This newsletter is your last one for this school year. While we truly hope you enjoy a restful summer break, we know the learning doesn't stop when the kids load the bus for the last time! IPTV is still here, all summer long, conducting trainings and helping teachers prepare for the next year ahead. Contact Angela Hiatt to keep the learning going through the summer months. 

At the PBS Annual Meeting  PBS LearningMedia  revealed new study results that demonstrate the potential impact of PBS' educational resources on student achievement.  Learn More

A sphinx asks a boy named Ben whether it's good or bad to buy an African clawed frog in a pet store and then release it into a pond, in this animated video from Loop Scoops. Ben initially decides that setting the frog free is a good idea. But after some consideration, he decides that invasive species of frogs may "wreck the place," tipping an ecosystem out of balance. This video comes with supported materials that will help extend this activity and motivate learners.  Learn More

What would summer be without the fantasy, mystery, and adventure of a great book? Join this webinar to help motivate your students to read this summer!  Learn More

In this video segment  an Egyptologist discusses the significance of some of the objects found by Howard Carter in 1922 in King Tut's tomb. Featured examples include a shawbti, amulet, chair, dagger and a fan. She also tells us what a tomb is and why it was important for the Egyptian culture.  Learn More

Learn about the challenges faced by a new generation of military families in this clip from  The Homefront . 20-year-old Army Reserve Specialist Samantha Van Fossen says goodbye to her parents and sisters as she prepares to leave the small town of Lodi, Wisconsin, for her first overseas deployment to the Middle East.  Learn More

Female Thor has brought about some controversy. But, gender issues aside, people seemed most perturbed with labeling someone other than the male Thor as Thor. Chris Hemsworth even somewhat cemented his Thor character in The Avengers as the modern incantation of Thor, so why could the new comic book Thor not be Thorina or Lady Thor? Why just Thor? Join Michael Rugnetta on this episode of PBS Idea Channel as he investigates what the labeling and naming of someone or something actually means.  Learn More