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The Teaching Channel: Inspired Professional Development
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Iowa All-State Music FestivalEveryone has a story about a remarkable teacher. The Teaching Channel has several. The Teaching Channel is a professional development site where teachers can watch educators teach. You can find lesson plans, support materials, create notebooks for your own ideas, share resources with others, and follow teachers who you would like to model. Inspired teaching, like any great art, should be seen.Teaching Channel lifts the curtain on inspiring classrooms not only on the website but on its YouTube and Facebook channels and on IPTV.

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World Lit
 
Invitation to World Literature
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
 
A multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Watch thirteen half-hour videos online or through IPTV. The programs feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature.
 
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Jerusalem: Center of the World
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12

A concise history of the Holy City at the center of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The film takes students beyond the city's exteriors to follow the paths of historical and religious figures. This documentary gives an enormous scope to delve into the historical facts and religious beliefs that have led so many thousands to live and die for the city. The program airs December 11, at 3:00 p.m. on IPTV.

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digital media

Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century 
Grade Range: K-2,3-5,6-8, 9-12
 
Digital media is increasingly present in kids' education. Yet in many American classrooms and homes, these high-tech tools are severely limited or forbidden. What are students doing with these technologies? Watch this documentary online to learn how digital media is being incorporated into classrooms across the country. 
 
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Lesson Plan
WordGirl Lesson Plans
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5

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These lesson plans will engage your students to explore and creatively use vocabulary words. Students will learn about key concepts such as verbs, synonyms, antonyms, onomatopoeia, the use of personal and visual imagery, all while expressing themselves creatively through gaming, acting, and writing.

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