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Stitches: The Physics in Baseball
This Western Reserve Public Media multimedia project offers a science-based curriculum that
uses the game of baseball to demonstrate basic principles of physics as set forth
by the National Science Education Standards and the Ohio Science Academic Content
Standards.
Act
of Duty
Western Reserve Public Media's Act of Duty talks with more than a dozen
northeast Ohio men and women who share their first-hand experience
of battle and how it has shaped their lives. This enlightening look
into the lives of U.S. veterans is shared against a backdrop of
footage featuring scenes of war, airplanes, naval vessels, veterans'
cemeteries and newspaper headlines.
African
Pen Pals
Across barriers of race, class and gender, children are able to
share who they are, what their culture is and what their life is
like.
Ama-Zone:
The Rain Forest Project
Are you ready for an adventure in the jungle? Are you tingling
all over when you think about looking at pictures of snakes, spiders
and other "yucky" things? Well, step into the Ama-Zone.
Get yourself and your students ready for an exciting trip through
the jungle.
Antarctica:
90 Degrees South
This Western Reserve Public Media series goes south -- so far south that
it's almost north! -- to discover the little-understood continent
of Antarctica. Students will explore its biological diversity, the
geology, the geography and the weather, and debate the necessity
of balance between the desire for progress and the need for preservation
of this important continent.
The
Arts in Every Classroom: A Workshop for Elementary School Teachers
The programs in this video library show classroom teachers and arts
specialists using the arts in a variety of successful ways. The
14 video programs — filmed in elementary schools around the
country — along with a print guide and companion Web site,
serve as a professional development resource for K-5 teachers seeking
new ideas for integrating the arts into the classroom.
Behind
the Glass: The Cincinnati Art Museum
Behind the Glass is a multimedia learning experience
for students in grades 4-6. This series is designed to help teachers
and students understand the visual arts as vivid tools for learning
in all curricular areas. Done in partnership with the Cincinnati
Art Museum, the first museum in the country to display African projects
as artwork, this project uses African art to help teach skills and
knowledge in math, science, reading, writing and citizenship.
Between
the Lions
The series is named for a family of lions -- Theo, Cleo, Lionel
and Leona -- that runs a library like no other. The doors "between
the lions" swing open to reveal a magical place where characters
pop off the pages of books, vowels sing and words take on a life
of their own. Innovative puppetry, animation, live action and music
are combined to achieve the educational mission of helping young
children learn to read.
Big or Small: Measure It All
Five 10-minute videos focus on how mathematics is used in the real
world. Hands-on lessons match the topics of the video. A second
component of the kit is a tour of Ohio using Google Earth.Solve
problems as you travel around each of the five sites visited. The
teacher guide also has companion lessons for each of these sites.
The Web site contains the teacher guide, streaming video and some “extras.”
A
Biography of America
A Biography of America presents history not simply as a series
of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative.
Prominent historians -- Donald L. Miller, Pauline Maier, Louis P.
Masur, Waldo E. Martin, Jr., Douglas Brinkley and Virginia Scharff
-- present America's story as something that is best understood
from a variety of perspectives. Thought-provoking debates and lectures
encourage critical analysis of the forces that have shaped America.
First-person narratives, photos, film footage and documents reveal
the human side of American history -- how historical figures affected
events and the impact of these events on citizens' lives.
Career Encounters: Automotive
Technician
Today’s cars and trucks are complex computerized machines
that require better-educated technicians to keep them on the road.
This program features well-paying opportunities for automobile
repair, truck repair, collision repair and refinish technicians.
Emphasis is on the training, retraining and certification needed
and where to get it.
Career Encounters: Information Technology
This program was produced after the dramatic decline in the “dot-com” boom
of the ‘90s. It explores how careers in information technology
are changing and how students can prepare for IT careers in the
rapidly evolving information age. We meet fascinating people studying
and working in a broad range of IT applications, and we learn that
future careers in information technology will require multiple
skills.
Career Encounters: Pharmacy
In this program, you will not see pharmacists counting pills behind
a counter because the program’s emphasis is on the emerging
model of pharmacist as an integral member of the patient care team.
We visit pharmacists in several different work settings, as well
as a student intern in a doctoral program.
