Morbid but great project. Perfect for Junior High students!

   STUDENTS REBUILD, ONE MILLION BONES AND CARE PARTNER TO RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR CRISES IN SOMALIA AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

“A Path Forward,” Culminating in Art Installation of One Million Handmade Bones on National Mall, Will Serve as Visible Petition to Resolve Widespread Suffering

Do you ever wonder what you can do to impact faraway problems? From intractable poverty and famine, to war and conflict, the portraits of human suffering we see in the news are staggering. Sobering. Too overwhelming to do anything? Not so.

Welcome to the newest Students Rebuild challenge, A Path Forward: a chance to take a collective stand against humanitarian crises by joining a participatory art installation in Washington, D.C. that will raise awareness and critical funds.

Students Rebuild has teamed-up with One Million Bones, a campaign to cover the National Mall in Washington, DC with 1,000,000 handmade bones in honor of lives lost and in solidarity with those who have survived mass conflict.

Those bones can be made and mailed in by you. And your friends. Make a bone for peace. Make a bone for hope and healing. Make a bone to show our connectedness.

Are you outside North America without the means to ship bones? The instillation will also include digital images of handmade bones and will culiminate in a book and a short film. Everyone will have the chance to contribute.  For more information, visit www.studentsrebuild.org

FREE PD from Cook Children's Medical Center

Diabetes Management Plans

Tuesday, Oct. 25

4:00-5:00 CST

Guiding & Coaching Families of Children with Hearing Loss

Friday, Nov. 4

8:30-4:00 CST

Nuts & Bolts of Listening & Spoken Language Practice

Saturday, Nov. 5

8:30-4:00 CST

Sick Days of Diabetes

Thursday, Nov. 17

4:00-5:00 CST

To find out more about Connect2Texas providers offering content enhancement and professional development programs visit www.Connect2Texas.net.

Free programs from Texas Wildlife Association

For the 2011-2012 school year Connect2Texas provider Texas Wildlife Association will be providing ALL their programs for FREE!
Interactive and view only spots available. Go to www.Connect2Texas.net to register.

Title: Urban Animal Encounters: Awesome Opossums!
Target Audience: Grades 1-5
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 25
Times: 9:00-9:45, 10:30-11:15, 12:45-1:30, 2:00-2:45 CST
Description: The perception of opossums is (hopefully) changing with their animated counterparts becoming more popular, especially in movies! Virginia opossums may be the most unique North American mammal, but perception tends to overshadow their awesome qualities. Opossums are awesome because of... their teeth, they are marsupials, omnivores, and nocturnal, and their ability to play dead, just to name a few. We will also clear up any myths and misconceptions that you and your students have about this awesome animal. Please join us and our critter guest stars!

Title: BATS: LIVE on the BIG screen!
Target Audience: Grades 1-5
Dates: Monday, Oct. 31 or Wednesday, Dec. 14

Times: 9:00-9:45, 10:30-11:15, 12:45-1:30, 2:00-2:45 CST
Description: This interactive presentation allows students the opportunity to investigate the relationship between the anatomy and the ecology, including the dietary habits, of different species of bats. An experience you will not want to miss. LIVE bats take part in this program! Look at their transparent wings, learn how a free-tailed bat gets its name, and watch them munch down on mealworms!

Title: Urban Animal Encounters: Urban Occupants!

Target Audience: Grades 1-5

Date: Thursday, Nov. 10

Times: 9:00-9:45, 10:30-11:15, 12:45-1:30, 2:00-2:45 CST

Description: Over 85% of Texans live in an "urban" area. This program will focus on critters that you and your students are more likely to find around your school, home, and community. Our visitors are quite an eclectic bunch, from those with no limbs to others with four, six, or even eight! You and your students will learn characteristics, adaptations, habitats, and the reasons these critters feel the need to share our space. Join us as we learn about some of the most common urban occupants!

Title: Let's Talk Turkey!

Target Audience: Grades 1-6

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 22

Times: 9:00-9:45, 10:30-11:15, 12:45-1:30, 2:00-2:45 CST

Description: We will discuss turkey anatomy and habitat as well as the various "calls" or vocalizations that turkeys make to communicate. Students will listen to an assortment of calls and will have the opportunity to make their very own turkey call after the program. WANT MORE? Check out our "Let's Talk Turkey" trunk! It's available to educators on a 2-week loan, TEKS aligned, and AT NO CHARGE!

Lori Hamm-NeckarDistance Learning Technician
Region Eleven Telecommunications Network (RETN)
O: (817) 740-7516 | C: (817) 291-3748 | lhamm@esc11.net

Education Service Center Region XI
3001 North Freeway | Fort Worth Texas 76106