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Veterans Day on Connections Podcast

 

Listen to the conversation from Connections with Evan Dawson for two shows featuring on veterans for Veterans Day 2021. First hour: Transitioning back to civilian life  and second hour remembering 1983 Beirut Bombing. Listen On-Demand to the Archive Below

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Listen to the Archive: First hour when members of the military leave active duty, they may face challenges re-entering civilian life. We talk about Operation Green Light, a program geared at easing that transition. Our guests:

  • Jason Skinner, U.S. Army veteran, and director of Livingston County Veterans Services
  • Mike Eastman, Brigadier General (ret), and executive director of the ETS Sponsorship Program

Listen to the Archive: Then in our second hour, a 1983 bombing in Beirut took the lives of more than 240 U.S. service members, including local Marines. We sit down with a one of the survivors. Our guests:

  • Mike Zawacki, Beirut Marine veteran 
  • Hicham Bou-Nassif, associate professor of government at Claremont McKenna College 

American Veteran: Keep It Close On-Demand

 

American Veteran: Keep It Close is a docuseries from PBS that tells the stories of veterans and the special objects they carried during deployment and beyond. These objects, ranging from a puppy to a vial of lip gloss, have provided everyday comfort and hope to the veterans — and offer civilians a window into the veteran experience. Although the stories are unique to the individual veterans and their military service, the concept of mementos and the emotions they can generate are universal. The American Veteran: Keep it Close digital series is on PBS’ Voices YouTube channel. Learn more at the series website

Watch On-Demand: Playlist from PBS Voices YouTube Channel:

Daniel Tiger’s App Helps Parents Teach About Feelings

Grr-ific News! Daniel Tiger for Parents App gives parents and children the opportunity to learn together about feelings, self-control, responsibility, kindness, and more — at home or on the go, using songs and videos to help.
 
The FREE Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood app helps to make parenting preschoolers a little easier and more fun!
 
The Fred Rogers Company along with PBS KIDS is making the new parent-directed app, Daniel Tiger for Parents, available for FREE on the App Store and Google Play. Download the App Here.


 
This FREE app, available in English and Spanish, is the perfect resource for parents to have everything they love from the series – including favorite songs, videos of Daniel and his parents, helpful hints from child development experts, and more – right at their fingertips, turning everyday experiences with their preschoolers into valuable, teachable moments that develop their child’s social-emotional skills.

Screenshots of Daniel Tiger's App

Features:

  • Over two dozen of the most popular songs from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, covering important topics like feelings, self-control, and responsibility
  • Over 60 video clips to watch and share with your child, modeling how Daniel Tiger and his family use these songs
  • Over 90 conversation starters and tips for parents with practical ways to use Daniel Tiger songs in every day life
  • A custom picture frame for each song to take photos, capture the moment, and share with friends and family
  • Available in English and Spanish

Watch Information Video:

Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Show Page for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: https://pbskids.org/daniel

“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” stars 4-year-old Daniel Tiger, his family, and friends as they learn key skills for navigating school and life. Catchy strategy songs about learning social and emotional skills will have the whole family singing! This show for preschoolers ages 2 to 4 is inspired by the iconic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Where to Watch:

Watch Full Episodes Below on this Daniel Tiger Playlist

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Here are a some of our favorite Daniel Tiger Activities: 

  • Read a book about Big Brother Daniel from DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD. Check out these free online Daniel books to read together. Or go to local library to get a library card and check out other books about new babies and their big brothers and sisters.
    Big Brother Daniel Online Book
  • Daniel learns about being a big brother and being a helper. You can, too when you play the Bathtime Helper game Do you prefer the water pink or green?
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Collection from PBS LearningMedia

Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Show Page

Daniel Tiger en Espanol YouTube Channel

Cyberchase: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Cyberchase on https://pbskids.org/cyberchase

Check out the newest game: Cyber Sound Quest

Cyber Sound Quest

Play Cyber Sound Quest

About the Series: In the world of Cyberchase, the dastardly villain Hacker is on a mad mission to overthrow Motherboard and take over Cyberspace with the help of his blundering henchbots, Buzz and Delete. But Motherboard enlists the help of three curious kids, Inez, Jackie, and Matt, and their cyberpal, Digit, to stop him. Their weapon: brain power. In For Real, the live-action segment following each animated episode, Harry and Bianca show kids how math can help solve life’s wacky problems in the real world.

