Deals with use of the inverted pyramid as well as hourglass and circle story shapes. Top journalists — such as Bob Woodward — along with Roy Peter Clark (The Poynter Institute) discuss and demonstrate focus sentences, transitions, and nut graphs as story development techniques.

Explores the specifics of print journalism style — from the AP to Rolling Stone magazine — focusing on accuracy and detail, enlivened by humor as Dave Barry and other writers confess their language sins and steer tomorrow's journalists toward production of professional and pristine prose.

The two LIVE FROM…specials will use these inherently interesting phenomena to illuminate important science concepts dealing with light and optics, the electromagnetic spectrum, heat and energy, Newton's laws of motion, atoms and elements, and much more.

Perfect Pasta, demonstrates a variety of techniques used in restaurants, at school, and at home to serve pasta side dishes and main dishes that feature whole grain pastas and vegetables.

The second program in the series focuses on careers using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students learn how American Forests, a conservation organization, uses GIS to enable communities to promote healthy forest ecosystems; how the Alexandria City Police Department crime analysts use GIS to help police officers prevent crimes; and get a special sneak peek at George Mason University’s cutting edge scientific research utilizing GIS.

Shen Wei Dance Arts fuses the art forms of dance, theater, Chinese opera, painting, sculpture, and Western and Eastern cultures. In this program, the ensemble performs segments of Shen Wei's recent work, Connect Transfer, along with excerpts from his new work, Second Visit to the Empress. Through performance, demonstration, and discussion, students see how dance movement, music, and the visual arts combine in unique and unexpected ways.

Rosalind Wiseman presents a general overview of the philosophy and practices of her Owning Up ™ Curriculum and her book – the New York Times best-seller, Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World. Wiseman draws from real-life scenarios to demonstrate how cliques, bullying and social hierarchies among children and adults can be placed in a larger context of social justice. In this presentation, participants will learn concrete strategies for responding effectively to perpetrators, targets, and bystanders of kids’ social conflicts, and how to help teachers apply them to their individual classroom experiences. Wiseman empowers educators to create a climate of safety, respect, and dignity so every participant leaves with positive ways to impact their school community.

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