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PBS Teachers: Here you’ll find a wide variety of online resources that will enrich the teaching and learning experience for you and your students.

With PBS Teachers you can:

• Search thousands of free, standards-based lesson plans, classroom activities, interactive resources and more — organized by subject, grade level and curriculum topic.

• See hundreds of curriculum resources from local PBS stations — giving you the best educational resources from around the country.

• Bring PBS' award-winning programming into your classroom. At PBS Teachers you’ll find an array of video content — including on-demand streaming video from selected PBS programs, customizable local PBS station TV schedules and a vast supplemental video library from Shop for Teachers.

• Learn from respected education experts and teachers just like you with PBS' two teacher-focused blogs. "Media Infusion" features ideas for bringing media and technology into the classroom, while "learning.now" offers a thought-provoking conversation on the big-picture issues surrounding technology and teaching with prominent education authority Andy Carvin.

• Find dedicated areas for early childhood educators, library media specialists and technology coordinators to assist you with your age- and topic-specific classroom needs.

• Grow as an educator with PBS TeacherLine, which offers professional development opportunities through more than 90 online courses in numerous subjects.

OnlineNewsHour Extra: This site, for high school students provides headline news and special features, such as "Who Will Be the Next President?", and the "Buzz Bank" with articles written by students, from their perspective.

Free Media and Technology Webinars
Presented by PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0

2010 Webinar Calendar

January 26, 2010
Middle Level STEM Education With "Design Squad," "Fetch," and DragonflyTV" - PBS producers and curriculum experts
Curriculum Connection: Science and Engineering
Access Recordings: Full version | Audio recording | Chat log

February 23, 2010
Exploring the Faces of America - Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Curriculum Connection: History and Social Studies
Access Recordings: Full version | Audio recording | Chat log

March 10, 2010
Copyright and Fair Use in the Art World and Classroom - PBS producers and copyright and curriculum experts
Curriculum Connection: All Subjects
Access Recordings: Full version | Audio recording | Chat log

March 16, 2010
Engaging Students with Experiential STEM - Dr. Mae Jemison and Dr. Lisa Regalla
Curriculum Connection: Science, Math, Technology and Engineering

March 25, 2010
The Buddha: Teaching Mindfulness - PBS producers and curriculum experts
Curriculum Connection: Social Studies and Health

April 5, 2010
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day - PBS producers and curriculum experts
Curriculum Connection: Social Studies and Science

April 7, 2010
Teaching the Diary of Anne Frank - PBS producers and curriculum experts
Curriculum Connection: Language Arts and Social Studies


 

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