March 2024

• New Contest for Idaho Teens, March 27 Deadline

• New North Idaho Learning Neighborhoods

• Behind the Screens: Ashley Marotz

• Wouldn't Eat It?

• Educators: Nominate a Colleague by April 12

• Television: March Science Trek

• We Love Idaho Libraries and Librarians!

• Upcoming Events around Idaho

Families

New Contest for Idaho Teens, My Life Outdoors

My Life Outdoors invites Idaho teens to share their outdoor experiences (living, working, playing, or simply being outside) through words or videos that capture their profound connection to the natural environment.

Teens may submit their Idaho experience as either a written essay with a photo or as a video essay. Awesome prizes! Deadline March 27, 2024.

Contest Details

NEW North Idaho Learning Neighborhood

A new program serving North Idaho families of pre-kindergarten children is launching in early spring 2024.

Encompassing townships in Latah, Benewah, and Kootenai Counties, the effort is based in Potlatch and funded by a two-year Ready to Learn grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Idaho Public Television’s family and community education arm.

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Behind the Screens: Ashley Marotz

Meet Ashley Marotz, former kindergarten teacher and current Education Specialist for IdahoPTV, where she provides early childhood education supports to southwest Idaho families and communities.

Contact Ashley about ways she can serve your southwest Idaho school, library, or education program.

Wouldn't Eat It?

Have you seen our new Know Vape anti-vaping PSAs? No? Check out the "Wouldn't Eat It? Don't Breathe It" videos and tell us what you think!

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Educators

Educators: Nominate a Colleague

Three of IdahoPTV's Digital Innovators converged in Seattle in February to share innovative tools and resources for using technology in the classroom.

2023-2024 Digital Innovator Christine Peargin from Rupert Elementary joined veterans Paige Somoza and Katie Mason for a presentation at the annual Northwest Council for Computer Education.

Nominate a colleague as the next IdahoPTV Digital Innovator! Deadline to nominate is April 12, 2024.

Nominate a Colleague

Television: March Science Trek

Each month, Science Trek looks at a different topic, with short videos available on the free PBS App. This month, we explore television and how images and sounds are broadcast.

Find facts, games, links, books, and teacher resources aligned to Idaho and national science standards at ScienceTrek.org.

Communities

We Love Idaho Libraries and Librarians

Did you hear the "Ask a Librarian" episode of the NPR series 1A last week? If you need some uplifting, it's worth a listen.

Spreader of joy and PBS KIDS' new resident librarian Mychal Threets was featured!

Idaho's libraries are an essential part of the Learning Ecosystem that we work so hard to support here at Idaho Public Television. Our partnerships with libraries allow us to reach kids of all ages with literacy, STEM, school readiness, and arts resources. And we provide librarians with Storytime in a Box kits and cohort opportunities. We love our Idaho libraries and librarians!