In this issue:
  • March 29: Early Childhood Educators' Webinar
  • Nominate a Teacher
  • Women's History Month
  • IdahoPTV in Your Neighborhood: Lacey Watkins
  • Ken Burns' Ben Franklin
  • Upcoming Events
  • Featured App and Game
IdahoPTV in Your Neighborhood
“I took a course on social-emotional learning. It was very high quality, and I walked away having tools that were applicable to students in the classroom.”

—Lacey Watkins, K-5 interventionist teacher, Moscow, ID
March 29: Early Learning Webinar
Professional learning opportunities for early childhood educators: Explore materials that bridge a school-to-home connection. English and Spanish.
Nominate a Teacher Today
We're seeking a tech-savvy, innovative, and collaborative teacher to honor as our next IdahoPTV Digital Innovator.

Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2022.

Qualifications: K-12 educators with current teaching certificate, currently teaching in an Idaho classroom, or working in an Idaho school.
Winner receives:
Classroom Connection: Women's History Month 
Explore teaching resources, including videos, interactive lessons, and lesson plans for Pre-K
to Grade 12 on PBS LearningMedia.

6-8, 9-12


Community Classroom: Independent Lens videos, lessons for Grades 9-12
Ken Burns' Benjamin Franklin
Ken Burns’ documentary Benjamin Franklin explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
 
Premieres April 4-5, 2022 on IdahoPTV.
PBS Books will host two virtual events with children's authors that explore Benjamin Franklin and his love for science and discovery.
 
• Wednesday, March 30 at 3pm MT: New York Times best-selling author Jane Yolen, The Leather Apron Club: Ben Franklin, His Son Billy, & America’s First Circulating Library
 
• Wednesday, April 6 at 3pm MT: Alicia Klepeis, The Science & Technology of Ben Franklin
Tuesdays, March 22, 29

Tech Talk Tuesday for teachers. New, stream-on-demand videos every week.

March 22: Interactives: Google Earth, My Maps, Lit Trips
March 29: Interactives-NON-Google KnightLab, EdPuzzle, Vizia
Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm

Day of the Young Child, hosted by Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (IDAEYC)

April 16, 11 am to 3 pm, Ann Morrison Park Boise.

If you'd like us to come to your school or library event, contact Trisha Mick.
Ages 3-5. Help Baby Fox
create a machine.
Ages 3+, songs, videos, conversation starters. English and Spanish