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100th Day of School Celebration (Grades K-2)
March 3, 2008
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in this national celebration! The 100th day of school is more than just a milestone worth noting - it's the perfect time to have fun with the number 100. Jake learned all about the 100th day of school in Jakes 100th Day of School , written by Dr. Lester Laminack. Read the book, create your own class 100th Day of School project and share your experiences with the author during this exciting videoconference event! Find out more...
Cartooning with Blitz (Grades 3-5)
April 15, 2008
HE'S BACK! Bruce Blitz, creator and host of the national and international Television Series, "Blitz on Cartooning," will entertain students with anecdotes about his career and tips on cartooning. Blitz will demonstrate cartooning and lead students through drawing exercises as part of this exciting videoconference event! Find out more.
Cleveland Institute of Music Discount Program (Grades K-12)
Ongoing
The Cleveland Institute of Music is a premiere provider of music instruction, interdisciplinary programs, professional development programs and community service. MAGPI members can receive a 15% discount off of the regular applicable fee for CIM distance learning programs. Find out more.
Cleveland Museum of Art Discount Program (K20 Community)
Ongoing
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s award winning program of educational videoconferencing offers over 40 different lesson topics for the k-16 audience. These imaginative, multidisciplinary topics use works of art from the collection to teach Math, Science, Language Arts and Social Studies. Presentations in French, Spanish, German and Italian are also available. Lessons are tied to national academic content standards and include extensive teacher materials for additional classroom projects. Find out more
Creative Minds (Grades K-12)
Various Dates/Times
Bring authors and illustrators into your classroom via videoconferencing. Our fall series includes children's book authors and illustrators, young adult fiction writers and story tellers. See who's making "virtual appearances" this spring! Find out more.
Past Programs:
A Splendid Friend Indeed (Grades Pre-K-1)
October 25, 2007
Children’s author and illustrator, Suzanne Bloom, will be visiting schools and libraries "virtually" across the state during an exciting and engaging interactive videoconference event to promote Pennsylvania’s statewide program One Book, Every Young Child. Pennsylvania’s second annual One Book, Every Young Child collaborative program is designed to highlight the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers, ages 3-6 years. Find out more.
Creating Characters (Grades K-12)
Philadelphia Theatre Company's Director of Education, Maureen Sweeney leads this workshop in creating characters with your body, voice and movement. Creatures both real and imaginary will be explored, and will become characters in improvised scenes. The activities are rooted in Creative Drama a theater education technique that emphasize process over product. Find out more.
Banned Books Virtual Panel Discussion (Grades 9-12, Higher Ed)
A celebration of intellectual freedom and access! Join frequently banned author, Chris Crutcher, and American Library Association Intellectual Property Expert, , for this unique videoconference event. This project is a partnership between MAGPI and the American Library Association. Find out more.
Digital Humanities Grant Workshop (EDUCATORS)
NEH has launched a new digital humanities initiative aimed at supporting projects that utilize or study the impact of digital technology. Digital technologies offer humanists new methods of conducting research, conceptualizing relationships, and presenting scholarship. Learn about the 5 new grant programs related to this new initiative and interact with NEH program officers during this unique videoconference event! Learn More...
One Book, One Philadelphia (Grades 9-12)
Students involved in the Memoir Project will have an opportunity to explore various forms of memoirs, participate in an interactive videoconference with the author of “Waiting for Snow in Havana ,” create their own memoirs and showcase their memoirs in a digital festival. Find out more.
