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May, 2013 WXXI Education e-NewsletterDownload complete May e-newsletter at: http://wxxi.org/education/k12/2013mayNEWS.pdf |
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WXXI's PBS Kids Go Writers Contest
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
Kindergarten
1st Place – Emmy The Dragon Goes To School by Isabella (Spencerport)
2nd Place – Bunny and Squirrel’s Amazing Adventure by Sophia (Rochester)
3rd Place – The Cat Who Wanted to Bark! By Melina (Rochester)
1st Grade
1st Place – Little Deer’s Surprise Present by Eian (Rochester)
2nd Place – The Missing Badge by Ana-Rose (Rochester)
3rd Place – Mr. Fat Man by Nolan (Brockport)
2nd Grade
1st Place – Bluebird’s Boring Life by Madison (Rochester)
2nd Place – The Secret of Skull Temple by Avery (Farmington)
3rd Place – Little Dog by Hannah (Webster)
3rd Grade
1st Place – Tuxedo Steve: The Case of the Missing Baby by Mina (Pittsford)
2nd Place – My Iditarod Run by Claire (Fairport)
3rd Place – Ellie’s Dream by Lucia (LeRoy)
Mr. Steve Concert & Baseball Game at Frontier Field
Kids and families will enjoy this fun-filled day of music by Mr. Steve and a baseball game!
What: PBS's Kids' Mr. Steve is coming back to Frontier Field to perform there for a second year in a row.
When: Join us Sunday, June 9 to kick off summertime with a Mr. Steve concert and a Red Wings baseball game!
Doors open at 11 a.m., the concert begins at 11:15, and the game -- against the Toledo Tigers -- starts at 1:05 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Frontier Field’s box office, 423-WING (9464).
WXXI Kids Club Members Can Call for 4 Free Tickets to the Event at 585-258-0200 or become a kids club member.
Where: Frontier Field, Rochester
Learn More in the Education E-Newsletter
Community Cinema: Great free film screenings at The Little Theatre 240 East Avenue Rochester, NY
Next Film:
May 27th at 7pm-9pm: The Revolutionary Optimist
About the film:Join us for a free screening of a film that spotlights a group of children who are saving lives in the slums of Calcutta.
Learn More in the Education E-Newsletter
Regents Review 2.0 is a series of test-prep programs for high school students who plan to take New York State Regents exams in the June of 2013. View on the Web
View Programs on the Web at: http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/
Download PDF of the schedule
Airing from 5:00-6:00 pm on WXXI TV 21.1/Cable 11/1011:
Monday, May 6th - English
Tuesday, May 7th - Integrated Algebra
Wednesday, May 8th - Geometry
Thursday, May 9th - Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Friday, May 10th - Earth Science
Monday, May 13th - Living Environment
Tuesday, May 14th - Chemistry
Wednesday, May 15th - Physics
Thursday, May 16th - Global History & Geography
Friday, May 17th - US History & Government
Educational Video Services: VITALNY
WXXI's Education Video Service: Video In Teaching & Learning NY (VITALNY). Free to WXXI educational institutions, teachers, students, & parents. Go to http://wxxi.org/education/ondemand
Set up your FREE login today! The NEW VITAL 2.0 Powered by PBS LearningMedia is available to Preview NOW
NOTE: VITAL 2.0 is beginning the transition over to the new system for the coming school year. However VITALNY will remain live on the current platform (TeachersDomain) throughout the school year for existing users.
Learn More in the WXXI E-newsletter
Enjoy!
The WXXI Education Outreach Center Staff
The WXXI Education Outreach Center Staff
WXXI's American Graduate Initiative:
WXXI is dedicated to building awareness of the national and local issues that have led to an alarming dropout rate and to help our community find solutions to ensure a greater number of graduates in the future. Learn More: http://wxxi.org/grad & The WXXI American Grad page of the monthly e-newsletter
- Learn About The Issues
- Find WXXI On-Air Program Highlights
- Watch American Grad On-Demand Programming and Lessons
- Connect with Volunteer & Mentoring Opportunities
- Find Youth & Family Services and Community Partners
Coming Up:
TED Talks Education: Ideas Worth Sharing in Education: Airs May 7th at 10pm on WXXI-TV. John Legend hosts. other speakers include: Pearl Arredondo, Educator and advocate; Geoffrey Canada, Educator, social advocate and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone; Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania; Bill Gates, Technologist and philanthropist; Malcolm London, Poet, teacher and advocate; Ramsey Musallam, Educator and advocate; Rita F. Pierson, Ed.D, Education and anti-poverty advocate; Sir Ken Robinson, Social activist, educator and most-watched TED Talk speaker on TED.com
On-Demand:
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
The film is made possble with support from:
TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS: Education Under Arrest
Tavis Smiley looks at the connection between the juvenile justice system and the dropout rate among American teens.
Learn More: at http://wxxi.org/grad
The WXXI American Graduate Community Engagement Project is locally supported through Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection.
WXXI’S ASSIGNMENT: THE WORLD SAYS A FINAL GOODBYE TO CLASSROOMS AFTER 54 YEARS
Assignment: The World will air its final episode on Tuesday, May 21 at 6 a.m. on WXXI-TV and on PBS stations across the country. This will bring an end to the series production after 54 years. Assignment: The World is the longest running instructional program in the country. The weekly news and current events show for 4th-8th grade students has been used by teachers to help hundreds of thousands of students understand news and current events in a safe environment. Each season, 32 weekly episodes were produced and watched in classrooms via broadcast, or over the Internet on-demand.
Over its 54 years, Assignment: The World evolved into an interactive tool to teach social studies and ELA lessons. The program developed issue questions, which hundreds of students answered weekly, sharing their opinions with the show. As technology evolved, Assignment: The World created online feedback opportunities to help students engage in the news. The program became available via streaming and downloading to increase its accessibility and usefulness in classrooms.
The series has received numerous awards including two New York State Broadcasters Awards of Excellence, a Telly, a Gold Aurora, two Certificates of Excellence from the Central Education Network, and a Wilbur Schramm Award of Excellence.
WXXI would like to thank our many loyal stations, viewers, classroom teachers and students that made excellent use of the series through the years. It is with great sadness that we close the chapter on the series due to the ever increasing cost of production.
Design Squad Nation: Increase students' knowledge of engineering and the design process. This interactive online community challenges middle school through high school students to express their adventures, do-it-yourself spirit by providing a forum to share their ideas with like-minded creative students. Great project ideas and STEM problems.
Learn More: Design Squad
The Finger Lakes Regional Adult Education Offers Professional Development for Adult Literacy Agencies.
- New Training Topics Available:
- The TASC: New Assessment for High School Equivalency
Learn More in the WXXI E-Newsletter
- All Adult Literacy Programs now available online. Study for the GED before the tests expires December 31, 2013.
- New line-up for Adult Education Broadcasts M-F 5am-6am. on WXXI-TV
Learn More in the WXXI E-newsletter
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