Literacy, Languages, and the Arts
February 19, 2014 - February 25, 2014

Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.

Vast Inequality in Arts Education Exists Across N.C. Elementary Schools

Grade Range: 7-12

Use this PBS NewsHour video report to help students understand the importance of

arts education, and how standardized tests shape what they learn.

Learn the Address

Grade Range: K-12

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, documentarian Ken Burns, along with numerous partners, has launched a national effort to encourage everyone in America to video record themselves reading or reciting the speech. The collection of recordings housed on this site will continue to grow as more and more people are inspired by the power of history and take the challenge to learn the address.

Recess Helps You Think, and Other Reasons to Get Up and Move
Grade Range: 7-12

Help students understand why physical activity is important for both the body and the mind. Amidst a national focus on testing and raising academic performance, a

different kind of movement is catching on. Use this PBS NewsHour video report from February 2014, to understand how active learning incorporates strategies like dance and play to help students concentrate better, navigate social situations and practice leadership and patience. Teachers and administrators who create the right balance of academics and play report promising results in their classroom.

Russia and the Olympics Background

Grade Range: 7-12

Political tensions and human rights are in the spotlight as athletes gather in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, Russia for the 22nd Annual Winter Olympics.

Robert Smalls: From Slavery to Politics

Grade Range: 9-12

This video from Slavery and the Making of America explores the life of Robert Smalls. From the middle to the late 19th century Smalls, a former slave, went from decorated solider in the Union Army to becoming a landowner and eventually a powerful politician during the period of Reconstruction.

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