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Camp TV
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Learning Insights

The WNET Group's Camp TV Brings Day Camp to Children Nationwide

Are your kids missing the camp experience this summer? Welcome to Camp TV from WNET, a series for kids ages 5-10 that blends day camp and learning into one hour of playful fun. 

July 27, 2020
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  • Laura Evans
Lea Tsemel and client.
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MyGPB

What's New Next Week? July 23, 2020

Next week, we’ll go Beyond the CANVAS with PBS NewsHour to learn what drives a diverse group of artists and entertainers and meet an Israeli lawyer who is both reviled and beloved. We’ll also explore how conspiracy theories have moved from the fringes into center of U.S. politics. 

July 23, 2020
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  • Kirk Cooper
Grid of characters from the PBS KIDS show Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Blog
Learning Insights

New DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD Special Created In Response To COVID-19

This timely, music-filled special helps address some of the challenges and disappointments “little tigers” and their families may be experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 23, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Fred McBrayer (right) was a vocational rehabilitation counselor, and he worked at the high school Charles Oatman (left) attended.
Blog
Shots in the Back

Shots In The Back (Bonus): People Called Him Charlie

A listener reaches out to share his memories of Charlie Oatman. Fred McBrayer was a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Augusta, who worked with Oatman at his high school.

 

July 21, 2020
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  • Sea Stachura
John Lewis
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Learning Insights

Classroom Resources To Honor Rep. John Lewis

John Lewis, one of the most prominent and visible activists in the civil rights movement, passed away on July 17, 2020, at the age of 80. Use these free digital resources to explore the life and legacy of this civil rights icon.

July 20, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Getting Ready for K-3
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Learning Insights

GPB and GaDOE Offer "Getting Ready" Guides To Help Families Prepare Kids For K-3

GPB Education and the Georgia Department of Education have collaborated to offer "Getting Ready" guides for kids going into K-3. These guides will help families understand what children have already learned and can expect to learn when they get back to school.

July 18, 2020
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  • Laura Evans
Members of the Radical Monarch troupe marching with signs.
Blog
MyGPB

What's New Next Week? July 16, 2020

Next week, we take a look back at some fabulous finds from the City of Angels, meet some radical girls looking to change the world, and find out how the COVID crisis is affecting our most vulnerable communities.

July 16, 2020
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  • Kirk Cooper
Members of the “Committee of Ten,” a group of Black civil rights activists in Augusta. This photo was taken a week before the riot. Pictured from left to right: Bill Berry, Rosa Clemons, Robert "Flash" Gordon, Leon Larue, Leon Austin, Grady Abrams, John Young, John Brown, Theodore "Teddy" Bowman, and R.L. Oliver.
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Shots in the Back

Shots In The Back (Episode 2): A Lay Of The Land In 1970 Augusta

Why were Black Augustans so angry about Charles Oatman's death? Because it was a symbol for the myriad of other injustices and oppressions that they have dealt with everyday. This episode weaves together seemingly isolated issues that together stymied the progress and equality of Augusta's Black citizens.

July 13, 2020
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  • Sea Stachura
Blog
Learning Insights

Georgia Dept. Of Education, Georgia Dept. Of Public Health Announce Recommendations For State School Reopenings

Georgia’s Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools provides considerations, recommendations, and best practices to ensure a safe and successful 2020-2021 school year.

July 13, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Blog
MyGPB

What's New Next Week? July 9, 2020

Next week, we revisit the most exciting finales from a beloved competition series, get an update on some Salt Lake City treasures, and learn the true story of the Iraq war from those who lived through it.

July 9, 2020
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  • Kirk Cooper
Blog
MyGPB

Share Your Story With "PBS American Portrait"

American Portrait is a national storytelling project which invites America to participate in a national conversation about what it really means to be an American today.

July 8, 2020
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  • Rachel Buchman
Students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, who are reporting for the podcast (l to r): Essence Willingham, Atticus Dillard-Wright, Kaleisha Sullivan, Jalia Burns, Aiden Allen, Thomas Collins, and Gabbie Stallings.
Blog
Shots in the Back

Shots In The Back (Bonus): Could Charles Oatman’s Death Happen Today?

Students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts reflect on what they learned in the first episode of the podcast about Charles Oatman’s 1970 death in a Richmond County jail. They also draw on comparisons to Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail cell in 2015.

 

July 7, 2020
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  • Sea Stachura
Blog
Learning Insights

Effingham County Teacher Named Air Force Association STEM Teacher Of The Year

Laura Osborne, a fifth grade teacher at Sand Hill Elementary School in Effingham County, GA, has received two special honors from the Air Force Association.

July 2, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Blog
MyGPB

What's New Next Week? July 2, 2020

Next week, we celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage in the U.S. with a two-part American Experience special exploring the movement that led to the passage of the 19th Amendment.

July 2, 2020
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  • Kirk Cooper
Blog
Learning Insights

GPB Education Announces The 2020 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners

These winners were among hundreds of K-3 students in Georgia who participated in the 2020 PBS KIDS Writers Contest.

July 2, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Blog
Learning Insights

Access To Discovery Education Through Georgia Public Broadcasting Ends August 31, 2020

Effective August 31, 2020, schools using Discovery Education content under the Georgia Public Broadcasting contract will no longer have rights to continue using these assets.

July 1, 2020
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  • Laura Evans
Blog
Learning Insights

DECAL Spotlights Dangers Of Leaving Children In Vehicles

“Look Again” campaign urges greater awareness to protect Georgia’s youngest citizens.

June 30, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Lenton Oatman guides students from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts through Flat Rock Cemetery in Matthews, Ga., about 40 minutes south of Augusta. That's where his nephew, Charles Oatman, is buried.
Blog
Shots in the Back

Shots In The Back (Episode 1): The Forgotten Riot

In this episode, we share the outlines of the riot, and one of its immediate causes, which was the death of Charles Oatman. He was a Black, intellectually disabled teenager who was beaten to death in the Richmond, Co. jail.

June 29, 2020
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  • Sea Stachura
Blog
MyGPB

What's New Next Week? June 25, 2020

Next week, GPB travels back in time with the Antiques Roadshow and celebrates the 4th of July with fireworks from sea to shining sea.

June 25, 2020
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  • Kirk Cooper
Blog
Learning Insights

GPB Education And Georgia Forestry Foundation Launch "Make That Paper," A New CTAE, Forestry Game For Teaching Employability Skills

"Make That Paper: Careers in Forestry" is an online game designed to help high school students learn about the forestry industry and career employability skills.

June 25, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane

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