NOTE: Educators, please click on the Natural History course section to review the other courses we offer with Naturalist Rudy Mancke, former teacher and host of ETV/PSB NatureScene. These Natural History courses integrate science and social studies content. Plus, learning from Rudy is interesting and engaging!
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SC & THE ARTS: CREATING A DIVERSE, UNIQUE HERITAGE
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
z Cost: $75.00
This ETV LEARN course for 20 renewal credits is designed to enhance our knowledge of the relationship between South Carolina history and the arts - all of which have helped create a diverse and unique heritage. Home to a wealth of artists in all genres, architecturally interesting places, and dynamic folk traditions, our state, geographically and culturally diverse, has been shaped by the arts throughout our history. To quote Oscar Wilde: “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” History and the arts are linked. Art often reflects history by exhibiting how people wished to express themselves – their ideas and emotions. And the arts – all genres of writing, visual arts and performing arts - are all important to the development of our society. This PD course highlights people and historical sites, plus explores related online resources that teachers of all subjects/grades can integrate to enhance lessons. Through learning more about history and the arts, students grow their knowledge of our past to enable them to appreciate and enjoy the present and look to preserve our heritage to pass to the future. (Recommended for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas.)
WOMEN VISION SC: CHANGES, CAREERS AND LEADERSHIP, SERIES I
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was ratified in August 1920. As our nation neared the mark of the 100th anniversary, SCETV launched the Women Vision SC initiative to focus on issues affecting women throughout the state and nation and serve as a platform to highlight trailblazing South Carolina women who have made an impact. This course features Women Vision SC multimedia resources, additional discussions with women leaders and special programs about the lives and careers of other South Carolina women, to examine the changing role of women from our past to today, provide insights into career pathways as well as relate helpful career advice, and inspire as we learn about the character, leadership and achievements of these outstanding women.
WOMEN VISION SC: CHANGES, CAREERS AND LEADERSHIP, SERIES II
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
The 19th Amendment granted women the long-awaited right to vote in 1919. This second Women Vision SC course, also for 20 renewal credits, continues to highlight the history of women’s suffrage and features other outstanding South Carolina women who have made an impact, providing insights into career pathways as well as relating helpful life-lesson advice and inspiring us as we learn about their character, leadership and achievements. Educators in all subject areas (especially social studies, career education, guidance) and all grade levels found the first WVSC course eye opening, valuable and worth their time!
(PLEASE NOTE: It is NOT required that educators take Series I before taking Series II, but recommended.)
BETWEEN THE WATERS: HISTORY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AT HOBCAW BARONY, SERIES I (GRADES 3-12)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This innovative course provides engaging ways to integrate history using SCETV’s immersive website Between the Waters. Series I walks participants through the site, guiding an exploration of Hobcaw Barony’s history from Native American life through slavery, Reconstruction and both World Wars by examining focus sites on topics including food, hunting, sports, architecture, religion, art, and nature. Interviews with well-known scholars, archival film and photographs, nature footage, and classroom lesson plans provide a picture of this preserved area of our coast near Georgetown, a true South Carolina treasure (Recommended for teachers of grades 3-12). (SCETV produced)
BETWEEN THE WATERS: HISTORY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM AT HOBCAW BARONY, SERIES II
(MUST TAKE BTW I BEFORE ENROLLING IN THIS COURSE)
(Recommended for teachers of grades 3-12)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
The second innovative course provides engaging content to integrate history using SCETV’s immersive website Between the Waters. Educators MUST complete the first course before taking this second course. The first course - BTW Series I - walks participants through the site, guiding an exploration of Hobcaw Barony’s history from Native American life through slavery, Reconstruction and both World Wars by examining focus sites on topics including food, hunting, sports, architecture, religion, art, and nature. The second course - Series II - continues the exploration of this SC treasure near Georgetown, examining other focus sites with a concentration on African-American life in the low country area of our state. “Hobcaw Witness” interviews and historical footage provide a rich history. (SCETV produced)
TAKE ON THE SOUTH WITH DR. WALTER EDGAR (GRADES 6-12)
(Recommended for teachers of grades 6 -12)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
Take on the South with Dr. Walter Edgar (Grades 6-12) is self-paced, one-hour (20 renewal credits) course consisting of eight one-hour video lessons about the South, which were produced by SCETV in a debate format for USC’s Institute for Southern Studies and moderated by Dr. Walter Edgar, historian and author. Each program restores the time-honored tradition of true debate, providing thought-provoking positions, which are relevant and substantive. Two distinguished scholars each present positions on interesting topics about the South, which include “What Was the Most Influential 20th Century Southern Novel?,” “What is the Most Important Southern Sport, NASCAR or Football?,” “What is Real Southern Cooking?,” “ Would Slavery Have Survived the Civil War?” and “How Has the South Shaped American Music?” After each debate, Dr. Edgar joins in the discussion. These programs are recommended to support the National Social Studies Standards for High School and components are also suitable for viewing in middle grades.
