Resources for Educators 2008

The following are resources for educators with links to articles, videos, podcasts, websites, lesson plans, and curriculum guides to use in conjunction with each speaker's lecture topic.
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To skip to a specific speaker's resource section, click on their name below. You will also find links to speaker biographies and annotated bibliographies available for your download.

Roboticist James McLurkin

James McLurkin Biography
James McLurkin Annotated Bibliography

National Geographic Photographer and Adventurer Maria Stenzel

Maria Stenzel Biography
Maria Stenzel Annotated Bibliography

Veteran Journalist Roger Mudd

Roger Mudd Biography
Roger Mudd Annotated Bibliography

NPR Bureau Chief Rob Gifford

Rob Gifford Biography
Rob Gifford Annotated Bibliography

Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg Biography
Nina Totenberg Annotated Bibliography

JAMES MCLURKIN

"Dances with Robots: How They Work, What They Do" An Interactive Investigation of Swarm Robots

James McLurkin's personal website:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/jamesm/index.php

McLurkin's Profile on NOVA Science Now with biographical information, resources, and a 10-minute broadcast segment:
Video http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/03.html

"Inventor's Story" online feature about McLurkin and his robotic ants from the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation:
http://inventionatplay.org/inventors_mcl.html

Video clip of McLurkin's swarm robots in action (2:57):
Video http://www.spatialrobots.com/2008/05/05/james-mclurkin-swarm-robotics

Scroll 2/3 down the page for a Podcast of McLurkin explaining how his robots work (16:56):
Audio http://invention.smithsonian.org/video

With corresponding Podcast Activity Guide for teachers:
http://invention.smithsonian.org/downloads/lemelsonpodguide.pdf

McLurkin named "Inventor of the Week" from the Lemelson - MIT Program's archives:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/mclurkin.html

Article announcing McLurkin's winning of the $30K Lemelson student prize:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2003/lemelson-0226.html

"The Swarm Keeper: Metal insects on wheels" article on from TIME Magazine Online Edition:
http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200406/mclurkin.html

Website with general information about swarm robotics with helpful links:
http://swarm-robotics.org

Three Adobe presentations from James McLurkin's personal website available to view and download:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/jamesm/presentations.php

Science and technology games and trivia that are both educational and fun:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/g-main.html

Links and other resources with fun sites for kids about science and invention:
http://web.mit.edu/invent/r-main.html

Complete teacher's guide with resources and teaching ideas:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/3204_03_nsn.html

Link to PDF manual written for educators teaching about invention:
http://inventionatplay.org/iapeducatorsmanual.pdf

MARIA STENZEL

The Deep South: Antarctica as Ground Zero for Climate Change

"Sights and Sounds of the Icy Underworld" Stenzel narrates her own video footage and photography from Antarctica:
Video Audio http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0612/sights_n_sounds/index.html

Third image on the bottom opens a photo gallery narrated by Stenzel, explaining each piece's story and significance:
Audio http://www.newseum.org/womenphotographers/large/index.html

Photo gallery with captions from Stenzel's "Honorable Mention" award from The Best of Photo Journalism 2007:
http://bop.nppa.org/2007/still_photography/winners/EPS/96066/175755.html

Biography of Maria Stenzel and her career with links to photo galleries of her work:
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photographer-maria-stenzel.html

Stenzel's official online profile with multimedia links to outside resources of her work:
http://nationalgeographic.org/speakers/profile_stenzel.html

View extensive image gallery available for purchase from National Geographic:
http://www.ngsprints.co.uk/index.php?manufacturers_id=13

The New York Times dedicated a webpage with important information on Global Warming:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html

Learn more about Global Warming and it's significance on our world through this easy-to-use website from the Pew Center:
http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics

Detailed and organized website dedicated to a range of information on Global Warming and climate change in the US:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

The EPA also provides an extensive teacher's guide with downloadable toolkits, interactive activities, flash cards, and informational materials:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/ORWKit.html

The National Climatic Data Center's page on the causes, effects, and development of Global Warming, with photos, graphs, charts, and more:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

Photography tips from National Geographic experts with advice on different styles of photography:
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips

"What You Can Do at School," on how to be more green in the classroom:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/downloads/wycd-school.pdf

Easy-to-use website to teach young children about Global Warming:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

ROGER MUDD

Journalism, Today and Yesterday

Roger Mudd's official website, includes video and a photo gallery:
http://www.rogermudd.com/home.html

Video of an interview on Face the Nation discussing Mudd and his newest book (5:05):
Video http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7068828DTe9DYan

"Times of Tumult and Trust" article about Mudd's life, work, and legacy in American journalism:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/story/2008/05/09/ST2008050901132.html

Excerpt of Mudd's book The Place to Be along with audio from an interview and discussion with Mudd on Talk of the Nation (30:18):
Audio http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89689802

Video of an interview from The Early Show discussing Mudd's experience as a broadcaster with an introduction of his book:
Video http://www.veoh.com/videos/v70500555Qy8x6YW

