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NEWS - June 2005

A Great Year!
This issue of TVO for TEACHERS E-News will be the last issue until September 2005 (but contains information on educational programming throughout the summer and into the first week of September). This first year has been very successful. We have visited many school boards and universities around the province, presenting the many free curriculum-linked resources we have for teachers. We currently have over 1850 teachers signed up for this newsletter! If you would like us to do a presentation at your faculty or school board, please contact us (See the FEEDBACK section for details). In the meantime, enjoy our educational programming and classroom resources over the summer! Remember, you can see archives of all this year's issues and download all the resources at www.tvo.org/learnwithtvo


TVO Studies Global Warming
Ten students from across North America set off on an expedition of a lifetime, camping, not on land, but on the frozen ice of the Arctic Ocean. Their goal is to experience one of our planet’s best kept secrets and to learn how we can better live in harmony with the natural world. Don't miss Arctic Fever! See the Featured Resources section for more details and classroom resources.

Reach for the Top!
The Ontario Finals of Reach For The Top, Canada's longest running TV quiz show featuring high school students will return to TVO on Sunday September 11 at 6:30 pm and will run for 11 consecutive weeks. The final game in the series will be telecast on TVO, Sunday, November 20, 2005. Our new provincial champions and their coach will receive a 9 day European tour provided by EF Educational Tours! Once again, the Ontario Finals of “Reach for the Top” will be hosted by Nicole Stamp who can currently be seen on TVO’s Crawlspace.



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Featured Resources

Featured upcoming TVO programming and teacher resources

All downloads are in Microsoft Word format. "Teacher resource" refers to background information and serves as a guide to using TVO programming in your classroom.
"BLM 1" refers to viewing questions. "BLM 2" refers to Assessment and Evaluation suggestions.


VOX: ARCTIC FEVER
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SUN JUNE 5 AT 6:30 pm

Ten students from across North America set off on an expedition of a lifetime, camping, not on land, but on the frozen ice of the Arctic Ocean. Their goal is to experience one of our planet’s best kept secrets and to learn how we can better live in harmony with the natural world. We witness how they foster a new understanding and respect for the planet and for each other. In this way, we will not only be left with the excitement of the journey, but with insight on how the members of the group gain fresh perspectives, connect with the natural world, and increase their awareness of the earth as a global ecosystem.

Intermediate
Science: Gr 7, Gr, 8, SNC 2D
Geography: CGC 1D/P
Senior

Geography: CGD 3M

download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2

life lessons : person 2 person with paula todd
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SATURDAYs at 4:30 PM
june's theme: the human cost of political oppression
June 11
MULUGETA ABAI
A teacher endures unspeakable torture at the hands of the Dergue in Ethiopia

June 18
HOMA ARJOMAND
A women’s rights activist flees her native Iran on horseback, pursued by the fundamentalist regime she opposed,

June 25
MARTHA KUMSA
An Ethiopian journalist is imprisoned for ten years with no charge ever laid.
 
download: (Word.doc)
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the view from here: HARDWOOD  currRESBLMRPT
wed june 29 at 10:15 pm (encore presentation mon aug 29 at 8:30 PM)

A fly-on-the-wall exploration of sons coming to terms with their father. Toronto filmmaker Hubert Davis sets out to confront his father Mel Davis about the abandonment of Mel’s first son, and the emotional and practical fall-out of his actions. Mel was born into an urban black Chicago slum, was abandoned by his father, and transcended poverty by excelling at basketball and enjoying a career as a celebrity Harlem Globetrotter for 18 years. Now, his two sons from different marriages want to excavate the family history and repair psychological and emotional damage.

