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Teaching with Un(re)solved from FRONTLINE Webinar

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 7:00pm

Register for FREE webinar for grades 9-12 educators on Un(re)solved and how the often little-known stories it tells can enrich and expand our knowledge of the civil rights era. Learn about classroom-ready resources that encourage high school students to confront America’s legacy and understand the history of racial killings that went unresolved and justice that has proved elusive for decades.

Shaping the Future of Work: Living, Learning, and Earning Longer

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 12:00pm

Join a live conversation about longevity in workplaces and the factors allowing workers to learn and earn longer than ever before. Co-hosted by PBS Future of Work, the AARP, and Working Nation and part of the WXXI American Graduate offerings

American Veteran Virtual Panel Discussion and Highlights

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 6:00pm

American Veteran and the Military Women’s Memorial invite you to a panel discussion and highlights from the multi-platform American Veteran initiative.

WXXI Virtual Learning Series

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 4:00pm

WXXI Education is hosting a series of virtual learning events for local early childhood and elementary educators.

RTL Play & Learn Science Activities

Friday, January 22, 2021 - 5:00pm

These family resources are to support and extend the digital games in the free PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science app.

WXXI Education Newsletter & Social Media

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 7:10am

WXXI Education e-Newsletter is a monthly update provided by email and online as a PDF. (Best viewed with Acrobat Reader)

Bright By Text: Get the latest information for raising kids 0-8 years old

Monday, September 7, 2020 - 7:10am

Parents and caregivers can join Bright by Text to get custom age specific texts for their child (0-8 years old) through WXXI's partnership with Bright by Text, a national parent texting program, to put expert tips, games and child development information directly into the hands of parents and caregivers.

The Future of Work Virtual Events

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 12:00pm

Join us for a weekly series of virtual events to accompany the airing of the PBS Future of Work Series. Conversations include discussion of topics involving the future of work addressing quality career paths, addressing issues of race and equity, the impact of technology, lessons from young workers, continuing to work longer, women's roles in the workplace and supporting mental health.

Talking with Kids About the News, Emergencies & Tragedy: For Home & Classroom

Friday, April 16, 2021 - 9:00am

WXXI Education curated a list of resources to help adults (parents, caregivers, educators) discuss emergencies, news headlines and when tragedy strikes.

Daily Activity Calendars

WXXI Kids has created a series of monthly activity calendars full of PBS KIDS hands-on activities to support your child's learning.

American Graduate: Path to the Future Launch Event

ICYMI: Watch On-Demand WXXI Education on June 8, 2021 at 7 PM ET for the American Graduate: Path to the Future virtual launch event. This multi-year initiative, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and The WNET Group, strives to help students explore and prepare for high-demand careers, including the 30 million open middle skill jobs that require a one-year occupational certificate or two-year associate degree. Watch On-Demand.

Back-to-School Digital Backpack

This school year will again look a little different so WXXI Education created a digital backpack and video to walk through some PBS KIDS and public media resources to help you and your students start the year strong!

Changing Work, Changing Workers On-Demand from The Future of Work

Companies rethink the need to even have offices, or how to redesign places of work. The traditional work shift - 9-5, 5 days a week – is losing relevance. Many companies are adopting the remote work models, spawned by the pandemic, as their new normal. Does the nation need new policies of Guaranteed Basic Income, (UBI) or a drastic rethinking of the social safety nets?

New Series: Elinor Wonders Why

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Preschoolers and their families from coast-to-coast will take a trip to Animal Town this Labor Day with the premiere of the newest PBS KIDS series, Elinor Wonders Why. The animated show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions, figure out the answers, and learn about the natural world around

The Gene: An Intimate History - Education Resources

This space is a hub for WXXI's work, resources, and community experiences around the series Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History.

Sesame Street in Communities

Sesame Street in Communities (SSIC) builds on Sesame Street's 50-year commitment to address kids’ developmental, physical, and emotional needs.

WXXI's Sesame Street in Communities Rural Outreach Initiative

In 2019, WXXI Public Broadcasting was selected as one of 10 local PBS stations across the nation to participate in a special Sesame Street in Communities Rural Outreach Initiative, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Asian Americans PBS LearningMedia Collection

PBS LearningMedia has a wide range of learning resources for students in grades 7-12th grade, focused on Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage and PBS's Asian American series including the full Asian Americans series

WXXI's Sesame Street in Communities Public Media Champions Project

WXXI is honored to be one of 20 PBS stations across the nation participating in a special Sesame Street in Communities Public Media Champions project, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The goal of this project is to continue to support our region's rural families and child care providers.

Coming Together - Sesame Street Resources on Racial Literacy

Sesame Workshop continues its major commitment to racial justice with new resources and content called "Coming Together" to help families talk to young children about race and identity.

SSIC Digital Storybooks

Sesame Street in Communities provides a variety of resource types for grownups to use with young children - one type is digital storybooks.

Roadtrip Nation: Being You On-Demand

Roadtrip Nation shares inspiring stories of struggle, self-acceptance and success in Being You

Changing Gears: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand

Ride along for a supercharged adventure as Alexandra, Dylan, and Michael—aspiring auto technicians—discover the growing possibilities in the automotive tech field.

Life Hackers: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand

Superheroes might not exist, but “Life Hackers” introduces audiences to the modern-day equivalent: cybersecurity experts.

Ready to Rise: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand

Follow three “opportunity youth”—young people who are part of the 5.6 million youth in America who are unemployed, not in school, and struggling with challenges as extreme as homelessness. On a mission to unlock their potential, they travel the country and interview people like poets, educators, and "Pursuit of Happyness" author Chris Gardner—all of whom have harnessed adversity for success.