Article looking back on Mudd's lasting influence as well as a review of his current work:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194957

Audio interview from the Washington Post's Bookworld Podcasts collection:
Audio http://video.washingtonpost.com/media/podcast/bookworldpodcast050908.mp3?sid=ST2008050901132

Interesting website dedicated to the study of American Journalism throughout the 1900s with extensive photos, videos, and useful references:
http://ehub.journalism.ku.edu/history/1900/1900.html

Website with introduction, curriculum, activities, and more for teaching Journalism:
http://www.usatoday.com/educate/journalism_k12/index.html

"Teacher's Homepage" with downloadable curriculum, lesson plans, and best practices to teach Broadcast Journalism:
http://www.nationalstudent.tv/teachersmain.asp

Extensive website with numerous links to information about US 20th and 21st history, including timelines, documents, archives, general websites, and more:
http://www.teacheroz.com/20thcent.htm

ROB GIFFORD

China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power

In-depth book feature with summaries of each of Gifford's seven-part series with photo galleries for each section:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/aug/china_road/

Video clip from The Daily Show guest appearance (6:08):
Video http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=90433&title=rob-gifford

Read over ten pages of Gifford's most recent published stories in a range of topics:
http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=2100529&startNum=3

"China Correspondent" Podcast interview of Gifford's experience in China, what he envisions for the future, and his newest work:
Audio http://www.here-now.org/shows/2005/09/20050906_2.asp

One-page biography of Gifford as an NPR Foreign Correspondent:
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100529>

Interview archive with written and audio records from Travis Smiley of PBS:
Audio http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200707/20070726_gifford.html#

"China Rising" online article about China's re-emergence of important world power:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050320/news_mz1e20nye.html

"China's Rising Power Status" video discussing China's increasing economic power (1:45):
Video http://www.gallup.com/video/104254/China-superpower.aspx

Webpage with clear and detailed information of China's history, culture, and more. With videos, maps, music, and photo gallery.
Audio Video http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_china.html

Printable resource guide for teachers for teaching Chinese Art and Culture. Includes lessons, glossary, times, handouts, etc. for classroom use:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=curriculum+guide+china&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Lesson plan catalogue organized by Chinese region and school grade providing links to lesson plans for teachers teaching about China:
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/china/resource/lesindex.htm

"China Rises," four-part television series with sections on politics, economy, environment, and society. From the New York Times:
Video http://www.nytimes.com/specials/chinarises/intro/index.html

Corresponding teacher's companion to the above videos with related articles and discussion questions framing different perspectives on the issues:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/coll-chinarises.html/index.html

"China: A Traveling Exhibit, 1903-1904," a collection of photographs which capture the lifestyle of the rural Chinese in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion:
http://www.chinaexhibit.org/

In this Role Playing Debate classroom activity, students will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of globalization by taking on the roles of people to debate the issues of globalization after watching a film clip from China from the Inside: Video http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/edlesson1.html

In the Media Literacy on Environment & Development classroom activity, students will view a film clip from China from the Inside, Episode 3: Shifting Nature focusing on the Three Gorges Dam controversy, the gigantic hydroelectric project which is under construction on the Upper Yangtze River: Video http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/edlesson2.html

NINA TOTENBERG

The Supreme Court

Extensive list of recent stories written by Nina Totenberg on a variety of subjects:
http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=2101289&startNum=3

Written statement, biography, and two audio clips of Totenberg speaking about her historical case on sexual harassment in the US government:
Audio http://jwa.org/feminism/index.html?id=JWA071

Official NPR biography with information on her life, career, and work, with helpful links:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101289

Profile on Totenberg with thorough information on her life, career, works, awards, and her legend from The Paley Center for Media:
http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/biography.aspx?m=132

Video from the "Women of National Public Radio" seminar on her sexual harassment case:
Video http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/summary.aspx?m=132

"You can't do good investigative work without making some people mad" article about Totenberg's influence on women in the media:
http://www.current.org/people/peop123t.html

Detailed online lesson plan for grades 6-8 to help students understand the Supreme Court and how it operates. With activities, readings, websites, question guide, and more:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=614

PBS lesson plan to teach teens the historic and recent impact of the Supreme Court on their lives:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/october01/supremecourt/

"The 2008 Bench Press," Newsweek article by Anna Quindlen about the importance of the president's choice of Supreme Court nominees:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/135369

FIVE COLLEGES CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES

The Five Colleges Center for East Asian Studies is an exceptional source of information for local educators. The Center has an expansive lending library from which you may borrow books, curriculum guides, and videos/DVDs at no cost. In conjunction with the Springfield Public Forum's educational programming, the FCCEAS provides a unique opportunity for educators to use multimedia materials to extend their lessons in the classroom in a fun and educational way. The collection of materials covers a wide range of subjects and ages. To visit the Center, please call ahead of time during normal business hours. The staff is extremely helpful and will provide all educators with a request form for borrowing resources. Click here to download a printable document with examples of resources on China from the FCCEAS.

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