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The Computer Coding in the Classroom Project teaches children in grades K-3 – and their teachers – the skills necessary to write, read and create stories using computer coding. In just two years, WQPT has delivered 225 minutes of coding instruction to more than 1,000 students in partner classrooms through a series of five lessons each – and the entire project is funded by individual donors, foundations, and school districts.
Storytime in the Commons is Nine Network’s successful response to PBS’s national commitment to kindergarten readiness and the literacy needs expressed by the local community. The community educational experience has seen tremendous growth in diversity of attendees and funders. Activities at Storytime include reading stories (including one story in Spanish), photo ops with PBS KIDS® characters and the Delta Dental Tooth Fairy and Tooth Wizard, games that help children grow, like building blocks, visits from the St. Louis Fire Department, Republic Services recycling, and the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Healthy Kids Corner.
Iowa Public Television’s Iowa Land and Sky project provides general and classroom audiences with a unique perspective of the state’s geology, biodiversity, and environmental issues. Through short video stories, online experiences, classroom resources, and social media conversations, this initiative has helped Iowans better appreciate the ecological and geological diversity of the state.
Launched in 2016, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures (KCA) is a multimedia learning experience that engages Iowa children ages three through nine and inspires them to go outside and play, use their imagination, read good books and eat healthy foods. KCA includes a series of locally-hosted 30-minute TV shows, a platform that allows viewers to tell their own stories, and a “Reading Road Trip,” a community outreach initiative that promotes summer reading and libraries year-round.
The Slice is a digital project from WDSE, Duluth, MN, that reflects the unique character, events, and experiences found in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Episodes of The Slice are often captured while gathering b-roll for other local programming. The format allows snippets of video to be shared at appropriate lengths for social media consumption. The most popular clips of the month are sent to members and supporters through the monthly e-newsletter.
HomeWork Hotline is a live science and math program that helps students with homework questions, and showcases the projects that young scientists are working on. Teachers on HomeWork Hotline excel at explaining difficult math problems in real time to students, including those who may be too shy to ask questions in the classroom. The program also trains local college and high school students in television production.
Launched in February 2019 as part of Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Eau Claire, “Joe Bee Xiong: War to Peace” explores Hmong-American history with student-focused educational resources created to help fill the Hmong history gap in Wisconsin classrooms. This project includes an animation illustrated in the artistic style of a traditional Hmong story cloth, narrated in both Hmong and English and downloadable, printable and electronic biographies written at three reading levels in English and Hmong.
The Eva project started off as “Eva: A-7063,” a documentary by WFYI Public Media and Ted Green Films about Holocaust survivor turned global peace advocate, Eva Mozes Kor. Through extensive, community-based work and engagement, it expanded into the Eva Outreach and Education Program, which includes the Eva Educational Toolkit and the Eva Virtual Reality Traveling Exhibit, which have had national and international exposure.
On “MetroFocus” we explore the problems and solutions as they relate to poverty and overcoming hurdles.
KNPB significantly expanded its Ready to Learn workshops, Writers Contest, and Martha Speaks Reading Buddies Program in 2018-2019. The station held nearly 2,970 RTL workshops with videos, read-alouds and hands-on activities for 57,446 students Nearly 25,000 books were distributed to children. The Writers Contest attracted 2634 entries and the winners are featured in videos on KNPB’s website along with their stories; their books are displayed at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport throughout the summer.
Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change is a reporting project from WNET in New York about the impact of climate change.
PBS Utah hosted a training for 47 Utah educators on Native American classroom resources available from PBS Utah and PBS LearningMedia. PBS Utah collaborated with professors from Westminster College and Native educators from Provo School District’s Title VI program to expand cultural literacy, share expertise on indigenous texts and strategies for creating culturally sustaining curriculum for the classroom. PBS Utah’s Battle Over Bears Ears documentary was used as an example.
The PBS39 Kids Summer Series featured free educational activities for children including music, stories and crafts at PBS39’s studios during June and July 2019. TeleBear’s Summer Jam, part of the longstanding annual, regional Musikfest, was an extension of the series and featured free performances with nationally-acclaimed ‘Kindie’ musicians (independent artists who perform for children).
KNPB Education Services program has brought over 2,900 STEAM-related workshops to classrooms across five northern Nevada counties These “lessons in a box” incorporate PBS Kids videos, supplement current curriculum, and meet Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Completely grant and community-funded, teachers can choose from 69 different lesson plans ranging from preschool to fourth grade.
Twin Cities PBS’s groundbreaking multi-platform arts program, ART IS, elevates renowned Minnesota artists of color who pick three up-and-coming artists across any genre and develop a series of media and public events. Over a nine-month period, TPT and artists co-create powerful short digital films that provide context and visibility for the artists’ work, enhanced by a series of public events in our studios.
Twin Cities PBS launched the multi-year reporting initiative, One Greater Minnesota (OGM), to engage a broad statewide audience in learning more about the many ways Minnesota communities are interconnected. OGM has produced a total of 140 pieces for digital and statewide broadcast distribution, including video reports, articles, social media posts, and more. Segments and public forums foster civic participation, cultivate a more respectful civic environment, and aim to enhance public media programming in Minnesota.
African Americans: The Las Vegas Experience allows viewers to discover the momentous events that defined the African American experience in Las Vegas throughout the Civil Rights era. These events altered the city’s history and changed thousands of lives. Our story introduces individuals who are connected to these events and to each other.
Twin Cities PBS’s “Out North: MNLGBTQ History” was designed to explore the untold histories of Minnesota’s LGBTQ pioneers, legislators, change makers, and resistors. Starting as one idea from one donor, it grew organically into a comprehensive initiative comprising one two-hour film, more than seven shorts, and more than 45 community events. It combined local community partnerships, screenings, intergenerational conversations, and watch parties — all in response to appetite and demand for engagement around these histories.
The filmmaker initiative is a project for emerging South Florida filmmakers that acquires, broadcasts and distributes their work as well as provides mentorship. South Florida PBS’s filmmaker program is an effort to counteract the talent drain currently taking place. This initiative addresses the needs of struggling filmmakers and presents a chance for film lovers to make a difference through their support.
Chronic childhood trauma, or what experts call adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), can disrupt a child’s brain-building process. “Building Strong Brains: Tennessee ACEs Initiative” is a statewide effort to establish Tennessee as a national model for how a state can promote culture change in early childhood based on a philosophy that preventing and mitigating adverse childhood experiences, and their impact, is the most promising approach to helping Tennessee children lead productive, healthy lives and ensure the future prosperity of the state.