One year ago bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line. A new digital project from Boston’s WGBH, Arthur Family Health, has a section called “Resilience” that can be a timely resource for teachers and parents to talk about images and issues that can flood the media at such times. Continue reading
Pre-K
Highlighting Math Model Curriculum Units (MCUs)
National Math Month in April is coming up quickly. Why not try out a math MCU? The current collection of MCUs contains over 20 in math, spanning the PK-4 through high school. Ratios, Rates, and Percents, a 6th grade MCU, was given a rating of Exemplar by Achieve, an independent organization dedicated to education reform. Other examples of MCUs — all of which include a curriculum embedded performance assessment, lesson plans, and digital resources — include Math Grade 1 Power of Ten and Math HS Modeling Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Still Time to Enroll in PBS TeacherLine Spring Courses
While 15, 30, or 45-hour PBS TeacherLine spring courses began on March 26, you still have until March 28 to enroll. Among the many advantages of these preK-12 online courses is that they fit into your full schedule with anytime, anywhere learning, and many of them offer PDPs or CEUs. You can also explore new PBS TeacherLine professional development courses that help you build your digital classroom.
Bringing Spring — Timely Science DVD for PreK-2 Students
Award-winning comedienne Joan Cusack narrates these engaging and comprehensive science segments from the PBS “Peep” series, aimed at pre-K to 2nd grade students. Continue reading
World Languages and Cultures — Video Collection for PreK-12
World Languages and Cultures, at PBS LearningMedia was adapted from ¡Arte y más! and originally produced by Kentucky Educational Television (KET) as a complete curriculum for primary-level Spanish instruction. The first of these video resources introduces primary students to Spanish by immersing them in the language—all instruction is in Spanish—and by engaging them in participatory lessons addressing arts and humanities content. Continue reading
From Yoga To Snacks — Get Kids to MOVE IT!
You can help students make good choices about healthier lifestyles with a new PBS LearningMedia collection from MOVE IT! and Kids in Motion projects, which show teachers how to incorporate movement in the elementary classroom and offers kids exciting wellness activities from calming yoga poses to step-by-step healthy, low-budget after-school snack creation. Continue reading
PBS TeacherLine Winter Courses
To provide you with cutting edge teaching skills and techniques, PBS TeacherLine offers online development courses trusted by thousands of PreK-12 educators — from 15, 30, and 45-hour facilitated courses to 3-hour self-paced courses you can take on your own time. Courses begin January 22 (but you can enroll through January 24). If you enroll by January 22nd, you’ll be automatically entered to win FREE in-person PD training for your entire school from PBS . Continue reading
Bilingual Site for Educators and Families — Colorin Colorado
Colorín Colorado, a bilingual site is filled with useful information, strategies, and resources whether for the ESL teacher or content area teacher with one or two English learners in class. Although many activities have been designed for PreK-3 children, most can be adapted for students through high school, with many strategies applicable to all students, regardless of their primary language. Continue reading
WINTER 2014 PBS TeacherLine Courses
PBS TeacherLine is happy to announce its WINTER 2014 schedule of courses as well as an opportunity to win free professional development for your school. PBS TeacherLine offers an assortment of online development courses trusted by thousands of PreK-12 educators — from 15 to 45-hour facilitated courses to 3-hour self-paced courses that you can take on your own time. Continue reading
Early Math Skills Found Improved by PBS KIDS Content
A new study has found that the acquisition of essential early math skills — counting, recognizing numerals, recognizing shapes, and patterning — increased significantly among four- and five-year-old children from economically disadvantaged communities who participated in a 10-week PBS KIDS Transmedia Math Supplement initiative.
Materials featured videos and interactive content from several PBS KIDS programs such as Sid the Science Kid, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, Curious George, and Dinosaur Train, as well as non-digital activities including books and foam shapes. Continue reading