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The Science of the Human Body: PBS LearningMedia Resources

March 20, 2013, 3:56 pm • Posted by Almetria Vaba
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Explore the science of the human body with PBS LearningMedia! In recognition of Nutrition Awareness Month, PBS LearningMedia is turning the spotlight on the processes and systems that keep the human body in motion. Choose from a robust collection of interactive resources, videos, and lesson plans below - and remember to create an account for full access to the site!

The Powerhouse of the Cell
Grades 9-12 | Video | Cell Structure & Function
Invite your students to examine the microscopic elements that keep the human body in motion.This video segment describes the critical role that mitochondria play in nearly every cellular process in your body.

The Genetics of Obesity
Grades 6-12 | Video | Mind and Body
Consider the physiological basis of appetite regulation and emphasize the importance of a healthy diet and exercise with this resource from NOVA scienceNOW. meet researchers who are studying obesity and trying to understand the role that hormones and genetics can play in regulating appetite.

Nutrition: What Your Body Needs
Grades 5-8 | Blended Lesson | Nutrition
What makes a food healthy? This interactive online lesson for blended learning explores why certain foods are a better source of energy and nutrients than others - and takes a closer look at the role nutrition can play in managing diseases. For more blended lessons, explore the Walmart Middle School Literacy Initiative here.

Food Scientist
Grades 4-6 | Video | Career Profile
Tie lessons on health and nutrition to real-world careers! Learn about food scientist Corey Scott in this profile from DragonflyTV. In this video profile, Scott researches the nutritional composition of fruits and vegetables to help develop healthier snacks.

Body Needs
Grades 3-8 | Interactive | Nutrients
How do our bodies use food? This interactive feature from the NOVA "Dying to Be Thin" Web site describes the nutritional needs of the body and how to meet them. Use this interactive to reinforce lessons about nutrition and the human body.

I Want Cake
Grades PreK-1 | Collection | Nutrition
Help young learners understand basic nutritional concepts using this resource from Sid the Science Kid. Using this resource group, students learn that the best way to stay healthy is by eating nutritious food. Sid and his friends discover that only eating cake would make their bodies feel terrible. The resource group includes eight video segments, including a live action segment, as well as an associated activity.

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Social Studies on the March! PBS LearningMedia for the California Social Studies Conference 2013

March 8, 2013, 9:53 am • Posted by Almetria Vaba
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The 52nd annual California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS) conference begins today. According to the website this non profit organization promotes and supports social studies education through service, advocacy and leadership development.  The conference theme this year "Social Studies on the March" focuses on civil rights education.  See a list of great resources below that can be found in PBS LearningMedia to support your civil rights education curriculum, visit KQED at the exhibit hall and check out our session.

News Education: Integrating Current Events into your Curriculum
Saturday 1:30-2:30pm
Room: Sandpebble E

Freedom Riders These video segments document the events and accomplishments of the Freedom Rides, and introduce you to the real human stories of those who helped change our history.

National Archives Allows students to explore our nation's history through documents, photos and records.

News Hour Video clips from this PBS show provide teachers with unique current events resources.

Eyes on the Prize Access multi-media from this ground breaking series. Through contemporary interviews and historical footage, the series covers all of the major events of the civil rights movement from 1954-1985.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow  This series explores segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement.

American Experience Multi-media from this acclaimed series brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present.

Looking For Lincoln Engage students with multi-media from this unprecedented project that explores the life and legacy of the man widely considered one of our best and most enigmatic presidents.

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Seven Reasons to Integrate PBS LearningMedia into Science Curriculum

February 13, 2013, 11:41 am • Posted by Almetria Vaba
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QUEST: Newton's Laws of Motion

QUEST: Newton's Laws of Motion

Multimedia as a tool can enhance and strengthen the impact of activities in the field and in the science classroom.  PBS LearningMedia videos, audio and interactives engage students and can be used to effectively demonstrate science concepts as well as to reinforce media literacy technologies as part of a core science curriculum.  Here are 7 reasons (with resource examples) to intergrate PBS LearningMedia into science curriculum.

1.Visually demonstrate scientific ideas and concepts

Cell Membrane: Just Passing Through This interactive feature illustrates the movement of some materials through the cell membrane and describes the structures that make it possible.

Newton's Laws of Motion  In this video from KQED's QUEST, a scientist demonstrates how Newton's three laws of motion affect all movement in the universe.

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Graphic Novels with Thien Pham

December 21, 2012, 2:07 pm • Posted by Kristin Farr
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Thien Pham is an artist and educator at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland. His brand new book, Sumo, released on 12.12.12, is a graphic novel about an aspiring Sumo wrestler. Graphic novels are narrative stories that are accompanied by sequential artwork. The term "graphic novel" is broad and encompasses many different styles and formats.

Thien Pham has also worked as an illustrator on publications such as the graphic novel Level Up, and his food review comic strip called I Like Eating was featured in the East Bay Express. We dropped by his classroom to learn more about his art career and new book, and were treated to a hands-on lesson in how to draw four-panel comic strips, as well as ideas about how to develop characters.

Check out Thien's interview and video lessons, then get out those Sharpie pens and draw your own comics! We'd love to see how this moment of inspiration with one of the Bay Area's most famous comic artists inspires projects in your classroom.

