EDUTAINMENT

Primary Source Learning

What is it?

The process of Entertaining and/or inspiring people at the same time as you are teaching them something from a primary source through video conferencing technology. I prefer to use Zoom as it is compatible with any device as well as browser, and is very easy for guest speakers to connect regardless of tech ability.

• Molodi Dance performance

• Daniel Platzman (drummer for Imagine Dragons) 2 campuses

• Comedian Rob Schneider 2 campuses

• A&R WorldWide President and founder Sat Bisla 2 classes

• 9/11 WTC survivor Michelle Rosado 2 campuses

• 9/11 WTC survivor Artie Van Why

• Composer Boris Brott

• All star pitcher and gold medal winner Jim Abbott

• 9/11 WTC survivor Brian Branco

• Former CIA Operative Valerie Plame 2 campuses

• 9/11 WTC survivor William Raff 5th grade assembly Cadence

• 9/11 WTC survivor Angela Brock 5th grade assembly St. Rose & Clark High School history students

• 9/11 Pentagon Survivor Dan Holdridge 2 campuses

• Produced a 9/11 tribute video with students for YouTube

• Girard Hendelman owner of the GSH Group

• Dr. Mark Sullivan OSU professor and business expert

• Michael Duffy Senior Editor TIME Magazine

• Yev Zakharkin photographer to an art class

• Oscar winner Grant Heslov in a theater class.

• MEG author Steve Alten in a Creative Writing class

• Produced a student tribute video in correlation with recording artist Danny Gokey

• Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser to five campuses (including Pinecrest) across the Country

• Daniel Park concert and lecture

• Guest lecturer for 6 history classes at the same time with North Korean Concentration Camp Survivor Shin Dong-Hyuk

• Guest lecturer for 8 science classes, actor Dolph Lundgren

• Children’s book illustrator Elinor Blake

• Rainer Hoess - Peace advocate and grandson of Auschwitz Commandant Rudolph Hoess

• Michael Regan- Son of President Ronald Regan

• Rick Harrison- Host/Creator of History Channel's Pawn Stars

• Nevada State Bank President Terry Shirey

• Oakland Raiders former Running Back Napoleon McCallum

• Dyan deNapoli Penguin expert and Children’s Author

• Dr. Dee Boersma Professor of Marine Biology University of Washington

• Dr. Frederick Hess Harvard University Education Professor

• St. Rose

• Rachael Tulloch Manager for International Recording Artist Vance Joy

• Dr. John Charles Chief Scientist of Human Research at NASA

• Dr. Zach Truman- Orthodontist/Business owner Henderson, NV

• Dr. Jon Coe “father” of Modern Zoological Design

• Michelle Kuruc Vice President of the World Wildlife Fund

• Marc Hale Solar Power expert and business owner

• Dr. Craig Benkman professor University of Wyoming Zoology

• Dr. Linda Bui Professor Environmental Sciences LSU

• Matt Schindler owner of WDM Architects specializing in zoological design.

• Horizon

• Grammy winning musician Kenny Loggins 

• Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong partial owner of the Lakers and Zoom Video Communications

• Joe Sanchez - SeaWorld Head Trainer

• Ben Fong-Torres-Rolling Stone Magazine Editor

• Eric Carle Museum Curator Courtney Waring

• Brian Lies- Caldecot Medal Recipient

• 11 time Emmy Winning Director Nick Nanton

• Cello Prodigy Isaiah Kim

• Paleontologist Dr. Joshua Bonde

• Astrogeologist Dr. Christopher Adcock

• Dr. Jhagdish Bhagwati- Professor of Economics and Law at Columbia University

• John Ondrasek (Five For Fighting)

• Movie producer - Lon Strickland

• U.S. Housing and Ubran Development Secretary - Dr. Ben Carson 

• Grammy nominated Producer - Khao Gates

• Robert Ray Shafer - Actor (NBC's The Office)

• Chief of Staff NV State Treasurer - Grant Hewitt

• USAF Technical Sergeant Bradley Molnar

• Life Coach - Josiah Alipate

• Comedian - Brian Reagan

• CEO of PBS - Paula Kerger - Leadership class

• Manager of Imagine Dragons - Mac Reynolds

• Grammy winning artist - Marc Cohn

• Comedian and Actor - Harland Williams

• Oscar nominated director - Roko Belic

• Astronaut - Dr. Story Musgrave

• Bassist for Fitz and the Tantrums - Joe Karnes

• State of Nevada Attorney General - Adam Laxalt

• LVRJ Digital Marketing associate - Damone Colston

• LVRJ Education Writer - Meghin Delaney

• Engineer - Ron Jarrett

• Cirque Acrobat - Johanna Sapakie

• Financial planner/Entrepreneur Armstrong Williams

• Dolph Lundgren

• Finalist on the X-Factor - Kristine Mirelle

• Voice of Siri - Susan Bennett - Choir class

• CEO NV Sand and Gravel, Impact Companies - Bill Wadley

• Ceo of Sababa Water company - Jonathan Stone

• Spencer Ludwig- Trumpeter and singer

• Dr. Jim Withers- Creator of the homeless outreach for University of Pittsburgh

• Mimicking Birds-International recording Artists- music class

• Joe Everson-Singing painter- Art class

• Jackie Valley- Las Vegas Sun and NV independent writer- Journalism classes

• Jim “The Rookie” Morris- Oldest rookie pitcher in major league baseball history

• Frank Abagnale Jr.- Author of “Catch ME If You Can” FBI Agent 40 years- Cyber Security classes

• Thomas H. Begay- WW2 Veteran/ Navajo Code Talker

• Vanessa Carlton- Grammy nominated musician “if I could walk 1,000 miles”

• Paul Janeway- Lead singer of St. Paul & the Broken Bones- Music class

• Debra Jo Rupp- Actress That 70s Show, Friends, Seinfeld, This Is Us, The Ranch

• Dr. Susan Shoelwer- Curator for Mount Vernon

• Judge Alberto Gonzales- 80th United States Attorney's General, Texas State Supreme Court Justice

• Dr. Arthur McDonald- Nobel Prize Winning Astrophysicist

• Stephen Merchant- The Creator of NBC’s the Office

• Coyote Peterson- YouTube host of the show Brave Wilderness

• Robert Flummerfelt- Founder of CARE (Central African Relief Effort)

• Kevin Chiucchini- Great Grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to history students about his ancestor

• Bradly Blakeman- Senior Staff Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush spoke to Government students.

