 PBS39's Education Outreach service awarded IT'S A BIG, BIG WORLD grant for pre-school science outreach!
PBS39's Education Outreach Service has been awarded a $4,000 outreach grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in support of the PBS kid's program, IT'S A BIG, BIG WORLD (airing Monday through Friday at 1:00pm). PBS39 partnered with Science Central to create a hands-on science program for pre-school children served by CANI/Head Start, Martin Luther King Montessori School, Turnstone Center, Anthis Career Center Pre-School and Charis House in Fort Wayne. In all, over 500 children were be served through 10 different sessions.
For more information about this program, contact Education Outreach Coordinator Susie Peirce at susanpeirce@wfwa.org or by phoning her at (260) 484-5437 during normal business hours.
TEACHERS: Learn more about PBS TeacherLine
Teachers across Indiana are turning to the PBS TeacherLine for research-based online courses in reading, math, science, instructional technology, instructional strategy amd the ISTE Capstone certification program.
Want to learn how you can take advantage of PBS TeacherLine?
Click here to visit: www.ipbs.org/teacherline.asp
 PBS KIDS Ready To Learn is public broadcasting's response to a critical national educational
goal: all children will enter school Ready To Learn.
The service seeks to help America's children by providing
free community workshops, quality books, and teaching materials
for families, teachers, and childcare providers. The workshops'
goals are to train adults how to use non-violent, commercial-free
educational programming to prepare children for success in
school and throughout life.
Ready To Learn encourages
adults to:
•Attend
face-to-face, free, instructional workshops.
•Select
quality books and print material that reinforce the content
of
award winning children's programs.
•Limit the
amount of television children watch.
•Watch selected
parts of programs with the children to stimulate their
imagination, creativity, language skills, and foster a
love of learning.
Check out the PBS/Ready
To Learn website: www.pbs.org/readytolearn
Individual websites support the
PBS children's educational programming. In addition, many  resourcesare available to parents and teachers at the individual
sites. Resources include weekly online newsletters, printables,
suggested activities, and games. Visit
PBS KIDS at www.pbskids.org for lots of educational fun!
WFWA PBS39 sponsors Ready To Learn workshops
at the WFWA Teleplex in Fort Wayne or an organization, group,
or school can host a workshop. For more information, please
contact:
Susie Peirce
Education Outreach Coordinator
260-484-5437
susanpeirce@wfwa.org
For more great education resources, follow these links to learn more:
PBS Kids
http://www.pbskids.org
PBS Parents Resources
http://www.pbs.org/parents
PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource
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