From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay: World War II in the Pacific TEACHER WORKSHOP

The National WWII Museum, "America's National World War II Museum," explores the lesser known theater of World War II: the Pacific. Topics include geography, strategy, battles, and chronology. Receive classroom-ready lesson plans and discuss teaching strategies with the museum's education staff.

Program Format

Museum education staff will review the materials in the workshop packet, lead teachers through several lesson plans, and present video of the war in the Pacific, including veterans' oral histories. Teachers will debate several discussion questions meant to show students the relevance of this history to their lives.

Cost per Site: $200.00

Register for this program on the CILC PD Market Place at
www.cilc.org/c/education/professional_development_center.aspx

Alan Gauthreaux
alan.gauthreaux@nationalww2museum.org
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
United States
(504) 527-6012 ext. 351
Fax: (504) 527-6088

Learn Flash from Author/Computer Illustrator Bill Dallas Lewis

Flash is really fun, but it's really complex. Bill Dallas Lewis has taught Flash to many audiences: 5th and 6th graders, the Senior Graphics Designers in New York, the Graphics Specialists of the United States Coast Guard in Petaluma, CA as well as designers at The Gap in the Bay area. Bill not only teaches Flash, he shares with you how you can integrate it into your classroom, school or school district. Flash makes any curriculum come to life.

Times and dates are set to meet your needs. Contact the author directly to negotiate the cost at sillbill@well.com

Cost per Site: $1,200.00 for 2 - four hours

Rebecca Morrison
rmorrison@csd.org
Cooperating School Districts
1460 Craig Road
St. Louis, MO 63146
United States
(314) 692-1274
Fax: (314) 872-9128

Taken from the CILC Weekly Updates at www.cilc.org

Customized Visit & Dynamic Writing Instruction with Nonfiction Author Carolyn Lesser

Hop aboard Carolyn’s magic carpet and see how she uses the research tools of travel, exploration of the outdoors, the library, the Internet, and the personal interview. Enrich your best practices by inviting Carolyn to renew and inspire enthusiasm, energy, and creativity in writing, speaking and exploration in your school.

This program is offered to give the most flexibility to planners and educators. Embedded in this videoconference (series) is total control over the content, the number of presentations, the issues and concerns most important to your district or schools, making your enrichment dollars pinpoint accurate at addressing your needs. Collaborative planning is one of the riches of this custom planning as it brings the element of support and professional development for the efforts of educators concerning writing. It is a real collaboration between educators and an author. To view some of the possibilities, visit Carolyn’s website for presentation options (www.carolynlesser.com).

Let Carolyn develop a custom collaborated presentation for your corporation or educational program.

Available with the customized program:
- Videoconference with participants for revision
- Have the author critique individual hard copies of written work
- Tailored writing assignments to different areas/units of study across curriculum disciplines
- Any other customization as requested

Cost per Site: $1,000.00

Registration for this program is through the CILC Professional Development Market Place at www.cilc.org/c/education/professional_development_center.aspx

Rebecca Morrison
rmorrison@csd.org
Cooperating School Districts
1460 Craig Road
St. Louis, MO 63146
United States
(314) 692-1274
Fax: (314) 872-9128