KET Instructional Resources

Your Presenter today is: Larry Moore Today’s presentation is practically paper-free! For complete information about the resources presented today, go to this website:

Arts Resources Arts Toolkits Art to Heart Kentucky Muse Arts Webpage Online Arts Course: Coming Spring 2011! History and Appreciation of the Visual and Performing Arts

STEM Resources Scale City Raindrops to Rivers Water Learning Objects Virtual Physics Labs Farm to Market Green Science: STEM CareersGreen Science: STEM Careers Eco-Kids Explore Tools in Science

Online Repositories KET Ed on Demand Discovery Education Streaming KET Teachers’ Domain

Social Studies Resources Mission US: For Crown or Colony Kentucky National Parks Abraham Lincoln News Quiz EFT to the Belle of Louisville

Language Arts: New Programs Copyright for Educators Great American Authors

Professional Development Literacy –Literacy Without Limits –Literacy Strategies in Action –Reading Strategies in Action Coming This Fall: Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Modules Online, self-paced awareness-level PD to help educators understand and implement SB1 (2009) Produced in partnership with Kentucky Department of Education Interactive and embedded video, including expert interviews and classroom examples Topics include: – How SB1 will transform Kentucky education – Revised state content standards – Effective teachers and instructional leaders – Assessment Literacy – Balanced assessment and accountability – Turning around struggling schools – College and career readiness Look for the SBI Modules, along with other PD Resources, on KET Teachers’ Domain this fall!

School Services Media Lab Workshops Multimedia PD Event School Workshop/Trainings School Visits/Consultations KET KY Blockfeeds

Education Matters Host Bill Goodman talks with educators, experts, policy makers, and parents about Kentucky schools and students episodes are streamed online. Titles include: –The New Vision for Kentucky Schools –New Approaches to Quality Teaching –Assessment in Teaching and Learning –Turning Around Struggling Schools More information can be found online:

Scale City: The Road to Proportional Reasoning A virtual tour of Kentucky sites related to the mathematics of scale, from Dinosaur World to the big bat at the Louisville Slugger Museum Interactives to help middle school students explore and practice mathematics skills Lesson plans, classroom handouts, assessments, resources, and vocabulary Available free to Kentucky schools on CD-ROM or online

Water Learning Objects Brief online video collections 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 Fall 2010!

Farm to Market Each program in this exciting series for grades Primary-6 follows the journey of a particular agricultural product as it is grown, harvested, processed, and then transported to its final destination in the market. Available on KET ED On Demand

Eco-Kids Explore This series investigates alternative energy sources and recycling to help students in grades: 4-9 learn how to solve the problems facing our earth today. Episode topics: –Solar power –Ethanol –Wind power –Geothermal power –Hybrid cars Available on KET 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 Demand

Discovery Education Streaming Enhanced student access Global Classroom Manager New teaching tools: –Math overviews –Theme Pages (Fall 2010) –Reading passages (Check out the “First Look: Back to School Updates 2010 webinar – June 3)

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 educational series available 150 episodes of Reading Rainbow

KET Teachers’ Domain An online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television, featuring media from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, and American Experience. KET will have its own customized look and format, and resources will be aligned with Kentucky education standards. Coming Fall 2010!

Mission US: For Crown or Colony (Gr. 5-8)

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

EFT to the Belle of Louisville Welcome to the Belle of Louisville! Stream the video. Virtually explore the boat. Watch an animation of the Belle's steam system. Check out a timeline of steam transportation and Belle history. Learn about steamboat careers and practice their special vocabulary. Play the “How Well Do You Know the Belle?” game!

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: –Basic Video Editing –Video Production with a Scientific Focus –Make Your Own Electronic Field Trip For more information, visit:

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!