- repeats Sun July 3 at 10:00 PM and Tues Aug 30 at 12:00 AM
Intermediate
Social Science and Humanities: HIF1O/HIF2O
Senior
Social Science and Humanities: HPW3C, HHS4M, HPD4E
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2

THE VIEW FROM HERE: WOMEN AND MEN unglued
 
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wed july 27 at 10 PM
Things are not what they used to be between the sexes. Feminism, divorce, and the sexual revolution have cast aside our long-held notions of gender, courtship, and marriage. Marriage is no longer the gravitational centre of our lives it once was. What’s not clear, though, is how we feel about this. Women and Men Unglued, a new documentary by Katherine Gilday, helps us to better understand this radical cultural shift. Can we find intimacy amid the new social landscape?
-repeats the following Sunday at 10:00 PM
Intermediate
Social Sciences and Humanities: HIF1O/H1F2O
Senior
Social Sciences and Humanities: HHS4M
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1

the view from here: THE CORPORATION   currRESBLMrpt
aug 16, 17 and 18 at 8 pm (THREE PART DOCUMENTARY)
The Corporation addresses three different themes. In the first program, The Pathology of Commerce, filmmakers examine the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. Planet Inc. looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. The final program, Reckoning, examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up.
-each part is repeated the the same evening at 11:30 PM
Intermediate
Civics: CHV2O
Business: BBI1O/2O
English: ENG1D/P, ENG2D/P
Senior
Philosophy: HZT4U
Social Sciences and Humanities: HSB4M
Canadian and World Studies (Economics): CIE3M
Canadian and World Studies (Politics): CPC3O, CPW4U
Business (Entrepreneurial Studies): BDI3C
Business (International Business): BBB4M/E
Business (Marketing): BMI3C
Business (Organizational Studies): BOH4M, BOG4E
English: ENG3U/C/E, ENG4U/C/E
English (Media Studies): EMS3O
For teacher resources prepared by OISE/UT , please click on the link:
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the view from here: EL CONTRATO    currRESBLMrpt
tues aug 30 at 8 PM
Guest workers spend up to 8 months on the tomato fields of Leamington Ontario, brought to Canada by the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program. They are thousands of miles away from their homes, their wages are low, work conditions are appalling, the work is long and gruelling, they’re confined, subjected to racism and exposed to toxic chemicals without protection.
-repeats the the same evening at 11:30 PM
Intermediate
Religious Studies: HRE10, HRE20
Senior
Social Sciences and Humanities: CHH3C/E, CH3T, CHI4U, HSB4M
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1| NFB Viewer Guide

the view from here: CONTINUOUS JOURNEY
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MON SEPT 5 at 8 PM
Investigate the little-known story of the 376 immigrants from British India aboard the ship Komagata Maru who were turned away by Canada in 1914 and the disastrous consequences that ensued.
-repeats the the same evening at 11:30 PM
Intermediate
Grade 8 History
Grade 8 Geography
Senior
Canadian and World Studies: CHC2D, CHC2P, CHI4U, CLU3M, CLN4U
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1| blm 2

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into the wild: brazil's secret rainforest   
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tues june 28 at 7 pm
Learn about human encroachment and techniques conservation biologists are using the preserve the forest and the wildlife of the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil. Explore the behaviour and habitat of the forest inhabitants and the rehabilitation of animals that have been in close contact with humans.
- repeats Sat July 2 at 6:00 PM
Intermediate
Grade 7 Science (Life Systems)
Science: SNC 2D/P
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 1

the adventure of english    currRESBLMrpt
MOn June 6 AT 10:00 PM
A remarkable journey around the globe, tracing the spread and development of the English language and how vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar vary dramatically not only between countries but also from region to region.
-repeats the same evening at 1:30 AM
Senior
English: ENG3U, ENG4U/C
download: (Word.doc)
teacher resource | blm 2

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COMING SOON

Stay Tuned for another great season of VOX Talks

VOX TALKS

Coming in September

Wired Teens
Are teens becoming more disconnected?
More than ever, teens depend on new technology and a virtual world to communicate with each other, express themselves and explore their identities. Is the internet the socializing institution of the modern age? What will the long-term impact be as it shapes the next generation of youth? How is technology affecting the way that teenagers relate to the world around them?

Teen Aggression
Bullying in 2004 has gone beyond the occasional push and shove. Now, teens, especially girls are becoming more aggressive. Bullying has gone beyond verbal and physical abuse. It’s gone electronic now too. For some teens bullying has become so serious that they become depressed, don’t want to go to school or even enjoy life. Want to see more on bullying? Check out It's a Girl's World, airing on TVO on June 12 at 7 pm.

CLASSIC TVO

Exploring Shakespeare
This four-part series provides dramatic readings of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes.

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