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Posts Tagged ‘Oklahoma’

July 2, 2009

Live from Mount Vernon!

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img_0597This past Saturday and Monday, a group of students in Tammy Parks’ Broadcast Journalism class did a live videoconference into the NECC conference in Washington, D.C. from the front lawn of Mount Vernon. Traveling by van all the way from Howe, Oklahoma, these immensely talented students, their teacher, and their superintendent, had only one day to tour Mount Vernon, put together a script for their first broadcast early the next morning, and set up the Tandberg satellite truck. It became quickly apparent that these students were pros, especially since their previous broadcasts have won awards and been featured in the news. Bright and early on Saturday morning, the students both produced and starred in a videoconference into CILC’s conference presentation, interacting live with the teachers attending the session. Throughout the day on Monday, the students broadcast into Tandberg’s booth at the conference, introducing teachers to Billy Lee and Dr. Craik, two of Mount Vernon’s first person interpreters. If you would like to read about their journey across the country and their experiences at Mount Vernon, you can find Mrs. Park’s class on Facebook at Cle Live at Hps. We look forward to meeting these amazing students again, whether in person at Mount Vernon or via videoconference from Oklahoma!

Category: Distance Learning, Teacher Opportunities

February 25, 2009

If Only George Was Here to Eat Them…

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Last Friday, our George Washington Teaching Ambassador, Jan McClaren, threw a birthday party for George Washington and all of her guests brought cake! Forty schools participated in the George Washington Birthday Cake Contest at the Oklahoma History Center, and our esteemed judges were experts of both history and pastry (even though the cakes were faux). The winners were Melissa Tilley’s Comanche Elementary class and Judi Jackson’s students at Ft. Cobb-Broxton Middle School. All finalists received a DVD and gas card, and the winners will receive a George Washington Birthday Party hosted by Martha Washington herself!

Category: George Washington, Teacher Opportunities

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Portraits in Schools

Kids holding George Washington Portrait

Mount Vernon recently invited K-12 schools nationwide to request framed portraits of George Washington to display in a respectful, prominent place.

The response was overwhelming: thousands of schools submitted letters! Along with the portrait, schools received curriculum materials to help explore our first president’s contributions.

Where has George Washington gone back to school? Click here to see!

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