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Mission/Goals
This is a working group to collaborate over issues of enhancement of education across the broader K20 community via advanced networking. The group is committed to putting together a series of interactive distance learning events that engage both primary and secondary school students.
Members
Membership is open to all interested parties. Subscribe here.
To Join
How to join and receive notifications:
- address an email to majordomo@greatplains.net,
- put the words subscribe gp-segp in the body of the email,
- send the email!
Meeting Minutes
Also, check the GPN Blog for more recent discussions (http://collaboration.greatplains.net/blog).
Interactive Distance Learning Events
This group is putting together a series of interactive distance learning events for primary and secondary classrooms. If you would like to be part of one or more of these events, contact greg@greatplains.net.
Upcoming Interactive Events
Spring, 2008:
- Introduction to High Performance Computing to Solve Large-Scale Scientific Problems
TBD:
- Visit to Native American Earth Lodges
Past Events
You may not have been able to participate in the event, but the content is still available for your classroom use!
March 11, 2008: Emergency Preparedness: Lessons from Greensburg, Kansas
What's left of Greensburg Highschool after tornados ripped through the town in May 2007.
On March 11, the GPN K20 Initiative, in coordination with the Kansas Association for Interactive Distance Education (KAIDE) organization, hosted a series of Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) sessions, streamed from Greensburg, Kansas, the site of a tornado disaster that destroyed most of the town in May 2007.
The event was a success, with 86 connections from the states of Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin.
One-hour programs, titled “Lessons from Greensburg, Kansas,” were scheduled for elementary, middle and high school students. In addition to interactive participation, there were nearly 50 live streams going to other locations around the GPN region and the nation.
Visit to an Ice-Age Cave on November 7, 2007
A virtual tour of Riverbluff Cave – at nearly 1 million years old, it is one of the oldest caves in North America. This preserved ice-age environment is so fragile that only a few highly trained scientists are allowed to enter. One of these scientists, Matt Forir, the cave’s lead paleontologist, will host this virtual tour to allow students a unique glimpse into prehistoric life. Students will observe stunning cave formations and artifacts such as a bear bed, animal tracks and fossils, plus they’ll be able to interact with Matt, learning real-world applications for the research and discoveries in the cave.
Related Links
- First Robotics Competition
- LON-CAPA
- LON: Learning Online Network
- CAPA: Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach
- Second Life Virtual Gaming Story (Library-School-KAN-ED Partnership
- Strings Kansas!
- Regional Penning with the Pro's Competition (2003)