• Bryan Cranston- 6 time Emmy Award winning actor

• Chris Edwards- Nevada Assemblyman

• Ted Pretty- FOX News Weatherman

• Arby Hambric- WWII/Korean War and Vietnam Conflict Veteran

• Rajen Sheth - Creator of Google Drive/Gmail/the Chromebook

• Robin Leach- Creator of the Food Network and journalist

• Lisa Song Sutton- 2014 Ms. Nevada and Forbes Magazine Journalist

• Steve Yeager- Nevada Assemblyman

• ensured the involvement of the FBI in teaching internet safety 

• Rob Buyea- author of Because of Mr. Terupt 

• Olivia Diaz- Assemblywoman

• Scott Hammond- Senator

• Mark Manendo- Senator

• Lesley Cohen- Assemblywoman

• Lauren Diaz- Singer from the television show The Voice

• Robert Ray Shafer- from the hit television show The Office

• Jerry Misko- Artist

• John Lehr- TBS/Hulu/NBC actor

• Phillipe Dunnigan - Violinist for Celine Dion

• Gary Sage- Professional Vocal Technician

• Derek Sante- Film critic

• Elonka Dunin- Author/video game designer/cryptologist

• Alan Gratz- author of Prisoner B-3087

• Aldo Mencatto- Fashion designer

• Dr. David Tenanhaus- UNLV Civil Rights Professor

• Nate Tannenbaum- KTNV weatherrman

• Greg Topp- USA Today Education writer

• Drew Sauter- Inventor and Scientist  

• Rudy Ruettiger- Author and namesake to a movie made about him

• Dr. Story Musgraves- 5 time astronaut 

• Billy Max Coleman- Aeronautical and space engineer

• Clint Hill- Former Secret Service

• Sam Jones- Rolling Stone/TIME magazine photographer

• Matt Martin- LucasFilms writer

• Kristina Pickering- Supreme Court Justice

• Matthew Woodard- Ninjitsu Shihan ​​

• Motivational speaker Pastor Henry Sneed

• OSU Business Professor Dr. Mark Sullivan

• Journalist Derek Sante

• Chris Cleveland from the band Stars Go Dim​​

• 9/11 Pentagon Survivor Dan Holdridge

• 9/11 WTC survivor William Raff

• 9/11 WTC survivor Brian Branco

• U.S. Special Forces Soldier, Horse Soldier Bart Decker

• One of the last soldiers out of Vietnam Terry Bennington

• Artie Van Why (WTC survivor):

• Sioux North High School Canada

• Ben Lesser (Holocaust survivor):

• John Ondrasik (lead singer of Five for Fighting):

• Cadence/Somerset College Prep Miami

• Thomas Franklin (9/11 photographer and college professor Montclair State University):

• Dr. George Wickes (one of the first soldiers in Vietnam in 1945):

• Alexandra Berzon (Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the Wall Street Journal):

• Dr. William Julius Wilson (Harvard Sociology Professor)

• Dr. John Lott (Fox News Criminology consultant and Criminology College Professor)

• Dr. Robert Sternberg (Psychology Professor Cornell)

• Martin Cooper (Inventor of the personal cell phone)

• Bob Odenkirk (writer & Actor Be  tter Call Saul, the Incredibles 2, SNL, Breaking Bad)

• Eric Yuan (CEO of Zoom Video Communications)

• Robert Patrick (actor X-Files Terminator 2, Spy Kids)

• Dr. Joshua Bonde (lead Paleontologist Las Vegas Museum of Natural History):

• Dr. H.W. Brands (U.S. Historian and University of Texas Professor)

• Zach Schonfeld (Senior writer Newsweek)

• Ben Fong Torres (former Senior Editor Rolling Stone Magazine)

• Fernando Zulueta (Founder and President of Academica)

• Civil Rights Activist/co-creator of hip hop Kurtis Blow

• Michael Franzese (former Capo of the Columbo Crime Family and current motivational speaker) 

• Dr. Ian Stewart (Mathematician University of Warwick England)

• Mark Rossini (former FBI Agent 9/11 comission)

• Representatives from Texas A & M, University of Miami and Arizona State University Admissions

• Dr. Brian Hosmer (Natives American Professor University of Tulsa)

• Dr. David Eisenbud (Mathematician UC Berkeley)

• Dr. Michael Pittaro (Criminology Professor American Military University)

• Nevada State Senator Scott Hammond

• Anthony Sullivan (CEO and Spokesperson for Oxyclean)

• Lt. Col Alfred Shehab (ret.) Battle of the Bulge and D-Day Veteran-

• Melissa McCracken (Synesthisia Artist)

• Dr. Cathleen Lewis (Curator National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institute)

• Dr. Michael Neufeld (Curator National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institute)

• Jimmy Lee (Pearl Harbor Eye Witness)

• Noah Lee (Harvard Cello Prodigy)

• Sidney Lee (Juiliard Cello Prodigy)

• NV State Attorneys General Aaron Ford

• Director of Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Dr. Henry Brem