The Teaching Channel: Inspired Professional Development
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
 Everyone 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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Free Professional Development Science Sessions from PBS
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Explore the best practices for teaching global climate change to middle and high school students with these free, self-paced professional development modules for teachers. Each module includes STEM resources that will increase your knowledge of climate change concepts and can be used directly with students. Dive into the modules that interest you.
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Lesson Plan
BiomesGrades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 From grasslands to tundra, get the facts on biomes. In this activity, students collect information about different biomes by watching videos, completing web interactives, and discussing their findings. The interactive features seven different biomes and includes maps, charts, photos, and essential information.
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National STEM Video Game Challenge
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are participating in the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge. Inspired by the "Educate to Innovate Campaign," President Obama's initiative to promote a renewed focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
PBS KIDS is challenging participants to develop educational games for children ages 4-8 that focus on specific math curriculum skills.
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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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