BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - JUST IN TIME FOR REGENTS PREP!Thirteen/WNET New York invites New York State educators to a FREETEACHER WORKSHOPintroducing an innovative new resource for middle and high school SocialStudies teachers: WIDE ANGLE: WINDOW INTO GLOBAL HISTORY. The workshop will be held: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:30pm - 8:00pm Thirteen/WNET Studios 450 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001.
If you are a Middle or High School Social Studies teacher or other educator interested in new multimedia resources for the Social Studies classroom, then join us to:
* View video clips from the WIDE ANGLE broadcast series;
* Get a guided tour of the WIDE ANGLE: Window into GlobalHistory Web site;
* Engage in a multime ion usingthe new resource;
* Receive free WIDE ANGLE print and DVD resources for usein the classroom;
* Enjoy refreshments and dinner, win door prizes, and more!
About the resource:WIDE ANGLE: Window into Global History, at www.thirteen.org/edonline/wideangle, is an outreach initiative produced by New York City PBS StationThirteen/WNET to support the teaching and learning of Regents Global History and Geography in high school classrooms across New York State. The project Web site ties video material from the award-winning WIDEANGLE documentary series to the Regents and Advanced Placement curriculums in Global and World History. The site comprises tenmedia-rich lesson plans, developed by New York State Global and AP History teachers, with embedded video; and a Video Bank of over 40 downloadable video clips, organized by teaching theme and associatedwith guiding questions for students.
About the series:WIDE ANGLE was created in response to the lack of in-depth international news coverage in the United States. Five years later, WIDEANGLE is the only program exclusively dedicated to international current affairs documentaries.
"WIDE ANGLE is just good television. The seriestells stories, portrays people, and reveals places that are too oftenoverlooked or neglected." - Walter Cronkite
There is no charge for this workshop, but space is limited.
REGISTERNOW! Send an email to: May22workshop@thirteen.org. Include your Name, School Name, District, and Position. Funding for WIDE ANGLE: WINDOW INTO GLOBAL HISTORY is provided by theCorporation for Public Broadcasting and the J.P. Morgan ChaseFoundation
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Thanks for posting this announcement. This looks like a terrific opportunity. If anyone is looking for field experience hours, then you might consider this.
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