Distance Learning connects George Eastman House staff and collections with teachers and students in a live, real-time interactive program. Units were developed alongside educators in history, language arts, and visual arts and employ photographs and other visual media, objects, and inquiry-based teaching methods.

Virtual Field Trips

Each unit includes pre-visit materials, a 45-minute interactive visit, and post-visit lesson plans and activities. All Distance Learning units are aligned with New York State curriculum standards and are available at Middle and high school level. Length of each session equals one class period (approx. 50-55 min).

Lewis Hine: Images of Child Labor for Middle School/ High School
Examine Lewis Hine's compelling images documenting child labor at the beginning of the twentieth century. Students will strengthen their visual observation skills while analyzing historic photographs. Teacher Packet includes pre-visit and post-visit materials, historical timeline, bibliography, and additional resources.		Unit One: Middle School level, 7th and 8th grade Unit Two: High School level, 11th grade Social Studies / U.S History Length: 45-50 minutes

Lewis Hine: Images of Ellis Island Middle School/ High School
Study famous photographs by Lewis Hine depicting twentieth century immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. Discern their meaning(s) both then and now through critical review process. Teacher Packet includes pre-visit and post-visit materials.		Unit One: Middle School level, 7th and 8th grade Unit Two: High School level, 11th grade Social Studies / U.S History/A.P. Length: 45-50 minutes

Professional Development for Teachers

Lewis Hine: Images of Ellis Island Middle School/ High School
Designed especially for educators to enhance critical viewing skills when using photographs as a primary source. Participants engage in strategies that can be brought back to the classroom— helping students become discerning consumers of historical documents and visual media. Units can be taken as 3-session course of 60 minutes each or as a back-to-back half-day course.		Unit One: Critical Viewing Unit Two: Photographs as Truth Unit Three: Photography and the Curriculum Length: Three hours total

Schedules and Costs

Scheduling Times
Distance Learning sessions can be scheduled Mondays-Fridays between 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Sessions should be scheduled at least 4 weeks in advance.

Program Costs
Virtual Field Trips: $120 per session
Professional Development Sessions: $50 per person (20 person maximum)

Payment is due in full on receipt of program confirmation (no later than 1 week prior to the videoconference). The school pays the connection fees for the videoconferencing call.

Refunds and Cancellations
No refunds will be given on scheduled programs. Rescheduling is welcome, subject to availability. Cancellations must be received at least 48 hours in advance to be eligible for rescheduling (unless due to unanticipated technical difficulties during the videoconference).

Policies and Procedures

Copyright
The presentation and materials are protected by copyright and may not be recorded, reproduced, or used in any manner without written consent.

Connections
Before registering for a distance learning program, teachers should discuss their connection plans with the technical coordinator for their school, district or region to confirm whether the school’s videoconference room or equipment will be available at the selected time and that the connection is technically possible.

You must have an ISDN-based videoconferencing system (or bridge) to participate.

After scheduling a videoconference:

1. Arrange a test connect with George Eastman House at least one week before the scheduled conference. Our ISDN# is (585) 271-2676.

2. Dial up 5-10 minutes before scheduled conference time and leave connection in place to perform a sound check.

3. In the event of a disconnection please wait one or two minutes and dial again.

4. If second, third attempts to connect continue to fail, please call our studio at (585) 271-3361 ext. 386 to suspend the conference and to schedule a new date and time.

Arrange a Videoconference

Call (585) 271-3361 ext. 232 or e-mail us at virtualedu@geh.org.