Career Encounters: Radiologic
Technologist
Meet students from across the United States who have chosen radiologic
technology for their life’s work. Radiologic technologists
are the health care professionals who perform diagnostic imaging
examinations and deliver radiation therapy treatments. You’ll
find them working in a variety of medical settings, with specialty
areas that include radiography, sonography, nuclear medicine and
radiation therapy. We learn from these students that their most
important skill is the ability to communicate with patients and
other health care professionals.
Career Encounters: Women in Computing
The world of computing is exploding with opportunities, especially
for women. This program presents accomplished female computer
scientists and specialists working in the fields of technology,
finance, health
care, academia and publishing. The program emphasizes the need
for more women to take part in shaping the technology that will
define the next millennium.
The Case of the Missing Human Potential
While women make up 46 percent of the work force, only 8 percent
are engineers, only 9 percent are physicists and only 20
percent are computer programmers.
This program addresses this
discrepancy and offers suggestions on ways that parents, educators
and communities can help
encourage girls to get involved in science and math.
Constitution
Challenge
In the form of a game show, the Constitution Challenge multimedia
package features both “the man of the street” and student
contestants as they answer questions about the constitution. The
components of the series have been designed for use as either
stand-alone educational tools or as a complete package.
Cracking
the Code: Genetics
This is a comprehensive resource for teaching the history
and new science of genetics. Featuring lively animations and clever
analogy, the programs present complex science information in a way
that positively affects student attention and retention. The pop
band Moxy Fruvous performs songs that assist students in recalling
key concepts and information. Viewers see the real-life applications
of this scientific endeavor.
Culture Collage
This project uses a variety of technologies to introduce teachers
and students to the exciting world of arts and technology integration.
Dirty
Little Secrets: Foundations From the Past
Dirty Little Secrets: Foundations From the Past reports on
the joint scientific project by scientists at UA and CSU. The team's
research includes looking at how old the various layers are; studying
variations in water levels of both Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River;
and determining what clues the vegetation holds about climate, water
temperatures and the greenhouse effect.
E-3:
Energy, Environment and Economy
This series is designed to examine the economic, environmental
and national security implications of our use of energy. The series
looks at how we power our lights and computers with electricity;
heat our homes and buildings with oil; and how we use energy in
our transportation sector. While we used fossil fuels almost exclusively
in the 20th century, the 21st century promises to introduce a number
of other energy sources that will make our sources of energy more
domestic and cleaner for the environment.
Economics Academy 101
Economics helps us understand how goods and services are provided
and acquired (supply and demand). The focus of this project is
to provide an understanding of the basics of economics, and to
view economics with a historical perspective.
Environmental
Weekly
This series will help students identify and explain systems
such as the water cycle, the energy cycle, the waste cycle and our
atmosphere by examining components within those systems. Students
can use the concepts of systems to organize seemingly isolated facts
and observations into comprehensible explanations of how things
work. The 30 shows are divided into four modules: 1. Land and Water;
2. Conservation and Waste; 3. Energy; and 4. Technology and Human
Health.
Floating
on Air
Lighter-than-air enthusiasts share their fond memories and the
fascinating history of Akron's unofficial mascot of the skies, the
blimp. You'll meet the people who populate the blimp's history.
Over the years, the blimp has assumed many roles. Its gig in the
transportation industry was brought to an end by more efficient
means of moving products. During World War II, the blimp served
military duty in surveillance. Today, the blimp is primarily a promotional
vehicle and the unofficial mascot of Akron's skies.
GED
Connection
Wondering how to prepare for the GED test? PBS LiteracyLink's
GED Connection is a stand-alone multimedia learning system that
helps adult learners advance toward their GED and improve skills
needed in the workplace. Combining video programs, print and online
computer technology, GED Connection helps learners develop strategies
and practice for success on the GED exam and beyond.
Globe
Globe is a series of videos that provide explanations of Earth
as a system, the use of scientific data and step-by-step demonstrations
of science protocols.
Hands-On
Crafts for Kids: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
This series features a countdown to 65 spectacular, creative and easy
projects. Each project includes no more than five easy steps and no more than
five main supplies so you can easily complete the designs in no time flat. It’s
as easy as 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Express your own unique personality and style with
fun projects such as a colorful peel ‘n’ stick binder, flower power
bulletin board, gift box purse, sport tag and retro room divider. Plus there
are ideas for cool room décor, party favors, scrapbooking, seasonal decorations
and more. This series is designed for regular classroom use and not specifically
for art education.
