Distance Learning Program Opportunities
(History)
Click on the links provided to view programs available by many different providers. If you have questions, please contact: audramay@usd358.com. To register for a program, please fill out the online registration form: SCKDLN Registration Form.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History conducts scientific inquiry that creates knowledge and promotes stewardship of Earth and its life; builds strategic collections to preserve evidence of that knowledge; and engages the public in the excitement of scientific discovery about the evolutionary, environmental, and cultural processes that shape the diversity of our world and its inhabitants. Most program are $125.00 and are available by request. Click below for the list of programs.
East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
The ECOESC offers a variety of programs for K-12 classrooms. They also provide pre-and post conference activities that supplement the programs. Each program is $75.00 (SCKDLN members $67.50). Click below to search programs.
Durham Museum
The Durham Museum offers a fascinating look at the history of the region and offers a broad-range of traveling exhibits covering subjects ranging from history to culture, to science and industry. Durham offers their programs FREE of charge to interested schools.
Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center
The IAUNRC is located at Indiana University's Bloomington campus. They offer FREE programs focusing on Central Eurasian Studies including Turkic, Iranian, Mongolian, Uralic, and Tibetan cultural spheres. Some countries included are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. Find out more information by clicking the link below.
Intrepid (Sea, Air & Space Museum)
Experienced Museum educators adapt rich science and history programs offered on ship to exciting distance learning experiences which bring the Intrepid Museum and it's unique collection to those who cannot visit. Through examining historical documents, artifacts or aircraft from the Museum's extensive collections, students learn about USS Intrepid's cruises, day to day life aboard the ship, or laws of flight. Each program is $150.00 and available by request.
Kings County Office of Education
Agriculture is a major industry in California with approximately 88,000 farms and ranches. Centrally located in California, Kings County is comprised of 1,396 square miles and 88% of the acreage is devoted to agricultural uses. The videoconference programs offered are intended to create awareness, historical significance, and education of agricultural economy using a state-of-the-art studio. These programs are $75.00 each and available by request.
The Mariners' Museum
The Mariners' Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive maritime history museums in the world, houses a treasure trove of more than 35,000 items inspired by human experiences with the sea. They offer many programs for $100.00 each (with the exception of Age of Exploration and Clash of Armor, which are $75.00 each). Each program is by request (you pick the date/time) and rated exceptional by CILC educators.
The Mariners' Museum Program List
Michigan State University Museum
MSU Museum's field trips are conducted by professionals recognized in their disciplines and experienced in presenting content to students with a range of educational needs. Most programs are 40-60 minutes in length followed by time for questions. Each program is $50.00 and available by request. (Not available during summer.)
Milwaukee Public Museum
Explore natural and cultural history in an exciting format. Mix live interaction between students and Museum educators with a detailed, content-rich curriculum that can't be found in textbooks. Students can see artifact and collections unavailable to the public and ask questions during the learning sessions. All programs are available by request, 45-60 minutes in length, and cost $115.00. Storytelling programs are $25.00 and to Chat With an Expert is Free. These are offered on specific dates/times.
Milwaukee Museum List of Programs
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
The MVESC offers numerous interactive student lessons that were created from the Ohio Academic Content Correlations. Student engagement is key! MVESC programming takes advantage of video streaming, live experimentation, electronic microscopes, and chromakey green screen technology to bring the learning experience alive for students. It is our mission to provide information, resources, and content to students through interactive video that would otherwise be inaccessible due to the limitations of time, money, and distance. Each program is $75.00 (unless otherwise noted) and most are available by request (you pick the date/time). Click the link below to look through the programs offered.
National Archives UK
Program: All Pals Together: A First World War Soldier's Story
Description: Your students will share one hour in the life of a soldier from a Pals Battalion, Private Henry Fairhurst, played by a costumed actor, as he talks about why he joined up and what life is like in the trenches. Your students are encouraged to engage with the soldier during the workshop and ask him any questions they like about his life in the trenches: from what he thinks about the war; the aims of the conflict and how it is being fought; to the time he wakes up in the morning; and what he does in his free time. Was it really all mud and blood in the trenches, or did Pte Fairhurst see some benefits in what he was doing? This program is offered FREE of charge.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Let the Pro Football Hall of Fame bring the museum to your school through educational videoconferencing programs. Each program is based on National Standards and provides supplemental material for classroom activities. Each program is $60.00 (SCKDLN schools) and available by request. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has been recommended in 2009 and 2010 by CILC and been awarded Berrien RESA Teacher's Choice Award Honorable Mention. Click below to view list of available programs.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum without leaving your school! FREE of charge, we offer videoconference field trips for students from first grade through high school. Via real-time videoconferencing, museum docents lead the study of U.S. history and culture using our extensive holdings of American art. We have already held Artful Connections with teachers and students across the country—from the Garden State to the Golden Gate! To view a list of programs, click on the link below.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Program are offered FREE of charge.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
South Central Kansas Education Service Center
The Service Center @ Clearwater offers a variety of content programs for PreK-12th grade. Each program is designed to enrich your curriculum with a highly interactive and engaging programs. Each program is available by request and prices vary. Click below to view the available programs:
Vanderbilt University Virtual School
The Vanderbilt Virtual School offers a variety of videoconference programs available at scheduled dates and times. Each program is $75.00. Some of the topics covered are: Holocaust, Careers, Countries & Cultures, Childrens Books & Authors, Money, and Holidays.
Vanderbilt Virtual School Programs