Where to Watch:

Cyberchase Mobile Adventures in STEM: Fall, Spring, Summer and Fall Hands-on STEM Activities

Explore videos and instructions for hands-on STEM activities

PBS LearningMedia Cyberchase Collections (K-8th grade)

Cyberchase Math Collection: 73 Resources
Cyberchase Math Collection: 73 Resources
Cyberchase Environmental Science
Cyberchase Environmental Science Collection
Cyberchase Ready to Learn Collection
Cyberchase Ready to Learn Collection

Watch Full Episodes Below on this Cyberchase Playlist

PBS KIDS for Parents Cyberchase Show Page: Activities, Games, Articles & More

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Here are a few of our favorite Cyberchase Activities: 

Arthur: Videos, Games & Activities

Play games and watch full episodes of Arthur on https://pbskids.org/arthur

“Arthur” is an animated series aimed at children ages 4 to 8, starring 8-year-old aardvark Arthur and his family and friends. Watch them creatively solve problems, learn to get along, and appreciate each other’s differences! Additionally, “Arthur” encourages a love of reading and libraries for all children. Based on the popular book series by Marc Brown, “Arthur” has been a family favorite to watch together for over 25 years.

Where to Watch:

Listen to the Arthur Podcast Series: Arthur Read is back with The Arthur Podcast! Listen in as he shares his favorite adventures with DW, Buster and all their friends from around Elwood City. Each episode is an audio adaptation of a story from the classic television series with some new commentary from Arthur himself 

Watch Full Episodes of Arthur:

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Here are a few of our favorite Activities:  ARTHUR Activities:

Learn more at the PBS KIDS for Parents Arthur Show Page

Watch Digital Shorts from Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/@arthur

Art and Activism Video Short

Check out this CANVAS segment with Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody that was featured on PBS NewsHour: Brief but Spectacular series

Shawn Dunwoody is a local artist and activist born and raised in Rochester, New York. Early in his career he found success in galleries and at universities. But he’s now returning his focus to his own neighborhood, hoping to ignite conversations through art to create changes in the community. He shares Brief But Spectacular take on bridging communities for our arts and culture series, “CANVAS.”

Transcript here

How can art motivate activism?

PBS LearningMedia Resources

To support instruction, WXXI Education has pulled together a list of educational resources available through PBS LearningMedia:

Invasive Species: Education Resources

WXXI Education has pulled together educational support resources related to learning about invasive species.

In support of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) new documentary called “Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species”, WXXI Education staff have collected resources from our partners and PBS LearningMedia that are appropriate for use with middle and high school students.

These materials touch on: invasive species, climate change, biodiversity, human activity, stewardship, restoration, community science, and more. 

NYSDEC Resources
The following materials are resources shared by New York State Department of Environmental Convservation:

  • Invasive Species Education & Outreach Initiatives
  • K-12 Invasive Species Educator Resources: It is crucial that students have a basic understanding of invasive species and what they can do to help stop the spread. By instilling this knowledge at an early age, we can help mold them into becoming good stewards of the environment. Incorporate invasive species into your classroom by utilizing these resources.
  • About Uninvited: The documentary introduces the concept of invasive species and highlights some of the species threatening New York’s environment and economy, while also showing some innovative ways that New York State is combatting these threats. Uninvited features the collaborative work of DEC and its partners including NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, the eight Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISMs), New York State Invasive Species Research Institute (NYISRI), and more. More details can be found here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/114620.html

     Watch the full documentary here:

Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) Resources
The following materials are provided by New York State’s PRISMs and Finger Lakes PRISM:

PBS LearningMedia Resources

To support instruction, WXXI Education has pulled together a list of educational resources available through PBS LearningMedia:

Topic: Invasive Species

Topic: Climate Change

Topic: Stewardship / Human Impact /Conservation

Topic: Biodiversity / Ecosystems

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