Hands-On
Crafts for Kids: Back in Time
This series is filled with craft ideas from ancient civilizations
all the way to the 20th century. Each program covers a different
period in history, in a different part of the world. There are
mummies
from Ancient Egypt and shields from the Middle Ages; Bunraku
puppets from Japan and log cabin quilts from colonial America.
This series
is designed for regular classroom use and not specifically for
art education.
Hands-On
Crafts for Kids: Crafting in the U.S.A.
This series crosses the United States from New England to Hawaii
and celebrates the customs and symbols of the 50 United States.
There are state birds, flags, landmarks and design styles representing
each of the major regions of the country. A special segment about
Appalachia shows an area rich in crafting tradition, plus the program
looks at folklore legends like Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan. Also
included are projects featuring patriotic designs for the entire
United States. This series is designed for regular classroom use
and not specifically for art education.
Hunting for Everyday History
This program was designed by teachers for teachers in the third,
fourth and fifth grade classroom. Its five thematic units, Web
site and other materials support a year-long central activity for
students — a hunt for everyday artifacts of the history of
their community.
Inquire
Ohio
This is an inquiry-based science program designed to spark the curiosity
and learning of 5th- and 6th-grade students.
The
Inside Story With Slim Goodbody
Slim Goodbody sings and dances his way through huge working
models of the human heart, lungs and digestive system to help children
understand what really happens inside their bodies.
Inside
the Living Cell
Students will learn about cells and how they are organized into
tissues, organs and ultimately organisms. The concepts of cell function
illustrated in this program are best understood when students examine
living cells with a microscope.
It's
a Gas: Math and Science of the Blimp
Helping students learn math and science is the goal of this
Western Reserve Public Media multimedia project. The workings of the blimp will
provide the framework for teachers to facilitate the application
of concepts needed to prepare for Ohio's proficiency tests. The
video series follows two high school students, Rob and Lindsey,
trying to win college scholarships. The two team up and decide to
create a documentary about how blimps are made and how they work.
Each video is a lesson starter that leads to hands-on CD-ROM, DVD
and Web site activities.
Joel's
Library Jam
Joel's Library Jam is a fun and exciting way to encourage young
children to love reading and the library. This set of multimedia
materials supports teachers, school librarians and parents of children
in grades K-2. Featuring books and activities that will engage children
and adults together in the enjoyment of reading, it encourages class
and family visits to school and public libraries. The activities
are aligned with Ohio's academic library, language arts and fine
arts content standards for grades K-2.
The
Language of Trauma and Loss
The Language of Trauma and Loss is a series designed to allow
students at the elementary, middle school and high school levels
to have a forum for expressing feelings of loss or trauma that have
occurred in their lives. The first three programs are tied to the
language arts standards, and focus in on the needs of students.
Each video gives an open-ended story, or dramatization, for the
students to bring in his or her experience. The fourth program is
a professional development video that illustrates the important
role that brain processes play in the development of the child,
what makes a "safe" classroom and what role teachers should
play when dealing with students who have problems.
Life
in the Fast Lane
Life in the Fast Lane is an engaging multimedia project designed
to dispel the myths about welfare for teen parents. The video begins
with two teenagers as they compare the cost of buying a car to the
costs of raising a baby. The second segment dispels the myths about
welfare for teen parents and the video ends with teen parents telling
their own stories. The companion Web site expands on the information
presented in the video.
Main
Street America
Main Street America explores the stories of four different cities
-- Akron, Ohio; Port Gibson, Mississippi; Springfield, Illinois;
and Portland, Oregon -- each in various stages of rejuvenation and
working to overcome problems that have been years in the making.
Math
and Science Gumbo
Math and Science Gumbo takes the unique approach of using food
and cooking to teach many principles in math and science. This series
focuses on math concepts like unit pricing, fractions, estimation,
units of measurement, area and so on. On the science side, the series
looks at the concepts of physical and chemical change, preservation,
refrigeration, enzymes, microorganisms and gas laws. The Math
& Science Gumbo series is tied to Ohio's academic content
standards.
Math
Monsters
Math Monsters, developed in cooperation with the National
Council of Teachers of Math (NCTM), is designed to meet and support
national standards for K-2 math instruction. While individual programs
focus on what is called "A Big Idea" (data collection,
patterns, measurement, etc.), at least four of these standards are
interwoven into every show: problem-solving, mathematical connections,
mathematical communication and reasoning.
