PPSP marketing list

[James Werle <>]

All, 

Presidential Primary Source Project (PPSP) - There’s still time for your Grades 5-12 to participate in the remaining programs!!

• We invite schools to sign up as an interactive video conferencing participant for the remaining programs in the series.

• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Hodgenville, KY Thursday,
  "Abraham Lincoln: Presidential Power in “A House Divided”
  March 3: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT
  FULL SESSION DESCRIPTION

• The National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT
  “Washington's Monument: The Tradition of Presidential Powers”

• Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, MO Thursday, March 10: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT
  “President Ulysses S. Grant and Civil Rights”
  FULL SESSION DESCRIPTION

• Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Independence, MO Tuesday, March 29: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT
  “President Truman and the Steel Crisis”
  FULL SESSION DESCRIPTION

• For those schools that wish to simply watch the programs (not participate as an interactive site), a live webstream will be available 10 minutes before the start of each program here:
  https://k20.internet2.edu/ppsp-live 

  Each of the programs is also available for on demand viewing here:

• http://goo.gl/bTTnEH

Background info:

• PPSP offers free 45 minute interactive videoconferencing programs to students in grades 6-12. For more information: https://k20.internet2.edu/presidents

• The Presidential Primary Sources Project is a collaborative program sponsored by historic sites and museums, the National Parks Service, U.S. Presidential Libraries and Museums, and the Internet2 community.

• The goal of the annual project is to engage classrooms throughout the national and international education community with an overarching theme, utilizing primary source documents for student research and presentation.

Best Regards,

James 

James Werle

Director, K20 Initiative

Internet2.edu

From: staff <>
Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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Subject: Introducing the (free!) 2016 Presidential Primary Sources Project (PPSP) Program Series for Grades 5-12

Dear Past PPSP Participants and Supporters,

The National Park Service, U.S Presidential Libraries, and Museums, the Internet2 community, and cultural and historic organizations nationwide are proud to offer the annual Presidential Primary Source Project (PPSP), a series of free, standards aligned, 45 minute interactive videoconferencing programs aimed at students in grades 5-12. The series will run from January - March 2016. 

Free registration is open now so please consider visiting the project website for more information and to signing up today! http://k20.internet2.edu/presidents

Here is a direct link to the program sign up form: http://goo.gl/V0d9ep .  We also appreciate any help you can provide in sharing with other teachers who might be interested.

This year's theme is "Presidential Powers and the Constitution". Through the use of primary source documents and interactive video-conferencing, the 2016 program series will explore how different presidents in different eras have interpreted and exercised presidential powers.

2016 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

"Presidential Roles and Responsibilities"

The White House Historical Association, Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, January 20: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 5-8

"Presidential Powers with Documents from the National Archives"

The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX

Tuesday, February 9: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 5-12

"Woodrow Wilson and the Consolidation of Presidential Executive Power"

President Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, D.C.

Thursday, February 11: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 9-12

"TR: Setting a Precedent for the President"

Theodore Roosevelt Center, Dickinson, ND

Tuesday, February 22: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 6-12

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY

Thursday, February 24: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

"Abraham Lincoln: Presidential Power in ³A House Divided"

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Hodgenville, KY

Thursday, March 3: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 6-8

"Washington's Monument: The Tradition of Presidential Powers"

The National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, March 8: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 6-12

"Reorganizing the Executive Branch: Hoover and the Federal Government"

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, West Branch, IA

Wednesday, February 17: 10-10:50am CT and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 7-12

"President Ulysses S. Grant and Civil Rights"

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, MO

Thursday, March 10: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 5-12

"President Truman and the Steel Crisis"

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, Independence, MO

Tuesday, March 29: 10-10:50am and 1-1:50pm CT

Grades 8-12

On behalf of my colleagues at the participating National Parks Service, National Archive, other presidential sites and libraries, the Idaho Department of Education, and the entire PPSP planning team, we hope you and your students will consider joining us for these exciting programs. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

James Werle

Director, K20 Initiative

Internet2

http://k20.internet2.edu 

360-499-2069