One Step Closer: A Roadtrip Nation Special On-Demand

When you start at community college, your next step could take you anywhere.

Inventing Tomorrow

WXXI Education has pulled together resources from Inventing Tomorrow and supplemental educational tools from PBS LearningMedia that focus on the following topics: environmental activism, environmental engineering, engineering design process, problem solving, citizen science, and more.

Multilingual Public Media Resources

WXXI Education created a list of public media resources that are available in multiple languages.

PBS KIDS for Parents in Spanish! / ¡PBS KIDS para Padres en español!

PBS KIDS for Parents in Spanish! / ¡PBS Kids para Padres en español!

Watch On-Demand Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising

Follow a mother and daughter team as they prepare their Milwaukee community for the 2020 presidential election.

PBS Digital Studios Playlist: Race, civil rights, and the American justice system on-demand playlist

A playlist of content from PBS Digital Studios and friends that addresses race, civil rights history, and the American justice system.

Asian Matters Series On-Demand

With attacks on Asian and Asian Americans increasing across the country, the Levine Center to End Hate was proud to partner with Monroe Community College’s Department of Global Education & International Services to present a three-part series exploring the Asian and Asian American communities of Greater Rochester, the history of racism and xenophobia aimed at Asian and Asian Americans in our country, and ways we can work together to support our Asian and Asian American neighbors.

WXXI's 2021-2022 Media Literacy Academy

WXXI Education is recruiting interested educators for our 2021-2022 local PBS Media Literacy Academy cohort.

PBS LearningMedia East Lake Meadow: A Public Housing Story Collection

PBS LearningMedia has a wide range of learning resources for students in grades 7-12th grade, focused on public housing and civil rights. East Lake Meadows, the public housing project opened by the Atlanta Housing Authority in 1970 and demolished a generation later, and provides resources to understand housing policy and racism.

Native America Series: On-Demand

Native America illuminates the splendor of a past whose story has for too long remained untold.

Resources on Race, Racism, Civil Rights, Current Events, and more

WXXI Education staff collected resources from PBS LearningMedia to support educators and families while discussing the following topics: race, racism, protesting, civil rights, Black history and historical individuals, bias, past and current events, and more.

Resources for Young Children on Race, Racism, and more

WXXI Education staff collected the following resources to support families and educators of young children as they talk, watch, read, and learn about race and racism.

On-Demand: PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism

Watch On-Demand: PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism is a special co-viewing program for families with young children to watch and discuss together.

Roadtrip Nation Full Episodes On-Demand

Wondering what to do with your life? Each episode features a different crew on the journey of a lifetime.

SSIC Virtual Family Summit - Archive

WXXI Education and our partners hosted a special virtual Community Summit on Sesame Street in Communities and their set of tools around Health Emergencies. This is the archive of the panel discussion and follow-up resources from the event.

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special - On Demand

Watch the Sesame Street special The Power of We anywhere, anytime on-demand thanks to the PBS KIDS Video Player.

The Age of Nature - Education Resources

WXXI Education has pulled together educational support resources for the new PBS series The Age of Nature.

On-Demand World Channel: Race in America

A collection of films by and about individuals regarding race across the country and around the globe. Watch on-air, stream online and share the voices, the stories on WORLD and from our partners in public media.

On-Demand World Channel: Black Stories

A collection of films by and about individuals amplifying and affirming black voices across the country and around the globe. Watch on-air, stream online and share the voices, the stories on WORLD and from our partners in public media.

On-Demand World Channel: Asian-American Pacific Islander Collection

A collection of films by and about individuals amplifying and affirming Asian American Pacific Islander voices across the country and around the globe. Watch on-air, stream online and share the voices, the stories on WORLD and from our partners in public media.

A People's History Asian-America from PBS Digital Studios

A 3 episode digital series on Asian America history produced in partnership by the Center for Asian American Media and PBS Digital Studios. A People’s History of Asian America tells the history of Asian Americans through the microaggressions and stereotypes this community faces.

WXXI's Community Observation Challenge

Join WXXI as we continue to be citizen scientists and observe our community through a special ongoing WXXI Community Observation Challenge!

Asian Pacific American Our Experience: Local Stories On-Demand

Asian Pacific Americans are the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the United States. WXXI in partnership with the Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Greater Rochester is featuring stories from local members of the community that provide examples of culture, heritage, history and contributions to our region and nation.

DISCOVERING NEW YORK SUFFRAGE STORIES ON-DEMAND

The 70-year fight for suffrage began in Central and Western New York, an epicenter of reform. Women began their battle for the vote in the mid-1800s. This part of the upstate region was an epicenter of reform, tackling societal issues like abolition, religion, temperance, and women’s rights. Success depended on many women whose stories are often forgotten. Watch On-Demand & Access Classroom Resources

Watch On-Demand American Experience: The Vote

Watch Part 1 and Part 2 On-Demand: This film, tells the dramatic story of the epic — and surprisingly unfamiliar — crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.

PBS Latino Americans Resources & On-Demand

Resources from the PBS Latino-Americans, a three-part documentary series chronicling the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos over the past 500 years. Watch Online in English or Spanish

PBS Latino Americans PBS LearningMedia Collection

PBS LearningMedia Collection for PBS Latino-Americans series includes lesson plans for exploring the series, chronicling the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos over the past 500 years.

Shaping the Future of Work: A Conversation About Quality Jobs Virtual Live Event

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 1:00pm

Join a live conversation with PBS and the Aspen Institute's Economic Opportunities Program — featuring your questions on the future of work and how it could contribute to creating equity in society. This national forum includes a regional connection with panelist Rick Plympton, CEO of Optimax Systems, Inc.!

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