Rhode Island PBS Education Services - Newsletter

Updates and Resources from Rhode Island PBS Education Services

Dear Rhode Island Educators:

I am so pleased to introduce myself to the Rhode Island education community as the new director of education services for Rhode Island PBS. I look forward to collaborating with you to help support Rhode Island’s students, educators, and families achieve their academic, career, and lifelong learning goals.

With this monthly newsletter, we are re-launching our efforts to help keep you aware of the full range of dynamic, free PreK-12 instructional media resources available from PBS. Please feel free to forward this newsletter or share any of this information with colleagues. Also, please email me at education@ripbs.org if you are interested in a professional development session about our resources for your school, organization, or conference.

I look forward to joining you in this important work for our community.

Best,

Jon Rubin

Director, Education Services

Rhode Island PBS

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Rhode Island PBS Scholarship - a new initiative supporting local students who demonstrate promise of a successful career in the fields of broadcasting, communications, or journalism. Applicants must be residents of Rhode Island or Bristol County, MA, and either a high school senior planning to attend or student currently enrolled in an accredited 4-year post-secondary institution. Renewable awards of up to $15,000 will be awarded annually. The scholarship is administered by the Rhode Island Foundation - for more information and application details, please visit Rhode Island PBS Scholarship . Application deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, April 6, 2018 .

Rhode Island PBS LearningMedia is growing, with more high-quality, standards-aligned instructional media resources being added every month. This free online library features thousands of media resources, with curriculum supports to help enhance instruction and student engagement. In addition, new online professional development resources can help you increase media and technology integration in your classroom. Registration for new users is easy at ri.pbslearningmedia.org .

Rhode Island PBS LearningMedia content covers the full range of PreK-12 subject areas and grade levels - here are just a few examples:

Pre-K/Elementary

PBS KIDS Ready To Learn : Videos, games, activities and learning adventures that help build a range of early literacy and social/emotional learning skills.

Middle School

Math at the Core : A collection of over 400 resources for middle school math instruction designed for students with diverse learning styles, aligned with Common Core State Standards.

High School

Shakespeare Uncovered : Combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

Professional Development

Numerous online training opportunities are available every month - check out the PBS LearningMedia training page for upcoming and archived webinars.

GI JEWS: Jewish Americans in World War II

Local Film Screening

GI JEWS is the first feature-length documentary for public television to tell the profound and remarkable story of the 550,000 Jewish Americans who served their country in World War II. Rhode Island PBS and The Jewish Alliance invite you to a special advance community screening of this program on Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. Visit GIJewsScreening for details and free registration. (National premiere and release of PBS LearningMedia resources to follow in April.)

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