Student DV
If you're looking for inspiration to create an educational video, tune in to SECC's Student DV.
Student DV (Digital Video) is a unique, award-winning program that showcases digital videos created by Sacramento students and features work entered in the SEVA contest. Since many schools have a multimedia program, Student DV provides teachers with useful instructional materials to help students learn more about video production and see what their peers are creating.
Student DV #86
• How to Make Environmentally Friendly Napkins: Pony Express ES
• How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches: Cordova Villa ES
• Indian Flatbread: Franklin HS
• Food Closet: Andrew Carnegie MS
On Cable 15
Feb. 3, 17 | 3:00 pm; Feb. 4 | 10:00 am; Feb. 9, 23 | 6:30 pm; and
Feb. 13, 20, 27 | 5:00 pm
SEVA 2012: KVIE Training Event
The SEVA Training Series took participants to Sacramento's PBS station, KVIE 6, to explore the studio and learn about cameras, lighting, audio and green screen.
> View more SEVA Training events in the Video Gallery
Cable Programs
Fairfax Network:
Meet the Author
Lane Elementary Authors
Teacher Nicole Groeneweg challenged her 1st and 2nd grade students to enter the Scholastic Book Fairs’ Kids Are Authors contest, an annual competition open to students grades K–8.
Five weeks, 20 revisions and five tiers of judging later, their book, The Perfect Place for an Elf Owl, won the 2011 Grand Prize for Nonfiction. The book is about a little lost elf owl who searches for his mama through diverse habitats and ecosystems until he finally finds her in the “perfect place.” In the book’s dedication, one student wrote, "you have to read books, to write books."
During this program, the authors describe their roles in the writing process, teamwork and the different elements of a storybook.
Feb. 10, 17, 24 | 11:00 am - 11:30 am | C. 16
Feb. 12, 19, 26 | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | C. 16
> Learn more about this show
> Visit Fairfax Network online
Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art offers arts-based educational programs featuring artists and companies who perform at the center.
Waiting for Godot
Feb. 5 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | C. 15
From Page to Stage: Locomotion
Feb. 7 | 8:00 am - 9:00 am | C. 15
Jazz: Eldar
Feb. 11 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | C. 15
Jazz: Terell Stafford Quintet
Feb. 12 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | C. 15
Educational Highlights
Colonial Williamsburg
With electronic field trips and classroom resources, Colonial Williamsburg brings excitement and vitality to the study of history.
When Freedom Came
Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves... or did he? Freedom came to enslaved people over the course of many months and years — and it arrived in different ways in different places. Discover how enslaved Americans made everyday choices during the Civil War that helped bring about their freedom.
Live Feb. 16 | 7:00 am | C. 15
Harsh World, This World
Feb. 20 | 3:00 pm | C. 15
A More Perfect Union
Feb. 22 | 3:00 pm | C. 15
> Visit Colonial Williamsburg online
BESTNet
While the World Watched:
Carolyn McKinstry
Civil rights speaker Carolyn McKinstry shares her story as a survivor of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.
Feb. 5 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | C. 16
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Feb. 10 | 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | C. 15
Feb. 25 | 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm | C. 16
> Learn more about BESTNet events
World's Largest Music Festivals
These sing-along concerts linked students around the world through music.
Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 | 8:00 pm | C. 16
> Learn more
21st Century Learning
21st Century Readiness for Every Student
SECC partnered with member school districts Elk Grove Unified (EGUSD) and Twin Rivers Unified (TRUSD) to create a series of videos for the ongoing process of preparing students for the future — a future where skills are not the same as they have been in the past.
EGUSD's Advancing Technology Grant (ANU) Teach 21 collection stems from the teaching methods of the Teach 21 Cohort and reflects the district’s commitment to show teaching and learning in the 21st century for elementary, middle and high school classrooms. The videos provide educators with a window into the 4C's: critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration where they can see model lessons as they are being taught with real teachers and students.
Elk Grove USD Presents Teach 21
Feb. 10, 24 | 1:00 pm | C. 15
The TRUSD videos provide opportunities for teachers to practice 21st century skills and “to understand those skills and see the relationship to the world outside,” says Steve Scott, TRUSD Instructional Technology Director. “So this transition to the outside world becomes much more seamless… Ideally, it’s an ongoing continuum of development.”
The district developed a set of eight skills that include collaboration, creative thinking, cross-cultural skills, higher order thinking, information/communications technology, information media literacy, self-directed learning and social skills. These videos present the skill and its importance to the educator and show how to integrate it into course content.
Twin Rivers USD Presents 21st Century Skills
Feb. 3, 17 | 1:00 pm &
Feb. 20 | 6:00 pm | C. 15
With more than 60 credit classes offered for the new spring 2012 semester, there's something new for everyone to learn. Take a look at these class highlights to help inspire you.
A sampling from Sacramento State University
CRJ 121: Structure and Function of the American Court
Overview of the Federal and State court structures including jurisdiction, venue, roles of court participants, due process and post arrest procedures employed in adjudication, trial process and appellate review. Constitutional issues such as discretion, indigent rights, right to counsel, discovery, pleas, bail and preventive detention, competency, evidence suppression, double jeopardy and speedy trial are also addressed.
Live M | 10:30 - 11:45 am | C. 15
GEOL 8: Earth Science
Learn more about Earth and its neighbors in space as well as scientific method and discovery in the study of stars, planets, weather, rivers, glaciers, oceans, rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, mountains, drifting continents and the earth in time.
Live Tu, Th | 12:00 - 1:15 pm | C. 15
PHIL 104: Critical Thinking
Study of the basic skills of good reasoning needed for the intelligent and responsible conduct of life. Topics include argument structure and identification, validity and strength of arguments, common fallacies of reasoning, use and abuse of language in reasoning and principles of fair play in argumentation.
Tu, Th | 3:00 - 4:15 pm | C. 15
Water Matters Webinars from the Smithsonian and Shout
Join Shout in February, March and May and look at water, the most essential of subjects, from the Smithsonian's many points of view from marine biology to American history. Explore both water quality and water quantity. These free webinars can be used with your K-12 class or on your own as professional development.
Teacher Preview
Learn about Shout and the Smithsonian classroom resources and plan for the upcoming conferences.
> View the recorded Teacher Preview session
Water Questions: When We Want to Learn More
Feb. 7: 8:00 am — Planet Water
What kinds of human interventions can help the health of marine life?
9:00 am — It’s Not Easy Being Amphibian: The Importance of Water
How does water quality and quantity relate to conserving amphibians?
10:00 am — The Water Nations
How do Indigenous peoples perceive and respond to water issues?
11:00 am — A Look Back at Music as an Environmental Advocacy Approach
How can music build awareness of environmental issues?
Feb. 8: 8:00 am — Looking at Global Water Resources from Space
What can orbiting satellites tell us about Earth's greatest resource?
10:00 am — The Nitrogen Problem: Causes and Remedies
How can our actions affect coastal waters and the cycle of an essential element?
11:00 am — Sink or Float: Water and Design Solutions
How does design solve problems of individuals and communities around the world in sustainable ways?
> Register for free
> Learn more about Shout
OK2Ask™ from TeachersFirst
TeachersFirst is a collection of lessons, units and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering what they need in a practical, user-friendly and ad-free format. OK2Ask a series of live, online sessions, also available online iin archived format, for self-directed teacher professional development and exploration.
