In the past month, the IdahoPTV Education team has reached more than 750 children and families at 15 in-person and virtual outreach and educational events around Idaho!

We've got plenty of news to share, including new professional development for teachers; opportunities for middle school, high school, and college students; upcoming events, and more.
New Professional Development
I've just completed a brand-new, self-paced professional development course called

The online course helps teachers adopt trauma-informed practices and create a trauma-informed classroom. Available to teachers year-round through Idaho State University.


—Kari Wardle,
IdahoPTV Education Manager
March 15: Deadline Apply to Summer Academy for Teens

The deadline for middle and high school students to apply to the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs 2022 Summer Academy is Tuesday, March 15.
New Opportunity for Young Documentarians
IdahoPTV's service to education extends to high school, career-training, and college.

A new class in Idaho State University's Department of Communication, Media, and Persuasion will allow students to work with producers and directors with Idaho Public Television's Idaho Experience documentary series.
Ukrainian Oral History

Experience first-hand accounts of Ukrainian oral history through video clips from the documentary Baba Babee Skazala: Grandmother Told Grandmother.

Discover the historical context surrounding war-torn Ukraine and WWII's effect on its people, culture, landscape, and political boundaries.
Sensitive: Contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.
Outreach in Southern, Eastern ID
Idaho schools and libraries are starting to host in-person events again, and in the last month I visited 12 communities and sparked conversations and ideas with 669 kids and adults in Eastern and Southern Idaho.

At the 5th Annual Science Night in Rupert, Idaho, more than 300 kids and families explored scientific principles and inventions with 15 companies, including DeMary Memorial Library, Idaho Power, and ISEE STEM. IdahoPTV's magnetometer station was a big hit, with kids using iron shavings to detect hidden magnets in a field.



—Trisha Mick,
Community Education Specialist
IdahoPTV in Your Neighborhood
“I just really appreciate the presence that PBS has had in our community and the effort [staff] made to be involved—to travel and participate in our events, and to help plan events and promote learning,” Lankford says. "The quality of our events is because of the presence of PBS.”

—Whitney Lankford, preschool engagement coordinator, American Falls, Idaho
March 9 is Family Night
The Science Trek crew wants you to join them on Family Night, March 9, during IdahoPTV’s March pledge drive.

Various shorts will air in-between programs and breaks, and viewers can pledge for the much-coveted Science Trek mugs.

The March theme for Science Trek: Astronomy.
7 St. Patrick's Day Activities to do with Kids
You don’t have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Try these seven St. Patrick’s Day activities with your family.
ICYMI: American Horses
In case you missed it: Follow the history of the uniquely American horse breeds that helped shape our nation, and meet the people who care for them.TV-PG
Tuesdays, March 8, 15, 22

Tech Talk Tuesday for teachers. New, stream-on-demand videos every week.

We'll learn about green screen videos, stop-motion animation, and digital collages!

March 8: Audio
March 15: Visuals/Images
March 22: Interactives: Google Earth, My Maps, Lit Trips
Thursday, March 10

Barbara Morgan 2nd Grade World Fair.

For families of students at Barbara Morgan STEM Academy in Meridian, Idaho.

We'll be there with fun STEM resources for the kids!

If you'd like us to come to your school or library event, contact Trisha Mick.
Wednesday, March 16,
Thursday, March 17


We will be at the biennial Read to Me Rendezvous, hosted by the Idaho Commission for Libraries, to share new resources on how libraries can support early literacy and early learning.
Saturday, March 19

Deadline to submit original stories to the 28th annual IdahoPTV Writers Contest. Grades K-3.