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New Resources for Teachers and Educators
WMHT can be a dynamic asset in your classroom, both via our on-air programs and via our online resources. Check our Educator Resources page regularly, as we continue to offer teachers new opportunities for enriching students' education. While you're here, see this month's teacher e-newsletter for more information.
Contests for Teachers and Students
Are you an innovative educator? Show us how you inspire your students and you could win a behind-the-scenes trip to the Premier Annual PBS Event! Whether you teach your students physics with rocket launchers, social studies by re-enacting historical events, or literature by inviting kids to create digital stories, you are innovating and making a difference and we want to recognize and thank YOU! We invite you to enter the PBS Teachers Innovation Awards! Entry is EASY! Go to pbsteachers.org for complete contest rules. Deadline for entries is March 12.Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Capital Region and Hudson Valley invites area elementary, middle and high school students to participate for a chance to win the National Foundation for Credit Counseling's (NFCC) nationwide BE MONEY WI$E Poster Contest. Details can be found here.
Electronic Field Trips
2009-2010 Electronic Field Trip Season from Colonial Williamsburg
Teach American history from east to west in the new Electronic Field Trip season. Bring Native Americans, the authors of the Constitution, settlers, explorers, enslaved Africans, young Americans and conservators into your classroom.Schools not registered with Colonial Williamsburg have fair use rights of the broadcast (use for 10 days, to be erased within 45 days). Schools that wish to register enjoy benefits beyond the broadcast such as interactive student lessons, online teacher resources, primary sources, taping rights, technical assistance and other resources. Registration is $500/series or $120/program. WMHT is pleased to offer a limited number of School Scholarships to our community. This is an opportunity to access interactive resources from Colonial Williamsburg at no cost! To sign up or learn more, send us an e-mail.
Register your school here or call (800) 761-8331. WMHT will broadcast the fifth Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip of the season, 'The Slave Trade,' on Thursday, February 11 at 10 a.m. Explore the story of the early days of American westward expansion. Daniel Boone recounts the exciting experiences and unexpected consequences associated with moving west. Learn about the risks and grueling personal hardships of creating new settlements.
Additional Resources
• Celebration of Teaching and Learning: Knowledge Meets Inspiration
Join education colleagues from across the country at the 5th Annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning on Friday and Saturday, March 5-6, 2010 for public television's largest pre K-12 professional development conference. Gathering in New York City, teachers and administrators will be able to connect with colleagues, global experts, activists, academics and thinkers, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Lisa Henson, Queen Latifah, and many others to share the best in education practice. Register here, or sign-up for e-blasts, read blogs and explore the latest list of conference presenters.
• Games in Education
Games in Education 2009 took place August 5-6, 2009. Why not take a look at what it was all about?
• Biotechnology Digital Media Collection
Although biotechnology is one of the fastest growing fields, it is not always fully integrated into middle and high school science curricula. Biotechnology impacts our lives on a daily basis, from the drugs we take to the food we eat and to the jobs we do. The new Biotechnology Digital Media Collection is now available on VITAL NY on Teachers Domain. Find digital video and interactives that explore laboratory techniques used in biotechnology for treating disease and improving diagnosis. In addition, video profiles of biotechnology scientists and technicians offer students compelling examples of available career pathways into the field.
About WMHT Educational Services
WMHT works in cooperation with the eight other public television stations in New York State, the New York State Education Department, and local and regional partners such as the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), teacher centers and regional school support centers. Guidance and counsel is provided by WMHT’s Learning Services Advisory Committee, whose membership is made up of teachers, educational consultants, and other professionals working in the field.
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