Slots Available for Careers in the Construction Trades on March 11th!
The March 11 Construction Trades program offers students insight into a number of different career opportunities: Painter, Glazier and Drywall Installers, etc. These employment opportunities provide students the opportunity to work with a small or large company or strike out on their own as independent contractors.
Students seeking employment immediately following high school may want to consider these trade areas and enter an apprenticeship program.
Slots are available for both the 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. sessions. Cost is $75 per session. Please share this information with your students and teachers.
Schools interested in participating in this program should let me know (pwhyte@scoca.org) by March 9th.
Monday, March 15 at 1:00
Cost: $75
Dave Leedy spent 30 plus years as a high school teacher. During this period he collected anecdotes from students and staff as to how people become successful. He truly believes that you are not born to be successful you make your success by how you live everyday and your positive thoughts. Today, as a professional motivational public speaker, he travels around the nation. Dave delivers his message dressed as a “super hero” – that’s right, a 60+ year-old man in tights and a cape. He wants to convey that you too can be a super hero if you treat yourself and others with respect and dignity. Students can reach their highest potential and success in a career but not without giving something to others. We all must stand up for ourselves and be a super hero in our actions toward others. It doesn’t matter what our career choices are, it matters how we get there and who we helped along the way – everybody needs somebody. Join Dave as he shares his thoughts and shows students how what they do today definitely affects their career potential.
Let me know if you like to sign up for this session!
To celebrate the birthday of “Theodor Seuss Geisel”, the MVESC will be having a series of “special “ multi-point student connections. (See below for dates and times)
Students will discuss fun facts about Dr. Seuss, observe creative experiments, share a wonderful story, and conclude with an interactive game that tests their “seussical” knowledge.
All multi-point connections are limited to 4 classrooms and schools MUST supply us with a static IP# in which to connect.
PLEASE be aware of the grade that you are scheduling. Connections are grouped in like grade level combinations, and are LIMITED to 30 participants per scheduling site.
Cost- $75.00 per connecting site
Let me know (pwhyte@scoca.org) if you’d like to schedule one of the following sessions – please note grade levels:
March 9th (KDG-1st) Celebration of Seuss (10:00am EST)
March 9th (KDG-1st ) Celebration of Seuss (11:00am EST)
March 12th (KDG-1st) Celebration of Seuss (10:00am EST)
March 12th (2nd-3rd) Celebration of Seuss (11:00am EST)
March 12th (2nd-3rd) Celebration of Seuss (1:00pm EST)
*This lesson is similar to Egg-citing Eggs and Egg-speriments. Classrooms may not want to schedule both sessions.
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the, MVESC will be having a series of “special “ multi-point student connections the 3rd week of March. (See below for dates and times.)
Students will discuss facts about Ireland, the holiday, and good-luck symbols. They will observe creative experiments, share a wonderful story, and participate in creative writing activities.
All multi-point connections are limited to 4 classrooms and schools MUST supply us with a static IP# in which to connect.
PLEASE be aware of the grade that you are scheduling. Connections are grouped in like grade level combinations, and are LIMITED to 30 participants per scheduling site.
Cost- $75.00 per connecting site
Let me know (pwhyte@scoca.org) if you like to register for one of the sessions below:
Columbiana ESC and NCOESC would like to invite third grade classrooms from around the state of Ohio to participate in our “Guess What Town” project. This project focuses on the geography of Ohio. Via videoconferencing students will present a total of 10 clues based on the themes of geography (on website listed below) about the town in which the school is located. They will then present them to other Ohio schools. Once all ten clues have been shared then students will try to figure out the location of all the towns they connected with.
This will project will include three videoconferences:
Video conference 1 (Wed. March 24th)– Introduce each site. Each site will be named a color to keep it’s identity a secret for instance Blue Town, Pink Town, etc.. Students will share there first 5 clues
Video conference 2 (Wed. April 14th)– Students will re-connect and share the remaining 5 clues.
