KET Spring Meeting Education Consultants

Arts Resources Arts Toolkits Art to Heart Kentucky Muse Arts Webpage

Cross-Curricular Arts Resources Lincoln –Dramatic Interpretation –As the Twig is Bent –Art Tells History’s Stories National Parks –Inspired by Nature –Dance of Erosion –Create a Stamp or a Coin –The Emotional Power of Art Scale City –World of Mural Painting –Miniature Land –Belle of Louisville Arts Toolkit –This Day in the Arts –Student Center

KET EncycloMedia Discovery Education KET Ed On Demand KET Teachers’ Domain Kentucky’s iTunesU

KET Teachers’ Domain An extensive library of free, searchable classroom and professional development resources created by KET, WGBH- Boston, and other PBS and national producers. Here are some of the resources that will be available in KET Teachers’ Domain this year: –Transforming Education in Kentucky PD modules –Everyday Science –Tunneling for Water –Water Solutions –Between the Lions –Nova –Nature

KET ED On Demand Online streaming of P-12 instructional programs for Kentucky public schools and teachers Over 300 hours of instructional programming Over 100 instructional series available 150 episodes of Reading Rainbow

Discovery Education Enhanced student access Classroom Manager New teaching tools –Math overviews –Science explanations –Reading passages

STEM Resources Scale City Tunneling for Water Water Solutions Virtual Physics Labs Heads Up Planet H 2 O Farm to Market Eco-Kids Explore Tools in Science Cooking with Math Shapes in the World Around You

Using Scale City To Teach Proportional Reasoning An interactive, media-rich, professional development resource including three self-paced teaching modules on the effective classroom use of Scale City Teaching modules featuring videos of an experienced teacher working one-on-one with middle school students Tour of the Scale City website Available on KET Teachers’ DomainKET Teachers’ Domain

Tunneling for Water Produced by Louisville Water Company, these four videos for grades 4-6 document the creation of four wells and a mile-long tunnel that use riverbank filtration to supply water to homes and businesses. The collection includes: –Geology and the Ohio River Tunnel Project –Understanding the Riverbank Filtration System –Digging the Tunnel and Prehistoric Water! –Digging the Well and Treating the Water –Teacher Materials Available on KET Teachers’ DomainKET Teachers’ Domain

Water Solutions Brief online video on non-point-source water pollution: Bernheim Forest (Grades 4-12) Travel to the Bernheim Forest Visitor Center, a LEED-certified green structure designed to conserve and protect water, and see a stream restoration site and a Cypress-Tupelo swamp. Acid Mine Drainage (Grades 6-12) Visit southeastern Kentucky to learn about water pollution from abandoned coal mines and how biologists, hydrologists, chemists, and geologists are reversing its damaging effects. Available on KET Teachers’ DomainKET Teachers’ Domain

Heads Up This astronomy series takes "tweens" beyond the Big Dipper and moon for an informative and entertaining tour of our solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond. Episode topics: –Why is the sun hot? –Why do stars twinkle? –Where’s our place in space? –Why are planets round? –Why do comets have tails? Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Planet H 2 0 Six case studies show how young students and professionals are helping to solve the growing problems of widespread overuse and abuse of water, our planet’s most precious and limited resource. Episode topics: –Surface Water: A Day in the Life of the Rio Grande –Underground Aquifer Water: Precision Farming –Drinking Water: Bottle or Tap –Cleaning Polluted Water: Pumped Up for Peace –Restoring H 2 O Ecosystem: Saving Chesapeake Bay –The Great Lakes: Who Owns the Water? Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Cooking with Math This series follows Chef J and her co-host, Master Chef Soufflé, as they tackle fraction-filled recipes. Episode topics: –Cooking Up Fractions: Addition and Subtraction –Cooking Up Fractions: Mixed Numbers –Cooking Up Fractions: Multiplication and Division Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Shapes in the World Around You This new series takes children on an exciting hunt for various shapes. Visuals of everyday life and everyday surroundings are shown, allowing the viewer to "find" the shapes. Through computer generated animation, the shapes are "magically" illustrated. Episode topics: –Lines, Angles, Circles, Triangles, Rectangles, and Squares –Semicircles, Ellipses, Cylinders, Prisms, Pyramids, and Quadrilaterals Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Practical Living: Highlighted Programs Inside Out You’re The Boss: Starting and Running Your Own Business CyberSense Social Sensibilities FastForward –Workplace Essential Skills –TV411 –GED Connection –Pre-GED Connection

Inside Out Inside Out goes beyond key concepts and principles to provide learners an up-to-date look at the evolving world of psychological science. Episodes include: –Endless Questions: Critical Thinking and Research –The Most Amazing Machine: Neuroscience and Behavior –The Mind's Storehouse: Memory –Codes of Life: Behavior Genetics –Thinking and Language –The Learning Machine –The Search for Intelligence Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

You’re the Boss: Starting Your Own Business Designed for anyone currently weighing the decision to launch a business as well as those who want to push full-steam ahead, this five-part series provides inspiration, insight, and nuts-and-bolts guidance on building a thriving company. Episodes include: –Planning Your Business: Research, Goals, and Business Plans –Starting Your Business: Financing, Branding, and Regulations –Finding Your Customers: Marketing and Advertising Your Business –Managing Your Business: Prices, Finances, and Staffing –Looking Ahead: Exiting Your Business Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

