Cyberchase: The Chase is On!
Austin Children¹s Museum
Ends January 23, 2010
School groups who visit ACM this fall will explore the new Cyberchase: The Chase is On! exhibit. Based on the award-winning animated math series, the exhibit recruits K-5 students to join the CyberSquad¹s action packed adventures using math reasoning and problem-solving to thwart Hacker¹s evil plans to conquer Cyberspace.
Downloadable resources include exhibit experiences correlated to NCTM standards and bilingual instruction sheets for pre/post activities. (links to: http://www.austinkids.org/Educators/About-Group-Visits.aspx)
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SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS
January is Music Month! We invite you to preview portions of the upcoming PBS program SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS and respond to questions regarding the application of this content in your classroom. This is your opportunity to provide us with input before the educational content is developed! http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22A25PN4UJR/
PBS Teachers Offers New Collection of Resources for Teaching
Critical Economic and Financial Literacy Skill
Based on the recent global financial crisis, to help students understand complex economic concepts, PBS Teachers has developed Access, Analyze, Act: From Economic Theory to Financial Reality, a special collection of educational digital media resources about the economy for use in school and home learning environments. Access, Analyze, Act is available for free at http://www.pbs.org/teachers/access-analyze-act-economy/.
WILSON AND DITCH: DIGGING AMERICA – A New PBS Social Studies Series
WILSON AND DITCH: DIGGING AMERICA is a new PBS web-only social studies series on American Culture, History and Geography by The Jim Henson Company. To learn more about the series, meet the characters and preview the site, visit: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/wilsonandditch/
Win a Netbook from Verizon Thinkfinity!
TCEA is sponsoring a contest for elementary and secondary teachers who effectively use Verizon Thinkfinity resources in their classrooms. A total of 16 winners will be chosen (eight at the elementary level and eight at the secondary level). Win a TCEA 2011 convention registration and a NETBOOK with your lesson plan and short video. Teachers, librarians, pre-service teachers in student internship positions, or other educators trained as Thinkfinity end users who use Thinkfinity resources in the classroom directly with students may apply. The deadline is Feb. 1, 2010. More details can be found at the Texas Thinkfinity Trainer Network NING or by emailing Monica Martinez.
Fizzy's Lunch Lab Lesson Plans Now Available
Fizzy's Lunch Lab has arrived on PBS KIDS. Explore related lesson plans for this Web only series on eating healthy food. Designed for elementary students, these lesson plans cover a range of topics such as the human body, cooking, literacy, mathematics and creative writing/art. Check them out at: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/lunchlab/. For a sneak peek of upcoming episodes... check out: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/lunchlab/episodes/
Be More: The New PBS Educational Media Shop
PBS Educational Media has launched a new website designed specifically to meet the needs of educators, librarians, and trainers in their search for educational media products. With enhanced searching capabilities Shop PBS Educational Media: http://teacher.shop.pbs.org/home/index.jsp presents a faster, easier, and more rewarding way to find media for the classroom, the boardroom, and the living room. Features of the new website include:
- Expanded product descriptions
- ISBN numbers and better grade level searches
- Quick Catalog feature which allows the user to input numbers directly from the catalog, bypassing the traditional shopping cart
- Professional, published reviews
- An expanding collection of video clips
- Links to other PBS education resources
- And we still guarantee your satisfaction with product purchase
PBS Educational Media invites you to see what's new and to sign up to receive product announcements and discounts by email. During Teacher Appreciation week there will be special pricing on Educator's Top Picks so check back often.
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