Video conference 3 (Wed. April 28th) – Students will then “Guess What Towns” they were connected with.
Dates may be adjusted due to weather. Deadline to sign up is March 18th.
Preperation for Connection
Creative ways to give clues – Students can you use clues on paper and read them aloud, they can show pictures, power points or video clips. The can show three-dimensional objects on the document camera. This is a great opportunity to let students use their creative minds to share information.
WVIZ and MAGNET Present A FREE Distance Program in High Tech Manufacturing and BioMedical Technology featuring Syncro Medical Innovations.
Syncro Medical Innovations manufacturers and sells the Syncro BlueTube™ to hospitals across the country. This product helps provide nutrition to critically ill patients that cannot eat normally.
In addition, Syncro is actively involved with research and development to create new products for the growing medical manufacturing industry. A small, entrepreneurial company – Syncro Medical Innovations is poised to grow big!
Two of their executive team members are looking forward to sharing more about the company, their products, how they come up with new product ideas and then test those ideas – and what it’s like to work in an environment where each and every person’s contribution directly affects the bottom line.
Company President Gary Wakeford with an extensive background in sales and management. Mr. Wakeford was recruited by a venture capital company to start Syncro Medical Innovations.
Marketing Director Vanessa Shields background is in product management, marketing and working with high tech medical device companies. Ms. Shields will discussion will include highlighting the world renowned scientific advisory board that guides the company’s work.
Your students shouldn’t miss this very entrepreneurial presentation about careers in one of the fastest growing industries in Ohio.
Date: Thursday, March 4th
Time: Session 1 - 9:00 to 9:45 a.m, Session 2 – 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Cost: Free
If you’re interested in signing up for this program, let me know (pwhyte@scoca.org) by March 1st.
Recent studies have shown that approximately 1 in 5 teens have sent or received a sexually suggestive photo via text messaging, a practice known as “sexting.” What teens do not understand are the significant and long-term negative implications such risky behavior can have on them, legally, socially and psychologically. Such implications can be as simple as embarrassment or as serious as criminal liability. Once a teen presses “send,” all control over the image is lost – it can be forwarded repeatedly all over the school, town, state, country and world. Sadly, such behavior has led to at least two teens taking their own lives after suffering harassment by classmates who received their nude pictures, which had been repeatedly forwarded by other classmates.
In response to this serious issue, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is partnering with WVIZ and NOTA to sponsor a Town Hall Meeting (via distance learning) to discuss the legal, social and psychological impact of this risky teen behavior. The session will be interactive, allowing viewers and attendees to participate via text messaging. Join WVIZ for this FREE program and plan to have your students participate in what will be a very dynamic and educational presentation.
Featuring:
Judge Thomas O’Malley, Judge, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
Michael A. Sullivan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USAO-NDOH
Robin Palmer, LISW, BA, MSSA Director, The Mokita Center, Inc.
Date: March 15 (Offered at 9:15 and 10:30)
Subject area: Social Studies
Grade levels: 7-12
Cost: $75
Every decade, America measures itself through the census process. All U.S. households will receive a census questionnaire in March and Census Day is April 1, 2010. In this program, students will learn about the process and how the census impacts their daily lives. The census has direct applications in the history, civics and geography curriculums.
As a part of the “So You Know” series of live, interactive game shows, the Ohio Historical Society is offering
“So You Know The Civil War.” No other period in our nation’s history has captured our interest more than the events of 1861 through 1865. Although this struggle is distant in time, it is a period that is confusing and complex to understand.
As we observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, test your knowledge of the causes, conflicts, and consequences of this era by scheduling So You Know the Civil War. Your students will compete against one another in our So You Know game show series as they answer questions about the people, places, and events of this War Between the States. Demonstrate your knowledge of the Civil War by scheduling So You Know the Civil War.
Recommended for groups of less than 35 students in grades 4 through 12. Three different versions of this program are offered depending on grade/age level of the participants.
