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ITV Highlights: Week of May 17, 2008
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ART | HEALTH | GUIDANCE | LANGUAGE ARTS | LIBRARY MEDIA | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | SCIENCE | SOCIAL STUDIES
ART
Hands On: Crafts for Kids - #1101-1107 "Back to Basics 2: Skills of Life"
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Elementary school
Friday, May 23, 2008 (2-5:30 am)
Learn skills for a whole lifetime of crafting on this season of Hands On. At school, home or even in sports, each episode has craft basics and great projects, each with 5 steps and 5 main ingredients. And every project teaches a new skill that you can use over and over again.
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HEALTH
Depression: Out of the Shadows
On-Air & Online | Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 9 - 11:00 pm
Grade Range: 9-12
A 90-minute documentary about clinical depression is followed by a half-hour panel discussion hosted by Jane Pauley. The documentary tells the dramatic stories of people of different ages, from diverse backgrounds, who live with various forms of clinical depression -- and explores its causes and treatments. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
LANGUAGE ARTS
Famous Authors - #115-121
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Middle/high school
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 (2-5:30 am)
Cross-curricula in nature, this series offers an examination of the author and their work. This week’s authors are: Wordsworth, Joyce, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Melville, and Keats.
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LIBRARY MEDIA
Sharp Wits - #101-115
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Elementary school
Thursday, May 22, 2008 (2-5:30 am)
The Sharp Wits are a group of young detectives who embark on "educational" mysteries to learn more about library, writing, math, science, and social studies skills.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Learning Math: Geometry - #8-12
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Elementary/middle school
Saturday, May 24, 2008 (2-4:30 am)
This professional development series explores the properties of geometric figures; make constructions using pencil and paper, and also using dynamic software; and practice using mathematical language to express ideas and justify your reasoning. Some important geometric ideas, such as symmetry, similarity, and trigonometry, will also be examined.
Education News Parents Can Use - #166 High-Performing Teachers: Leading Students to Success in the 21st Century
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Prof. Dev.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 (4:30-5:30 am)
The May edition explores how effective teaching is at the core of America’s long-term economic competitiveness; highlights progressive strategies to recruit, train, and reward effective teachers; and, features award-winning educators from across the country who are dedicated to improving student achievement and ensuring student success in today’s global economy.
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SCIENCE
Real World Science- #101-113
MPT's K-12 ITV Service: Elementary/middle school
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (2-5:30 am)
Using colorful graphics, animation and detailed diagrams, these programs are designed to make science relevant in a child's everyday life. Topics include: dinosaurs, habitats, the solar system, ecosystems, matter, sound, light, and electricity.
NOVA: Lord of the Ants
On-Air & Online | Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 8 - 9:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
A portrait of scientist E.O. Wilson. While studying ants, Wilson struggled to comprehend the evolutionary forces that led workers to forage and soldiers to fight; in doing so, he became the architect of a controversial new discipline: sociobiology. His appreciation of the natural world has been a driving force for his worldwide conservation efforts. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
Frontline: Growing Up Online
On-Air & Online | Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 9 - 10:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
"Frontline" looks at the impact of the Internet on adolescence, through the eyes of teens and their parents. The film takes viewers into the private worlds children are creating online -- from kids who are harassed and bullied to kids who make social connections virtually when they have few friends at school to those kids who attain instant celebrity on YouTube. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice
On-Air | Thursday, May 22, 2008, 11:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
This program chronicles the story of the Phoenix Mars Lander, which launched in August 2007 and is scheduled to land on the Martian surface on May 25, 2008. The program features interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft's custom instruments and the intricate preparations that preceded the launch. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
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SOCIAL STUDIES
American Experience: FDR: The Grandest Job in the World/The Juggler
On-Air & Online | Monday, May 19, 2008, 9 - 11:30pm
Grade Range: 9-12
"The Grandest Job in the World": FDR's first two terms and his response to the massive problems posed by the Great Depression. "The Juggler": World War II and FDR's relationship with Stalin and Churchill. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Independent Lens: A Dream in Doubt
On-Air & Online | Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 10 – 1:00 am
Grade Range: 9-12
It was the first hate-based murder in the wake of September 11, 2001 -- one of thousands of reported and unreported hate crimes in the years that followed. The victim: a turbaned Sikh man in Mesa, Arizona, where his family had sought religious freedom. The family is still determined to believe in the American Dream, even as the nightmare continues for many religious and ethnic minorities in a climate of xenophobia and fear. Terrence Howard hosts. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Secrets of the Dead: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists
On-Air & Online | Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 8 - 9:00 pm
This episode explores the silent race between the Allies to capture Germany's top scientists during the waning days of World War II. As Hitler's technologically superior empire crumbled and the Allies marched to victory, each side sent out secret missions with the sole purpose of tracking down and securing the cream of Germany's scientific crop and capturing their secrets. (CC, Stereo)
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal
On-Air & Online | Friday, May 23, 2008, 8:30 pm
Grade Range: 9-12
"Washington Week," the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with "National Journal," the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
Be our fifth panelist. Write in for the "Webcast Extra." Answers to your questions will be available online Friday night.
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