June QTL Training
at Blue Ridge PBS

What Can You Expect?


QTL is an intensive professional learning experience. You will spend time this summer in a model classroom learning connections between pedagogy, content and technology. Our model classroom is located at the Blue Ridge PBS Fishburn Conference Center in Roanoke, VA and is operated by Blue Ridge PBS.

QTL prepares ITRTs  and administrators to help teachers understand how they can reach every student, every day through the effective use of technology, blended with research-based instructional strategies and 21st Century learning and teaching skills.

June 16-20-"Extreme Quality Teaching and Learning in Instructional Technology" (for ITRTs and teachers)
9 a.m.-4 p.m.,  Monday-Thursday
9 a.m.-noon on Friday.
(Days 6 and 7 will be scheduled in the fall.)
A college credit comes at no extra cost...
$595 per person.
Register online at:
http://www.blueridgepbs.org/html/edserv/
register/courses.html

June 24-26- "QTL  for Administrators"
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
A college credit comes at no extra cost... $375.00 per person.
Register online at:
http://www.blueridgepbs.org/html/edserv/
admin/courses.html

For more information, contact Linda Pharis at Blue Ridge PBS at 540 983 1764 or Theresa Bell, instructor, at 919 218 2024.



JASON News

Operation: Resilient Planet will be the topic of the coming year's JASON Project. Plan now to attend  a one day training in the Fall to become a JASON trainer in your school.

Every weekday from 6 a.m. to 12:00 and 2:00 to 5:30 p.m., we've got something for all of the children in your family or under your care.

PBS Kids Schedule:
Morning Schedule
6:00 a.m. Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (2-5 years)
7:00 a.m. Sesame Street (2 -5 years)
8:00 a.m. Curious George (3-5 years)
8:30 a.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog (3-7 years)
9:00 a.m. Super Why (3-6 years)*
9:30 a.m. Dragon Tales (3-6 years)
10:00 a.m. Sesame Street (2-5 years)
11:00 a.m. Barney and Friends (2-5 years)
11:30 a.m. Word World (3-6 years)*

Afternoon Schedule
2:00 p.m. Reading Rainbow (4-8 years)
2:30 p.m.  (Monday through Thursday ) Between the Lions  (4-7 years)
2:30 p.m. (Fridays) Signing Time (3 years-adult)*
3:00 p.m. Maya and Miguel (6-11 years)
3:30 p.m. Cyberchase (8-12 years)
4:00 p.m. Arthur (4-8 years)
4:30 p.m. WordGirl (4-9 years)*
5:00 p.m. Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman (6-10 years)
* new or less known programs; see below for a description

Highlights of Kids' Programs

	9:00 a.m. Super Why! 3 - 6 years Learning Objective: Alphabet Skills, Word Families, Spelling, Comprehension, Vocabulary. Makes reading an empowering adventure by using interactive literacy games that need YOU to play!
	11:30 a.m. Word World  3 - 6 years  Learning Objective: Letter Recognition, Reading Skills  A world of words with the lovable, legible WordFriends - animals whose bodies are made up of the letters that spell the word they are.
	2:30 p.m. Signing Time! (Fridays only) 3 - adult           Learning Objective: American Sign Language This multi-sensory series introduces children and adults to American Sign Language, a "hands on" second language used by millions.
	4:30 p.m.  WordGirl       4 - 9 years Learning Objectives: Vocabulary, Literacy Skills and Positive Character Models Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl, possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary.

The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Guide for Teachers

If you are looking for new ways to get your students excited and engaged in history, geography, the arts and society, and a range of other topics, check out the new website that is designed to help teachers use the popular series Antiques Roadshow and its new Roadshow Archive in the classroom. Through questions, activities, and other resources, students take a closer look at the "things" people have used throughout history to create history - their own, their communities', and the world's - and gain new insights and a sense of wonder about the people and events of the past, the present, and perhaps the future.

The primary audience for the guide is teachers of middle school history, geography, world cultures, and civics; but Antiques Roadshow has myriad interdisciplinary and cross-curricular applications for teachers at other grade levels and subjects, including art, literature, English, writing, math, science, health, psychology, sociology, and economics.

For more information on this exciting resource, check out the website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/teachers.html

New Episodes of History Detectives

The PBS series, History Detectives will begin airing ten new episodes on Mondays beginning June 30 at 9:00 p.m. Each episode presents three new and intriguing mysteries to explore. The hosts of the program are a high-energy quartet of renowned experts in the world of historical investigations.

As each show unfolds, viewers of all ages may find themselves completely caught up in the search for clues that can solve the mystery - and perhaps reveal amazing facts about our nation's past. Each investigation of these "puzzles from the past" could follow dozens of different paths. As the detectives work, they provide viewers with reasoned explanations for choosing specific avenues of research. History Detectives is a great show for learning the ins and outs of historical investigation for all ages from age 8-adult.

Mark your calendars for Mondays at 9:00 p.m. beginning on June 30 (One year taping rights from date of each broadcast.)
For more information see: http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/


On the Web
The History Detectives Kids site includes information and activities for the very youngest detectives. Geared towards kids ages 8-12, The History Detective Kids Web site encourages critical thinking, inquiry, problem solving, dramatic play and fun through learning. Kids can learn the golden rules of super sleuthing, use customizable printed forms to make their own detective notebook and office suite, play games and submit treasured object for inclusion in our "Vault".
For information see: http://pbskids.org/historydetectives/

Win a Free Electronic Field Trip

Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips is a very special social studies series for grades 4 - 8.It is the one series that teachers cannot record off the air for free. Schools must register and the cost is $100 per episode. This year Colonial Williamsburg has offered Blue Ridge PBS eight electronic field trips to give away.

Apply now for a drawing to receive one of the field trips for free! Send us your name, the grade and subject you teach, the top 3 choices from the list below of the episodes you would most like to have and a statement about how Blue Ridge PBS enhances your teaching and we will draw for the eight scholarships . For more information on the seven new episodes see http://history.org/history/teaching/eft.cfm  
Send your entry via e-mail to scampbell@blueridgepbs.org by July 4, 2008. Winners will be notified by August 20.