SC CHRONICLES SERIES I: GEOGRAPHY, NATIVE AMERICANS AND COLONIAL PERIOD
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This course showcases resources about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history, geography, people, and culture. Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar will discuss key issues in early SC History. Experience an archeological adventure at the Topper dig site in Allendale County, learn about the rise and fall of rice-growing in South Carolina, and find out the true tales of treachery and villainy that occurred off the coast of South Carolina during the Golden Age of Piracy (SCETV produced).
SC CHRONICLES SERIES II: THE WINDS OF DISCONTENT
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This course showcases eMedia and ETV produced resources about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history. Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar will discuss three key issues in early SC History: The winds of discontent in SC, The American Revolution in the Low Country and The American Revolution in the Up Country (SCETV produced).
SC CHRONICLES SERIES III: POST REVOLUTIONARY
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This course showcases eMedia and ETV produced resources about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history. Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar will discuss key issues in early SC History: Life and Culture in the New States 1786-1808, The Antebellum Period 1793-1822 and Southern Discontent 1830-1860. Participants will learn about Charles Pinckney, the Forgotten Founder who contributed to the birth of our nation and the construction of the Santee Canal. Participants will also view a program about the Grimke Sisters who spoke out at an early age against slavery (SCETV produced).
SC CHRONICLES SERIES IV: CIVIL WAR
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This one-hour recertification course showcases eMedia and ETV produced resources about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history. Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses key issues in SC History. South Carolina and the Civil War are discussed in three lessons: 1) Secession from the Union, 2) Beginning of the Civil War, and 3) Civil War in South Carolina. Participants will learn about political events, personalities, military campaigns, participation of African Americans, and the upheaval of this period in SC. We will visit the SC State Museum as they focus on the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, featuring the museum’s exhibit and program plans marking the historic events that led to the firing on Fort Sumter. The course also includes The Story of Mary Boykin Chestnut and her writings, which became "A Diary from Dixie." We will also virtually visit sites around the Palmetto State and learn about their historic and special relevance to South Carolina today (SCETV produced).
SC CHRONICLES SERIES V: ART AND CULTURE*
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
This course is designed for all teachers who want to learn more about the art and culture aspects of our state’s history. In SC Chronicles V, noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses key issues in SC History as we focus on a variety of information on the art, culture and history of South Carolina from the earliest settlement to the 21st century. The lessons will enhance knowledge of South Carolina artists who creatively preserve the culture of our state and allow you to virtually visit many interesting destinations, including the South Carolina State Museum, Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park. One of the beauties of our state’s history is that it is so easy to relate South Carolina history to United States history. The way we experience and understand our lives in the present is directly related to our understanding of the past. (SCETV Produced)
SC CHRONICLES SERIES VI: RECONSTRUCTION ERA
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
SC Chronicles VI: Reconstruction Era is the sixth edition in the SC Chronicles series. This self-paced, one hour (20 renewal credits) course showcases SCETV-produced video resources about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history, geography, people, and culture. This sixth series looks at the period after the Civil War beginning in 1865 that was a time of major crisis for a battle-worn nation and also highlights the great changes in the economy and society that took place when the Reconstruction era ended, the period right up until almost the end of the 19th century. These lessons, including some with noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar, examine this important period of our South Carolina history, showing how it relates to what came before and after. We’ll also learn about the Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, hear about the founding of schools for women and African Americans, and meet some important men and women born in our state during this era (SCETV produced).
SC CHRONICLES VII: ENTERING THE 20TH CENTURY*
(Recommended for teachers of all grade levels)
6-8 week session
Recertification: 20 Renewal Credits
Cost: $75.00
SC Chronicles VII: Entering the 20th Century is the seventh edition in the SC Chronicles series. This course uses videos about this period in our nation’s history and SCETV-produced programs about South Carolina to assist educators in learning about our state’s history, geography, people, and culture. The seventh series looks at the period from just before the turn of the century to around 1940. In this series, we’ll also meet some important men and women of the period who called South Carolina home (SCETV produced).