Possible categories include:
Elementary Level Categories (recommended for grades 4 - 6/7)
Before the War – events prior to the outbreak of the Civil War
Civil War Geography – famous places, boundaries, and geographical features of the Civil War
Civil War Battles – famous places and battles of the Civil War
Civil War Leaders – famous civilian and military leaders of the Civil War
All About Abe – questions about Abraham Lincoln
State Status – defining what states were free or slave states or territories
Picture This – analyzing Civil War era photographs/visuals
A Soldier’s Life – items & tasks day in the life of a Civil War soldier
Slavery – history of slavery, abolitionism and famous abolitionists
So You Know – miscellaneous Civil War facts
Middle School Categories (recommended for grades 6/7 - 8 )
Before the War – events prior to the outbreak of the Civil War
Civil War Geography – famous places, boundaries, and geographical features of the Civil War
Civil War Battles – famous places and battles of the Civil War
Civil War Leaders – famous civilian and military leaders of the Civil War
All About Abe – questions about Abraham Lincoln
Timeline – organizing the events prior to, during, and after the Civil War
Picture This – analyzing Civil War era photographs/visuals
Slavery – history of slavery, abolitionism and famous abolitionists
Ohio and the Civil War – Ohio related names and places of the Civil War
So You Know – miscellaneous Civil War facts
The Aftermath – events and legislation passed after the conclusion of the Civil War
Intermediate Level Categories (recommended for grades 9 – adult)
Before the War – events prior to the outbreak of the Civil War
Civil War Geography – famous places, boundaries, and geographical features of the Civil War
Civil War Battles – famous places and battles of the Civil War
Law of the Land – pre and post Civil War legislation
All About Abe – questions about Abraham Lincoln
Timeline – organizing the events prior to, during, and after the Civil War
Picture This – analyzing Civil War era photographs/visuals
Women and the War – the role of women in the Civil War
Ohio and the Civil War – Ohio related names and places of the Civil War
So You Know – miscellaneous Civil War facts
The Aftermath – events and legislation passed after the conclusion of the Civil War
2009-10 WVIZ ideastream & Great Lakes Science Center
Special FREE Distance Learning Presentation
Topic: “Medicine Makes the Impossible Possible”
Presenter: Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, Director of Plastic Surgery Research,
Head of Microsurgery Training or other Cleveland Clinic Face Transplant Team Member
Dr. Siemionow is the first U.S. physician to receive Institutional Review Board approval for facial transplantation surgery. As Principal Investigator, she led the team that performed the world’s first near-total human face transplantation in December 2008. Since 1995, she has been Director of Plastic Surgery Research, and Head of Microsurgery Training in the Plastic Surgery Department of Cleveland Clinic.
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM (EST) Audience: High School and Middle Schools
Cost: Free
Recommended for learners in Grades 7-12, the BioMed Tech Distance Learning Series is designed to stimulate interest in biomedical technology and engineering careers and foster an appreciation and understanding of regionally developed medical advances. Aligned with the Ohio Department of Education Science, Mathematics, and Technology Content Standards and the National Science Education Standards, each program will emphasize biomedical technology and engineering careers, scientific processes, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content.
If you’d like to register for this video conference, let me know (pwhyte@scoca.org) by February 19th.
Slots Available for Careers in the Construction Trades on March 11th!
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the, MVESC will be having a series of “special “ multi-point student connections the 3rd week of March. (See below for dates and times.)
Recent studies have shown that approximately 1 in 5 teens have sent or received a sexually suggestive photo via text messaging, a practice known as “sexting.” What teens do not understand are the significant and long-term negative implications such risky behavior can have on them, legally, socially and psychologically. Such implications can be as simple as embarrassment or as serious as criminal liability. Once a teen presses “send,” all control over the image is lost – it can be forwarded repeatedly all over the school, town, state, country and world. Sadly, such behavior has led to at least two teens taking their own lives after suffering harassment by classmates who received their nude pictures, which had been repeatedly forwarded by other classmates.
