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Empowering Educators

Engaging Students

Transforming Learning

Education is in PBS’ DNA

• PBS is America’s largest and most trusted classroom

• More than 220 million kids and adults nationwide engage with PBS programming and content

• Our involvement in education goes far beyond broadcast into the digital space

• PBS is a leading source of digital learning tools for grades PreK-12 classrooms - the gateway for educators to access these resources is through PBS LearningMedia

Designed to improve teacher effectiveness & student achievement

Digital media library of 75,000+ classroom-ready, curriculum targeted resources

Over 1.5 million users currently have registered access

2013 SIIA CODiE Winner for Best K-12 Solution and Best Education Reference Solution

2014 EdTech Digest Winner for Best e-Learning Solution

A Look Inside PBS LearningMedia

Resource collection includes videos, lesson plans, interactive games, audio clips, essays, and discussion questions

Content is drawn from over 165 trusted media partners that include PBS, NASA, NPR, among others

Content is mapped to National and Common Core State Standards

A Look Inside PBS LearningMedia

Resources by Grade Level

Grade PreK1% Grade K

3%Grade 1

4%

Grade 23%

Grade 34%

Grade 43%

Grade 53%

Grade 611%

Grade 711%

Grade 811%

Grade 911%

Grade 1011%

Grade 1111%

Grade 1211%

Grade 13+2%

Grade PreK

Grade K

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Grade 13+

Resources by Subject Area

Science 31%

English Language Arts 16%

Mathematics 6%

The Arts 5%

Preschool 4%

Health & Phys Ed 3%

PD2%

Social Studies33%

Science

English Language Arts

Mathematics

The Arts

Preschool

Health & Phys Ed

PD

Social Studies

Assets by Media Type

Audio2%

Video47%

Image6%

Documents20%

Interactives4%

Essays & Lesson Plans21%

Site Demo

Homepage Features

Feature Well Highlights Weekly

Content Theme

Browse Content by Grade, Subjects, Standards, and

Collections

Search Results Layout

Turn Images On & Off

New Grid Layout

Sort Results by:• Relevance• Newest/Oldest• Alphabetical• Most Viewed• Most Favorited

Improved Filters

Resource Page

Closed Captioning Settings

Ability to Download or Stream Content Based on Permitted Use

Browse by Standards

Select Standard to View Resources

View Standards Aligned Resources

Breakdown ofStandards Alignment

Add Resources to Your Favorites

Add Resources to Your

Favorites & Create

Shareable Folders

Manage Favorites & Folders

Edit & Share Folders

Create & Manage Folders

PBS LearningMedia has a responsive design, so it’s easy to use and mobile friendly.

Tablet view

Mobile view

Responsive Design

Strategy for Integrating Digital Media into the Classroom

Frame

Focus

Follow-up

• Provide a context that helps students pay attention to the main content of the video.

• Ask students questions about the topic explored in the video to activate prior knowledge.

• Help students notice the important moments in the video by providing them with something to look for while they watch.

• Provide an opportunity for students to summarize what they saw to help them consolidate their understanding.

Digital Media and the CCMS

The Common Core Standards for ELA and Literacy require students to

• read like a detective and

• write like an investigative reporter.

--David Coleman

• Emphasis on print-based texts as “anchor texts” for lessons and units

• Focus on informational texts

• Can’t simply align a lesson or activity with a standard or set of standards –mastery determined by specific Common Core-aligned tasks

• EngageNY, NYC DOE , others developing model curriculum units

What do we know about the way schools are adopting the Common Core Literacy Standards?

How Can Digital Media Support Common Core literacy lessons?

From the Anchor Standards for Reading

Standard 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

From the Anchor Standards for Writing

Standard 8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

From the Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening

Standard 2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Digital Media and the CCLS

• Video as non-print text

• Multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats

• Information gained from a range of sources

Multiple sources of information

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Contact Information

Jon Rubin

Senior Director, Education

rubinj@wnet.org

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Example Elementary, Literacy in Social StudiesA Look at a Kenyan Classroom

Video as non-print text

Example High School, LiteratureGreat Expectations 3: Happily Ever After?

Example Middle/High School, Literacy in ScienceTeaching from Space: The Bernoulli Principle