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In the Studio with Rashidi Omari

November 7, 2012, 8:49 pm • Posted by Kristin Farr
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Rashidi Omari is a performance artist, writer and educator at Destiny Arts Center, a violence prevention and arts education organization in Oakland. Growing up, hip-hop was an outlet that helped Rashidi deal with life's challenges, and he works to provide today's Bay Area youth with the same creative opportunities. We stopped by his dance studio to learn more about this dynamic Oakland artist, and find what hip-hop means to him and his students.

After introducing Rashidi to your students, check out these two videos where he teaches us how to beatbox and breakdance. Follow along and add your own b-boy flavor.

Keep up with Rashidi Omari on his Web site, www.RashidiOmari.com.

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KQED Education @ ISTE 2012!

June 22, 2012, 11:28 am • Posted by Almetria Vaba
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KQED Education is headed to ISTE. Check out our workshops and presentations listed below and visit us in the exhibit hall at the PBS booth where there will be mini presentations, goodie bags and a Kindle Fire drawing each day!

PBS Booth Participants
KQED Education
PBS Ready To Learn
PBS LearningMedia
ITVS
Newshour
PBS Kids
PBS Education

Presentations
The Personal is Political: Digital Storytelling with Purpose
Learn how online research literacy can serve as a critical component of digital media authorship and provide students with more than a mastery of storytelling, but a comprehensive understanding of remix culture and fair use policy.

Enhance Science Learning with Online Mapmaking
This workshop will provide hands-on practice for creating a media-rich, interactive, science-based map using free tools from Google.

KQED ESL Mobile News Blog
This lecture introduces KQED Education's ESL Mobile News Blog as a platform through which to explore how ESL students engage with news.

PBS Booth Mini Presentations
KQED Do Now: Engage Students with Topical Issues Using Twitter
Monday: 12:30- 12:45pm
Tuesday: 12- 12:15pm
Wednesday: 12:45- 1pm

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International Orange: Celebrating the Golden Gate Bridge

May 18, 2012, 5:45 pm • Posted by Kristin Farr
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photo by Jan Stürmann

For the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, Spark-featured artist Stephanie Syjuco created an expansive shop of souvenirs produced in a monochrome palette: the memorable orange hue of the Golden Gate Bridge. Working with the same paint used to keep the bridge looking fresh, Syjuco's installation features all things reddish-orange: teacups, jewelry, postcards and tchotchkes that are surprisingly not for sale, but presented together as a conceptual art installation. This project contributes to the artist's oeuvre, which instigates dialogue about consumerism and our natural desire for objects and mementos.

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Work Voices 3 – Rita Cai, Dental Assistant

May 10, 2012, 8:24 am • Posted by Maxine Einhorn
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Rita Cai is from China and describes how she learned English at Milpitas Adult School, and then went on to train as a medical assistant, eventually finding work as a dental assistant. She explains that she made this choice because she could not find work as a medical assistant at that time, but is confident that with a background in the medical field, ESL students will be able to find work however bad the economy may be.

A dental assistant ensures the dental office runs smoothly, learning front-office procedures like scheduling, billing and processing dental insurance, as well as prepping for surgery and helping with cleanings. It offers work in a growing industry.

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We Live Here: Youth Media Convergence, San Francisco Style

March 8, 2012, 3:47 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Last week, KQED co-presented a workshop at the Digital Media and Learning Conference here in San Francisco about the youth media network that we recently initiated. BAYMN (Bay Area Youth Media Network, pronounced BAM!) is comprised of over 16 organizations with the common goal of working with youth in media production to build civic engagement. The founding organizations, KQED, San Francisco Film Society (SFFS), Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), TILT at Ninth Street Independent Film Center, and the California Academy of Sciences gave a brief overview of the collaborative work of our organizations and an explanation of our process, mission, goals, and outcomes.

BAYMN Mission:

The Bay Area Youth Media Network is a consortium of nonprofit organizations that believe in the power of media (film, music, radio, photography, web and technology) as a means to engage youth voice, self-expression and empowerment and to inspire social change. As like-minded organizations in the youth media field, we are able to tap into the rich potential of our collective resources and our expertise as educators working to define an alternative, media-based education for youth.

BAYMN Goals:

  • Identify, create and support a regional Youth Advisory Board
  • Create an online platform that showcases vested media organizations, resources and youth produced work
  • Present an annual youth media festival with live, online and broadcast components

The workshop then switched gears as we turned the focus over to participants who were asked to form into groups and work through the challenge of developing citywide, media-based collaborations of their own, with the goal of creating connected learning opportunities that are both relevant and valuable to the end users: youth.

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Save the Date: KQED News Education Media Production Training - Free Admission

February 22, 2012, 10:43 am • Posted by Matthew Green
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Use news as a teaching tool and learn to create your own short videos in this free, hands-on two-part workshop led by KQED Education staff. We'll cover basic multimedia production skills, talk about how to inspire students to create their own pieces, and go over additional creative ways of integrating news into the classroom.  This training is perfect for high school social studies and language arts teachers looking for opportunities to keep up with the headlines and increase student engagement. The workshop will be held on two consecutive Thursday evenings: March 22 and March 29, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Participants must be available to attend both sessions.

Laptops and equipment provided (but BYOD if you wish); dinner included.

Dates: Two consecutive Thursdays – March 22 and March 29; both from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

To Register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2878145611

 

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