Jon Carl has been named the ICE Teacher of the Year for 2008.

Jon Carl was named Indiana's American Star of Teaching for 2007 by the US Department of Education. See the press release.

Jon Carl was named to the National School Boards Association's list of "20 to Watch." He was presented the award in mid-October 2007 at the Technology and Learning Conference in Nashville, TN.

Jon Carl has been named the Caleb Mills History Educator of the Year by the Indiana Historical Society.

Feel the History Presented at the Indiana Council of History Educators in 2007. Click to see the PowerPoint used by Jon Carl and Terry Hughes.

Feel the History students interview Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shephard about Evansville's L&N train station. Justice Shephard is an expert in historical preservation and was a leader in Evansville's attempts to save the L&N train depot.

Meanwhile, Helfrich Park students have been learning video editing on Adobe Premiere Pro. They have also been learning the basics of camera and sound. In addition, they are preparing their script for their first Feel the History segment to be completed by the first of the new year.

Joe Nelson finished his student teaching with Jon Carl at Reitz and has also completed his student teaching with Rob Spear at Helfrich Park. We thank the University of Southern Indiana Education Department for helping keep Mr. Nelson in Feel the History. Mr. Nelson will take a temporary teaching position at Harrison High School next semester.

F. J. Reitz High School students under the direction of student teacher Joe Nelson lead a West Side History Scavenger Hunt for Rob Spear's Feel the History Club at Helfrich Park Middle School. Click to see the historic photos Mr. Nelson chose for Mr. Spear's club to find on the West Side of Evansville, IN.

Why are interstitials important to Feel the History? Feel the History 2 (FtH2) students have created 30 interstitials to accompany Ken Burns' documentary The War that began airing on WNIN on September 23rd. Beginning the week of September 10th, WNIN used the FtH2 interstitials to promote The War. The interstitials will also be aired before and after each episode of The War, including reruns. These interstitials are excerpts from Veterans Interviews the FtH2 students have been conducting since the beginning of school. Click to see the first two interstitials created by FtH2 students. These 30 interstitials are also playing from time to time, not always around a Ken Burns episode.

Dr. Suellen Reed, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, visited the Feel the History class in November 2006. Click to see a video as she learns about the West Side Nut Club from Feel the History students.

Episode 102 was a special one hour Feel the History. It featured segments on the old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, Republic Aviation, the Greyhound bus station, Edd Roush, Leslie Irvin, and James Bethel Gresham. Click to see the program segments.