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Highlights
February WXXI Education e-Newsletter Highlights:
Download complete e-newsletter at: http://wxxi.org/education/k12/2010febNEWS.pdf
The Eyes of Me Free Screening & Talkback Event
Community Cinema at WXXI
Check out the Winter-Spring series
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Find out more in the February Education Newsletter
Children vs. Primates: Watch the Whole Series On-Demand: The Human Spark
What is unique to the child’s development versus that of other primates? Look at this question through paleontology and neuroscience.
· Can a 6 month old understand human intention?
· Is a toddler or a chimp more likely to help someone in need?
· Is it the development of tools, language or social cognition that makes us different?
Watch cutting-edge field research tests that compare development of children vs. primates.
Go to: http://wxxi.org/humanspark
PBS KIDS Go! Writers Contest
Students in grades K-3 can create and illustrate their own book and submit it to a regional contest. 1st place in each grade level will be submitted to the national contest as long as they follow contest rules.
Rules and application forms are available
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African American Educational Awareness Film Series at WXXI
This Black History Month, share an inspiring and unprecedented look at the largely untold history of African-American participation in America’s armed forces, from the earliest days of the Revolutionary War to the current conflict in Afghanistan. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots 2/13 and 2/20 1-4pm
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Programming Highlights
Flight to Freedom - Between 1790 and 1860, thousands of slaves fled the South for liberation on the "Underground Railroad". The program highlights Rochester, New York, which was at the heart of the railroad, where passengers were hidden by Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman and others. Produced by WXXI.
Learn more in the February Education Newsletter
New Economics Resources and Programming
- Help Wanted: 26 Part Series on NYS jop re-training, job search, consumer protection and family financial literacy.
- PBS Teacher Access Analyze, Act Economics Resources Online
- WXXI's Let's Talk Money website and programming
Learn more in the February Education Newsletter
Professional Development Opportunities
- PBS Teachers LIVE! Free Webinars
February 23, 2010
Exploring the "Faces of America"
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Curriculum Connection: History and Social Studies - Celebration of Teaching & Learning Conference
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The WXXI Finger Lake Regional Adult Education Offers
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Professional Development for February:
2/3—TABE Training
2/9—Program Managers Roundtable
2/12—The Health Care Access & Navigation Study Circle
Find out more at http://wxxi.org/adulted
NEW! Educational Video Services
Check out WXXI's new Education Video Service. Free to WXXI educational institutions. VITAL Teacher Guide and training video clips available.
Find out more in the February Education Newsletter
