Welcome to PBS Western Reserve's Educator newsletter!

The Connected Educator is here to keep you informed about our

Educational Technology and Services Department's trusted PreK-12 resources, professional development offerings and upcoming events.

Being Kind Bingo

What do positive interactions mean to your students?


Being kind to others is one example! Download the "Being Kind Bingo" packet for ideas on how your K-2 class can share positive interactions with others. 

Be My Neighbor Day was Grr-ific!

Daniel Tiger brought many smiles to little ones and their families at our Be My Neighbor Day hosted at Youngstown's OhWow Science Center's Silly Science Day. On September 19th, PBS Western Reserve in collaboration with PNC Grow Up Great and Fred Rogers Productions provided a free event that celebrates kindness and promotes being a caring neighbor. Participants had the opportunity to meet Daniel Tiger, receive a backpack filled with activities, make a bird feeder and color a thank you picture for our essential neighbors. 

Yes, Littles Can!


A Self Paced Online Course


Littles can create what now?! More than you can imagine! During this course, you will be provided with options to set up a learning management system, examples such as Seesaw, Google Classroom, or Class Dojo, learn helpful tips and tools to manage your workflow, create, use or modify templates and resources that integrate with the curriculum, utilize resources that can support engagement for students, and learn ways to assess and provide meaningful feedback. It may seem impossible but YES, THEY CAN! Watch what your students can create and do when you empower them!


Course Fee: $50

Kent State Credit available for $162

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For Families and Educators


Camp in a Box



Do you run an out-of-school time, afterschool program or summer camp?


PBS Western Reserve is excited to be part of the Ohio Learns 360 Statewide Initiative which includes the Camp in a Box program providing FREE resources for 14 week-long camp for Out of School Time, Afterschool and Summer program providers in grades K-2 or 3-5The FREE resources may include:


- Books 

- PBS videos 

- Standards based curriculum guides

- Materials for hands-on STEM activities for a WHOLE WEEK  


If you are interested in the FREE Camp in a Box program and training, please fill out our Interest Form!

I'm Interested!

After School 360


If you run an after school program, watch kids in your home after school or have your own children at home in the afternoon, we’d love to see you at our next After School 360 session! These live, virtual sessions are run by PBS educational staff and include hands-on activities, read alongs and clips from PBS Kids shows.



Oct. 4 • Pinkalicious

Oct. 11 • Molly of Denali

Oct. 18 • Rosie's Rules

Oct. 25 • Pinkalicious


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Family Webinar


Educators, administrators and parents worked tirelessly to keep students engaged over the past two-and-a-half school years. And now we are discovering larger-than-normal gaps in learning. How will schools close these learning gaps and what can parents do to help?




Parent Webinar: Closing The Learning Gap 


Oct. 12 at 6pm



Register Now!

2022 Student Journalism Challenge


Student Reporting Labs, an education program of WETA and the PBS NewsHour, presents its first Student Journalism Challenge, made possible by funding from the XQ Institute.

Learn More

Students aged 13 to 18 years old from across the United States are invited to contribute print, video and audio pieces on key issues in education throughout the fall semester of the new school year until the December 2, 2022 deadline. Expert judges will select the best of each format and stories will be shared widely on local and national public media platforms.


The Student Journalism Challenge is an opportunity for students to build and utilize their research, critical thinking and storytelling skills to explore issues in U.S. education today.


Rosie's Rules

A New PBS Kids Show


How did people have fun before computers, video games or electricity? 5-year-old Rosie wants to know, and she's ready to learn! Stream the brand-new show Stream the brand new show Rosie Rules free on PBSKIDS.org starting October 3.


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PBS Western Reserve serves the largest population among Ohio’s eight PBS member stations with 4.9 million people in the Cleveland and Youngstown designated market areas. As an Ohio Ed Techs agency, it offers educational resources to more than 226,000 students and 540 schools.