sessions run for max 60 minutes - US $110
- maximum number of students - ideally 30.
- sessions can be cancelled up to 2 weeks prior to the session time without penalty. Inside this time limit there is no refund unless the session can be taken up by another school.
How to pay
- schools will be invoiced immediately after
they make their booking.
- payment is direct to Kigluait Educational Adventures via wire in American dollars.
Preparing for your Live Virtual Excursion
- Kigluait Educational Adventure homepage
- Links to Moodle
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NASA space center - houston
may - dec 2009 dates
cost: $245 (us) per session
Participate in a NASA Space Center –
NSW Department of Education and Training
“Live Virtual Excursions” via Video Conferencing to NASA - Houston. NSW teachers and the NASA Space Center education specialists have collaborated to
develop education modules and live virtual excursion experiences to the Space Center. These modules and excursions address NSW learning outcomes.
How to book
- check the calendar for availability
- view modules (note Module name)
- fill in this registration form and return via fax
- you will receive confirmation & an invoice via email
with instructions for your session
Booking Conditions
- sessions will be available at 09.30am daily.
- bookings are first in first served basis
- primary sessions 30 minute - US$125.
- secondary sessions 60 minute - US $245.
- maximum number of students - ideally 30.
- maximum number of 2 schools in one session
(up to the maximum of 30 students).
- sessions can be cancelled up to 2 weeks prior to the session time without penalty. Inside this time limit there is no refund unless the session
can be taken up by another school.
How to pay
- schools will be invoiced immediately after they make their booking.
- payment will be in American dollars.
- payment may be made via credit card,
cheque or bank cheque.
- if you have any queries regarding payment
of your event please contact Patricia Moore
at NASA Space Center.
Preparing for your module Excursion
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titan missile museum - arizona
sept - dec 2009 dates
cost: $265 (aus dollars) per session
modern history - high school students
Learn how close the World came to World War 3 in 1962 and what events shaped the Cold War for the next 35 years.
Visit the last remaining underground Missile Site and see a simulated nuclear missile launch.
Receive your top secret launch orders.
Is it a drill or are we hot to go to World War 3?
How to book
- check the calendar for availability
- fill in this registration form and return via fax
- you will receive confirmation & an invoice via email
with instructions for your session
Booking Conditions
- sessions will be available at 11.00am daily.
- bookings are first in first served basis .
- sessions will be 60 minute duration.
- maximum number of students - 60.
- sessions can be cancelled up to 2 weeks prior to the session time without penalty. Inside this time limit there is no refund unless the session
can be taken up by another school.
How to pay
- schools will be invoiced immediately after they make their booking.
- payment will be in Australian dollars.
Preparing for your module Excursion
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Great Barrier Reef
cost: $300 per session
Videoconferences are filmed from within Reef HQ, the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium, situated in Townsville, Australia, centre of the magnificent Great Barrier Reef.
You are taken into the stunning Coral Reef and exciting Predator exhibits through state of the art videoconferencing technology.
You will see:
- a turtle, sharks, sword fish and rays
- amazingly colourful reef fish
- living coral in its many stunning shapes and colours
- some of the Great Barrier Reef’s most precious threatened and protected species
- … and so much more!
Have your questions answered from deep in the tanks from our expert scuba divers who will be linked by microphone within the scuba mask.
Visit Reef Headquarters website to find out more about booking a videoconference time. |
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Seasonal events
Check back here soon for upcoming events:
- Western Plains Cultural Centre
- Matt Ottley
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