Educational Highlight Calendar
This calendar is published each month listing select Children's daytime shows of interest to educators. You may download this calendars in PDF file format for use at home or in your classroom.
The calendar is designed for classroom use and formatted for an 11"x17" page size. To print on letter-sized paper, 8.5"x11", select the "Fit to Page" option in your printer dialog box.
PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Here you'll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. We provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more.
For information and resources to assist teachers with using current events in the classroom, visit the Jim Lehrer online resources designed specifically for teachers and students. Resources include lesson plans and other online resources for teachers and news stories written by and for teens. Teachers may sign up to receive a weekly e-mail newsletter summarizing NewsHour Extra's educational offerings. To subscribe visit the Web site and click on NewsHour Extra for Teachers.
Includes resources for students and teachers.
PBS Teachers' BlueprintAccess, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement. Discover the power of social media while promoting your students’ civic engagement.
PBS Teachers Launches PBS VOTE 2008 For Educators and Students
PBS Teachers has just launched PBS VOTE 2008. Educators can find lesson plans, interactives and other resources created for use by students and teachers at the new Web site.
The site provides links to feeds for election-related podcasts from public television and radio stations and producers as well as an array of social media tools educators can use to engage students in the election process.
Also, as part of the CPB-funded Election Collaboration, PBS Education will offer an online tour and a teacher’s guide focused on helping teachers and students use Web 2.0 tools to develop election-related media and information literacy skills. These resources are being developed by Temple University’s Media Education Lab.
The teacher’s guide will include an introduction to address school concerns about student use of social media and help educators make the case with administrators and their colleagues for embracing the digital tools that today’s students already use routinely. The guide will be available online through the PBS Teachers Web site.
KUAT's Educational Outreach Department offers several Staff Development workshops appropriate for K-12 teachers. If you would like more information about any of these workshops, please contact Carol Niehoff via e-mail.
An Educator's Guide to PBS Programming and Educational Resources
This workshop provides an overview of PBS programming and related educational resources. Teachers will receive information on educational copyright, tips for using educational video in the classroom and information on how to obtain supplemental resources through PBS Web sites. (60-90 minutes)
PBS Kids Go to School
This workshop gives an overview of PBS programming designed for preschool and elementary school age children. Teachers will receive information on program schedules, suggestions for use in the classroom and how to obtain supplemental educational resources through PBS and PBS Kids Web sites. (60-90 minutes)
Using Reading Rainbow in the Classroom
This workshop gives an in-depth look at Reading Rainbow and the wide range of subject areas that can be addressed with this program. Teachers will view sample clips, receive information on incorporating the program into their existing curriculum and will become familiar with educational resources available on the Reading Rainbow Web site. (60-90 minutes)
Using Between the Lions in the Classroom
This workshop provides information on one of the newest PBS programs, Between the Lions. This program is geared towards children ages 4-7 and has the mission of helping young children learn to read. Teachers who attend this workshop will view sample clips of the program, receive a copy of the Between the Lions Teacher's Guide and will become familiar with additional resources available on the companion Web site. (60-90 minutes)