Mercury:
The Magic Metal
Ohio EPA, in cooperation with the Ohio Mercury Reduction Group
has produced this general awareness program about the properties,
uses and dangers of mercury. This program is innovative because
it shows mercury's normally invisible vapors. Mercury vapors are
odorless, colorless, tasteless and dangerous. In this presentation,
the vapors become visible with the use of special lighting. Potential
danger from human exposure is also explored, as well as issues that
arise when a mercury spill is not properly cleaned. This program
has been targeted to provide maximum benefit to school administrators,
science teachers and other community health officials who have a
potential to handle mercury or mercury-related issues. The Internet
site include an article about mercury taken from the Ohio EPA site
and a four-page teacher guide.
NASA
Connect
Share with your students examples of how mathematics and science
are used every day by NASA aeronautical engineers and scientists.
Hosted by Dr. Shelly Canright of the NASA Langley Research Center,
each program includes a lesson, a classroom experiment and a Web-based
interactive component designed by Langley's Learning Technologies
Project.
Newsdepth
This weekly newscast presents the most significant news of the week,
with an emphasis on Ohio news.
Ohio
Math Works
This interactive, multimedia program links mathematics with
careers. Video, Web and print materials bring the world of fashion,
food, theme parks, sports and meteorology into the classroom. The
series correlates to the Ohio Proficiency Outcomes and the Ohio
High School Graduation competencies.
Ohio Reading Road Trip
Ohio has good reason to brag about our authors. Ohio literature
has shaped American literature and society for two centuries! And
now, the Ohio Reading Road Trip brings some of Ohio's greatest
writers into middle school classrooms.
One
State-Many Nations: Native Americans of Ohio
Western Reserve Public Media presents a multimedia project that studies the rich
cultural and historical heritage of the Native American nations
that have populated Ohio since prehistoric times. Using the print
and Web resources that support the series, students will meet the
nations and their leaders through a fun and interactive collection
of exercises.
Opening the Door West
This historical documentary is the story of the Ohio Company of
Associates, a group of Revolutionary War officers and soldiers,
and how, in 1788, they first opened the door for westward expansion
of the new United States. At Marietta, Ohio, they began the first
legal, organized American settlement in the old Northwest Territory.
Producing
Ohio: Creating Our Economy
Producing Ohio illustrates economics at work in some of Ohio's
most successful businesses. Each video is divided into five modules
so that teachers can use the entire video or just a module that
illustrates a concept. Through interviews and tours, students can
see economics principles in action -- in educational, agricultural,
service and manufacturing settings.
Reading
Rainbow
Each episode of this colorful and imaginative series promotes
positive self-esteem and literacy skills, and includes a television
adaptation of a children's picture book, a "field trip"
segment and reviews of books by children.
Rural Communities: Legacy and Change
Explore how and why national and global economic trends affect
rural communities. By focusing on 15 towns across America, this
series examines why some rural areas are thriving while others
are in decline. The social, political, and economic issues that
these communities face have far-reaching implications for individuals
and the country as a whole.
Safe
Passage: Underground Railroad
This program includes a detailed introduction to sites along
the Ohio River important to the Underground Railroad as well as
the people who are part of its story.
Sharing
Art
Through visits to northeast Ohio art museums and schools and conversations
with local artists, Sharing Art demonstrates real-world applications
of the techniques taught in middle and high school art classes.
Each week, students learn about a piece of art in a museum, which
is followed by a local artist explaining how he/she does comparable
art. Students then follow up in the classroom by creating a similar
work.
Shortcuts
to Happiness: The Performing Arts
Shortcuts to Happiness: The Performing Arts features interviews
with professionals, performers and students participating in the
performing arts. Each episode gives a peek behind the scenes at
what goes on and what it takes to make a performance happen. The
series will be useful in middle and high school music, theater,
TV production, and speech classes. This series demonstrates real
world applications of the techniques taught in performing arts classes.
A Simple
Life
Holmes County, Ohio, is the center of the world's largest Amish
population and a place where two worlds -- contemporary American
society and traditional Amish living -- converge. It's also one
of the hottest tourist destinations in the U.S. Western Reserve Public Media's
A Simple Life visits the people and the places that populate
the beautiful rolling hills and farms of this rural northeastern
Ohio county to find out what draws millions of visitors each year.