CyberSense Taking a no-nonsense, peer-based approach, this three-part series raises teen awareness of the threats that Internet users face. Personal, financial, and career-related risks become clear through conversations with young people and interviews with computer experts. Episodes include: –CyberSafety –CyberSecurity –CyberEthics Available on KET ED On Demand

Social Sensibilities This series teaches students how to identify, avoid, and cope with the effects of sexting, cyberbullying, and sexual harassment. Episodes include: –The Realities of Sexting (You Can't Unsend It!) –Sexual Harassment at School: Hostile Environment –Generation Cyberbully: Bullying Without Borders. Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Social Studies Resources Kentucky National Parks Abraham Lincoln News Quiz MISSION US

MISSION US is an interactive online "game" which invites today's tech-savvy students to be "players" in important periods of American history. The first game, "Crown or Colony," about events leading up to the Boston Massacre, was released in The second game, "Flight to Freedom," is being released this year.

Kentucky’s National Parks Online videos featuring five national parks in Kentucky: –Big South Fork –Cumberland Gap –Lincoln Birthplace –Mammoth Cave –Trail of Tears Discussion questions and classroom activities for each Kentucky park

Lincoln Resources A wide array of online educational materials and resources, including: 31 video segments Lesson plans Interactive quiz Interactive timeline Lincoln FAQ’s (Fascinating Abe Questions)

News Quiz KET’s weekly 15-minute current events program for grades News segments, current events quiz, and student opinion questions Available for streaming or download Classroom clicker quiz provided for download

Language Arts: Highlighted Programs Into the Book Copyright for Educators Great American Authors

Into the Book Into the Book is a multimedia teaching resource designed to enhance reading comprehension for grades 1-4, as well as students’ ability to think and learn across the curriculum. Programs combine actual classroom footage with dialogue and personal reflection on instructional practices. Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Copyright for Educators This series is designed to help educators learn about Fair Use and what they can and can't do within the category of "Teaching" in the Copyright Act. Episode topics: –Intellectual Property –Fair Use Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Great American Authors From the written words of 17 th century colonists, to a small cadre of brilliant New England writers who collectively defined the 20 th century, this series presents the literary output of over 60 of America’s most read authors. Authors highlighted include: –Nathaniel Hawthorne –Mark Twain –Robert Frost –William Faulkner –Arthur Miller –Toni Morrison Available on KET ED On DemandKET ED On Demand

Health Resources More Than Child’s Play Learn about societal changes affecting the decline in children's physical activity. Explore the website for success stories, tips, and strategies that you can use at schools, homes, and in your communities to get kids active. Before It’s Too Late Explore cyber bullying, depression, the warning signs of suicide, and new legislation designed to prevent teen suicide.

Education Matters Host Bill Goodman talks with educators, experts, policy makers, and parents about Kentucky schools and students. 2010/2011 episodes are streamed online. Titles include: –Turning Around Struggling Schools –Transforming Education in Kentucky –Implementing Kentucky’s New Academic Standards –Early Childhood Education: The Path to School Success More information can be found online:

Professional Development Literacy –Literacy Leadership –Literacy Without Limits –Literacy Strategies in Action –More Reading Strategies in Action Online Modules: Available on KET Teachers’ Domain –Transforming Education in Kentucky –Using Scale City to Teach Proportional Reasoning Coming Soon: A Literacy Collection on KET Teachers’ Domain

School Services Media Lab Workshops School Video Project Multimedia PD Event School Workshop/Trainings KET Education Blogs School Visits/Consultations KET KY Blockfeeds Education Consultants

School Trainings / Workshops Free, Free, Free, Free! We come to your school! Flexible lengths: 1, 1.5, or 2 hours PD certified/EILA accredited After school, during school… at your convenience Offerings for teachers, students, and school leadership Topics Include: –KET EncycloMedia –Video Production –Effective Uses of KET Online Resources –Plus many more!

Education Blogs MediaWorks: Jeff Gray North by Northeast: Helen Morrison Class Sync: Cynthia Warner Networking: Education Consultants

KET Media Lab Workshops Through a generous grant from AT&T, KET now offers free workshops for educators, students, and community organizations in the KET Media Lab at the KET Network Center in Lexington. Trainings offered include: –Greenscreen Effects for Video –Google Resources for Educators –Photoshop Elements –Photo and Graphic Resources –Digital Storytelling –Making Stop-Motion Animation –Create a Virtual Art Gallary For more information, visit:

KET School Video Project Teachers and students can now upload videos to KET! We are seeking videos made by Kentucky K-12 students, classes, organizations, and clubs: Documentaries Classroom projects STLP Video Projects STLP Cinemania Projects School news programs Public service announcements Training tutorials

KET Multimedia PD Event Join us for KET’s summer multimedia event, July 12 or 13, at the KET Network Center in Lexington! New sessions for Summer 2011 include: iTeach with iDevices Make American History Come Alive with the Mission US Project Creating and Sharing a Virtual Art Gallery Deepen Learning through Digital Storytelling Using SMART Boards with Educational Content Making a School Video News Program - Equipment and Projects Social Media & Professional Communication for Next-Generation Learning Environments

Distance Learning Courses include: German I, II, & III offering: –Tutor Cast and innovative web tools Latin I, II, III, & AP ® Latin featuring: –Animations and web-based lessons Honor Physics & AP ® Physics B plus: –Virtual Physics Labs And for primary students: Arte y mas! - An arts-infused Spanish course !