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October 2024 Electronic Field Trips

DISTANCE LEARNING FROM ERIE 2 BOCES

October 2024Electronic Field TripsDISTANCE LEARNING FROM ERIE 2 BOCES

SCHEDULE AN ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP

Consider scheduling trips for class field trips, grade level assemblies, or even during activity nights! Keep in mind, most of these trips can be scheduled in months other than this one.


See something you are interested in?


Please complete the request form as soon as possible to schedule your adventure!


Important Notes


  • Most providers need three weeks to schedule an adventure, so please plan accordingly.


  • To research, coordinate, and schedule virtual field trips/collaborations, we need the information from the request form.


  • Submit a request form for EACH experience you would like to schedule. If you want to schedule 2 experiences, please complete 2 request forms.


  • Please note, if there is not a specific date or time listed for an experience, please share three possible dates/times you are available so we can request your preferred dates/times with the provider.


  • Interested in a Webinar but can't make the date and time listed? Reach out to see if there is a recording available.


  • Remember, you can request many of these trips at other times of the year when they may fit better into your curriculum.


  • Reach out if you are looking for an adventure and don’t see a topic of interest here as we can work with you to find trips based on your needs.

Have questions?


Contact Distance Learning Specialist Liz Huson at ehuson@e2ccb.org or 716-672-4371 x 2069

DID YOU KNOW?

We have Zoom kits available for teachers to check out so that you can participate in interactive field trips. You can request a Zoom kit by emailing ehuson@e2ccb.org.


You can now subscribe to our calendar of events to see the detailed up-to-date schedule of available connections, collaborations, and webinars!

HERE IS A LIST OF SOME EVENTS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

($) Indicates a fee

(Grade level in parentheses)

For more information, please email Liz Huson at ehuson@e2ccb.org.

ART / MUSIC

CULTURAL AWARENESS/WORLD LANGUAGES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION/SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES/GEOGRAPHY

MATH AND SCIENCE

OCTOBER SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS

Presidential Campaigns and Elections

Presented by the JFK Presidential Library


From launching a campaign to taking the oath of office, students learn about the process of running for the office of presidency of the United States. They use visual information including current photographs and archival film footage to examine the electoral process and discuss what voters need to consider when selecting a candidate. Following the program, students can follow JFK’s journey to the White House by using information gleaned from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum website and an Election 1960 game board.


Program Cost: Free

Program Length: 60 minutes

Content Areas: Civics, Social Studies/History, Current Events

Grade Levels: 4-5

One Person, One Vote

Presented by The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History


Who has the right to vote in the United States? How has that changed over time? Using historical images, objects, and film, students will learn about the importance and history of voting. During this interactive program, students will hold a mock referendum and cast a vote both as a citizen and as a member of a legislative body.


Program Cost: $100.00

Program Length: 60 minutes

Content Areas: Civics, Social Studies/History

Grade Levels: 3-5

"The Most Powerful and Precious Right": Ensuring the Right to Vote Past and Present

Presented by the JFK Presidential Library


This program introduces students to the importance of voting and the struggle for voting rights, past and present. Students examine primary source material -- documents, photographs, and video -- to learn about racial discrimination in voting during the Kennedy years and strategies that public officials, activists, and everyday citizens used to address it. The program also explores voting rights today and actions students can take to protect this “most powerful and precious right” for everyone.



Program Cost: Free

Program Length: 60 minutes

Content Areas: Social Studies/History

Grade Levels: 6-8

No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution

Presented by the National Archives


Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States with particular focus on the effort to lower the voting age to 18. Additional primary source documents from the National Archives, including photographs, video recordings, and political cartoons, will enhance student understanding of the ways in which contemporary events and public civic engagement influence their lives today.


Program Cost: Free

Program Length: 30-45 minutes

Content Areas: Social Studies/History

Grade Levels: 9-12

DL Collaborations and Connections

Click on the button below to see October's scheduled Collaborations and Connections!

NATIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING WEEK PREVIEW

Celebrate National Distance Learning Week and Fall Into Wonder with the National Parks Service and NYSDLC!

National Distance Learning Week 2024 is November 4 - November 8.


Did you know you could schedule an educational program for your class and fall into the wonder of the US National Parks?


Distance Learning Week is your chance to fall into wonder and experience some of the amazing free distance learning programs available through the National Parks Service. Throughout the week, you are welcome to attend as many of these National Park webinars as you would like with or without your students.


Click here for the National Distance Learning Week Schedule to see the opportunities available during the week and to register to attend.


SCHEDULE AN ELECTRONIC FIELD TRIP

Please complete the Online Virtual Field Trip/Collaboration Request Form at least three weeks in advance and be as specific as possible. In order to research, coordinate, and schedule virtual field trips/collaborations, we need the information from the request form.
REQUEST FORM
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