Snapshot:
The Decades
Using historical footage and narration, this series focuses on the
social, economic, political and scientific events of each decade
— from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Speaking
of History . . . Doing Oral History Projects
Collecting and archiving oral histories is a wonderful way to build
community, present proficiency skills in a real-life setting, preserve
histories that may soon be gone forever and make these collections
available to the entire community. Speaking of History . . .
Doing Oral History Projects is a multicultural and interdisciplinary
project built around the practice of collaboration. Schools, public
libraries, historical societies and three universities are key players
in bringing oral history into your classroom.
Stop
Bullying Now
The campaign to stop bullying is the result of a collaboration between
NAB and HSRA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The goal: to engage 9- to 13-year-olds -- and those who shape their
world -- in a comprehensive, research-based effort to change the
environment in which bullying occurs. The campaign includes a series
of "webisodes" featuring a cast of animated characters
whose experiences with bullying can teach important lessons to young
people and adults alike.
Teaching
Now
Teaching Now looks at the relationship between education and
technology. The series explores issues, ideas and strategies of
technology integration by presenting a variety of K-12 and post-secondary
case studies.
Teaching
Reading K-2
This video workshop addresses critical topics in teaching reading
for K-2 teachers. Boston University Professor of Education Jeanne
Paratore moderates the eight sessions with practicing K-2 teachers,
reviewing current research on reading instruction and drawing out
how that research can inform classroom practice. Participating teachers
can compare their experiences with the onscreen teachers and review
the video clips of real reading classes as they discuss the challenges
of developing the literacy skills of their diverse students.
Teens
at Risk
These lessons are designed to help teens understand some of
the risks they face every day and give them tools to help them decide
if some of the risks are worth the price.
Test
Quest
Test Quest is a three-part series designed to help students
study and pass tests, including proficiency tests. In the first
program, students meet the Questers, a group of six students with
different learning styles. Your students will discover their own
learning styles -- visual, auditory or kinesthetic. In the second
video, the Questers tell us how they studied the information they
were working with in episode one. They then take phone calls to
address questions about study techniques and to explain to callers
how discovering one's learning style helps to determine how to study.
In the third part, the Questers are contestants on a quiz show that
poses questions about studying and taking tests. Who's the winner?
Tune in and find out -- and get lots of ideas on how to improve
your study plan!
Tracks:
Impressions of America
Tracks: Impressions of America reflects the experiences of two
young adults who investigate U.S. history as they travel by rail
across the country. All 12 programs in the series give historic
events a present-day relevance. Tracing the country's biography
through sites visited by rail creates continuity between the programs
and reinforces the idea that students can experience history personally.
TV411
TV411's educational package helps build solid reading, writing
and math skills at the pre-GED level. TV411's unique approach
does more than strengthen literacy skills -- it transforms people's
relationship with learning and improves life skills.
Twenty-Four
Hours
We turn to the television every day for a concise review of
the day's news. We have also come to rely on it for instant coverage
of every tragic event that occurs around the world. Bundle that
coverage with some sports and weather, present it all in a period
of 30 minutes or an hour, and we have what is known as "local
news." But just who determines which crime, which murder, which
fraud makes the air? In a country of people trained to listen to
sound bytes, who decides how many seconds can be devoted to the
telling of each story? NewsNight Akron's Mark Urycki, who
is also an award-winning reporter for WKSU, tries to answer these
questions through interviews with all the major commercial television
news stations in Cleveland and Akron.
Weather
or Not
Weather or Not is designed to promote learning through exploration
of the environment. The series provides students with real-world
problems and lifelike simulations to challenge their knowledge and
skills in math, general science and meteorology.
Write Now Ohio
Rick Sowash and Neil Zurcher talk with students in the studio about
how they got started as writers, how they got interested in writing
about Ohio, what it is like to be a writer and what they learned
about Ohio heroes through researching and writing books.
Write Site
This multimedia language arts curriculum makes the process of telling
a story
fun. Students take on the role of journalists — generating leads, gathering
facts and writing stories — using the tools and techniques of real-life
journalists.
You
Be the Producer
You Be the Producer is a series designed to help educators and
their students learn about the process of putting together a classroom
video from beginning to end. The four videos follow students and
teachers, from two high school classes and one middle school class,
as they go through the process of producing better video. The concepts
illustrated in the four programs include brainstorming an idea,
writing a treatment, pitching an idea, creating a script, setting
up a shoot, videotaping, editing scenes and producing a DVD.
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