Tag: WVPB Education

Innovation in the Classroom

Is there a process for innovation? In the following “Innovation 101” lesson plan from The Henry Ford’s curricula, your class hears from some of America’s most iconic innovators and learn how they spark innovation in the workplace and beyond.

Students will gather insights from Steve Wozniak, inventor and co-founder of Apple, as he explains how he discerns innovative thinkers and engineers on campus and supports their creative thinking. “Inside, they want to be an inventor and designer, and they are often very independent. They are harder to manage,” he says. “Give them a lot of freedom. Let them build devices for their home on their own. Give them some of the parts. . . and let them build what they think of.”

They’ll also hear from architects William McDonough and Toshiko Mori, as well as product designer Don Chadwick while learning more about the difference between invention, innovation and discovery. Use this lesson plan to help your class of prospective innovators build important 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and self-directed learning! GO: http://to.pbs.org/1OqdXiz

Education Resources for the Thanksgiving Break

The Turkey is in the oven and the family is gathering. Be ready to bring some interesting conversation to the table. Be able to talk about the life of a…

The Turkey is in the oven and the family is gathering.  Be ready to bring some interesting conversation to the table.  Be able to talk about the life of a turkey or the typical cost of a Thanksgiving meal, you can find it all on West Virginia LearningMedia.  You can keep the conversation rolling with these lessons or use the information to create a trivia game to challenge even the hardiest Thanksgiving fans.

Sign up for a free West Virginia LearningMedia account to access thousands more educational resources from PBS and its partners.

What A Typical Thanksgiving Meal Costs In this infographic from KQED, explore the changes in costs of ingredients for a typical Thanksgiving meal from one year to the next. In the accompanying classroom activity, students consider the advantages and disadvantages of the graphical display used in the infographic.

Thanksgiving | All About the Holidays In this 1 minute video uncover the history behind the holiday!

The Making of a Turkey | My Life as a Turkey Travel with NATURE as the show looks at the development of the Turkey that we know today.  Do you know, which breed (wild or domestic) was served at the first Thanksgiving? The answer, most likely, is neither. Instead, the menu seems to have featured venison, seafood, duck, and goose. Though it is unclear exactly when turkeys and Thanksgiving became so closely entwined, the one thing that is obvious is that the turkey’s place on the table has been firmly established.

The Chemistry of Tender Turkey  To brine or not to brine, more importantly, follow the science behind cooking a moist, juicy turkey.

Enjoy the family and the holidays.

Take Your Students on an Electronic Field Trip

In cooperation with the Alabama Public Television's IQ learning network, students are able to join in to see first hand the sixth episode of Project C:…

In cooperation with the Alabama Public Television’s IQ learning network, students are able to join in to see first hand the sixth episode of Project C: Lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this episode of the Electronic Field Trip, student reporters lead viewers on a journey through Montgomery, visiting the Rosa Parks Museum and other historic sites pivotal to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Interviews with historians, archivists, and those close to the boycott will provide an in-depth understanding of this 13-month event and its profound influence on the nation. Students will also examine methods of communication used within the movement and during the boycott.

About Project C

Project C: Lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement is a series of electronic field trips occurring throughout the Civil Rights fiftieth anniversary years of 2013-2015 that focus on the role of citizenship in a democracy through the study of historical events.  This is a seven part series that can be accessed at any time through the website. http://www.aptiq.org/IQLEARNING/ElectronicFieldTrips/series.asp?seriesid=3

Target Audience: 7th – 12th Grade

Free Classroom Resources: PBS LearningMedia Announces its First App for Students

PBS LearningMedia, the media-on-demand service designed for K-12 classrooms, has announced a new app for students. For the first time, users can now access learning resources on tablets through the official PBS Student app, available for free for iPad. This app complements the PBS LearningMedia Student portal, launched earlier this year that is designed to create a safe and trusted destination for students looking for content to help with homework or learn something new.

The PBS Student app is the ideal platform to watch and learn with videos, games and images from PBS and PBS KIDS content including resources from NOVA, DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and the Ken Burns collection anytime, anywhere. Designed specifically for students in grades K-12, the app provides access to thousands of resources covering all subject areas, from math and science to English and social studies. 

“We know that students, as well as teachers, are using apps to access educational content and digital media to bring subjects and concepts to life at home and in the classroom,” said Alicia Levi, Vice President of Education, PBS. “Research has shown that our content impacts student achievement, and we are committed to making that content available to students wherever they are, whenever they want to learn. We are excited to launch this free app and offer students a fresh and easy way to explore and learn using digital media.”

To support educators with integration of digital technology and media in the classroom, PBS LearningMedia has launched the 3rd annual Get Your Tech On program, a national initiative that educates teachers about how to maximize digital content and technology usage in the classroom. Get Your Tech On will highlight technology-themed resources and tools, provide prizing opportunities for participating teachers and inspire digitally savvy teachers to apply for the upcoming PBS Digital Innovators program. This year’s Digital Innovator program application process will open in December.

PBS LearningMedia will continue to release additional content and resources for teachers and students throughout the school year. To sign up for a free account and begin accessing the more than 100,000 digital resources aligned to national and Common Core State Standards, visit pbslearningmedia.org. 

About PBS LearningMedia

As America’s largest classroom, PBS offers digital content and services for teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade that help bring classroom lessons to life. PBS LearningMedia, a partnership of PBS and WGBH Educational Foundation, is a free and paid media-on-demand service offering educators access to the best of public media and delivers research-based, classroom-ready digital learning experiences to engage students in exploring curriculum concepts that align with National and Common Core State Standards. Nationwide, more than 1.6 million teachers and users have registered access to more than 100,000 digital resources available through PBS LearningMedia. More information about PBS LearningMedia is available at www.pbslearningmedia.org or by following PBS LearningMedia on Twitter and Facebook.

Inspiring West Virginians on LearningMedia

For over five seasons WVPB has broadcast Inspiring West Virginians, a radio series telling stories of West Virginians who are exceptional leaders in science and business.  We visit them where they are, learn about what they do, hear stories of their childhoods and the influence of a West Virginia upbringing.  Added to that are the perspectives of friends, relatives and colleagues.

Five of those stories have been made into short videos and posted to West Virginia LearningMedia  for use in the classroom.  The videos are accompanied  with curricula for math and science. http://wv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/inspiring-west-virginians/

Bullying Awareness Week on West Virginia LearningMedia

West Virginia LearningMedia brings important lessons into the classroom.  http://wv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/midlit11-soc-splbully/bullying/ In this self-paced literacy lesson, students watch documentary videos about bullying and read informational text about how bullying may affect the function of a democratic society. Students develop literacy skills as they explore a social studies focus on the role of personal freedom, particularly freedom of speech, and how bullying limits such personal freedom. During this process, students read informational texts, learn and practice vocabulary words, and explore content through videos and interactive activities. When finished, students select and complete a writing assignment offline. This resource is part of the Inspiring Middle School Literacy Collection.

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