Educational News and Resources from Iowa Public Television

Resources for Elementary Teachers DECEMBER 13 - 27

Get Social with IPTV's Classroom Connection Facebook Page

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

If you're like most teachers, a busy schedule can make it a challenge to find time to keep up-to-date on the latest news in education, stay connected with other educators, and learn about current resources and teaching tools.

By following IPTV's Classroom Connection page, you are automatically joining a professional development community. Every day, you can learn about the latest resources IPTV and PBS have to offer. Find out when we'll air educational programs and find additional videos and resources online.

Dot's Story Factory

Grade Range: K-3, 3-5

Help your students understand how stories have a beginning, middle, and end by using Dot's Story Factory. Through this online interactive, your students create short stories and can post them online with the chance of them being put on television through PBS KIDS.

ICN Sessions

Register today for these ICN sessions, at no charge to you or your school, to network your students with other learners throughout the state.

Mammal Tracks (K-5)
Stories and More: Winter (PreK-1)

Can't make it to any of these sessions? Take a look at IPTV's ICN events calendar to schedule your next opportunity.

Fetch with Ruff Ruffman: Spy with Fetch

Grade Range: K-2, 3-5

Ruff Ruffman has a new online adventure where you and your students become spyhounds to solve a mystery of who stole a poodle diamond. Join the 20-day interactive adventure to find games, puzzles, stories, and hands-on activities focused around science topics.

NOVA: The Pluto Files

Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has held a warm place in the public imagination. So, when the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm -- a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students. But what is it about this cold, distant rock that captures so many hearts?

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