Following a nationwide search, three Iowa teachers have been selected as PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators for 2015 . The program, now in its third year, recognizes tech-savvy K-12 educators who are serving as leaders in the education technology space. The 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators  program rewards 100 teachers from across the country who are incorporating digital media in classrooms to promote student engagement and achievement.  Click here to see Iowa's winners!

Real-life kids show the ways that they can be helpful including washing the car, grocery shopping, picking up toys and looking after younger children.  Learn More

Learn the history of Labor Day in this quick video. Take your students on a look back to the Industrial Revolution and the establishment of Labor Day in 1894 to honor the unions who fought for the rights of the working class.  Learn More

In this Martha Speaks video, follow Martha as she takes a made-up journey inside Alice's computer. Students learn how computers can be used to communicate with other people and explore how to attach files to an email, store files in a folder, and send emails to others through a computer. When used as a part of Martha's True Stories Buddies Program, buddy pairs watch the video, then plan out and write an email to Martha.  Learn More

This presentation of multistep ratio and percent problems illustrates the concept of percent as a rate, and uses real-world comparisons to convert rates into equivalent percentages.  Learn More

This  To Kill a Mockingbird  Teacher's Guide supports standards-based instruction for middle and high school grades and is divided into three main sections. The first, "Guided Reading Questions," will help students with reading comprehension and appreciation. The second section, "Writing and Discussion Prompts," consists of analytical writing and discussion prompts. The third section, "Research Topics," requires students to conduct and synthesize significant outside research on topics related to the novel.  Learn More

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States in the last 100 years, devastated New Orleans, Louisiana, and other Gulf Coast communities when it blew ashore on August 29, 2005. Not long after the storm, a NOVA scienceNOW contributor asked hurricane experts whether Katrina represents the latest in a trend of increasing hurricane activity, and if so, why. This media-rich essay reports what he learned and includes discussion questions.  Learn More

Find out why two women graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School is significant with with these resources from  PBS NewsHour.  Learn More

In this activity, students will recognize how information is revealed through the relationships and systems that underlie the natural sciences and the art world.  Learn More