EVENTS: Queens History, NYC Watershed, Mobile Science Lab, Civil War Newspaper Contest
The Queens Historical Society tour: The Queens Historical Society offers educational programming designed to provide students with the tools they need to make connections between the arts, social studies and their lives. Tours, workshops and programs can be tailored for students in grades K-12. The tours include: Flushing Freedom Mile Tour, Young Activists’ Remonstrance Workshop, Digging Up History, and Slavery and the Underground Railroad Education Program. For more information on these and other programs and how to book your visit, contact Katrina Raben, Manager of Education and Public Programs, at 1-718-939-0647 or e-mail queenshistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
NYC Watershed: Through the use of poetry, puppetry and music, the ongoing story of the New York City Watershed will be presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. This performance complements science, social studies, language arts and art lessons as the Hudson Valley’s ecologic theater traces our water supply from mountaintop to city tap. All performances are at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers St. in Manhattan. Tickets are $5 per student and are free for teachers and staff. School performance showtimes are 10:30–11:30 a.m. and noon–1 p.m. on Oct. 28 and 29. CONTACT: For tickets and additional information, visit the Web site — www.tribecapac.org, or call 1-212-346-8468.
Teacher contest: Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers and publisher Egmont USA are offering a collection of original Civil-War-era newspapers covering the 1863 New York Draft Riots as top prize in a contest. Interested teachers must create a lesson plan that incorporates the collection into any academic discipline. Entries must describe how the lesson plan fits into the New York State curriculum. The winning entry will describe a lesson on the Draft Riots that best captures the attention and imagination of students in grades 7-12, and most vividly brings history to life. Myers will visit the winning school to talk to students about his new book based on the incident, called “Riot.” DEADLINE: Oct. 30. Myers will announce the winners at a public event at the New-York Historical Society on Nov. 11. CONTACT: For a full description of the contest, visit the Egmont USA Web site: www.egmontusa.com.
Professional Development on a mobile science lab: Dr. Ben Dubin-Thaler, the chief scientist on the BioBus, will be offering professional development for science teachers. The workshop will focus on techniques for preparing living cells and microscopic animals for the elementary, middle and high school classrooms. The BioBus will be located at NYU, 4 Washington Place, and the session will be from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. The cost of the BioBus PD will be $100 per teacher, with a maximum of 12 teachers. CONTACT: For more information or to register for the event, go to: Biobus or call Dr. Ben Dubin-Thaler at 1-917-569-8926.
NYC Watershed: Through the use of poetry, puppetry and music, the ongoing story of the New York City Watershed will be presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. This performance complements science, social studies, language arts and art lessons as the Hudson Valley’s ecologic theater traces our water supply from mountaintop to city tap. All performances are at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers St. in Manhattan. Tickets are $5 per student and are free for teachers and staff. School performance showtimes are 10:30–11:30 a.m. and noon–1 p.m. on Oct. 28 and 29. CONTACT: For tickets and additional information, visit the Web site — www.tribecapac.org, or call 1-212-346-8468.
Teacher contest: Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers and publisher Egmont USA are offering a collection of original Civil-War-era newspapers covering the 1863 New York Draft Riots as top prize in a contest. Interested teachers must create a lesson plan that incorporates the collection into any academic discipline. Entries must describe how the lesson plan fits into the New York State curriculum. The winning entry will describe a lesson on the Draft Riots that best captures the attention and imagination of students in grades 7-12, and most vividly brings history to life. Myers will visit the winning school to talk to students about his new book based on the incident, called “Riot.” DEADLINE: Oct. 30. Myers will announce the winners at a public event at the New-York Historical Society on Nov. 11. CONTACT: For a full description of the contest, visit the Egmont USA Web site: www.egmontusa.com.
Professional Development on a mobile science lab: Dr. Ben Dubin-Thaler, the chief scientist on the BioBus, will be offering professional development for science teachers. The workshop will focus on techniques for preparing living cells and microscopic animals for the elementary, middle and high school classrooms. The BioBus will be located at NYU, 4 Washington Place, and the session will be from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. The cost of the BioBus PD will be $100 per teacher, with a maximum of 12 teachers. CONTACT: For more information or to register for the event, go to: Biobus or call Dr. Ben Dubin-Thaler at 1-917-569-8926.
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