From: "Classroom Connect -- Quest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:31:16 -0700 Subject: May 22, 2002
Quest Newsletter May 22, 2002 Contents 1) ColumbusQuest Reading List 2) Expert Teachers Wanted! 3) Hot Quest Web Sites 4) News & Announcements _______________________________________________________ Find out What's New on The Quest Channel! http://quest.classroom.com _______________________________________________________ 1) ColumbusQuest Reading List Get a head start on the fall Quest! Learn about Christopher Columbus, the Age of Exploration, the Taino people who met Columbus, and much more by exploring the books on our reading list. Pick one up for the summer! [Non-Fiction] "The Indian Chronicles" by Jose Barreiro "The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus" by Christopher Columbus, J. Cohen (Editor and Translator) "Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492" by Alfred W. Crosby "Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493" by Bartolome de las Casas, James E. Kelly (translator) "Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus" by Samuel Eliot Morison "The Tainos: Rise & Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus" by Irving Rouse "Columbus and the Age of Discovery" by Zvi Dor-Ner and William Scheller "Christophoros Columbus: A Byzantine Prince from Chios, Greece" by Ruth G. Durlacher-Wolper For fiction titles and more non-fiction titles, visit the Teacher's Discussion at: <http://quest.classroom.com/teachers/teacherDiscussion.asp?qargs=150&forum=2 30@@.eeec910> Send us your reviews on these titles and additional resources that you recommend. The adventure begins September 30! _______________________________________________________ 2) Expert Teachers Wanted! Are you an experienced Quester? Do you like collaborating online with fellow educators? If "yes" is the answer to both questions, then we would like you to consider serving as a Quest Expert Teacher for ColumbusQuest! You'll be able to share your teaching philosophy and your most successful Quest lessons and projects with our online audience. Email Paul at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to express your interest and to get more information. _______________________________________________________ 3) Hot Quest Web Sites ColumbusQuest doesn't set sail until next fall, but you may want to get a preview of curriculum opportunities. The following Web sites offer lesson and activity ideas for your classroom. Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? <http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/99-1/lesson0012.shtml> For a sneak-peek of ColumbusQuest curriculum, look at this lesson from Education World. After students gather information about Columbus' impact on the New World, they are asked whether or not the Columbus Day holiday should be celebrated. Seeds of Change Garden <http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/welcome.html> Activity ideas include: growing gardens, making meals like those in 1492, putting together time capsules, re-enacting the conditions of a slave ship, baking bread, making dioramas, tracking the history of food and trade with maps, going to markets or making your own Old World and New World markets, quilting, t-shirt design, and making cookbooks. _______________________________________________________ 4) News & Announcements Start planning for ColumbusQuest! The Preview week starts September 30, Week One starts October 7, and live reporting concludes November 1. For more information, visit: <http://quest.classroom.com/marketing/ColumbusQuest/ColumbusQuest.asp> June 17-19 visit Classroom Connect at NECC (National Education Computing Conference) in booth #2460. Attend in-booth presentations and panel discussions such as the Quest Customer Panel. Also, get the scoop on "No Child Left Behind" funding opportunities, key ESEA information, products that match funding requirements, and more. ______________________________________________________________________ You can access ALL of our past Quests at <http://quest.classroom.com> Share ideas and get advice from other Quest teachers at <http://quest.classroom.com/teachers/teacherDiscussion.asp> Your students can interact with other Quest classrooms at <http://quest.classroom.com/community/student.asp> To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Quest-Announce list, visit <http://www.classroom.com/community/email> You can read the archives of the list at <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=QUEST-ANNOUNCE> All materials contained on this list are protected by the United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, or broadcast without the prior written permission of Classroom Connect, Inc. 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