This morning as Little Miss Techie was reciting the names of the planets thanks to There’s No Place Like Space, I was reminded of the upcoming PBS Teachers Live! webinar, Engaging Students with Experiential STEM, and the new SciGirls show. Both the webinar and SciGirls seek to get girls more engaged in STEM subjects- an…
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PBS Teachers Free Webinar (Wed 3/10) & Search for Innovative Educators (ends 3/12)
The PBS we know and love for our kids also has an outstanding site for teachers that offers free webinars and is currently searching for the most innovative educators. PBS Teachers is a web portal designed for preK-12 educators to access PBS’ educational services and a searchable library of more than 9,000 local and national…
TONIGHT! Help Kids Learn & Love Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
I have to admit that I loathed algebra, calculus, and chemistry. Even though I loved biology and geometry, I never saw myself entering in to a math or science field because I failed miserably at balancing equations, didn’t understand why variables couldn’t just be real numbers, and never really understood functions, derivatives, and limits. Despite…
Chronic Multitasker Ponders Effectiveness vs. Hinderance to Success
Two weeks after watching the culmination of months of research that became the film called Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier, I’m still thinking about some of the issues explored on the program such as the implications of spending 32 hours a week in front of television and computer screens. Digital Nation begins at…
Educating about All Things Presidential for Presidents’ Day (w. giveaway)
Living in close proximity to Washington, D.C. allows for plenty of teachable presidential moments like when the green and white helicopters are spotted overhead, motorcade whizzes by while we are traveling on the Beltway, or a chance encounter with the President on a gorgeous summer evening. But President’s Day is more than just about our…
PBS Frontline’s Digital Nation: Online Resources for Parents and Educators
Tonight Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier will air from 9 to 10:30 P.M. EST on PBS. The Digital Nation website has a wealth of tools to assist parents, teachers, and caregivers of digital natives which are designed to provide you with the “knowledge and skills for understanding, analzying, and participating in our technology-filled…
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier Airs Tuesday, Feb. 2
Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world…
Super Why Super Readers Look into Cookbook in Episode Premiering Jan. 29
Super Why fans familiar with the cast and their adventures as they look into books to help them solve problems will love that Whyatt and the crew are exploring a new kind of book in an upcoming episode. Super Why will be whipping up a whole new reading-powered adventure when the Super Readers soar into…
Climb Aboard Dinosaur Train for Natural Science & Paleontology
I hate to break the news to Whyatt, Princess Presto, and the rest of the cast of SuperWhy but Dinosaur Train is our new PBS favorite. Ever since the debut on September 7, 2009 (yes, it is only 7 weeks old!), Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer ask to watch it on a daily basis….
SuperWhy Toys Help Super Fans Become Super Readers! (with giveaway!)
We loved Super Why before PBS invited us to their great event that explained the educational philosophy behind the show and certainly before we received an offer to try out their new line of toys. If you are a Super Why fan then you are sure to love their new products that will make your…
