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Take me out on a field trip
December 9, 2004 Fran Jackson, Schalmont TA, and Sheila Gatling, Amityville TA, look at baseball pieces at inservice conference. While nothing compares to an actual field trip for hands-on learning, the Baseball Hall of Fame reaches out to teachers and students and brings them, via the Internet, to Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, the Green Monster at Fenway Park , Coors Field in Denver . Through 10 thematic units, developed by a committee of New York educators in 1991, students from grades 4 to 8 get in-depth information on America 's social history reflected through baseball. Units range from the arts to women's history. For example, students take an interactive road trip and learn geography in Baseball Coast to Coast. Concepts of direction, scale, land forms and population are covered. All units are available free on the Internet at www.baseballhalloffame.org. The national museum also provides the EBBETS field trip series. Through Electronically Bringing Baseball Education to Students (named for the legendary field of the Brooklyn Dodgers), a museum educator can videoconference with a classroom on any of the 10 units in an interactive, hour-long lesson. Videoconferences cost $100 each, plus connection fees. The museum has hosted more extensive videoconferences called Science on the Sandlot. The next one, scheduled for April 26, 2005, will explore baseball's role in 19th-century history. Teachers can get access to online curriculum materials, or discounts for school visits or live videoconferences of baseball-themed workshops by becoming a Friend of the Hall of Fame for $40 per year. To register or for more information, visit www.baseballhalloffame.org or call (607) 547-0347. |
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