Ball State University Electronic Field Trips Ball State University's Electronic Field Trips are the result of partnerships between Ball State University and museums across the country. Since most students are unable to take advantage of the immeasurable content in faraway museums, our program uses technology to make those resources available to a large, national audience. We do many EFTs each year, each with a unique topic geared toward different grade levels. Board Briefs Board Brief gives School Board members a chance to share their views about news and happenings taking place in Prince William County Public Schools. The program is produced by the Prince William County Public Schools Office of Media Production Services and airs regularly on PWCS-TV. Claro! English for Parents This video series was produced for native Spanish-speaking parents and families with children who are new to the public school system. Colonial Williamsburg For seventy-five years, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has provided resources and materials to support history education in the nation’s schools. Connect with English Connect With English Join Rebecca, an aspiring singer on a journey across America, in Connect With English, an instructional series in English as a Second Language for adult learners. The 50 fifteen-minute programs touch on life's important issues such as leaving home, parenting, and education while helping adults learn English. Education News Parents Can Use Education News Parents Can Use focuses on schools, learning and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. On the third Tuesday of each month during the school year, Education News airs live, offering parents and anyone else with an interest in education vital information about getting involved in children's learning. Education News Parents Can Use … Fairfax Network The Fairfax Network is an award-winning producer of distance learning programming that originates in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia. Families of the World Families of the World takes you on a fantastic journey to another country where you view the unique lives of two children and their families. Each video focuses on a different culture, their way of life, family attraction, communities, schools and homes of two families -- from breakfast to bedtime and all the fun-filled activities in between. Fourways Farm A series of science programs produced and distributed by Benchmark Media designed for students in grades K-1. GED Preparation GED Math Summer 2008- Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays 6:00AM and 10:00PM airings. (Repeats at Midnight.) This course is designed for the adult learner who is preparing to take the GED Mathematics Test. Each program is 30 minutes of fun, fast paced action, that will help teach and enforce the specific skills necessary to be successful on the GED Math Test. GED Preparation Language Arts, Reading Summer 2008 - Tuesdays 6:00AM and 10:00PM airings. (Repeats at Midnight.) GED Language Arts, Reading, aimed at the 8th grade reading level, is designed for the adult learner or alternative education student who is preparing to take the GED Language Arts, Reading test. This course addresses critical thinking skills, such as literal understanding, inferential understanding and analyzing style and structure. GED Preparation Language Arts, Writing Summer 2008- Wednesdays and Sundays 6:00AM and 10:00PM airings. (Repeats at Midnight.) GED Language Arts, Writing is designed to provide participants with the instruction and practice in the skill areas used in Parts 1 and 2 of the GED Language Arts, Writing test. The course meets the national standards for the 2002 version of the GED. The skills for Part 1 include English grammar and usage, sentence and paragraph structure, editing, punctuation, organization and vocabulary. Part 2 of the test utilizes all of these skills in the development of a basic, five-paragraph opinion essay. GED Preparation Science Summer 2008 -Fridays 6:00AM and 10:00PM airings. (Repeats at Midnight.) GED Science is a fourteen-lesson course designed to provide participants with background in the skill areas covered on the GED Science test. The scope of the course includes the environment, nature vs. nurture, the rainforest, weather and climate the effects of space on the human body, and other topics. The course emphasizes interpretation of information from graphs, charts, diagrams, and illustrations. GED Preparation Social Studies Summer 2008 -Fridays 6:30AM and 10:30PM airings. (Repeats at 12:30am.) GED Social Studies is designed to help participants prepare for and pass the GED Social Studies test. The subject areas covered in these lessons are US history and world history, geography, civics and government, and economics. The support material for this course includes focus sheets for each lesson, worksheets and answer keys for each lesson, and suggested supplemental activities. Inside Education Inside Education, a PWCS-TV Channel 18 original program, offers an in-depth look at major initiatives and keeps the community updated on important school division matters. Mathematics: What's the Big Idea? This series provides teachers with the tools they need to explore new ways to teach mathematics in K - 8 classrooms. Using a variety of models, activities, and video clips, this workshop encourages participants to reflect upon their own practices and discuss ideas for innovation in teaching. Meet the Author The Fairfax Network is an award-winning producer of distance learning programming that originates in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia. For more than 10 years, over 13,000 schools and 40 cable stations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico have received our enrichment programs. My Brand New Life This captivating series is designed to help kids get a firsthand look at how people from different backgrounds and perspectives see the world, when they switch places with each other. As they walk in the shoes of their peers from other places, they begin to appreciate and understand their differences... and, most importantly, similarities. NASA Connect NASA CONNECT ™ is an annual series of FREE 30-minute integrated math, science, and technology programs for students in grades 6–8. NASA Destination Tomorrow NASA’s Destination Tomorrow™ is a series of 30-minute educational programs that focus on NASA research, including new technologies, advanced aerodynamics, past achievements and medical breakthroughs. NASA SCI Files The NASA SCIence Files™ is a series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements. Emphasizing standards-based instruction, Problem-Based Learning, and science as inquiry, the series seeks to motivate students in grades 3-5 to become critical thinkers and active problem solvers. Each program supports the national mathematics, science, and technology standards and includes: Postcards Postcards is a fast paced fact-filled program that takes students on a virtual field trip across America. Prince William Network Prince William Network is the award winning distance learning arm of Prince William County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. PWCS-TV PWCS-TV Bulletin Board gives you updated information on the latest PWCS news. PWCS-TV also provides you with Public Service Announcements and announcements that advertise events going on in Prince William County. School Board Meetings The School Board meets during the school year on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, 14800 Joplin Road, Independent Hill. School Focus School Focus, Prince William County Public Schools' television news program is broadcast daily on PWCS-TV Comcast Channel 18 and Verizon FiOS Channel 36 in Prince William. Segments offer important information about the school division and highlight special events, educational programs, and award-winning staff and students. Shamu TV Bring the wonders of wildlife right into your classroom by tuning into Shamu TV®, the award-winning environmental education series by the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Adventure Parks. Spanish for Educators Level 1 Spanish for Educators (SFE) is a distance learning staff development course designed to meet the communication needs of educators, and other school personnel, who need to interact with non-English speaking students and their families in the context of school situations. To receive professional development hours for this course you need to register using PWCS online course catalog at: https://ero8.eschoolsolutions.com. In addition, participants also need to register through Arlington County Schools by downloading, filling out and mailing in this SFE Reg Form. Spanish for Educators Level 2 Spanish for Educators (SFE) is a distance learning staff development course designed to meet the communication needs of educators, and other school personnel, who need to interact with non-English speaking students and their families in the context of school situations. To receive professional development hours for this course you need to register using PWCS online course catalog at: https://ero8.eschoolsolutions.com. In addition, participants also need to register through Arlington County Schools by downloading, filling out and mailing in this SFE Reg Form. Teen Kids News Teen Kids News is a dynamic television news program for teens and pre-teens-by teens. The half-hour weekly program provides information and news to students in a way that's educational as well as entertaining. The focus of the program is young people, so all the stories are in their words. The Performing Arts Series The Prince William Network in cooperation with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to offer this distance learning Performing Arts Series to teachers and students across the country.