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Highlights
February, 2012 WXXI Education e-Newsletter
Highlights:
Download complete e-newsletter at: http://wxxi.org/education/k12/2012febNEWS.pdf
Contest to Design Video Games with Easy & Free Software for PBS Kids
Purpose: Students and educators can produce games for PBS KIDS that focus on early math skills for an audience of childreages 4-8 years old.
The contest is open to:- Middle School students (5th grade – 8th grade)
- High School Students (9-12th grade)
- College students
- Teachers/Educators
Deadline for entries: March 12, 2012.
Learn more about the contest and how to enter at: pbskids.org/stemchallenge
Learn More with slides from the WXXI Teacher Webinar held 1/31/2012
About the contest partnership: PBS KIDS is offering the PBS Kids entry stream in a larger national contest in partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to participate in the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge. The annual national competition is held to motivate interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning among America's youth by tapping into students' natural passion for playing and making video games.
This project is part of the Ready To Learn Initiative, and funded by a grant from the U.S Department of Education.
WXXI's PBS Kids Go Writers Contest
Contest Open to Students in K-3rd grades
Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2012
New Online Story Submission Option
This competition is designed to encourage children in grades K-3 to celebrate the power of writing and illustrating their own original stories.Learn More>
Entry Details Rules & Applications Forms
Weekly classroom current events series. Take polls, respond to issues questions.
Check out special edition: American Graduate Episode: See details in the newsletter
Interested in sending video responses? Check out Classroom Viewpoints Feature.
Watch Online:: http://atwonline.org
Username: WXXI Password: Hawkeyestate
The Broadcast: Thursdays 6:00am-6:15am (repeated same time Friday) on WXXI TV 21.1 Cable 11/1011 Watch/tape/DV-R.
New om PBS Kids
New Season: Martha Speaks, Dinosaur Train, WordGirl and Curious George: Also see great family events: See Newsletter for Details
- PBS Kids Lab: 40 Cross-Platform Games
Parents and Teachers can follow WXXI Kids on Facebook for the latest on education, parenting and public media resources for kids. Become a fan! LIKE WXXI Kids.
WXXI Kids Site: Play games, watch videos, participate in polls. Play while you learn. Find out what's on PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go: http://wxxi.org/kids
Join WXXI and the RPO for
Education Takes the Stage Luncheon
March 28, 2012 at 12pm-2pm
Speaker: Dr. Margaret Martin of the Harmony Project
Event & Ticket Details at http://interactive.wxxi.org/rpoevent
WXXI's American Graduate Project: The high school dropout rate in the Greater Rochester area is a< significant problem – and not just for those students who do not> graduate. It affects the entire community, impacting our economy, healthcare costs, and workforce. Learn more at: http://wxxi.org/grad
- Programming On-Demand (New Programs Added)
- Volunteer and Mentoring Opportunities to Help At-Risk Youth
- Community Resources for At-Risk Youth
The WXXI American Graduate Community Engagement Project is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through the National Center for Media Engagement and locally supported through RochesterMentors
Programming & Classroom Resouces :
- Homework Hotline Wednesday Features
- WXXI's Black History Lesson Plans, Activities, Online Resources
- Embracing Black History: Resouces from PBS Parents
- Online: Mission U.S. Interactive History Games Releases Flight to Freedom: Learn More in the E-Newsletter Article
- Black History Video Clips/Resources on VITAL On-Demand
- WXXI General Audience Video Player: History Documentaries
- Extensive TV & Radio Program Line-up
The Finger Lakes Regional Adult Education Offers Professional Development for Adult Literacy Agencies.
See the Lastest Offerings:
- New Training Topics Available:
- Register & Learn more at: http://wxxi.org/adulted or flraen.org
Nominate a NYACCE Teacher of the Year: Learn More in the Education E-newsletter
Educational Video Services: VITAL.
WXXI's Education Video Service: Video In Teaching & Learning (VITAL). Free to WXXI educational institutions, teachers, students, & parents. Go to http://wxxi.org/education/ondemand
Set up your FREE login today! VITAL 2.0 Powered by PBS LearningMedia in Coming in Spring 2012
Find out more in the February Education Newsletter
Community Cinema: Great free film screenings, followed by great conversations with community facilitators and panels. Find out more: Community Cinema Events:
Join us Sunday, February 12th at 2-4 p.m. as WXXI's Community Cinema presents a screening of More Than A Month:The film questions whether the yearly celebration of Black History Month is having any detrimental effects on the teaching of Black history
Join us on Sunday, February 19th at 2-4pm for Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis and the outcome in her public and personal life.
