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IPTV Contributes to STEM Festivals

IPTV's Angela Hiatt connected with families and educators at the Northeast Iowa STEM Family Festival last week. Families learned about resource they can use at home, educational programming and our mobile learning program. To learn about this program that offers free app codes to communities and schools, visit PBS KIDS Mobile Learning Program.

This Week's Featured Resources:

20% Off Professional Development Courses Through PBS TeacherLine

Professional Development

There's no time like the present to invest in your future. PBS TeacherLine PD courses are designed to fit teachers' busy schedules, with no scheduled login requirements and weekly assignments that can be completed whenever and wherever it's convenient. Through May 9 use promo code TEACHERAPPRECIATION to save 20% off your courses. Learn More

Do the Penguin Shuffle

Grades PreK - 1

This musical animation explores beats and rhythm as six different animals, including a shuffling penguin, move to their own slow, medium and fast songs. The animation challenges kids to make up their own beats and move like an animal. Learn More

Vowel Combinations -ee- & -ea-

Grades 1-3

This resource group teaches students that "ee" and "ea" both make the "long e" vowel sound. It also provides students with examples of which words use which combination. Learn More

The Meaning of Mahu

Grades 6-12

Learn about the ancient Hawaiian tradition of mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit, in this animated segment from A Place in the Middle . Early Hawaiians valued and respected mahu as healers, caretakers and teachers of ancient tradition. When Christian missionaries arrived in the 1800s, they failed to comprehend the spiritual and cultural significance of mahu and did everything they could to abolish them. But despite 200 years of colonization and repression, Hawaiians have retained their respect for gender diversity, and people "in the middle" continue to play an important and visible role in modern Hawaiian society. Learn More

Remembering the End of the Vietnam War, 40 Years Later

Grades 7-12

Remember the end of the Vietnam War with this video and educational resources from PBS NewsHour. This video includes resources to extend this lesson into literacy and language arts. Learn More

Roadtrip Nation Leaders: Bilal Bomani

Grades 7-13+

Bilal never realized he would pursue a career in math until a teacher pointed out the connection between numbers and music. Starting from his love of music, Bilal went on an educational journey that led him to his current work as a research scientist for NASA. Use the support materials to access the lesson plan and student worksheet. Learn More

Transformative Teachers: Overview

Professional Development

Discover the components of the Transformative Teaching Collection which includes videos on empathy, gratitude, forgiveness and self-acceptance from The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values that help students develop core values through art, writing, performing and other activities. Learn More

How are you using IPTV and PBS resources as a teaching and learning tool? Email one of our Educational Outreach Specialists with examples of how your students are benefiting from them. We may feature you in a future newsletter or on social media!

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