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PBS Teachers® is a Web portal to the rich array of educational resources and services that PBS offers preK-12 educators, and presents information on effective ways to use media and technology in the school- or home-based learning environment. More than 3,000 free standards-based lesson plans, classroom activities, interactive resources, and other digital media content are searchable on the site. In addition, PBS Teachers hosts PBS’ education blogs, Learning.now with Andy Carvin, and Media Fusion, authored by practicing classroom teachers and ed tech experts.
Media Kit
- PBS Teachers Overview (PDF, 124 KB)
- PBS Teachers Advisory Board (PDF, 136 KB)
- An Overview of PBS (PDF, 112 KB)
- PBS Education Executive Team (PDF, 92 KB)
PBS Teachers® Innovation Awards Offers Prek-12 Educators Opportunity to Showcase their Ingenuity;
PreK-12 educators can enter the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards program through March 12 for a chance to win a behind-the-scenes trip to the premier annual PBS event and other prizes.
PBS Initiative to Recognize Innovative Stem Educators and Best Practices;
PBS Teachers Innovation Challenge and NSTA’s Science Matters initiatives to improve science education announced at the White House ‘Educate to Innovate’ event.
New Research Reveals PreK-12 Educators Increasingly Value and Use Digital Media;
Annual Grunwald survey for PBS shows educators integrating more digital media into instruction; pre-K use mirrors strong interest of K-12 educators in digital media and social networking.
PBS Teachers Offers New Collection of Resources for Teaching Critical Economic and Financial Literacy Skills;
PBS Teachers launches its contribution to public media’s Economy Collaboration project, based on the recent global financial crisis, to help students understand complex economic concepts.
PBS Teachers December Webinar Explores Education and Media Literacy in the Digital Age.
PBS Teachers Nov. 17 Webinar Focuses on Resources and Strategies to Help Students Understand How Germs, Viruses and Vaccinations Work.
PBS ‘National Parks’ Documentary Project Offers Rich Digital Education Resources to Enthrall and Inspire Students;
Oct. 7 webinar for educators provides ideas on infusing technology into instruction through free online tools and ‘National Parks’ educational media, now available on PBS Teachers® Web site.
Award-winning Educator Janet English to Blog for PBS Teachers’ Media Infusion.
Adobe Youth Voices Fund Helps Young People Shape Public Broadcasting and Media with Support from PBS Foundation;
Public broadcasting stations in California, Massachusetts and Illinois, and McNeil/Lehrer Productions receive grants to enable young people to develop educational digital media.
Fall PBS Kids Programming Provides New Digital Teaching Resources to Spark Student Interest And Learning;
New PBS KIDS shows and supplementary educational lessons, activities, games, and simulations debut this fall.
September Webinar Focuses on School Reform and P.O.V.’s ‘The Principal Story’ Documentary;
PBS Teachers Releases Fall/Winter Webinar Schedule.
PBS Developing PBS Digital Learning Library to Support Delivery of Localized Education Services to Schools;
Repository of PBS digital education assets will enable PBS member stations to create offerings tailored to the needs of their local communities.
Redesigned PBS Teachers® Web Site Provides Easy, Fast Way for Educators to Search PBS’ Education Resources
FYI Note: Rob Lippincott of PBS Shares His Expertise on Informal STEM Education with Congressional Subcommittee Members.
PBS Teachers® Introduces ‘Activity Packs’ Widgets to Offer Easy-to-Access Digital Content Focused on Curricular Themes;
PBS Teachers Activity Packs enable educators to easily find and use multimedia instructional resources and activities in the classroom and save to their Web sites and social network pages.
PBS Teachers Live! Webinar Series Offers Ideas on Using Digital Media to Enhance Student Learning In Core Subjects;
PBS Teachers® and Classroom 2.0 host free monthly webinars that feature education experts, authors and PBS producers discussing curriculum topics and technology integration.
PBS Launches Online Education Community Where Pre-K-12 Educators can Connect, Contribute and Grow;
‘PBS Teachers ConnectSM’ (pbsteachers.org/connect) provides Web 2.0 tools to foster collaboration among educators using multimedia and technology to improve teaching and learning.
PBS Launches Comprehensive Pre-K-12 Educator Web Site: PBS Teachers;
Thousands of free lesson plans, local and national educator resources, teacher professional development, videos, blogs, and more - pbsteachers.org.